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AR Code § 17-13-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 13 - Agricultural Consultants|§ 17-13-102. Purpose

 It is the intent of the General Assembly that the agricultural community continue to have a choice of seeking the advice of whomever they choose regarding the areas indicated in this chapter as the functions of licensed agricultural consultants. It is also the General Assembly's intent that by providing a mechanism whereby persons may be licensed by the State Plant Board as agricultural consultants, they may thereby hold themselves out as “licensed agricultural consultants” which will inform the public that they have met the qualifications required by this chapter.
AR Code § 17-13-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 13 - Agricultural Consultants|§ 17-13-103. Functions of licensed agricultural consultant

 A licensed agricultural consultant is a person who is licensed by the State Plant Board to perform the following functions:   (1) Provide advice or prescriptions for the control or eradication of any insect or mite pest;  (2) Provide advice or prescriptions for the control or eradication of any plant pathogen, including nematodes;  (3) Provide advice or prescriptions for the control or eradication of any weed;  (4) Provide advice or prescriptions for the use of fertilizer, lime, or micronutrients based on soil classification and cropping systems and soil or plant tests; and  (5) Provide other functions as the board may deem appropriate.
AR Code § 17-13-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 13 - Agricultural Consultants|§ 17-13-104. Inapplicable to forestry consultants

 This chapter shall in no way apply to:   (1) Forestry consultants or in any way restrict or regulate forestry consultants; or  (2) State, federal, or local government employees or employees of local conservation districts or in any way restrict or regulate those employees while they are working in their official capacity.
AR Code § 17-13-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 13 - Agricultural Consultants|§ 17-13-105. Penalty

 Any person who holds himself or herself out as a licensed agricultural consultant and who is not licensed as an agricultural consultant by the State Plant Board shall be subject to a fine not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) for the first offense and not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for subsequent offenses.
AR Code § 17-13-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 13 - Agricultural Consultants|§ 17-13-106. Administration

 The State Plant Board shall:   (1) Administer and enforce this chapter;  (2) Promulgate, pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., rules necessary for the implementation of this chapter;  (3) Establish annual license fees not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);  (4) Formulate criteria for continuing educational training of licensed agricultural consultants in cooperation with the cooperative extension service; and  (5) Revoke or suspend any agricultural consultant's license for cause.
AR Code § 17-13-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 13 - Agricultural Consultants|§ 17-13-107. Requirements for licensing

 (a)  (1) No person may provide agricultural consulting for a fee that is directly tied to and identifiable with agricultural consulting without a license issued by the State Plant Board under this chapter.  (2) A person who provides agricultural consulting without charging a fee may be licensed under this chapter if the person meets the requirements of this chapter.    (b) Within the first year after August 12, 2005, a person may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if the person:  (1) Is currently licensed as an agricultural consultant by the board;  (2) Is certified under the Certified Crop Advisors Program of the American Society of Agronomy;  (3) Is certified by the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants; or  (4) Has at least five (5) years of agricultural consultant-related experience.    (c) From two (2) to five (5) years after August 12, 2005, a person may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if the person:  (1) Has completed two (2) full years of training at a college or university acceptable to the board, with at least nine (9) semester hours of credit or their equivalent in appropriate agricultural disciplines;  (2) Has three (3) years of experience in the field of crop management; and  (3) Passes a written examination administered by the board or by certified crop advisors.    (d) Beyond the fifth year after August 12, 2005, a person may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if:  (1) The person has:  (A) A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a board-approved crop related field and two (2) years of experience working in the field of crop management; or  (B) Seven (7) years of continuous experience working for a licensed agricultural consultant after August 12, 2005; and    (2) The person passes a written examination administered by the board or by certified crop advisors.
AR Code § 17-13-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 13 - Agricultural Consultants|§ 17-13-108. Issuance of license — Expiration

 If the educational qualifications are met, all required examinations are successfully passed, and all required fees paid, a license shall be issued by the State Plant Board. The licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year unless sooner revoked, cancelled, or suspended by the board for cause and shall be renewable pursuant to board rules. No license issued by the board shall be assignable or transferable.
AR Code § 17-13-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 13 - Agricultural Consultants|§ 17-13-109. Promotional compensation restricted — Exception

