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AR Code § 2-10-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board Act|§ 2-10-102. Findings — Purposes

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) The dairy industry is an essential agricultural activity of the State of Arkansas;  (2) Dairy farms, associated suppliers, marketers, processors, and retailers are an integral component of the state's economy;  (3) The ability of a dairy farm, associated supplier, marketer, processor, and retailer to provide a stable, local supply of pure and wholesome milk is a matter of great importance to the health and welfare of the people of this state;  (4) Dairy farms are an integral part of the state's rural communities;  (5) Dairy farms preserve land for agricultural purposes and provide needed economic stimuli for rural communities;  (6) Assurance of a fair and equitable price for dairy farmers ensures their ability to provide milk to the market and the vitality of the state's dairy industry and all the associated benefits of the industry;  (7) Recent, dramatic price fluctuations, with a pronounced downward trend, threaten the viability and stability of the dairy industry of this state; and  (8) The federal order system, implemented by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, 7 U.S.C. § 601 et seq., established only minimum prices paid to producers for raw milk, without preempting the power of the state to regulate milk prices above the minimum levels so established.    (b) The purposes of this subchapter are to:  (1) Take all necessary steps to assure the continued viability of dairy farming in the state;  (2) Assure consumers of an adequate, local supply of pure and wholesome milk;  (3) Neither displace the federal order system nor encourage the merging of federal orders; and  (4) Encourage increased production to meet the state's need for quality milk.
AR Code § 2-10-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board Act|§ 2-10-103. Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board

 (a) There is created no later than July 1, 2007, the Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board, to be composed of five (5) members appointed by the Governor as follows:  (1) Two (2) members who are actively and principally engaged in dairy farming in this state;  (2) One (1) member who is an Arkansas consumer;  (3) One (1) member who is an Arkansas milk processor; and  (4) One (1) member who is an Arkansas retailer.    (b) Each member appointed to the board shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years except that the initial members of the board shall be appointed for terms that result in:  (1) One (1) member's term expiring after one (1) year;  (2) One (1) member's term expiring after two (2) years;  (3) One (1) member's term expiring after three (3) years;  (4) One (1) member's term expiring after four (4) years; and  (5) One (1) member's term expiring after five (5) years.    (c) Members of the board shall draw lots to determine the length of the initial term.  (d)  (1) Not less than thirty (30) calendar days before the expiration of the terms of the members of the board under subdivisions (a)(1) and (a)(4) of this section, interested parties shall submit to the Governor the names of nominees for the positions to be filled, and the Governor shall appoint the new members from each list of nominees.  (2) If no lists are submitted, the appointments shall be at the discretion of the Governor.  (3) Each member selected for the board shall serve for a term of five (5) years except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and until his or her successor is selected as provided in this subsection.  (4) A member of the board may be removed by a majority vote of the remaining board members for:  (A) Conviction of a felony;  (B) Failing to attend three (3) consecutive meetings; or  (C) No longer meeting the qualifications for his or her initial appointment.      (e) Upon a vacancy of a member of the board, the Governor shall make a new appointment within thirty (30) days.  (f) Members of the board shall organize immediately after their appointment and shall elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary-treasurer from the membership of the board, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by those officers or specifically designated by the board.  (g)  (1) Meetings of the board shall be called by the chair or by four (4) members of the board.  (2) Four (4) members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the board.    (h) The members of the board shall receive no salary or other compensation for their services except that they may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq. for attending meetings of the board.  (i) The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall assist the board when necessary by providing resources and guidance.
AR Code § 2-10-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board Act|§ 2-10-104. Powers and duties of the Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board

 (a) The Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board shall:  (1) Administer this subchapter;  (2) Research other states to determine how those states support their dairy farmers;  (3) Investigate methods of milk production, dairy pricing, and support of the dairy industry;  (4) Create a plan to assist Arkansas dairy farmers that would be equitable to all parties in the state dairy industry and withstand legal challenges;  (5) [Repealed.]  (6) Provide a forty-five-day period for public comment on the proposed plan provided in subdivision (a)(5) of this section;  (7) Create the final plan for submission to the Legislative Council following the public comment period; and  (8) Promulgate rules the board considers necessary or desirable to implement the final plan determined in subdivision (a)(7) of this section.    (b) The board shall submit its final plan as determined under subdivision (a)(7) of this section and rules as determined under subdivision (a)(8) of this section to the Legislative Council for review no later than March 1, 2008.  (c)  (1) Once reviewed by the Legislative Council, the Department of Agriculture shall implement the plan.  (2) The board shall monitor progress and success of the plan.    (d) The board shall have jurisdiction over milk and milk products marketed in the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 2-10-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board|Subchapter 2 - Dairy Stabilization Grant Act|§ 2-10-201. Findings — Intent

