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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 4 - SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-401 — 2-19-414) › Section 2-19-406 - Rules

The State Plant Board is authorized to adopt such rules as may be necessary to administer this subchapter, including methods of sampling, methods of analysis, and designation of ingredient forms, and to promulgate definitions of identity of products.
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2110.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 4 - SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-401 — 2-19-414) › Section 2-19-407 - Labeling requirements and approval of ingredients

(a)
Each container of a soil amendment shall be labeled on the face or display side in a readable and conspicuous form to show the following information:
(1)
The net weight of the contents;
(2)
The name of the product;
(3)
The guaranteed analysis, including the name and the percentage of each active ingredient and the percentage of inert ingredients;
(4)
A statement as to the purpose of the product;
(5)
Adequate directions for use such as application rates, cultural practices, and plants to be benefited; and
(6)
The name and address of the registrant.
(b)
Bulk lots shall be labeled by attaching a copy of the label to the invoice which shall be furnished the purchaser.
(c)
(1)
(A)
The State Plant Board may require proof of claims made for any soil amendment.
(B)
If no claims are made, the board may require proof of usefulness and value of the soil amendment.
(2)
(A)
For evidence of proof, the board will rely on experimental data, evaluations, or advice supplied from such sources as the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.
(B)
All experimental results shall be related to Arkansas conditions for which the product is intended.
(C)
The board may accept or reject other sources of proof as additional evidence in evaluating soil amendments.
(d)
(1)
(A)
No soil-amending ingredient may be listed or guaranteed on the labels or labeling of soil amendments without board approval.
(B)
(i)
The board may allow a soil-amending ingredient to be listed or guaranteed on the label or labeling if satisfactory supportive data is provided the board to substantiate the value and usefulness of the soil-amending ingredient.
(ii)
When a soil-amending ingredient is permitted to be listed or guaranteed, it must be determinable by laboratory methods and is subject to inspection and analysis.
(2)
The board may prescribe methods and procedures of inspection and analysis of the soil-amending ingredient.
(3)
The board may stipulate, by rule, the quantities of the soil-amending ingredients required in soil amendments.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 17, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2104.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 4 - SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-401 — 2-19-414) › Section 2-19-408 - Registration of products

(a)
(1)
Each soil amendment product shall be registered with the board before it is distributed in this state.
(2)
Application for registration shall be submitted to the State Plant Board on a form prepared for that purpose showing the information required on the label, as provided in §
2-19-407
, except net weight of product.
(b)
The registration fee shall be set by the board for each product.
(c)
All registrations shall expire on June 30 of the year for which the soil amendment product is registered.
(d)
With the application for registration, the applicant shall submit a copy of the label and a copy of all advertisements, brochures, posters, and television and radio announcements to be used in promoting the sale of the soil amendment.
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2105.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 4 - SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-401 — 2-19-414) › Section 2-19-409 - Denial or revocation of registration

(a)
The State Plant Board shall refuse to register any product that does not comply with this subchapter and the rules promulgated under it.
(b)
(1)
The board is also authorized and empowered to revoke any registration upon satisfactory evidence that the registrant or any of his or her agents has used fraudulent or deceptive practices.
(2)
Registration shall not be revoked until the registrant has been given an opportunity for hearing before the board or its duly authorized agent.
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2111.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 4 - SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-401 — 2-19-414) › Section 2-19-410 - Inspection fee and sales reports

(a)
(1)
The registrant shall pay to the State Plant Board an inspection fee of thirty-seven and one-half cents (37.5¢) per ton on all products registered and sold in this state.
(2)
Each registrant shall keep adequate records of sales and shall file with the board, on a monthly basis, a signed report of the tonnage distributed by county during the preceding month.
(3)
The report and payment of the inspection fee shall be due on or before the twentieth day of the month.
(4)
The board, after a public hearing, may change the inspection fee schedule.
(b)
(1)
If the report is not filed, or the report is false in any respect or the inspection fee is not paid within the thirty-day period, the board may revoke the registration.
(2)
A penalty of one dollar ($1.00) per day is assessed for each day the payment is overdue until paid.
(3)
The inspection fee and the penalty shall constitute a debt and become the basis for a judgment against the registrant which may be collected by the board in any court of competent jurisdiction without prior demand.
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2106.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 4 - SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-401 — 2-19-414) › Section 2-19-411 - Prohibited acts