 No licensed agricultural consultant shall accept money or any other thing of value in excess of two hundred dollars ($200) from any person or entity for recommending or otherwise promoting a particular product by virtue of his or her position as a licensed agricultural consultant. However, this section shall not be construed or interpreted as prohibiting licensed agricultural consultants from engaging in and receiving compensation for agricultural research. The State Plant Board may suspend or revoke the license of any person which the board determines to have violated this section.
AR Code § 17-13-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 13 - Agricultural Consultants|§ 17-13-110. Disposition of fees

 All fees collected by the State Plant Board under this chapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and credited to the Plant Board Fund.
AR Code § 17-18-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 18 - Automotive Parts Dealers|§ 17-18-101. Purpose

 The purpose of this chapter is to provide an additional means of preventing theft of motor vehicle parts, tires, and accessories.
AR Code § 17-18-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 18 - Automotive Parts Dealers|§ 17-18-102. Penalty

 A person who violates this chapter or a rule hereunder shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
AR Code § 17-18-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 18 - Automotive Parts Dealers|§ 17-18-103. Authority of Division of Arkansas State Police

 The Division of Arkansas State Police is empowered to make and enforce reasonable rules to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-18-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 18 - Automotive Parts Dealers|§ 17-18-104. Record of transactions

 (a) A person engaged in the wholesale or retail business of dealing in new or used motor vehicle parts, tires, or accessories shall make and keep at the place of business for a period of ninety (90) days, a record of:  (1) All motor vehicle parts, tires, or accessories acquired by such a person by purchase, trade, or pawn from any person other than an authorized dealer in motor vehicle parts, tires, or accessories; and  (2) Each completed transaction made pursuant to such an offer.    (b) The record shall include:  (1) A description of the part, tire, or accessory involved;  (2) A description of the person from whom the part, tire, or accessory was acquired;  (3) A description, including the license number, of any motor vehicle in that person's possession; and  (4) Such other information as may be reasonably required for the purpose of this chapter.    (c) The record shall be kept available at the place of business for inspection by any law enforcement officer.
AR Code § 17-44-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 44 - Scrap Metal Dealers|§ 17-44-101. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Beverage container” means a can, bottle, jar, or other container made of aluminum or metal that is sealed by a manufacturer;  (2) “Minor” means a person under eighteen (18) years of age;  (3)  (A) “Nonferrous metal” means a metal that does not contain significant quantities of iron or steel.  (B) “Nonferrous metal” includes without limitation the following metals and their alloys:  (i) Copper;  (ii) Brass;  (iii) Aluminum;  (iv) Bronze;  (v) Lead;  (vi) Zinc; and  (vii) Nickel;      (4) “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a joint venture, a trust, an association, or any other legal entity;  (5) “Record” means paper, electronic, or other method of storing information;  (6) “Scrap metal” means bits and pieces of metal parts that may be combined together with bolts or soldering and can be recycled when worn or superfluous;  (7) “Scrap metal processor” means a person that, from a fixed location, engages in the business of using machinery or equipment for the processing or manufacturing of iron, steel, or nonferrous metal scrap;  (8)  (A) “Scrap metal recycler” means any person that purchases scrap metal.  (B) “Scrap metal recycler” does not include a person that only buys in quantities of five thousand pounds (5,000 lbs.) or more; and    (9)  (A) “Seller” means any person that receives in a transaction monetary consideration from a scrap metal recycler in exchange for nonferrous metal, iron, or steel, including without limitation copper, brass, aluminum, bronze, lead, zinc, nickel, and their alloys.  (B) “Seller” does not include a person that sells scrap metal generated in a manufacturing or production process and sold to a scrap metal recycler under a contract or an agreement.
AR Code § 17-44-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 44 - Scrap Metal Dealers|§ 17-44-104. Theft notification

