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AR Code § 20-20-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-213. Licenses — Pesticide dealers

 (a)  (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to act in the capacity of a restricted-use pesticides dealer, to advertise as, assume to act as a dealer of, or distribute any restricted-use pesticide at any time without first having obtained an annual license from the State Plant Board. This license shall limit distribution of restricted-use pesticides only to persons holding a current commercial applicator, noncommercial applicator, private applicator, or dealer's license.  (2) A license shall be required for each location or outlet located within this state from which such pesticides are distributed. Any manufacturer, registrant, or distributor who has no pesticide dealer outlet licensed within this state and who distributes a restricted-use pesticide directly into this state shall obtain a pesticide dealer license for his or her principal out-of-state location or outlet.  (3) Pesticide dealer licenses shall expire December 31 of each year.    (b) Application for a pesticide dealer's license shall be on a form prescribed by the board and be accompanied by a fee as set by the board in its rules.  (c)  (1) Each licensed dealer outlet shall maintain a record of restricted-use pesticides distributed. The record shall contain the name, address, and license number of the commercial applicator, noncommercial applicator, private applicator, or dealer to whom distributed, the date of distribution, and the name and United States Environmental Protection Agency registration number of the restricted-use pesticide distributed.  (2) The records shall be kept for a period of two (2) years and shall be available for inspection by the board at reasonable times. Upon request in writing, the board shall immediately be furnished with a copy of the records by the restricted-use pesticide dealer.    (d) This section shall not apply to a commercial pesticide applicator who sells restricted-use pesticides only as an integral part of this pesticide application service when the pesticides are dispensed only through equipment used for the pesticide application or any federal, state, county, or municipal agency which provides pesticides only for its own programs.  (e) Each pesticide dealer shall be responsible for the acts of each person employed by him or her in the solicitation and sale of restricted-use pesticides and all claims and recommendations for use of restricted-use pesticides. The dealer's license shall be subject to denial, suspension, or revocation after a hearing for any violation of this subchapter whether committed by the dealer or by the dealer's officer, agent, or employee.
AR Code § 20-20-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-215. Commercial and noncommercial applicator — Records

 (a) Commercial and noncommercial applicator licensees shall keep and maintain routine operational records containing information on the kinds, amounts, uses, dates, and places of application of pesticides.  (b) The records shall be kept for a period of two (2) years from the date of the application of the pesticide and shall be available for inspection by the State Plant Board at reasonable times.  (c) Upon request in writing, the board shall immediately be furnished with a copy of the records by the commercial or noncommercial applicator.
AR Code § 20-20-216 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-216. Handling of pesticides and containers — Rules

 (a) No person shall transport, store, or dispose of any pesticide or pesticide containers in such a manner as to cause injury to humans, vegetation, crops, livestock, wildlife, or beneficial insects or to pollute any waterway in any way harmful to any wildlife therein.  (b) The State Plant Board may promulgate rules governing the storage and disposal of pesticides or pesticide containers. In determining these standards, the board shall take into consideration any regulations issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
AR Code § 20-20-217 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-217. Inspection and licensing of equipment

 (a) The State Plant Board may inspect any equipment used or intended to be used for application of pesticides and may require repairs or other changes before its further use for pesticide application.  (b) Requirements for equipment may be adopted by rule.  (c) Equipment specified by rule shall be identified by a decal or similar marking furnished by the board. The decal or marking shall be affixed in a location and manner upon the equipment as prescribed by the board.  (d) Fees for the decal or similar marking shall be prescribed by the board in its rules.
AR Code § 20-20-218 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-218. Reports of accidents or incidents — Claims

 (a) The State Plant Board may by rule require the reporting of significant pesticide accidents or incidents to a designated state agency.  (b)  (1) Any person claiming damages from a pesticide application shall have filed with the board on a form prescribed by the board a written statement claiming that he or she has been damaged. This report shall have been filed within forty-five (45) days after the date that damages occurred. If a growing crop is alleged to have been damaged, the report shall be filed before the time that twenty-five percent (25%) of the crop has been harvested.  (2) The statement shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the name of the owner or lessee of the land on which the crop is grown and for which damage is alleged to have occurred and the date on which the alleged damage occurred.  (3) The board shall prepare a form to be furnished to persons to be used in these cases. The form shall contain any other requirements as the board may deem proper.  (4) Upon receipt of the statement, the board shall notify the licensee and the owner or lessee of the land or other person who may be charged with the responsibility of the damages claimed and furnish copies of the statements as may be requested.  (5) The board shall inspect damages whenever possible, and when it determines that the complaint has sufficient merit, it shall make this information available to the person claiming damage and to the person who is alleged to have caused the damage.    (c) The filing of a report or the failure to file a report need not be alleged in any complaint which might be filed in a court of law. The failure to file the report shall not be considered any bar to the maintenance of any criminal or civil action, nor shall the failure to file a report be a violation of this subchapter.  (d) Where damage is alleged to have occurred, the claimant shall permit the board, the licensee, and his or her representatives, such as his or her insurer, to observe within reasonable hours the lands or nontarget organism alleged to have been damaged in order that the damage may be examined. Failure of the claimant to permit observation and examination of the damaged lands shall automatically bar the claim against the licensee.
AR Code § 20-20-219 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-219. Enforcement

