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AR Code § 2-32-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 32 - General Provisions|Subchapter 5 - Administrative Proceedings|§ 2-32-505. Disposition of fees and penalties

 (a) Fees paid and penalties collected under this subtitle shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues credited to the Livestock and Poultry Commission Disease and Pest Control Fund.  (b) Fees or penalties collected under this subtitle shall be cash funds when received by the Treasurer of State and shall not be deposited into or deemed a part of the State Treasury for the purpose of:  (1) Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, § 29;  (2) Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 12;  (3) Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 20; or  (4) Any other constitutional or statutory provision.
AR Code § 2-33-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-33-101. Creation of commission

 There is created the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.
AR Code § 2-33-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-33-102. Members

 (a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall consist of seven (7) members who are residents and electors of this state to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for terms of seven (7) years and shall be actively engaged in the Arkansas livestock or poultry industries.  (b) Each congressional district shall be represented by membership on the commission.  (c) The term of office shall commence on January 15 following the expiration date of the preceding term and shall end on January 14 of the seventh year following the year in which the term commenced.  (d) Any vacancies arising in the membership of the commission for any reason other than expiration of the terms for which the members were appointed shall be filled by appointment by the Governor and be effective until the expiration of the terms, subject to the confirmation of the Senate when it is next in session.  (e) Before entering upon his or her duties, each member of the commission shall take, subscribe, and file in the office of the Secretary of State an oath to support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution and to faithfully perform the duties of the office upon which he or she is about to enter.  (f) Members of the commission shall receive no pay for their services. Members of the commission may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
AR Code § 2-33-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-33-103. Organization and meetings

 (a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall from time to time select from its membership a chair and a vice chair.  (b)  (1) The commission shall adopt and may modify rules for the conduct of its business and shall keep a record of its transactions, findings, and determinations, which shall be public.  (2) The rules shall provide for regular meetings and for special meetings at the call of the chairman or the vice chairman if he or she is, for any reason, the acting chairman, either at his or her own instance or upon the written request of at least four (4) members.    (c)  (1) A majority of the membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum.  (2) A majority vote of those members present shall be required for any action of the commission.    (d) A vacancy on the commission due to death, resignation, removal, or other cause shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term.  (e) The Governor may remove a member of the commission before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and a hearing in accordance with §§ 25-17-210 and 25-17-211.  (f) All meetings shall be open to the public.
AR Code § 2-33-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-33-104. Director

 (a)  (1) The Director of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.  (2) The director shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.    (b)  (1) The secretary may delegate to the director any of the powers or duties required to administer the:  (A) Statutory duties of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission; and  (B) Rules, orders, or directives promulgated or issued by the commission.    (2) The director may exercise the powers and duties delegated to him or her under subdivision (b)(1) of this section in the name of the commission and of the Department of Agriculture.
AR Code § 2-33-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-33-105. State Veterinarian

 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall employ a State Veterinarian.  (b) The State Veterinarian shall be a person who has been granted the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and holds a current license issued by the Veterinary Medical Examining Board of this state.
AR Code § 2-33-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-33-107. Powers and duties generally

 (a) Authority for the control, suppression, and eradication of livestock and poultry diseases and pests, and supervision of livestock and poultry work in this state, including authority to promulgate rules governing the handling, sale, and use of vaccines, antigens, and other biological products used for reportable diseases and emergencies affecting livestock and poultry, is vested in the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission.  (b) The commission shall have the authority to:  (1) Enter into cooperative work agreements with any or all federal agencies in matters relating to the functions performable by the commission including, but not limited to, general livestock and poultry disease control programs;  (2) Receive and expend any moneys arising from federal means, grants, contributions, gratuities, or reimbursements for or on account of any of the functions at any time performable by the commission;  (3) Cooperate with similar agencies existing in other states and with the appropriate federal agencies and appropriate other agencies of this state for the purpose of coordinating laws and rules governing the interstate movement of livestock and poultry and the products producible therefrom, with the view of safeguarding against animal diseases, insects, and pests and at the same time endeavoring to eliminate interstate trade barriers;  (4) Cooperate with, and receive the cooperation of, all state-supported institutions of higher education in matters of mutual interest relating to the development of the livestock and poultry interests of this state;  (5) Cooperate with the state, district, and county livestock show associations in the promotion and development of the livestock and poultry industry of this state;  (6) Contract and be contracted with;  (7) Take other action, not inconsistent with law, as it shall deem necessary or desirable to effectively carry out its duties;  (8) Make modifications or adjustments in disease and pest control and eradication activities and programs as it deems necessary or appropriate to enable it to carry out its responsibilities with respect to such activities and programs;  (9) Obtain, upon majority vote of the commission, health records of livestock and poultry, including records of livestock and poultry produced, sold, processed, or otherwise handled, to enable it to effectively administer and enforce its rules and laws relating to disease or pest control and eradication programs; and  (10) Prescribe, by administrative rule, the method and manner for testing and vaccination of livestock or poultry located within the state but such authority shall not interfere with farmer vaccination of his or her own product.    (c) The commission shall have the authority to make, modify, and enforce such rules and orders, not inconsistent with law, as it shall from time to time deem necessary to effectively carry out the functions performable by it.
AR Code § 2-33-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-33-111. Livestock and poultry diagnostic services