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) The State of Arkansas is at risk of losing its dairy industry if immediate legislative action is not taken to reduce the sharp decline in the number of its dairy farms; and  (2) The loss of the dairy industry in Arkansas will result not only in the demise of dairy farming but also in significantly higher milk cost to Arkansas's citizens, including its children, and a loss of jobs in the processing of milk products.    (b) The intent of this subchapter is to:  (1) Prevent harm to Arkansas's consumers and dairy industry;  (2) Establish the Dairy Stabilization Program, which will safeguard the interests of dairy producers in this state;  (3) Ensure that dairy producers receive fair market breakeven prices;  (4) Provide consumers a continuous and affordable supply of Arkansas-produced fluid milk and other dairy products;  (5) Reverse the loss of dairy farms in the state;  (6) Significantly curtail the increase in milk prices to the consumer by helping to ensure in-state production; and  (7) Maintain and potentially increase jobs in the processing of milk products by stabilizing prices to dairy farmers.
AR Code § 2-10-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board|Subchapter 2 - Dairy Stabilization Grant Act|§ 2-10-202. Definition

 As used in this subchapter, “milk producer” means a person or entity that operates a bovine dairy farm that possesses a valid permit signed by the administrator of the Arkansas Grade “A” Milk Program.
AR Code § 2-10-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board|Subchapter 2 - Dairy Stabilization Grant Act|§ 2-10-203. Dairy Stabilization Grant

 (a) The Dairy Stabilization Grant is created.  (b)  (1)  (A) If funds are available, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall calculate monthly the difference between the average monthly blend price of milk received by Arkansas milk producers as estimated by the secretary and seventy percent (70%) of the average monthly cost of producing milk in Missouri and Tennessee as estimated by the United States Department of Agriculture.  (B) If the average monthly blend price of milk received by Arkansas milk producers is lower than seventy percent (70%) of the calculated average cost of producing milk in Missouri and Tennessee, the milk producer is eligible for a monthly Dairy Stabilization Grant in the amount of the difference, which will be paid quarterly. The secretary shall pay the milk producer by the fifteenth day of the month following the end of the quarter.    (2) The secretary shall not pay a milk producer more than five dollars ($5.00) per hundred weight of milk per month under subdivision (b)(1) of this section.    (c) Grants received by a milk producer under this section shall not exceed an annual average of two dollars ($2.00) per hundred weight of milk.  (d) Grants authorized by the secretary shall be made to the milk producer from moneys appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose.
AR Code § 2-10-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board|Subchapter 2 - Dairy Stabilization Grant Act|§ 2-10-204. Milk production and quality incentives

 (a) If funds are available, as an incentive to continue milk production and to improve milk quality, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture may pay a milk producer the following incentive payments:  (1)  (A) Fifty cents (50¢) per hundred weight of milk for each hundred weight of milk produced above the milk producer's average annual milk production.  (B) A milk producer's average annual milk production specified under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall be calculated over the two (2) years preceding the year of disbursement; and    (2) Fifty cents (50¢) per hundred weight of milk if the milk contains a somatic cell count of less than four hundred thousand (400,000).    (b) A milk producer that begins milk production after July 31, 2009, qualifies for payments under subsection (a) of this section after the completion of one (1) continuous year of milk production in Arkansas.  (c) Annual payments to a milk producer under this section shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).  (d) If funds are available, the secretary shall pay the annual production and quality incentive payments to the eligible milk producers by January 15 of the following year.
AR Code § 2-10-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Arkansas Milk Stabilization Board|Subchapter 2 - Dairy Stabilization Grant Act|§ 2-10-205. Rules

