(a) On state property where a vending facility is presently being operated by a blind licensed operator and before any additional or different provisions or arrangements are made for the sale or dispensing of articles or services of the type enumerated in § 22-3-1303(b), the licensing agency shall be given an opportunity to determine if the articles or services might be sold or dispensed in a manner designed to provide additional income or employment opportunities for the blind through the licensing agency's program.
(b) The responsibility for securing proper coin-operated vending machines or other vending facilities for the property shall be with the licensing agency, upon request by the state agency administrator.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 3 - Public Buildings and Other Facilities
§ 22-3-1303. Preference to blind persons to operate vending facilities on state property
§ 22-3-1304. License required to operate vending facility
§ 22-3-1305. Issuance of licenses
§ 22-3-1306. Duties of licensing agency upon request for vending facility
§ 22-3-1307. Selection of location — Provision of utilities, space, and services
§ 22-3-1308. State property unable to support vending facility — Coin-operated machines
§ 22-3-1309. Vending facilities for state property housing or serving fifty (50) or more persons
§ 22-3-1310. Existing vending facilities operated by blind persons
§ 22-3-1311. Termination of contracts with sighted vendors
§ 22-3-1312. Maintenance of physical facilities
§ 22-3-1313. Food service training program — Vending facility