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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-89-407

Penalties — Enforcement

Known as the Ophthalmic Dispensing Act

The act spans §§ 17–17 (29 sections).

Acts 1985, No. 418, §§ 4, 5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 72-2127, 72-2128.

(1) Any person violating the provisions of § 17-89-405 or § 17-89-406 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to the fines and penalties provided by law.

(2) Each advertisement in violation of § 17-89-405 or § 17-89-406 shall be a separate offense, and each day on which an advertisement in violation of § 17-89-405 or § 17-89-406 is made shall constitute a separate offense.

(3) The State Board of Optometry shall have the power to institute suit in the circuit court of the county in which a violation of § 17-89-405 or § 17-89-406 is alleged to have occurred to require enforcement by injunctive procedures and to recover costs of court and reasonable attorney's fees.

(4) The board shall not be required to execute or give a bond for cost, indemnity, or stay as a condition to the issuance of a restraining order or injunction, either temporary or permanent, in any court of this state.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.