It shall be a violation of this subchapter for any person to:
(1)
Distribute a soil amendment that is not registered with the State Plant Board;
(2)
Distribute a soil amendment that is not labeled;
(3)
Distribute a soil amendment that is misbranded;
(4)
Distribute a soil amendment that is adulterated;
(5)
Fail to comply with a stop-sale, use, or removal order; or
(6)
Fail to pay the inspection fee.
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2108.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 4 - SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-401 — 2-19-414) › Section 2-19-412 - Stop-sale, use, or removal orders

(a)
The State Plant Board may issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale, use, or removal order to the owner or custodian of any lot of soil amendment to hold the lot at a designated place when the board finds the soil amendment being offered or exposed for sale is not registered, is not labeled, is misbranded, or is adulterated, until such time as the product or labeling complies with this subchapter.
(b)
The soil amendment may then be released in writing by the board.
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2107.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 4 - SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-401 — 2-19-414) › Section 2-19-413 - Injunctions

(a)
The State Plant Board is authorized to apply for, and the court is authorized to grant, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this subchapter or any rule promulgated under it, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law.
(b)
The injunction shall be issued without bond.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 18, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2112.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 4 - SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-401 — 2-19-414) › Section 2-19-414 - Deposit of moneys

(a)
The State Plant Board shall remit all moneys received by or for it under this subchapter to the Treasurer of State.
(b)
Upon receipt of any remittance, the Treasurer of State shall deposit the entire amount into the State Treasury and handle the funds in the same manner as required in §
2-19-209
.
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2113.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 5 - NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-501 — 2-19-503) › Section 2-19-501 - Definition

"One hundred percent (100%) natural organic fertilizer" shall be defined as and include the following:
(1)
(A)
One hundred percent (100%) organic fertilizer - Materials derived from either plant or animal products containing one (1) or more elements other than carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen which are essential for plant growth.
(B)
These materials may be subjected to biological degradation processes under conditions of drying, composting, enzymatic or anaerobic/aerobic bacterial action or any combination of these.
(C)
These materials shall not be mixed with synthetic materials;
(2)
One hundred percent (100%) natural organic fertilizer shall be processed from only one hundred percent (100%) animal substrate. No other organic or inorganic, natural or synthetic, additives shall be used during processing and no fortification may be used;
(3)
One hundred percent (100%) natural organic fertilizers shall contain as a guaranteed analysis not less than: nitrogen (N), four percent (4.0%); phosphoric acid (P
2
O
5
), two percent (2.0%); and potash (K
2
O), four percent (4.0%); and
(4)
Determination of the guaranteed analysis will be according to methods adopted by the AOAC International. (Fertilizers and Materials Containing Large Quantities of Organic Matter; 12th edition, With Following Improvements.).
Amended by Act 2019, No. 378,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1988 (4th Ex. Sess.), No. 24, § 1; 1991, No. 968, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 5 - NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-501 — 2-19-503) › Section 2-19-502 - Regulation and supervision - Fees and penalties - Guarantee of elements

(a)
The State Plant Board shall have the authority to regulate and supervise the manufacture and sale of one hundred percent (100%) natural organic fertilizer, including the setting and collecting of reasonable fees for sampling and analyzing the fertilizer and registering manufacturers, and shall adopt and promulgate such rules and penalties consistent with this subchapter, and §
2-19-202
, as may be necessary.
(b)
The fees and penalties set and collected by the board under this section shall not exceed like fees and penalties set for other types of fertilizers.
(c)
When any reference or claim is made on the label for secondary or minor plant nutrients, a specific guarantee of the specific elements contained shall be given in the guaranteed analysis.
Acts 1988 (4th Ex. Sess.), No. 24, § 1; 1989, No. 42, § 1; 1991, No. 968, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 19 - FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND SOIL AMENDMENT (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-503) › Subchapter 5 - NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-501 — 2-19-503) › Section 2-19-503 - Exemptions

