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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 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-101 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Abandoned apiary" means an apiary to which the owner or operator fails to provide such reasonable and adequate attention to each hive during the year as to jeopardize the welfare of neighboring colonies;
(2)
"Apiary" means any place where one (1) or more colonies of bees are kept;
(3)
"Apiary equipment" means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, or any other equipment used in the handling and manipulation of bees, honey, wax, and hives;
(4)
"Appliances" means any apparatus, tools, machines, or other devices used in the handling and manipulation of bees, honey, wax, and hives. The term includes containers of honey and wax which may be used in an apiary or in transporting bees and their products and apiary supplies;
(5)
"Bee disease" means American and European foulbrood, sacbrood, bee paralysis, or any other disease or abnormal condition of the egg, larval, pupal, or adult stages of bees;
(6)
"Bees" means any stage of the common honeybee, Apis mellifera;
(7)
"Colony" means the bees in any hive including queens, workers, and drones;
(8)
"Director" means the Director of the State Plant Board;
(9)
"Hive" means a frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, logs, gum skep, or any other receptacle or container, natural or artificial, or any part thereof, which may be used as a domicile for bees;
(10)
"Nucleus" means any division or portion of a hive that contains comb;
(11)
"Package" means an indefinite number of bees, in a bee-tight container, with or without a queen, without comb;
(12)
"Pollination" means the use of bees for the transfer of pollen in the production of agricultural crops;
(13)
"Section head" means the head of the Apiary Section of the Division of Plant Industries; and
(14)
"State Apiarist" means the Director of the Division of Plant Industries of the State Plant Board.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1726.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-102 - Penalty

Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be punished accordingly.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1730.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-103 - Prohibited acts

(a)
(1)
No person shall sell, offer for sale, give away, or otherwise transfer ownership of any bees, colony of bees, or queen bees without first receiving from the State Plant Board a certificate of health issued not more than six (6) months before disposition.
(2)
A copy of the certificate shall be issued by the seller or given to the purchaser or person receiving the colony at the time of delivery.
(b)
It is unlawful for any person to give false information or incomplete information in any matter pertaining to this chapter or to resist, impede, or hinder the apiary inspector in the discharge of his or her duties.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 4; 1979, No. 149, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1728.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-104 - Administration

The State Plant Board is vested with the authority to carry out the provisions of this chapter through the Director of the State Plant Board, State Apiarist, section head, and deputies.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1725.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-105 - Rules

(a)
The State Plant Board may promulgate such rules, not inconsistent with this chapter, as it shall deem necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter.
(b)
Rules shall be promulgated, issued, and enforced in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1730.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-106 - Enforcement

(a)
(1)
For the enforcement of this chapter, the apiary inspector shall have, where any apiary is located or any bees, combs, or apiary appliances are kept, the authority to enter upon any private or public premises with right of access, ingress, and egress for the purpose of ascertaining the existence of the disease known as American foulbrood or European foulbrood or any other disease which is infectious or contagious and injurious to bees in their egg, larval, pupal, or adult stages.
(2)
(A)
Before exercising that authority, the inspector must afford the beekeeper the opportunity to be present during the inspection by serving notice of the date and time of inspection at least five (5) days before the inspection.
(B)
The five-day period may be abbreviated upon the mutual consent of the inspector and the beekeeper.
(b)
Beekeepers aggrieved by the actions of an inspector may appeal the inspector's action to the State Plant Board at the board's next meeting.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 4; 1979, No. 149, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1728.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-107 - Inspections

