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AR Code § 2-20-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 4 - Soybean Promotion|§ 2-20-404. Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board

 (a) The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board is created. The board shall be composed of nine (9) producer members appointed by the Governor as follows:  (1)  (A) The Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, Riceland Foods, Inc., Arkansas Soybean Association, and Agriculture Council of Arkansas shall submit the names of five (5) practical soybean producers to the Governor.  (B) The Governor shall appoint three (3) members from the list submitted by the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, and two (2) members from the list submitted by each of the other organizations named above to serve on the board.  (C) All of the nine (9) producer members of the board shall be practical producers of soybeans in the State of Arkansas and shall be nominated by their respective organizations;    (2) Each year, not less than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the terms of the current board members whose terms expire, the organizations named in subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall submit to the Governor names of two (2) nominees for each position to be filled on the board from the respective organizations, and the Governor shall appoint the new members from each list of nominees; and  (3) Each member selected shall serve for a term of two (2) years and until his or her successor is duly selected as provided in this section.    (b) The members of the board shall meet and 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. The principal office of the board shall be located at the office of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, in Little Rock.  (c) The board may establish rules for its own government and for the administration of the affairs of the board.  (d) The board is designated as the qualified state soybean board to represent the State of Arkansas under the Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act of 1990.
AR Code § 2-20-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 4 - Soybean Promotion|§ 2-20-408. Refunds to producers

 (a) So long as the assessment on soybeans is as provided in § 2-20-406(b)(1), any soybean producer may request and receive a refund of such assessment, provided he or she makes a written application therefor with the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board or its designee, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, within forty-five (45) days from the date of sale, supported by copies of sales slips signed by the purchaser, and provided further, that the application is filed before the annual accounting is made of the funds not later than July 1 each year.  (b) So long as the assessment on soybeans is as provided in § 2-20-406(b)(2), any soybean producer may request and receive a refund of such assessment to the extent provided by the Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act of 1990. Such producer shall make written application therefor with the board or its designee, the secretary, within forty-five (45) days from the date the assessment was due from such producer, supported by copies of sales slips signed by the purchaser.
AR Code § 2-20-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 4 - Soybean Promotion|§ 2-20-409. Promotion program — Use of funds

 (a) The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board shall administer this subchapter to promote the soybean industry in Arkansas and shall be vested with the authority and discretion to determine administrative or program implementation and administrative or program expenditure allocations.  (b)  (1)  (A) The board is authorized to use the funds derived from the assessments imposed in this subchapter for research, extension, market development, and advertising designed to promote the soybean industry in Arkansas, including administration expenses.  (B) Use of these funds may be applied, as prescribed in this section, within or without Arkansas, including regional, national, and international applications.    (2) The funds may also be used to defray costs of referenda.
AR Code § 2-20-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 5 - Rice Promotion|§ 2-20-501. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Act of 1999”.
AR Code § 2-20-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 5 - Rice Promotion|§ 2-20-502. Purpose

 The purpose of this subchapter is to promote the growth and development of the rice industry in Arkansas by research, extension, promotion, and market development, thereby promoting the general welfare of the people of Arkansas.
AR Code § 2-20-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 5 - Rice Promotion|§ 2-20-503. Applicability

 The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to any person who purchases one thousand (1,000) or fewer bushels of rice in any calendar year.
AR Code § 2-20-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 5 - Rice Promotion|§ 2-20-504. Penalties

 (a)  (1) Any buyer who fails to file a report or pay any assessment within the required time set by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall forfeit to the secretary a penalty of five percent (5%) of the assessment determined to be due plus one percent (1%) for each month of delay, or fraction of a month, after the first month after the report was required to be filed or the assessment became due.  (2) The penalty shall be paid to the secretary and shall be disposed of by him or her in the same manner as funds derived from the payment of the assessment imposed in this subchapter.    (b) The secretary shall collect the penalty levied in this subchapter, together with the delinquent assessment, by any or all of the following methods:  (1) Voluntary payment by the person liable;  (2) Legal proceedings instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction; or  (3) Injunctive relief to enjoin any buyer owing an assessment or penalty from operating his or her business or engaging in business as a buyer of rice until the delinquent assessment or penalty is paid.    (c)  (1) Any person required to pay the assessment provided for in this subchapter who refuses to allow full inspection of the premises or any book, record, or other document relating to the liability of the person for the assessment imposed in this subchapter or who shall hinder or in any way delay or prevent the inspection shall be guilty of a violation.  (2) Upon conviction, an offender shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
AR Code § 2-20-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 5 - Rice Promotion|§ 2-20-505. Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board