This subchapter shall not affect the private sale of unprocessed animal litter, nor shall the State Plant Board regulate the private sale of unprocessed animal litter which is not sold as one hundred percent (100%) natural organic fertilizer as defined by this subchapter.
Acts 1988 (4th Ex. Sess.), No. 24, § 1; 1991, No. 968, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-101 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Agricultural Products Grading Act of 1925".
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 12384; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-501.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-102 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Agricultural products" means horticultural, viticultural, bee, and other agricultural products;
(2)
"Board" means the State Plant Board;
(3)
"Director" means the Director of the State Plant Board;
(4)
"Persons" means individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, or two (2) or more individuals having a joint or common interest; and
(5)
"Places" means vessels, cars, and other vehicles, buildings, docks, railroad platforms, orchards, fields, and other premises where agricultural products are kept, handled, or grown.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 12385; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-502.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-103 - Penalty

Any person who shall violate any provision of this subchapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 16; Pope's Dig., § 12398; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-515; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 233.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-104 - Official standards for grading

(a)
In order to promote, protect, further, and develop the agricultural interests of this state, the State Plant Board, after investigation and public hearing, is authorized and empowered to fix and promulgate official standards for grading and classifying any or all agricultural products grown or produced in this state and to fix and promulgate official standards for containers of farm products and to change any of them from time to time.
(b)
The board, in its rules or notices promulgated under this subchapter, shall prescribe such tolerances as may be deemed necessary, permitting variations from the standards fixed under the provisions of this subchapter as are reasonably incident to the proper grading of agricultural products or to the manufacture of containers for farm products.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 12386; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-503.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-105 - Notice of standards

(a)
In promulgating the standards or any alterations or modifications of the standards, the State Plant Board shall specify the date when they shall become effective and shall give public notice, not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the date when the standard for any agricultural product shall become effective and one (1) year in advance of the date when the standard for any container shall become effective, by such means as the board deems proper.
(b)
The Director of the State Plant Board is authorized and empowered to employ reasonable methods for diffusing information concerning the standard that may be fixed by the board for any agricultural product or container.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 12387; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-504.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-106 - Adoption of federal standards

(a)
The State Plant Board is authorized to fix and promulgate as the official standard of this state for any agricultural product or container the standard for the product or container which may have been promulgated or announced therefor under the authority of the United States Congress.
(b)
In carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the Director of the State Plant Board is authorized to cooperate with the United States or any department thereof in accomplishing the matters and things provided for in this subchapter.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 5; Pope's Dig., § 12388; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-505.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-107 - Container standards

When any standard for a container for an agricultural product becomes effective under this subchapter, then no person shall manufacture for commerce within the jurisdiction of this state or sell, ship, or offer for sale in commerce any container, either filled or unfilled, to which that standard is applicable when the container does not comply with the standard, subject to such tolerance as may be permitted under this subchapter.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 14; Pope's Dig., § 12396; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-513.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-108 - Unlawful sale or disposal

It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale or to sell or otherwise dispose of any agricultural product in this state under any grade name or classification fixed for that agricultural product under the provisions of this subchapter or under any description, name, or designation which would reasonably be construed to refer to any grade name or classification fixed for that agricultural product under the provisions of this subchapter unless that agricultural product is graded or classified in conformity with the standard which may be specified for that grade or classification of the agricultural product under the provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 15; Pope's Dig., § 12397; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-514.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-109 - Suspension or revocation of licenses