 (a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission may promulgate rules concerning services performed by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.  (b)  (1) A fee structure may be designed and maintained by the commission for the purpose of defraying the cost of diagnostic services.  (2)  (A) The fees collected shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the Livestock and Poultry Special Revenue Fund.  (B) Before the close of each fiscal year, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall determine the amount of moneys which will remain at the end of the fiscal year into the account from fees collected under this section and shall allow the moneys to be carried forward and made available for the same purposes in the next succeeding fiscal year.      (c)  (1) All materials, data, and information received by the laboratory are confidential and are not subject to examination or disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.  (2) An employee shall not knowingly disclose any materials, data, or information concerning submissions to the laboratory without the consent of the parties involved.    (d)  (1) The laboratory shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture.  (2)  (A) The department may by rule assign additional laboratory duties and functions to the laboratory.  (B) Additional laboratory duties and functions assigned under subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section shall be funded by the department and not by the special revenues established in subsection (b) of this section.
AR Code § 2-33-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-33-113. Disposition of fees and revenues

 All fees and revenues collected by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to be credited to the Livestock and Poultry Commission Disease and Pest Control Fund.
AR Code § 2-33-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-33-114. Federal Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Fund

 (a) There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the “Federal Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Fund”.  (b) Federal funds as may be allotted to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission for maintenance and operation of its cooperative programs with the United States Department of Agriculture shall be deposited into the fund created in this section.
AR Code § 2-33-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-33-115. Fees

 (a) The following fees shall be assessed by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission:  (1) A fee of two dollars ($2.00) per head collected on all horses sold in the state; and  (2) On each state, district, and county fair held in the State of Arkansas there shall be levied a four and five-tenths percent (4.5%) surcharge on each paid admission to the fairs, and such levy shall be remitted to the Treasurer of State, who shall deposit the revenues into the State Treasury to the credit of the Livestock and Poultry Special Revenue Fund or the Livestock and Poultry Commission Disease and Pest Control Fund as determined by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.    (b) The commission is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules as are necessary to administer the fees, rates, or charges for services established herein.
AR Code § 2-33-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 3 - Poultry Division|§ 2-33-301. Division of Markets and Grading

 There is established a Division of Markets and Grading of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission which shall have the responsibility of administering, under the direction of the commission, the provisions of the Arkansas Egg Marketing Act of 1969, § 20-58-201 et seq., as amended, and the Poultry and Egg Grading Program authorized by this subchapter.
AR Code § 2-33-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 3 - Poultry Division|§ 2-33-303. Poultry and egg grading program

 The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission is authorized to establish a Poultry and Egg Grading Program in this state which shall be established in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture and shall be in compliance with the applicable standards and requirements as prescribed by the United States Department of Agriculture for federal poultry and egg grading purposes.
AR Code § 2-33-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 3 - Poultry Division|§ 2-33-304. Providing of poultry and egg grading services

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations for poultry and egg grading in this state as may be necessary for the establishment and enforcement thereof.  (2) The rules and regulations shall be in compliance with the standards and requirements established by the United States Department of Agriculture for poultry and egg grading purposes.    (b) The commission may establish a formula or method of prorating the cost of providing the poultry grading services among the various processors or processing plants using the services.  (c)  (1) Poultry and egg grading services shall be provided for only those processors or processing plants who make application, who shall comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission, and who shall pay the cost of the services in accordance with regulations of the commission.  (2)  (A) Any poultry or egg processor or egg processing plant failing to pay the cost of the services in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the commission shall forfeit the right to have poultry graded until the costs are paid.  (B) All unpaid costs shall be collectible by the commission in the same manner provided by law for collection of delinquent gross receipts taxes.
AR Code § 2-33-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 3 - Poultry Division|§ 2-33-305. Intergovernmental cooperation

 The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission is authorized to cooperate with the appropriate federal agencies and the appropriate agencies of this state and other states for the purpose of coordinating laws and rules governing the interstate movement of eggs and graded poultry with a view of safeguarding the public health and quality of these products and at the same time endeavoring to eliminate interstate trade barriers.
AR Code § 2-33-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 3 - Poultry Division|§ 2-33-306. Agreement with federal department

 The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture whereby the commission will bill poultry and egg processors in Arkansas for poultry and egg grading and egg products inspection services performed by state and federal personnel and will collect charges for these services and remit a portion thereof to the United States Department of Agriculture for the services performed by personnel of the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of §§ 2-33-301 — 2-33-305, 2-33-307, and laws amendatory thereto.
AR Code § 2-33-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 3 - Poultry Division|§ 2-33-307. Poultry and Egg Grading Fund

