Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided February 21, 1989Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable William L. "Bill" Walker, Jr. State Representative P.O. Box 1609 Little Rock, AR 72203
Dear Representative Walker:
This is in response to your request for an opinion on whether it is lawful and/or constitutional for a regulatory agency, public institution, or public body to declare that for certain purposes beer and domestic wine can be classified as food.
In my opinion, the answer to your question if "yes".
Although there appears to be at least some difference of opinion,1, it is ordinarily held that where a specific definition is given a term in a legislative format, that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Packard Motor Car Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. John G. Heimann, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Comptroller of the CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Central Television Service, Inc. v. IsaacsIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
- Bird v. Pan Western Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- City of Fort Smith v. HairstonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
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