(a)
The Director of the State Plant Board may designate any competent inspector or other employee or agent of the State Plant Board and, upon satisfactory evidence of competency, may license any other person, and charge and collect a reasonable fee for the license, to inspect or classify agricultural products in accordance with such rules as the board may prescribe at such places as the volume of business may be found to warrant the furnishing of inspection service, at the request of persons having an interest in products and to ascertain and certify the grade, classification, quality, or condition thereof, and such other pertinent facts as the board may require.
(b)
(1)
The board is authorized to fix, assess, and collect or cause to be collected fees for services when they are performed by inspectors, employees, or agents of the board.
(2)
Licensed inspectors may charge and collect as compensation for services only such fees as may be approved by the board.
(c)
(1)
The director may suspend or revoke any license whenever, after an opportunity for hearing has been afforded to the licensee, the director shall determine that the licensee is incompetent, or has knowingly or carelessly failed to grade or classify any agricultural product in accordance with such standards, or has knowingly or carelessly failed to correctly certify the grade, classification, quality, or condition of any agricultural product, or has violated any provision of this subchapter, or of the rules made pursuant thereto.
(2)
Pending investigations, the director may suspend a licensee temporarily without a hearing.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 6; Pope's Dig., § 12389; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-506.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-110 - Inspectors, employees, and agents

(a)
The Director of the State Plant Board may appoint deputy inspectors, employees, and agents to assist in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
(1)
The director may require any employee or agent and any inspector licensed under this subchapter to be covered by a good and sufficient bond, payable to the state, conditional upon the faithful performance of each employee, agent, or licensed inspector of his or her duties as an employee, agent, or licensed inspector.
(2)
Any person injured by the failure of an employee, agent, or licensed inspector faithfully to perform such duties shall be entitled to sue on the bond in his or her own name in any court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of such damages as he or she may have sustained by reason of that failure.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 10; Pope's Dig., § 12393; Acts 1985, No. 279, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-510.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-111 - Unlawful actions - Improper influence

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any inspector, employee, or agent employed under the provisions of this subchapter, or any inspector licensed under it, to:
(1)
Knowingly inspect, grade, or classify improperly any agricultural product;
(2)
Knowingly give any incorrect certificate of grade, classification, quality, or condition; or
(3)
Accept money or other consideration, directly or indirectly, for any incorrect or improper performance of duty.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to improperly influence or attempt to improperly influence any inspector, employee, agent, or licensed inspector in the performance of his or her duties.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 11; Pope's Dig., § 12394; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-511.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-112 - Administration

(a)
The State Plant Board is authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and notices for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
All fees and moneys collected or received by inspectors, employees, or agents of the board under this subchapter and the rules which may be promulgated under it shall be deposited in a manner prescribed in §
2-16-210
and shall be used for carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 9; Pope's Dig., § 12392; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-509.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-113 - Right of inspection

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions and requirements of this subchapter and the rules and notices made and promulgated under it, the State Plant Board and its inspectors shall have power to enter into or upon any place and to open any bundle, package, or container of agricultural products.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 18; Pope's Dig., § 12400; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-517.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-114 - Appeal of certification

(a)
(1)
Whenever any quantity of any agricultural product shall have been inspected under this subchapter and a question arises as to whether the certificate issued therefor shows the true grade, classification, quality, or condition of the product, any interested person, subject to the rules as the State Plant Board may prescribe, may appeal the question to the Director of the State Plant Board.
(2)
The director is authorized to cause an investigation to be made and such tests to be applied as he or she may deem necessary and to determine and issue a finding of the true grade or classification of the product or of the quality or condition thereof.
(b)
Whenever an appeal shall be taken to the director under this section, he or she shall charge and assess and collect or cause to be collected a reasonable fee, to be fixed by him or her, which shall be refunded if the appeal is sustained.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 7; Pope's Dig., § 12390; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-507.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-115 - Certificate as evidence

When not superseded by a finding on appeal of the grade, classification, quality, or condition of any agricultural product, a certificate issued under this subchapter and all certificates issued under authority of the United States Congress relating to grade, classification, quality, or condition of agricultural products shall be accepted in any court of this state as prima facie evidence of true grade, classification, condition, or quality of the agricultural product at the time of its inspection.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 8; Pope's Dig., § 12391; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-508.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-116 - Misrepresentations