 (a) All funds received by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission for providing poultry and egg grading services shall be deposited into the State Treasury. Upon receipt of the funds, the Treasurer of State shall monthly credit them as special revenues to an account to be known as the “Poultry and Egg Grading Fund”, to be used for salaries, expenses, equipment, maintenance, operation, and administrative expenses of the Poultry and Egg Grading Program of the commission as provided by law.  (b) All funds collected by the commission from poultry and egg processors for poultry and egg grading and egg products inspection services shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the Poultry and Egg Grading Fund to be used for funding the poultry and egg grading and egg products inspection program and to make payments to the United States Department of Agriculture for poultry and egg grading and poultry products inspection services performed by employees of the United States Department of Agriculture.
AR Code § 2-33-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 33 - Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission|Subchapter 3 - Poultry Division|§ 2-33-308. Overtime compensation

 The Department of Agriculture is hereby authorized to pay ordinary, customary, and necessary overtime compensation in accordance with rules promulgated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to those employees, including egg and poultry grader supervisors, engaged in the inspection and grading of eggs and poultry products under the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission's Poultry and Egg Grading Program.
AR Code § 2-34-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 34 - Brands and Marks|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2-34-106. Disputes about earmarks or brands — Impounding of funds

 (a) If a dispute arises about an earmark or brand, it shall be decided by reference to the book of marks and brands kept by the clerk of the county court.  (b)  (1) A state-certified law enforcement officer or a livestock association in the state that is authorized to perform brand inspection services under 9 C.F.R. 201.86, as it existed on January 1, 2015, may order funds from the sale of an animal of questionable ownership held until ownership is established.  (2)  (A) If ownership of the animal is not established within thirty (30) days, the funds shall be sent to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission to be held for one (1) year from the date of receipt by the commission.  (B) If ownership of the animal cannot be ascertained during the one-year period stated in subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section, then after the expiration of the one-year period, the funds shall be deposited into the Livestock and Poultry Fund Account.
AR Code § 2-34-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 34 - Brands and Marks|Subchapter 2 - Brand Registry|§ 2-34-201. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Brand” means for purposes of ownership identification a permanent identification burned or frozen into the hide of a live animal with a hot iron or hot or frozen chemical in letters, numbers, or figures, each of which is at least three inches (3") in overall length or diameter and is to be considered in relation to its location on the animal; and  (2) “Livestock” and “animal” mean any bovine, horse, or mule.
AR Code § 2-34-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 34 - Brands and Marks|Subchapter 2 - Brand Registry|§ 2-34-203. Conflicts of brands

 The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall serve as an adjusting committee in the matter of determining conflicts of brands, and the decision of the committee shall be final.
AR Code § 2-34-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 34 - Brands and Marks|Subchapter 2 - Brand Registry|§ 2-34-205. Custody of county brand records

 (a) All county brand records of the various counties of the state shall be property of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, and it shall be unlawful for a county clerk to accept a brand for registry.  (b) The Department of Agriculture shall collect all county brand record books and place them in its office and preserve them as public records on behalf of the commission.  (c) The department shall furnish a record of any brand record in the county record books to any person for a reasonable fee determined by the department to offset the costs of furnishing the record.
AR Code § 2-34-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 34 - Brands and Marks|Subchapter 2 - Brand Registry|§ 2-34-206. State Brand Book

 (a) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall publish the State Brand Book, which shall contain a facsimile of each brand and mark that is registered with the commission showing the name and address of the owner, together with the pertinent laws and rules pertaining to registration and reregistration of brands and marks.  (b) The commission, on or before January 1, 1960, and every five (5) years thereafter, shall publish the State Brand Book showing all the brands recorded with the commission before December 1, 1959, and every five (5) years thereafter.  (c) Supplements to the State Brand Book shall be published annually.
AR Code § 2-34-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 34 - Brands and Marks|Subchapter 2 - Brand Registry|§ 2-34-207. Notification to registrants

 Before publication of a revised State Brand Book, each registered brand owner or assignee in the previous book or supplements shall be notified in writing that his or her brand has terminated and that the brand must be renewed if the person desires to keep the brand.
AR Code § 2-34-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 3 - Livestock|Chapter 34 - Brands and Marks|Subchapter 2 - Brand Registry|§ 2-34-208. Registration of brands

 (a) A person desiring to adopt a brand or to continue to use a brand shall apply to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission for the registration of the brand in the manner prescribed in this section.  (b) The commission shall prepare a standard form, which shall be made available to those persons who desire to apply for a brand.  (c) An applicant shall show a front, rear, left, and right side view of the animals upon which the brand will be eligible for registry.  (d) The brand location shall be designated in the following body regions: head, right jaw, neck, shoulder, rib and right and left jaw, neck, shoulder, rib and neck, right and left hip, thigh, and breeching.  (e) The applicant shall select at least three (3):  (1) Distinct brands and list them in the preferred order; and  (2) Locations on the animal and list them in preferred order.    (f) Applications for registration or reregistration shall be properly signed and notarized and accompanied by a reasonable fee to be determined by the commission to offset the costs of administering this section.  (g) A brand, if approved and accepted by the commission for registry, shall be of good standing during the five-year period in which it is recorded.