(a) (1) Any person who owns, operates, or establishes a retail pet store within the State of Arkansas shall register, by reporting in writing to the director:

(A) The name of the retail pet store;

(B) The location of each housing facility for animals owned by it, or in its care, custody, or control;

(C) The name and address of its principal agent; and

(D) The date its operation began.

(2) The report shall reflect the name and position of the individual under whose direction it is prepared and shall be made under oath before a notary public.

(b) Each registration shall be valid for a period of one (1) year. On or before the anniversary date of the original registration, reregistration shall be required, except that if at any time prior to the required reregistration date the information originally reported to the director changes or requires additions, that fact shall be reported to the director without delay.

(c)

(1) A retail pet store in operation on or before April 10, 1991, shall register within ninety (90) days after April 10, 1991.

(2) A retail pet store which begins operation within ninety (90) days after April 10, 1991, shall register within thirty (30) days after the beginning of operation.

(3) A retail pet store which begins operation subsequent to ninety (90) days after April 10, 1991, shall register at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of operation.

(4) The date of the first acquisition of an animal for retail sale shall be deemed the date on which the operation begins.

(d) A fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall accompany the initial registration, and a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall accompany each subsequent reregistration. No fee shall be required for interim reports of change or addition.

(e) Each instance of failure to register or report as required by this chapter is a Class A misdemeanor.

(f)

(1) The director shall maintain a list of registered retail pet stores containing all information reported with the initial registration, including the date thereof, and the dates and information provided with all subsequent amendments and reregistrations.

(2) The director shall make the list of registered retail pet stores available to the public, upon request, at no charge.