This subchapter applies only to a franchise entered into, renewed, or transferred after March 4, 1977, the performance of which contemplates or requires the franchise to establish or maintain a place of business within the State of Arkansas. However, the provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to those business relations, actions, transactions, or franchises subject to the provisions of § 4-72-401 et seq. and § 4-72-501 et seq., or which are subject to the Federal Trade Commission regulations, “Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising and Business Opportunity Ventures”, 16 C.F.R. 436.1 et seq.
Ark. Code Ann. § 4-72-203
Applicability of subchapter
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. v. Frantz (1992)
Most recently applied in 420 F. Supp. 2d 966 - JKP Foods, Inc. v. McDonald's Corporation (March 2006)
Acts 1977, No. 355, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 70-809; Acts 1991, No. 760, § 2.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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.