 (a) Any person may notify scrap metal recyclers of nonferrous metal of a known or presumed theft of nonferrous metal products setting forth any information concerning the theft as might be available to that person, including without limitation:  (1) The approximate quantity and size of the nonferrous metal products stolen;  (2) The geographical area from which the nonferrous metal products were reported missing or presumed stolen; and  (3) Any specific distinguishing marks on or in the nonferrous metal products or other method of identifying the nonferrous metal products.    (b) If notice of a known or presumed theft of nonferrous metal products is given to a scrap metal recycler under subsection (a) of this section and within ninety (90) days after the notice nonferrous metal products meeting the description in the notice are purchased by the scrap metal recycler or offered for sale to the scrap metal recycler, then the scrap metal recycler shall notify the local police or sheriff's department that the nonferrous metal products were purchased by or offered for sale to the scrap metal recycler.  (c) This section does not apply to transactions that involve only beverage containers.
AR Code § 17-44-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 44 - Scrap Metal Dealers|§ 17-44-105. Sales by minors

 (a)  (1) No scrap metal recycler shall purchase or otherwise receive in the course of business scrap metal that is claimed by any minor or that may be in the possession of or under control of a minor, unless the minor is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian.  (2) The parent or guardian shall state in writing that the transaction is taking place with the parent's or guardian's full knowledge and consent.    (b) A scrap metal recycler shall preserve and keep on file and make available for inspection the written statement required by subsection (a) of this section for not less than three (3) years.
AR Code § 17-44-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 44 - Scrap Metal Dealers|§ 17-44-106. Penalties

 (a) A person who violates this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty of no more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.  (b) Any person who knowingly gives false information with respect to the matters required to be maintained in the records provided for in this chapter is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 17-44-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 44 - Scrap Metal Dealers|§ 17-44-107. Lifetime ban

 (a) A person who is convicted of theft of scrap metal under § 5-36-123 is forever prohibited from selling scrap metal under this chapter.  (b) A person violating this section is subject to the civil penalties under § 17-44-106.
AR Code § 17-44-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 44 - Scrap Metal Dealers|§ 17-44-108. License to sell required

 (a)  (1) A license is required for all scrap metal recyclers to be issued by the county sheriff.  (2)  (A) A license under this section shall cost two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and may be renewed annually for twenty-five dollars ($25.00).  (B) The fees described in subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section do not apply to a not-for-profit scrap metal dealer or not-for-profit scrap metal recycler.    (3) The license fee shall be payable to the county sheriff and shall be used for the county sheriff's general operating expenses.    (b) Before a license may be issued under this section, a person operating as a scrap metal recycler shall:  (1) Have a fixed physical location with a full complement of permanent utilities, if applicable, including without limitation:  (A) Water;  (B) Sewer;  (C) Electricity; and  (D) Gas;    (2) Show proof of a required national pollution discharge elimination system stormwater permit issued by the Division of Environmental Quality; and  (3) Have the ability to comply with online reporting as required by this chapter.    (c) A license under this section may be suspended or revoked by a court having jurisdiction if the prosecuting attorney shows in a civil action that a scrap metal recycler has failed to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-45-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 45 - Septic Tank Cleaners|§ 17-45-101. Penalties

 Any person who engages in the business of cleaning septic tanks without having complied with the provisions of this chapter or who fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction that person shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or both.
AR Code § 17-45-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 45 - Septic Tank Cleaners|§ 17-45-102. Rules

 The Department of Health shall promulgate rules for the administration of this chapter, including the collection of the fees provided for in § 17-45-103.
AR Code § 17-45-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 45 - Septic Tank Cleaners|§ 17-45-103. Licensing — Fees — Transfer of unexpended funds

