TO CREATE THE POULTRY INTEGRATORS DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES AND TAXPAYER PROTECTION ACT.

Senate Bill 581, titled the "Poultry Integrators Deceptive Trade Practices and Taxpayer Protection Act," aims to regulate business practices between poultry integrators and growers in Arkansas. The bill prohibits integrators from specific deceptive actions, such as failing to disclose material business facts to growers or requiring costly improvements without adequate assurance. If passed, integrators who knowingly violate these provisions could face criminal charges, including a Class B felony, and injured growers would be able to file civil lawsuits for damages and attorney's fees.