If any quantity of any agricultural product shall have been inspected and a certificate issued under this subchapter showing the grade, classification, quality, or condition thereof, no person shall represent the grade, classification, quality, or condition of the product at the time and place of the inspection as other than shown by the certificate.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 12; Pope's Dig., § 12395; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-512.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-117) › Section 2-20-117 - Rule of agency

In construing and enforcing the provisions of this subchapter, the act, omission, or failure of any official, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any person, association, partnership, or corporation within the scope of his or her employment or office shall also be deemed in every case the act, omission, or failure of such person, association, partnership, or corporation as well as that of the official, agent, or person.
Acts 1925, No. 218, § 17; Pope's Dig., § 12399; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-516.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 2 - COTTON AND COTTON GINS (§§ 2-20-201 — 2-20-208) › Section 2-20-201 - Public cotton gin defined

All cotton gins in Arkansas which gin cotton other than that grown on the farm where the gin is located or on a farm owned or controlled by the operator of the gin are declared to be public cotton gins.
Acts 1919, No. 447, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 10454; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-801.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 2 - COTTON AND COTTON GINS (§§ 2-20-201 — 2-20-208) › Section 2-20-202 - Order in ginning

(a)
All public cotton gins in this state as defined in §
2-20-201
are required to gin all cotton brought to the gin for ginning in the order in which it is presented for ginning.
(b)
Cotton offered for ginning from vehicles shall be ginned as provided and ahead of cotton stored in gin buildings if, at the time offered, it is in condition to be ginned.
Acts 1919, No. 447, § 2; C. & M. Dig., § 10455; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-802.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 2 - COTTON AND COTTON GINS (§§ 2-20-201 — 2-20-208) › Section 2-20-203 - Method of ginning

(a)
All cotton ginned by public gins in this state, as defined in §
2-20-201
, shall be ginned in such a manner as to make a good sample and to give a reasonable turnout according to the condition of the cotton and shall be paid for by the person having the cotton ginned at a reasonable price per one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) of seed cotton, plus the bagging and ties furnished by the ginner at a reasonable price.
(b)
The seed from any cotton ginned shall be delivered to the person having it ginned at his or her request or may be purchased by the ginner at such price as may be agreed upon.
Acts 1919, No. 447, § 3; C. & M. Dig., § 10456; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-803.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 2 - COTTON AND COTTON GINS (§§ 2-20-201 — 2-20-208) › Section 2-20-204 - Remedies for refusing to gin

(a)
(1)
Any person, firm, or corporation operating any public gin in this state as defined in §
2-20-201
who shall fail or refuse to gin cotton as required by §§
2-20-202
and
2-20-203
shall be guilty of a violation.
(2)
Upon conviction, an offender shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
(3)
Each violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
(b)
In addition to the fine, the offender shall be liable for double damages to the person aggrieved in a civil action.
Acts 1919, No. 447, § 4; C. & M. Dig., § 10457; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-804; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 2 - COTTON AND COTTON GINS (§§ 2-20-201 — 2-20-208) › Section 2-20-205 - Records of seed cotton

(a)
Every person or corporation owning or operating any cotton gin within this state shall make and keep in a well-bound book a record of all seed cotton purchased at or for the gin, which shall show the:
(1)
Name and address of the seller;
(2)
Amount of seed cotton purchased;
(3)
Date purchased; and
(4)
Purchase price.
(b)
The record shall be open at all times for inspection by any justice of the peace, constable, deputy constable, sheriff, deputy sheriff, prosecuting attorney, or deputy prosecuting attorney.
Acts 1937, No. 318, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 3064; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-805.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 2 - COTTON AND COTTON GINS (§§ 2-20-201 — 2-20-208) › Section 2-20-206 - Failure to keep gin record

