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Committee approves bill consolidating ABC and tobacco enforcement divisions into a single regulatory enforcement division
Summary
The committee passed a bill to formally combine Alcoholic Beverage Control enforcement and tobacco enforcement into a single regulatory enforcement division, codifying a structure agencies have operated under and preserving current staffing levels.
The committee voted to approve legislation that formally consolidates the Alcoholic Beverage Control enforcement division and the Arkansas Tobacco enforcement agents into a single Regulatory Enforcement Division within the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agency.
Senator Scott Flippo presented House Bill 1898 and introduced ABC leadership. The agency representatives told the committee the enforcement teams have worked together since…
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