(a)
(1)
Whenever an apiary has been inspected and found apparently free from American foulbrood or other dangerous, contagious, or infectious bee diseases, and all other provisions of this chapter have been complied with, a certificate of inspection shall be issued.
(2)
The certificate of inspection shall be valid for a period of one (1) year following the date of its issuance.
(3)
A valid certificate of inspection shall be deemed as a blanket permit to move the hives from place to place within the state.
(b)
Should, upon inspection or laboratory analysis, any of the diseases described in §
2-22-106(a)
be determined to exist in an apiary, it shall be the duty of the State Plant Board to cause the colony to be treated or disinfected or to destroy it, or cause it to be destroyed, by fire, including the hives, frames, honey, wax, and brood.
(c)
(1)
If an abandoned apiary is found upon inspection to be diseased, the board shall cause it to be immediately destroyed by burning.
(2)
(A)
An apiary may be considered abandoned only after reasonable attempts have been made to determine ownership.
(B)
Attempts to determine ownership are to at least include the questioning of the owner, lessee, or renter of the land on which the apiary is discovered.
(d)
After inspection of infected bees or fixtures or after handling diseased bees and before leaving the premises or proceeding to any other apiary, the apiary inspector shall take such measures as shall prevent the spread of the disease by infected material adhering to his or her person or clothing or to any tools or appliances used by him or her which have come in contact with infected materials.
(e)
Upon request, additional inspections shall be made by the inspector of bees, colonies of bees, queen bees and their attendants, or hives, supers, or other equipment used in bee culture.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 4; 1979, No. 149, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1728.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-108 - Standards for inspectors

The State Plant Board shall establish minimum competency standards for persons to be employed as apiary inspectors. These requirements are to include demonstrated ability to properly handle hives and bees in addition to proficient performance on a written test measuring knowledge pertinent to the job of inspector.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 4; 1979, No. 149, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1728.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-109 - Duties of persons engaged in beekeeping

(a)
(1)
It is the duty of all persons engaged in beekeeping to provide movable frames in all hives used by them to contain bees and to cause the bees in the hives to construct brood combs in the frames so that any of the frames may be removed from the hive without injuring other combs in the hive.
(2)
Beekeepers shall change newly acquired bees from their natural habitat to hives as soon as possible, but in no case shall a period of more than twelve (12) months elapse between the date of acquiring new bees and transferring them to hives.
(b)
Immediately upon detection of disease, anyone keeping bees shall treat and disinfect, or burn and bury in places where they shall remain undisturbed, combs and frames taken from diseased colonies, or, until salvaged, combs and frames shall be placed in tight receptacles so constructed that it is impossible for bees to gain access to combs or for honey or any other liquid to leak out where bees are able to gain access to it.
(c)
Anyone exposing combs, honey, frames, empty hives, covers or bottom-boards, or tools, or other appliances contaminated by infected material from diseased colonies shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in this chapter.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 4; 1979, No. 149, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1728.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-110 - Registration by beekeepers

(a)
(1)
(A)
A person owning, leasing, or possessing bees within ten (10) days after coming into ownership or possession of bees or before moving bees from outside the State of Arkansas, shall file with the State Plant Board an application for registration.
(B)
The application shall set forth the exact location by legal description of the premises, together with the name of the owner or possessor of the apiary, the number of colonies of bees in each apiary owned by him or her or in his or her possession or under his or her control, together with such other information as may be required by the board.
(2)
The beekeeper may register one (1) location for each ten (10) colonies for the first one thousand (1,000) colonies and may register one (1) location for each twenty (20) colonies thereafter.
(3)
A new registration is required when any significant change occurs in the location or operation of the beekeeper.
(4)
All applications for registration shall be approved or rejected by the board so as to effectuate compliance with this chapter or rules promulgated under this section.
(b)
(1)
No person can place bees on property other than his or her own within three (3) miles of a previously registered area without the written permission of the registrant.
(2)
Upon written complaint made to the board by any beekeeper or any landowner whose land is in the registered area that the registrant or any other person claiming prior bee pasturage rights is not properly covering the area so registered, then the board shall be authorized to permit the placing in such area of other bees or bee yards as, in its judgment, shall be sufficient.
(c)
(1)
(A)
Nonresidents of this state who desire to locate their colonies of bees in Arkansas shall register their bees and the locations they desire as required in subsection (a) of this section.
(B)
Registration shall be required annually.
(2)
If a nonresident beekeeper fails to place his or her bees in an area registered by him or her during the registration period, the beekeeper shall forfeit his or her rights to that area and shall not be allowed to apply for that area until one (1) year after the forfeiture.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 3; 1979, No. 149, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1727.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-111 - Transporting of bees

