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Arkansas Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act, House Bill 1853
State of Arkansas, 92nd General Assembly | 01-Apr-2019
The Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act (Local Food Act) was enacted in 2017 and amended in 2019 to create, strengthen, and expand local farm and food economies throughout the state. The Local Food Act asks agencies to set a goal of at least 20% of the agency’s purchases of food products to be spent on local food and it requires agencies to provide information on their local food procurement budget.