 (a) No person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association shall engage in the business of septic tank cleaning for compensation without first obtaining a license as provided in this section.  (b) Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association desiring to obtain a license for engaging in the business of septic tank cleaning shall make application to the Department of Health and shall prove to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Department of Health, or his or her representative, that he or she is morally and financially responsible.  (c) The license required by this chapter shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issue and shall bear an identifying number. An annual fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged for issuance of the license.  (d) In addition to this annual licensure fee, an annual fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged for every tank pumper vehicle above the first vehicle owned by the person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association in the business of septic tank cleaning which is used in the operation of that business.  (e) Subject to such rules as may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the disbursing officer for the department is authorized to transfer all unexpended funds relative to septic tank cleaners' licenses that pertain to fees collected, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to be carried forward and made available for expenditures for the same purpose for any following fiscal year.
AR Code § 17-45-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 45 - Septic Tank Cleaners|§ 17-45-104. Customer receipt

 Any owner or employee of a business licensed under this chapter, upon performing any work for which the business receives compensation, shall place his or her name and the number of the license issued to the business pursuant to this chapter on the customer's receipt.
AR Code § 17-45-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 45 - Septic Tank Cleaners|§ 17-45-105. Disposition of fees

 All fees levied and collected under the provisions of this chapter are declared to be special revenues and shall be deposited into the State Treasury and credited to the general account of the Public Health Fund or any successor fund, fund account, or account.
AR Code § 17-55-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 55 - Electrical Inspectors|§ 17-55-102. Provisions applicable to electrical inspectors

 (a)  (1) Licensure as an electrical inspector does not qualify a person to act as an electrician under § 17-28-101 et seq.  (2)  (A) This chapter shall not require an individual to hold a license before doing electrical work on his or her primary residence except as otherwise required by state law, rules, or local ordinances.  (B) The exemption from compliance with the licensing standards shall not be referred to in any way and shall not be evidence of the lack of negligence or the exercise of due care by a party at a trial of any civil action to recover damages by any party.      (b) A person licensed as an electrical inspector under this chapter shall not inspect electrical work that he or she:  (1) Installed; or  (2) Supervised.    (c)  (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (c)(2) and (3) of this section, a person licensed as an electrical inspector shall conduct inspections only within the political subdivision employing the inspector.  (2) If a person licensed as an electrical inspector is employed by more than one (1) political subdivision, he or she may conduct inspections within any of the political subdivisions employing the person as an electrical inspector.  (3) A person employed by the state as an electrical inspector may conduct inspections anywhere within the State of Arkansas.    (d) This chapter and § 17-28-202, § 17-28-301(b), and § 17-28-305 shall not prohibit a person licensed as an electrical inspector or an electrician from performing work free of charge on his or her own properties, properties of family members, or for a nonprofit charity if the person holds the requisite license for the work performed free of charge.
AR Code § 17-55-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 55 - Electrical Inspectors|§ 17-55-103. Persons employed as electrical inspectors as of August 16, 2013

 (a) A person employed as an electrical inspector as of August 16, 2013, shall be issued a temporary electrical inspector license upon submission of the following information to the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas:  (1) Proof of employment with the state or a political subdivision of the state as an electrical inspector in the State of Arkansas;  (2) Verification of work experience as required by rule of the board; and  (3) Payment of a license fee as required by rule of the board.    (b)  (1) A temporary license issued under this section shall expire on January 1, 2014.  (2) A recipient of a temporary license shall be eligible to apply for an electrical inspector license under this chapter.
AR Code § 17-55-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 55 - Electrical Inspectors|§ 17-55-104. Disposition of funds

 All funds received by the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas under this chapter shall be deposited as special revenues into the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Labor and Licensing Special Fund, there to be used by the Department of Labor and Licensing in carrying out the functions, powers, and duties as set out in this chapter, § 17-28-101 et seq., and the Arkansas Electrical Code Authority Act, § 20-31-101 et seq., and to defray the costs of the maintenance, operation, and improvements required by the department in carrying out the functions, powers, and duties otherwise imposed by law on the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing.
AR Code § 17-55-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 55 - Electrical Inspectors|§ 17-55-105. Authority to charge fees for continuing education

 (a) The Department of Labor and Licensing may charge fees for continuing education classes that it conducts or sponsors for electrical inspectors.  (b) Fees under subsection (a) of this section shall be established by rule of the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 17-55-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 55 - Electrical Inspectors|§ 17-55-106. Rules

 The Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas may promulgate rules necessary to implement this chapter.