Any person or corporation owning or operating any gin within the State of Arkansas who shall fail to make and keep the record required in §
2-20-205
or who shall refuse or fail to permit its inspection by any of the officers mentioned in §
2-20-205
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, an offender shall be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Acts 1937, No. 318, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 3065; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-806.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 2 - COTTON AND COTTON GINS (§§ 2-20-201 — 2-20-208) › Section 2-20-207 - Record of cotton weighed

(a)
All persons weighing cotton for the public in this state and receiving compensation therefor shall be required to keep a book or record of all cotton weighed by them, giving:
(1)
The weight and marks of each bale;
(2)
For whom weighed; and
(3)
To whom sold where the purchaser is known to the weigher.
(b)
The book or record shall be kept subject to inspection by the public.
Acts 1901, No. 77, § 1, p. 130; C. & M. Dig., § 2446; Pope's Dig., § 3068; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-811.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 2 - COTTON AND COTTON GINS (§§ 2-20-201 — 2-20-208) › Section 2-20-208 - Failure to keep weighing record

Any weigher who shall refuse to keep books or records or who shall, on demand of any person, fail or refuse to exhibit them shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, an offender shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
Acts 1901, No. 77, § 2, p. 130; C. & M. Dig., § 2446; Pope's Dig., § 3068; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-812.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 3 - LABELING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR INTERSTATE SHIPMENT (§§ 2-20-301 — 2-20-310) › Section 2-20-301 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Arkansas Fruit and Vegetable Labeling Act of 1947", which is enacted in the exercise of the police powers of this state for the general welfare of the people of this state.
Acts 1947, No. 343, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-601.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 3 - LABELING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR INTERSTATE SHIPMENT (§§ 2-20-301 — 2-20-310) › Section 2-20-302 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Closed package" means a barrel, box, basket, sack, carrier, or crate, of which all of the contents cannot readily be seen or inspected when the package is prepared for market;
(2)
"Culls" means products which, on account of quality and condition, do not come within any of the above classifications or grades;
(3)
"Persons" means individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, or associations of two (2) or more individuals having a joint or common interest;
(4)
"Places" means vessels, cars, and other vehicles, buildings, docks, railroad platforms, orchards, fields, and other premises where agricultural products are grown, kept, or handled;
(5)
"Ripes" means products which are too ripe or soft, due to ripeness only, to ship, but which are satisfactory for short hauls and immediate consumption;
(6)
"Ungraded" means products packaged which may be any combination of the United States standard grades or the grades established by this subchapter and, in addition, may include field run and all other grades with only soft and decayed fruit excluded; and
(7)
"Utility" or "combination" means products packaged which may be any combination of the United States standard grades or grades established by this subchapter.
Acts 1947, No. 343, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-610.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 3 - LABELING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR INTERSTATE SHIPMENT (§§ 2-20-301 — 2-20-310) › Section 2-20-303 - Applicability

(a)
(1)
The provisions of this subchapter are limited to peaches, tomatoes, strawberries, Irish potatoes, and apples which are grown and produced in Arkansas.
(2)
(A)
Standard grades for products covered by this subchapter shall be limited to United States grades and shall conform in all respects and be identical with the latest standards established by the United States Secretary of Agriculture.
(B)
The State Plant Board shall have authority to prescribe and promulgate an Arkansas Commercial or Utility Grade and other and additional grades of peaches.
(b)
Standard grades for peaches shall be the standard United States grades and the additional Arkansas grades designated as Utility or Combination, and Unclassified, and Ripes.
Acts 1947, No. 343, §§ 2A, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 77-603, 77-604.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 3 - LABELING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR INTERSTATE SHIPMENT (§§ 2-20-301 — 2-20-310) › Section 2-20-304 - Transactions excepted

This subchapter shall not apply to products:
(1)
Sold directly by a producer to consumer;
(2)
Sold by a producer in consumer packages or in bulk to retail trade exclusively in Arkansas; and
(3)
In transit from point of origin to a place of processing, further grading, or conditioning within Arkansas.
Acts 1947, No. 343, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-608.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 3 - LABELING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR INTERSTATE SHIPMENT (§§ 2-20-301 — 2-20-310) › Section 2-20-305 - Penalties

