(a) No person shall conduct a beauty pageant in Arkansas unless registered with the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration on forms prescribed by him or her. Registration in another state as a beauty pageant operator shall not be effective in this state.(b) The registration form shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the following information: (1) Name, address, and telephone number of the operator;(2) Name, address, and telephone number of the individual or officer of the organization having full responsibility for the conducting of the pageant;(3) Names of pageants customarily promoted by the operator; and(4) Name, address, and telephone number of the financial institution in which the entrant's fee is held.(c)(1) In order to continue to hold a valid registration in a subsequent year, each operator shall annually renew his or her registration.(2) Each registration shall expire on December 31 of each year.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3421, eff. 7/1/2019.Acts 1991, No. 101, § 2; 1993, No. 344, §§ 3, 4.
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