 The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration and the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter.
AR Code § 2-15-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Crop and Research Facility Protection Act|§ 2-15-101. Arkansas Crop and Research Facilities Protection Act

 (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Crop and Research Facilities Protection Act”.  (b)  (1) Any person or entity who willfully and knowingly damages or destroys any field crop product that is grown for personal or commercial purposes or for testing or research purposes in the context of a product development program in conjunction or coordination with a private research facility or a university or any federal, state, or local government agency shall be liable for twice the value of the crop damaged or destroyed.  (2) In awarding damages under this section, the courts shall consider:  (A) The market value of the crop before damage or destruction; and  (B) Production, research, testing, replacement, and crop development costs directly related to the crop that has been damaged or destroyed as part of the value of the crop.    (3) Damages available under this section shall be limited to:  (A) Twice the market value of the crop before damage or destruction; plus  (B) Twice the actual damages involving production, research, testing, replacement, and crop development costs directly related to the crop that has been damaged or destroyed.      (c) This section shall not apply to any persons or entities when performing construction, land improvements, or excavation work in or upon any public right-of-way, public easement, or utility easement or who in good faith believe they are in or upon the right-of-way or easement.
AR Code § 2-15-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rice Certification Act|§ 2-15-201. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Rice Certification Act”.
AR Code § 2-15-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rice Certification Act|§ 2-15-202. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Characteristics of commercial impact” means characteristics that may adversely affect the marketability of rice in the event of commingling with any other rice and includes, but is not limited to, those characteristics:  (A) That cannot be identified without the aid of specialized equipment or testing;  (B) That create a significant economic impact in their removal from commingled rice; and  (C) Whose removal from commingled rice is not feasible; and    (2) “Person” includes any individual, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, firm, company, or any other entity doing business in Arkansas.
AR Code § 2-15-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rice Certification Act|§ 2-15-203. Prohibition of rice with characteristics of commercial impact

 No person may introduce, sell, plant, produce, harvest, transport, store, process, or otherwise handle rice identified as having characteristics of commercial impact, except in compliance with this subchapter and the rules adopted by the State Plant Board.
AR Code § 2-15-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rice Certification Act|§ 2-15-204. Administration — Duties of the State Plant Board

 (a) The State Plant Board shall:  (1) Administer and enforce this subchapter;  (2) Promulgate rules to implement the purposes and requirements of this subchapter, including rules that will establish a penalty matrix for violations of this subchapter and the rules promulgated under this subchapter; and  (3) Receive and investigate complaints regarding alleged violations of this subchapter and rules promulgated by the board.    (b) The board may:  (1) Prohibit or place restrictions on the selling, planting, producing, harvesting, transporting, storing, processing, or other handling of rice identified as having characteristics of commercial impact; and  (2) Charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost of inspections and other activities permitted under this subchapter.    (c) All moneys received by the board under this subchapter and the rules adopted by the board shall be deposited into the Plant Board Fund to be used for carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 2-15-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rice Certification Act|§ 2-15-205. Scientific Review Committee

 (a) The State Plant Board may appoint a Scientific Review Committee.  (b) The committee shall review and make recommendations to the board concerning all matters contained in this subchapter, including:  (1) Identifying rice that has characteristics of commercial impact;  (2) Reviewing rice identified as having characteristics of commercial impact upon receipt of a petition from the purveyor of the rice;  (3) Recommending rules establishing terms and conditions for planting, producing, harvesting, selling, transporting, processing, storing, or otherwise handling rice identified under subdivision (b)(1) of this section; and  (4) Reviewing the efficacy of terms, conditions, and identity preservation programs imposed on the planting, producing, harvesting, transporting, drying, storing, or other handling of rice identified under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, using the most current industry standards and generally accepted scientific principles.
AR Code § 2-15-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rice Certification Act|§ 2-15-206. Violations — Notice

 (a) Upon receiving a complaint alleging that a person has violated this subchapter or a rule of the State Plant Board, the board shall provide notice to the person and an opportunity for the person to respond to the complaint.  (b) If the board determines that the complaint warrants further action, the board shall notify the person in writing of the board's decision.  (c) The board may seek injunctive relief, commence a civil action against the person, or seek other remedies provided by law.
AR Code § 2-15-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rice Certification Act|§ 2-15-207. Exemptions