(a)
(1)
All bees in used hives or other apiary equipment which may be brought into the state from other states or other countries must be accompanied by a certificate of health issued by the official inspector of the state or country where they had been located.
(2)
The transportation of bees in used hives or other apiary equipment into this state without a certificate of health by any person or by common carriers is expressly prohibited.
(b)
The certificate of health shall certify to the apparent freedom from foulbrood or any other contagious or infectious bee disease and shall be based on actual inspection of bees and material within ninety (90) days of the date of shipment.
(c)
(1)
A person transporting bees within the state to a location not previously approved shall notify the State Plant Board of the action at least twenty (20) days before the move.
(2)
(A)
Under emergency conditions such as fires, crop dusting, and natural disasters, the bees may be moved without prior notice if the board is notified within five (5) days of the move and informed of the circumstances necessitating the emergency move.
(B)
No notification shall be required for the movement of disease-free bees between previously registered locations.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 5; 1979, No. 149, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1729.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 22 - BEES AND APIARIES (§§ 2-22-101 — 2-22-112) › Section 2-22-112 - Quarantine

(a)
All apiaries, bees, bee equipment, bee products, buildings, premises, and appliances where or on which American or European foulbrood is known to exist are declared to be under quarantine.
(b)
(1)
The removal of any and all bees, queen bees, bee products, colonies, nuclei, combs and apiary appliances, and bee fixtures is prohibited except under such cases as the State Plant Board may permit or approve.
(2)
The quarantines shall exist until the board shall determine and declare the premises or material is apparently free from American or European foulbrood.
(c)
The imposed quarantine shall cease to be in effect if the board has not verified the existence of American or European foulbrood within thirty (30) days after appeal by the beekeeper.
Acts 1977, No. 161, § 4; 1979, No. 149, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 78-1728.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 23 - ARBITRATION OF DEFECTIVE SEED CLAIMS (§§ 2-23-101 — 2-23-110) › Section 2-23-101 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Advertisement" means all representations other than those on the label written, recorded, or published and distributed by the labeler;
(2)
"Agricultural seed" means the seeds of grass, forage, cereal, oil and fiber crops, and any other kinds of seed commonly recognized within this state as agricultural seeds and mixtures of such seed;
(3)
"Buyer" means a person who purchases agricultural seeds;
(4)
"Dealer" means any person, individual, partnership, or company who distributes agricultural seeds;
(5)
"Label" means the display or displays of written, printed, or graphic matter upon or attached to the container of seed or as required by rules established under the Arkansas Plant Act of 1917, §
2-16-201
et seq.;
(6)
"Labeler" means the person, firm, corporation, or the registered code number whose name appears on the label or container of seed;
(7)
"Labeling" includes all labels, advertisements, and other written, printed, or graphic representations in any manner whatsoever pertaining to any seed, whether in bulk or in containers, and includes representations on invoices except for current, official publications of the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of the Interior, state experiment stations, state agricultural colleges, and other similar federal or state institutions or agencies authorized by law to conduct research; and
(8)
"Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or company.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 34, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 1; 1999, No. 921, § 1; 2007, No. 827, §§ 3, 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 23 - ARBITRATION OF DEFECTIVE SEED CLAIMS (§§ 2-23-101 — 2-23-110) › Section 2-23-102 - Prerequisite to legal action - Notice - Arbitration