 (a)  (1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the State Plant Board may enter upon any public or private premises at reasonable times, in order to:  (A) Have access for the purpose of inspecting any equipment subject to this subchapter;  (B) Inspect or sample lands actually or reported to be exposed to pesticides and lands from which the pesticides may have originated;  (C) Inspect storage or disposal areas;  (D) Inspect or investigate complaints of injury to humans or land;  (E) Sample pesticides being applied or to be applied; and  (F) Observe the use and application of pesticides.    (2) Should the board be denied access to any land where access was sought for the purposes set forth in this subchapter, it may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to the land for the purposes set forth in this subchapter. Upon such an application, the court may issue the search warrant for the purposes requested.    (b)  (1) With or without the aid and advice of the prosecuting attorney, the board is charged with the duty of enforcing the requirements of this subchapter and any rules issued pursuant to it.  (2) If a prosecuting attorney fails or refuses to act on behalf of the board, the Attorney General may so act.    (c) The board may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for and the court upon hearing and for cause shown may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provisions of this subchapter, or of the rules made under authority of this subchapter, the injunction to be without bond.
AR Code § 20-20-220 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-220. Subpoenas authorized

 The State Plant Board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or production of books, documents, and records anywhere in this state in any hearing affecting the authority or privilege granted by a license, certification, or permit issued under this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-20-221 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-221. Judicial review

 (a) Any person aggrieved by any action of the State Plant Board may obtain a review thereof by filing in the circuit court within thirty (30) days of notice of the action a written petition praying that the action of the board be set aside.  (b) A copy of the petition shall immediately be delivered to the board, and within thirty (30) days thereafter, the board shall certify and file in the court a transcript of any record pertaining thereto, including a transcript of evidence received. The court shall then have jurisdiction to affirm, set aside, or modify the action of the board, except that the findings of the board as to the facts, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive.
AR Code § 20-20-222 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-222. Intergovernmental cooperation

 The State Plant Board may cooperate with, receive grants-in-aid from, and enter into agreements with any agency of the United States Government, of this state or its subdivisions, or of another state to obtain assistance in the implementation of this subchapter, in order to:   (1) Secure uniformity of regulations;  (2) Cooperate in the enforcement of the federal pesticide control laws through the use of state or federal personnel and facilities and to implement cooperative enforcement programs;  (3) Develop and administer state plans for licensing of certified applicators consistent with federal standards;  (4) Contract for training with other agencies for the purpose of training licensed applicators;  (5) Contract for monitoring pesticides for the national plan;  (6) Prepare and submit state plans to meet federal certification standards, as provided for in section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; and  (7) Regulate certified applicators.
AR Code § 20-20-223 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-223. Reciprocal agreements

 The State Plant Board may waive all or part of the examination requirements provided for in §§ 20-20-209 — 20-20-211 and 20-20-217 on a reciprocal basis with any other state which has substantially the same standards and so long as out-of-state applicators are made subject to enforcement procedures provided in this subchapter to the same extent as those applicators examined and certified in this state.
AR Code § 20-20-224 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-224. Information and instruction

 In cooperation with the University of Arkansas or other educational institutions, the State Plant Board may publish information and conduct short courses of instruction in the areas of knowledge required by this subchapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-20-225 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-225. Disposition of funds

 All moneys received by the State Plant Board under the provisions of this subchapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall be deposited into the Plant Board Fund of the State Treasury and be used for carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-20-226 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-226. State preemption

 (a) Except as otherwise authorized in this subchapter, no city, county, or other political subdivision of the state shall adopt any ordinance, rule, or regulation regarding the registration, labeling, distribution, sale, handling, use, application, transportation, or disposal of pesticides.  (b) This section shall not affect the validity of any ordinance, rule, or regulation regarding the registration, labeling, distribution, sale, handling, use, application, transportation, or disposal of pesticides adopted before March 1, 1993.
AR Code § 20-20-227 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 20 - Pests and Pesticides|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Pesticide Use and Application Act|§ 20-20-227. Penalties for use inconsistent with labeling

 (a) Any person who uses a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling is subject to the jurisdiction of the State Plant Board and its statutes, rules, and orders over which it has regulatory authority and may be subject to denial, suspension, revocation, or modification of a license or permit under § 20-20-214.  (b) Any person who knowingly uses a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
AR Code § 20-21-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 21 - Radiation Protection|Subchapter 2 - Ionizing Radiation|§ 20-21-201. Declaration of policy

 It is the policy of the State of Arkansas in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the occupational and public health and safety, to protect the environment, and to further the industrial and economic growth of the state:   (1) To institute and maintain a regulatory program for sources of ionizing radiation so as to provide:  (A) Compatibility and consistency with the standards and regulatory programs of the United States Government;  (B) A single effective system of regulation within the state; and  (C) A system consonant insofar as possible with those of other states; and    (2) To institute and maintain a program to permit development and utilization of sources of ionizing radiation for peaceful purposes consistent with the health and safety of the public.
AR Code § 20-21-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 21 - Radiation Protection|Subchapter 2 - Ionizing Radiation|§ 20-21-202. Purpose