 (a) The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board is created.  (b)  (1) The board shall be composed of nine (9) producer members to be appointed by the Governor as follows:  (A) Three (3) members shall represent the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation;  (B) Two (2) members shall represent Riceland Foods, Inc.;  (C) One (1) member shall represent the Agricultural Council of Arkansas;  (D) One (1) member shall represent Producers Rice Mill, Inc.;  (E) One (1) member shall represent the Arkansas Rice Council; and  (F) One (1) member shall represent the independent mills of Arkansas.    (2) All of the nine (9) producer members of the board shall be practical producers of rice in the State of Arkansas and shall be nominated by their respective organizations.  (3) Each year, not less than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the terms of the current board members whose terms expire in that year, the organizations named in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall submit to the Governor names of two (2) nominees for each position to be filled on the board from the respective organizations, and the Governor shall appoint the new members from each list of nominees.  (4) Each member selected shall serve for a term of two (2) years and until his or her successor is duly selected as provided in this section.    (c) The members of the board shall meet and 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. All officers shall serve for a period of one (1) year and until their successors are duly elected.  (d) The board may establish rules for its own government and for the administration of affairs of the board.  (e) The resident agent of the board shall be the executive vice president, Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, or his or her designee.
AR Code § 2-20-507 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 5 - Rice Promotion|§ 2-20-507. Assessments on grown rice

 (a) There are imposed and levied:  (1) An assessment at the rate of one and thirty-five hundredths cents (1.35¢) per bushel to be paid by the buyer at the first point of sale, whether within or without the state, on rice grown within the state or at the point the rice enters into the United States Department of Agriculture loan program; and  (2) An assessment at the rate of one and thirty-five hundredths cents (1.35¢) per bushel to be paid by the producer on all rice grown within this state.    (b) The assessment imposed and levied by this section shall be collected by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration from the buyer of rice at the first point of sale or at the point the rice enters into the United States Department of Agriculture loan program.  (c)  (1) The proceeds of the assessment, less not more than three percent (3%) to cover the cost of collections, shall be deposited with the Treasurer of State in a special fund to be established for the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board to the credit of the board.  (2) Disbursement shall be made only upon a motion duly passed by the board and presented to the Treasurer of State and only for a purpose prescribed in this subchapter.    (d)  (1) The funds derived from the assessment paid by a buyer at the first point of sale shall be used for:  (A) Market development and promotion;  (B) Basic administration expenses; and  (C) Defraying the costs of referenda that the board may refer to buyers of rice.    (2) The funds derived from the assessment paid by a producer shall be used for:  (A) Rice extension and rice research;  (B) Basic administration expenses; and  (C) Defraying the costs of referenda that the board may refer to producers of rice.    (3) Funds under subdivisions (d)(1) and (2) of this section may be applied within or without Arkansas, including regional, national, and international applications.
AR Code § 2-20-508 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 5 - Rice Promotion|§ 2-20-508. Records and other documentation

 (a)  (1) Every buyer shall keep a complete and accurate record of all rice handled by him or her.  (2) The records shall be in such form and contain other information as the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board shall prescribe by rule.  (3) The record shall be preserved for a period of one (1) year and shall be offered for inspection at any time upon written demand by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or any duly authorized agent or representative of him or her.    (b)  (1) At such times as the secretary may require, every buyer shall submit reports or otherwise document any information deemed necessary for the efficient collection of the assessment imposed in this subchapter.  (2) The secretary shall have the power to cause any duly authorized agent or representative to enter upon the premises of any buyer of rice and examine or cause to be examined by the agent any books, papers, and records which deal in any way with respect to the payment of the assessment or enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 2-20-510 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 5 - Rice Promotion|§ 2-20-510. Promotion and research programs

 The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board shall plan and conduct a program of research, extension, market development, and advertising designed to promote the rice industry in Arkansas.
AR Code § 2-20-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 6 - Wheat Promotion|§ 2-20-601. Purpose

 The purpose of this subchapter is to promote the growth and development of the wheat industry in Arkansas by research, extension, promotion, and market development, thereby promoting the general welfare of the people of Arkansas.
AR Code § 2-20-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 6 - Wheat Promotion|§ 2-20-602. Applicability

 The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to any person who purchases one thousand (1,000) or fewer bushels of wheat in any calendar year.
AR Code § 2-20-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 6 - Wheat Promotion|§ 2-20-603. Penalties

 (a)  (1) Any buyer who fails to file a report or pay any assessment within the required time set by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall forfeit to the secretary a penalty of five percent (5%) of the assessment determined to be due plus one percent (1%) for each month of delay, or fraction of a month, after the first month after the report was required to be filed or the assessment became due.  (2) The penalty shall be paid to the secretary and shall be disposed of by him or her in the same manner as funds derived from the payment of the assessment imposed in this subchapter.    (b) The secretary shall collect the penalty levied in this subchapter, together with the delinquent assessment, by any or all of the following methods:  (1) Voluntary payment by the person liable;  (2) Legal proceedings instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction; or  (3) Injunctive relief to enjoin any buyer owing an assessment or penalty from operating his or her business or engaging in business as a buyer of wheat until the delinquent assessment or penalty is paid.    (c)  (1) Any person required to pay the assessment provided for in this subchapter who refuses to allow full inspection of the premises or any book, record, or other document relating to the liability of the person for the assessment imposed in this subchapter or who shall hinder or in any way delay or prevent the inspection shall be guilty of a violation.  (2) Upon conviction, an offender shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).
AR Code § 2-20-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 6 - Wheat Promotion|§ 2-20-604. Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board