Each person who by himself or herself or through his or her agent or employee violates any provision of this subchapter shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor for each offense.
Acts 1947, No. 343, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-609; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 403.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 3 - LABELING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR INTERSTATE SHIPMENT (§§ 2-20-301 — 2-20-310) › Section 2-20-306 - Administration

The State Plant Board shall administer and enforce the provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 1947, No. 343, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-602.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 3 - LABELING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR INTERSTATE SHIPMENT (§§ 2-20-301 — 2-20-310) › Section 2-20-307 - Marking of closed containers

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to expose or offer for sale or have in his or her possession for sale or sell, transport, deliver, or consign any product covered by this subchapter in a closed package unless the container has been plainly marked or tagged in an indelible manner showing:
(1)
The name and address of the producer, shipper, or other person responsible for packing the product;
(2)
Contents in terms of net weight, measure, or numerical count and variety, state of origin, minimum size, etc., depending on the product; and
(3)
The official grade of the product.
(b)
If the product does not conform to an official grade, the package or tag shall be marked "UNGRADED" or "CULLS", as the case may be.
(c)
All markings shall be not less than one-fourth inch (1/4") in height, except that "CULLS" must be marked in letters not less than one inch (1") in height.
Acts 1947, No. 343, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-605.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 3 - LABELING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR INTERSTATE SHIPMENT (§§ 2-20-301 — 2-20-310) › Section 2-20-308 - False representations

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to expose or offer for sale or sell, transport, deliver, or consign, or have in his or her possession for sale products covered by this subchapter packed in a closed package in which the label or exposed surface gives a false representation of the contents of the package.
(b)
It shall be considered a false representation if the exposed surface does not reasonably represent the size, quality, and varietal characteristics of the remaining portions of the package.
Acts 1947, No. 343, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-606.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 3 - LABELING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR INTERSTATE SHIPMENT (§§ 2-20-301 — 2-20-310) › Section 2-20-309 - Used containers

It shall be unlawful for any person to expose, or offer for sale or sell, transport, deliver, consign, or have in his or her possession for sale products covered by this subchapter which are packed in used containers unless the used containers are clean, sanitary, and otherwise adequate for use in the trade and all prior labelings or markings are erased or obliterated.
Acts 1947, No. 343, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-607.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 3 - LABELING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR INTERSTATE SHIPMENT (§§ 2-20-301 — 2-20-310) › Section 2-20-310 - Right of inspection

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions and requirements of this subchapter, the State Plant Board and its inspectors shall have power to enter into or upon any place and to open any bundle, package, or container of agricultural products.
Acts 1947, No. 343, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-611.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 4 - SOYBEAN PROMOTION (§§ 2-20-401 — 2-20-409) › Section 2-20-401 - Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to promote the growth and development of the soybean industry in Arkansas by research, extension, promotion, and market development, thereby promoting the general welfare of the people of Arkansas.
Acts 1971, No. 259, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2001; Acts 1991, No. 340, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 20 - PROCESSING, GRADING, LABELING, AND MARKETING OF PRODUCTS (§§ 2-20-101 — 2-20-806) › Subchapter 4 - SOYBEAN PROMOTION (§§ 2-20-401 — 2-20-409) › Section 2-20-402 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Board" means the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board created under this subchapter;
(2)
"Net market price" means:
(A)
The sales price or value received by a producer for soybeans after adjustments for any premium or discount based on grading or quality factors, as determined by the secretary; or
(B)
For soybeans pledged as collateral for a loan issued under any price support loan program administered by the Commodity Credit Corporation, the principal amount of the loan;
(3)
"Secretary" means the United States Secretary of Agriculture;
(4)
"Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act" means the federal Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act of 1990, Subtitle E of Title XIX, of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990, P.L. No. 101-624, as amended from time to time, and any order issued pursuant thereto by the secretary; and
(5)
"United Soybean Board" means the United Soybean Board created by the Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act.
Acts 1991, No. 340, § 2.