 It is the purpose of this subchapter to effectuate the policies set forth in § 20-21-201 by providing a program:   (1) Of effective regulation of sources of ionizing radiation for the protection of the occupational and public health and safety;  (2) To promote an orderly regulatory pattern within the state, among the states, and between the United States Government and this state and to facilitate intergovernmental cooperation with respect to use and regulation of sources of ionizing radiation to the end that duplication of regulation may be minimized;  (3) To establish procedures for assumption and performance of certain regulatory responsibilities with respect to by-product, source, and special nuclear materials and radiation equipment and to provide for registration of persons providing radiation machine installation; and  (4) To permit maximum utilization of sources of ionizing radiation consistent with the health and safety of the public.
AR Code § 20-21-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 21 - Radiation Protection|Subchapter 2 - Ionizing Radiation|§ 20-21-204. Penalties

 (a) Criminal Penalties. Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of this subchapter or rules or orders in effect pursuant thereto shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment.  (b) Civil Penalties.  (1) Any person may be subject to a civil penalty, to be imposed by the State Radiation Control Agency, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), that:  (A) Violates any licensing or registration provision of this subchapter or any rule or order issued under this subchapter, or any term, condition, or limitation of any license or registration certificate issued thereunder; or  (B) Commits any violation for which a license or registration certificate may be revoked under rules issued pursuant to this subchapter.    (2) If any violation is a continuing one, each day of the violation shall constitute a separate violation for the purpose of computing the applicable civil penalty.  (3) The agency shall have the authority to compromise, mitigate, or remit penalties.  (4) Whenever the agency proposes to subject a person to the imposition of a civil penalty under this subsection, the agency shall notify the person in writing:  (A) Setting forth the date, facts, and nature of each act or omission with which the person is charged;  (B) Specifically identifying the particular provisions of the section, rule, order, license, or registration certificate involved in the violation; and  (C) Advising of each penalty which the agency proposes to impose and its amount.    (5)  (A) The written notice shall be sent by registered or certified mail by the agency to the last known address of the person.  (B) The person so notified shall be granted an opportunity to show in writing, within such reasonable period as the agency shall by rule prescribe, why the penalty should not be imposed.  (C) The notice shall also advise the person that upon failure to pay the civil penalty subsequently determined by the agency, if any, the penalty may be collected by civil action.    (6)  (A) Upon the request of the agency, the Attorney General may institute civil action to collect a penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection.  (B) The Attorney General shall have the exclusive power to compromise, mitigate, or remit such civil penalties as are referred to him or her for collection.    (7)  (A) All moneys collected from civil penalties shall be paid to the Treasurer of State for deposit into the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund.  (B) Moneys collected from civil penalties shall not be used for normal operating expenses of the agency except as appropriations are made from the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund in the normal budgetary process.
AR Code § 20-21-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 21 - Radiation Protection|Subchapter 2 - Ionizing Radiation|§ 20-21-205. Enforcement

 (a)  (1) The State Radiation Control Agency or its authorized representative shall for reasonable cause have the power to enter at all reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of determining whether or not there is compliance with or violation of this subchapter and rules issued under this subchapter.  (2) However, entry into areas under the jurisdiction of the United States Government shall be effected only with the concurrence of the United States Government or its designated representative.    (b) In the event of an emergency, the agency shall have the authority to impound or order the impounding of sources of ionizing radiation which is in the possession of any person that is not equipped to observe or fails to observe the provisions of this subchapter or any rules issued under this subchapter.  (c) Whenever in the judgment of the agency any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of this subchapter or any rule or order issued under this subchapter, the Attorney General, upon written notice thereof by the agency, shall make application to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order enjoining the acts or practices or for an order directing compliance, and upon a showing by the agency that the person has engaged or is about to engage in any such acts or practices, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order may be granted.
AR Code § 20-21-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 21 - Radiation Protection|Subchapter 2 - Ionizing Radiation|§ 20-21-206. State Radiation Control Agency — Designation — Employees

 (a) The State Board of Health is designated as the State Radiation Control Agency.  (b) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall designate an individual to perform the functions vested in the agency pursuant to this subchapter.  (c) In accordance with the laws of this state, the agency may employ, compensate, and prescribe the powers and duties of such individuals and consultants as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-21-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 21 - Radiation Protection|Subchapter 2 - Ionizing Radiation|§ 20-21-208. State Radiation Control Agency — Powers and duties — Ionizing radiation

 (a) The State Radiation Control Agency may require registration or licensing of other sources of ionizing radiation.  (b) The agency may exempt certain sources of ionizing radiation or kinds of uses or users from the licensing or registration requirements set forth in this subchapter when the agency finds that the exemption of the sources of ionizing radiation or kinds of uses or users will not constitute a significant risk to the health and safety of the public or to the environment.