 (a) The Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board is created.  (b)  (1) The board shall be composed of nine (9) producer members to be appointed by the Governor as follows:  (A) Three (3) members shall represent the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation;  (B) Two (2) members shall represent Riceland Foods, Inc.;  (C) Two (2) members shall represent the Arkansas Association of Wheat Growers; and  (D) Two (2) members shall represent the Agricultural Council of Arkansas.    (2) All of the nine (9) members of the board shall be practical producers of wheat in the State of Arkansas and shall be nominated by their respective organizations.  (3) Each year, not less than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the terms of the current board members whose terms expire in that year, the organizations named above shall submit to the Governor names of two (2) nominees for each position to be filled on the board from the respective organizations, and the Governor shall appoint the new members from each list of nominees.  (4) Each member selected shall serve for a term of two (2) years and until his or her successor is duly selected as provided in this section.    (c) The members of the board shall meet and 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.  (d) The board may establish rules for its own government and for the administration of affairs of the board.
AR Code § 2-20-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 6 - Wheat Promotion|§ 2-20-605. Referendum in each county

 (a) The Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board shall appoint three (3) wheat producers from each county who will be responsible for holding a referendum in the county.  (b) The board will set the dates for the referendum.  (c) In all such referenda, in order to be eligible to vote, the producer must have produced wheat in the crop year immediately preceding the referendum.  (d) Voting shall be in United States Farm Service Agency offices under supervision of the three (3) producers appointed to hold the referendum.  (e) Ballots will be furnished by the board.  (f) The results shall be certified not more than three (3) days after election, on forms furnished by the board, by registered mail to the board.  (g) The board shall be reimbursed from funds collected for costs of holding referenda.
AR Code § 2-20-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 6 - Wheat Promotion|§ 2-20-606. Assessments on grown wheat

 (a)  (1) There is imposed and levied an assessment at the rate of one cent (1¢) per bushel on all wheat grown within the state.  (2) This assessment shall be deducted from the amount paid the producer at the first point of sale, whether within or without the state, or at the point the wheat enters into the United States Department of Agriculture loan program.  (3) This assessment may be extended for an indefinite period of time or until twenty percent (20%) of the producers ask for return of funds; then another referendum shall be called by the Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board in the manner set forth in this subchapter.    (b)  (1) The assessment imposed and levied by this section shall be collected by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration from the buyer of wheat at the first point of sale or when the wheat enters the United States Department of Agriculture loan program.  (2)  (A) The proceeds of the assessment, less not more than three percent (3%) to cover cost of collections, shall be deposited with the Treasurer of State in a special fund to be established for the board to the credit of the board.  (B) Disbursement shall be made only upon motions duly passed by the board and presented to the Treasurer of State, and only for purposes prescribed in this subchapter.
AR Code § 2-20-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 6 - Wheat Promotion|§ 2-20-607. Records and other documentation

 (a)  (1) Every buyer shall keep a complete and accurate record of all wheat handled by him or her.  (2) The records shall be in such form and contain other information as the Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board shall prescribe, by rule.  (3) The record shall be preserved for a period of one (1) year and shall be offered for inspection at any time upon written demand by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or any duly authorized agent or representative of him or her.    (b)  (1) At such times as the secretary may require, every buyer shall submit reports or otherwise document any information deemed necessary for the efficient collection of the assessment imposed in this subchapter.  (2) The secretary shall have the power to cause any duly authorized agent or representative to enter upon the premises of any buyer of wheat and examine or cause to be examined by the agent any books, papers, and records which deal in any way with respect to the payment of the assessment or enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 2-20-608 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 6 - Wheat Promotion|§ 2-20-608. Refunds to producers

 Any wheat producer may request and receive a refund of the amount deducted from the sale of his or her wheat if:   (1) He or she makes a written application with the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration within forty-five (45) days from the date of sale, supported by copies of sales slips signed by the purchaser; and  (2) The application is filed before the annual accounting is made of the funds not later than July 1 each year.
AR Code § 2-20-609 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 6 - Wheat Promotion|§ 2-20-609. Promotion program — Use of funds

 (a) The Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board shall plan and conduct a program of research, extension, market development, and advertising designed to promote the wheat industry in Arkansas.  (b)  (1)  (A) The board is authorized to use the funds derived from the assessments imposed in this subchapter for these purposes, including basic administration expenses of the plan.  (B) Use of these funds may be applied, as prescribed in this section, within or without the State of Arkansas, including regional, national, and international applications.    (2) The funds may also be used to defray costs of referenda.
AR Code § 2-20-610 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 6 - Wheat Promotion|§ 2-20-610. Resident agent

 The resident agent of the Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board shall be the executive vice president of Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, or his or her designee.
AR Code § 2-20-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Subtitle 2 - Agronomy|Chapter 20 - Processing, Grading, Labeling, and Marketing of Products|Subchapter 7 - Regulation of Ginseng|§ 2-20-701. Authority to regulate

 Effective July 1, 1985, the State Plant Board shall have the authority and responsibility to regulate the harvesting, sale, artificial propagation, and exportation of Panax quinquefolius, referred to in this subchapter as “ginseng”.