(a)
(1)
When any buyer believes that he or she has been damaged by the failure of agricultural seed to produce or perform as represented by the labeling of the agricultural seed, as a prerequisite to the buyer's right to maintain a legal action against the dealer or labeler and within a reasonable time after the alleged defect or violation becomes apparent, the buyer shall file a written notice of intent to seek arbitration to permit inspection of the crops or plants during the growing season.
(2)
A meeting shall be scheduled by the Director of the State Plant Board between the buyer and labeler for the purpose of resolving the dispute, or if the dispute is not resolved, for officially filing the complaint.
(3)
The buyer shall make a sworn complaint against the dealer or labeler alleging the damages sustained or to be sustained and file the complaint with the director.
(4)
The buyer shall send a copy of the complaint to the labeler by United States registered mail.
(b)
(1)
A filing fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) plus one dollar ($1.00) per acre filed on, not to exceed a total of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750), shall be paid to the director with each complaint filed, and complaints shall be filed on forms provided by the State Plant Board.
(2)
This fee shall be deposited into the Plant Board Fund in the State Treasury and may be used by the director to offset expenses of the investigation.
(c)
Within ten (10) days after receipt of a copy of the complaint, the labeler shall file with the director the labeler's answer to the complaint and send a copy of the answer to the buyer by United States registered mail.
(d)
(1)
However, unless notice of this section is legibly printed or typed on the seed container or on a label affixed to the seed container or printed on the invoice covering bulk seed, the buyer shall not be required to comply with this section as a prerequisite to maintaining a legal action against the dealer or labeler.
(2)
A notice in the following form, or some reasonably equivalent language, is sufficient:
"Notice of Mandatory Arbitration
NOTICE: As a prerequisite to maintaining a legal action based upon the failure of seed to which this label is attached to produce as represented, a consumer shall file a sworn complaint with the Director of the State Plant Board within such time as to permit inspection of the crops or plants during the growing season."
(3)
If language setting forth the requirement is not so placed on the seed package, analysis label, or invoice covering bulk seed shipments, the filing and serving of a complaint under this section are not required.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 35, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 2; 1999, No. 921, § 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 23 - ARBITRATION OF DEFECTIVE SEED CLAIMS (§§ 2-23-101 — 2-23-110) › Section 2-23-103 - Seed dealer or labeler may request investigation - Requirements

(a)
Any seed dealer or labeler against whom suit is brought in any state or federal court by a buyer who alleges that he or she has been damaged by the failure of seeds purchased from a seed dealer to perform as labeled, may request an investigation by the Department of Agriculture.
(b)
A filing fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) plus one dollar ($1.00) per acre filed on, not to exceed a total of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750), shall be paid by the party.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 36, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 2; 1999, No. 921, § 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 23 - ARBITRATION OF DEFECTIVE SEED CLAIMS (§§ 2-23-101 — 2-23-110) › Section 2-23-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 37, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 2; 1997, No. 250, § 5; 1999, No. 921, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 23 - ARBITRATION OF DEFECTIVE SEED CLAIMS (§§ 2-23-101 — 2-23-110) › Section 2-23-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 38, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 2; 1999, No. 921, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 23 - ARBITRATION OF DEFECTIVE SEED CLAIMS (§§ 2-23-101 — 2-23-110) › Section 2-23-106 - Informal hearing

If the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture determines that an informal hearing should be conducted to allow each party an opportunity to present his or her respective side of the dispute, attorneys may be present at the hearing to confer with their clients, but may not participate directly in the proceedings unless requested to do so by the secretary or his or her designee.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 39, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 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 23 - ARBITRATION OF DEFECTIVE SEED CLAIMS (§§ 2-23-101 — 2-23-110) › Section 2-23-107 - Investigation and report - Findings as evidence