 The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to research conducted by a federal, state, or private entity, including an institution of higher education, which conforms to and is in compliance with all state and federal laws and rules for laboratory management practices.
AR Code § 2-15-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rice Certification Act|§ 2-15-208. Penalties

 (a)  (1) The State Plant Board may impose a civil penalty for violation of § 2-15-203.  (2) The penalty shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).  (3) Each day of a continuing violation of § 2-15-203 is a separate violation.    (b) The board may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect a penalty under this section and may recover all attorney's fees, costs, and expenses incurred by the board in bringing the action.
AR Code § 2-15-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 3 - Grain, Soybean, and Peanut Owner's Lien Act|§ 2-15-301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Grain, Soybean, and Peanut Owner's Lien Act”.
AR Code § 2-15-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 3 - Grain, Soybean, and Peanut Owner's Lien Act|§ 2-15-303. Grain, soybeans, or peanuts lien

 (a)  (1) To secure the obligations of a first purchaser to pay the sales price, a grain, soybean, or peanut owner is granted a lien in all grain, soybeans, or peanuts sold by the grain, soybean, or peanut owner for any unpaid portion of the sales price for the grain, soybeans, or peanuts.  (2) The lien granted under this section is granted and shall exist as part of and incident to the ownership of grain, soybeans, or peanuts.    (b) An owner's lien:  (1) Exists in and attaches immediately to all grain, soybeans, or peanuts on July 22, 2015; and  (2) Continues uninterrupted and without lapse:  (A) In all grain, soybeans, or peanuts upon and after the sale of the grain, soybeans, or peanuts; and  (B) In and to all proceeds.      (c)  (1) An owner's lien exists until the grain, soybean, or peanut owner or the sales agent entitled to receive the sales price has received the full amount of the sales price.  (2) A security interest or mortgage lien of an owner's lender attaches to the grain, soybean, or peanut owner's right to an owner's lien in grain, soybeans, or peanuts or in proceeds from the sale of the grain, soybeans, or peanuts.  (3) An owner's lender does not waive its security interest or mortgage lien or right in an owner's lien by approving or authorizing the grain, soybean, or peanut owner to sell the grain, soybeans, or peanuts under a sales agreement.    (d)  (1) The validity of an owner's lien is not dependent on possession of the grain, soybeans, or peanuts by a grain, soybean, or peanut owner or sales agent.  (2) An owner's lien is not void or expired by reason of a change or transfer of the actual or constructive possession of or title to the grain, soybeans, or peanuts from the grain, soybean, or peanut owner or sales agent to a first purchaser or subsequent purchaser.
AR Code § 2-15-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 3 - Grain, Soybean, and Peanut Owner's Lien Act|§ 2-15-304. Perfection of grain, soybean, or peanut lien

 An owner's lien is perfected automatically from July 22, 2015 or the date a sales agreement is executed after July 22, 2015 without the need to file a financing statement or other type of documentation.
AR Code § 2-15-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 15 - General Provisions|Subchapter 3 - Grain, Soybean, and Peanut Owner's Lien Act|§ 2-15-305. Commingled grain, soybeans, or peanuts — Priority

 (a) If grain, soybeans, or peanuts subject to an owner's lien are commingled with other grain, soybeans, or peanuts in a manner that the identity of the specific grain, soybeans, or peanuts subject to the owner's lien cannot be determined by reasonable means, the owner's lien continues without interruption into and attaches to the commingled grain, soybeans, or peanuts and is perfected automatically as of the date of its original perfection but only as to the percentage of the commingled grain, soybeans, or peanuts equal to the amount of grain, soybeans, or peanuts to which the owner's lien originally attached.  (b) An owner's lien in commingled grain, soybeans, or peanuts under subsection (a) of this section has priority over any security interest or other lien that is not an owner's lien or permitted lien regardless of whether the security interest or other lien has been properly perfected.  (c) If more than one (1) owner's lien attaches to commingled grain, soybeans, or peanuts, the owners' liens rank equally in the proportion that the respective sales prices secured by each owner's lien bear as a percentage of the total of the sales prices secured by all owners' liens applicable at the time the grain, soybeans, or peanuts were commingled.