(a)
When a complaint is made by a buyer against a dealer or labeler, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture or his or her designee shall make a full and complete investigation of the matters complained of and at the conclusion of the investigation, report the findings and recommendations to the buyer and to the labeler by United States registered mail.
(b)
(1)
The report of arbitration shall be binding upon all parties to the extent, if any, that they have so agreed:
(A)
In any contract governing the sale of the seed; or
(B)
Before the official filing of arbitration.
(2)
In the absence of an agreement to be bound by arbitration, a buyer may commence legal proceedings against a seller or assert such claim, as a counterclaim or defense in any action brought by the seller, at any time after the receipt of the report of arbitration.
(3)
(A)
In litigation involving a complaint which has been the subject of arbitration under this section, any party may introduce the report of arbitration as evidence of the facts found in the report, and the court may give such weight to the findings and conclusions of law and recommendations as to damages and costs as the court may see fit based upon all the evidence before the court.
(B)
The court may also take into account any findings with respect to the failure of any party to cooperate in the arbitration proceedings, including any finding as to the effect of delay in filing the arbitration claim upon the secretary's or his or her designee's ability to determine the facts of the case.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 40, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 2; 1999, No. 921, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 23 - ARBITRATION OF DEFECTIVE SEED CLAIMS (§§ 2-23-101 — 2-23-110) › Section 2-23-108 - Investigative powers

In conducting its investigation, the Department of Agriculture may:
(1)
Examine the buyer on his or her use of the seed of which he or she complains and the dealer or labeler on his or her packaging, labeling, and selling operation of the seed alleged to be faulty;
(2)
Grow to production a representative sample of the alleged faulty seed through the facilities of the state, under the supervision of the Director of the State Plant Board, when such action is deemed by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture to be necessary;
(3)
Hold informal hearings at a time and place directed by the secretary upon reasonable notice to the buyer and the dealer or labeler; and
(4)
Seek evaluations from authorities in allied disciplines, when deemed necessary.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 41, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 2; 1999, No. 921, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 23 - ARBITRATION OF DEFECTIVE SEED CLAIMS (§§ 2-23-101 — 2-23-110) › Section 2-23-109 - Recording keeping

The Department of Agriculture shall keep a record of its activities and reports under this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 42, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 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 23 - ARBITRATION OF DEFECTIVE SEED CLAIMS (§§ 2-23-101 — 2-23-110) › Section 2-23-110 - Notice

The consumer and seedsman shall give written notice to the Department of Agriculture of the acceptance or rejection of the department's recommended terms of settlement within thirty (30) days from the date such recommended terms of settlement are issued by the department.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 43, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 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 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-101 - Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Grain Dealers Act".
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-102 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
(A)
"Dealer" means a person that operates as a grain buyer.
(B)
"Dealer" does not include a person licensed under the following:
(i)
The United States Warehouse Act,
7 U.S.C. § 241
et seq.; or
(ii)
The Arkansas Public Grain Warehouse Law, §
2-17-201
et seq.;
(2)
"End user" means a person that:
(A)
Is the ultimate user of the grain; or
(B)
Offers the grain for sale to the general public as a retail sale;
(3)
"Facility" means one (1) or more locations in the state that are operated by a grain dealer;
(4)
"Grain" means corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, rice, sorghum, soybeans, oil seeds, and other agricultural commodities approved by the State Plant Board; and
(5)
"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal form of business.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-103 - Administration - Exemption

(a)
The State Plant Board shall:
(1)
Administer this chapter; and
(2)
Create a publicly accessible database of:
(A)
Dealers licensed under this chapter;
(B)
Persons licensed under the United States Warehouse Act,
7 U.S.C. § 241
et seq.; and
(C)
Persons licensed under the Arkansas Public Grain Warehouse Law, §
2-17-201
et seq.
(b)
An end user is exempt from the requirements of this chapter.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-104 - License required

(a)
(1)
A dealer shall obtain a license from the State Plant Board under this chapter before entering into a contract for or purchasing grain.
(2)
A dealer that exists as of the effective date of this chapter has sixty (60) days from March 23, 2015 to obtain a license.
(b)
(1)
A license is valid from July 1 of the year of application until June 30 of the following year.
(2)
However, an initial license received between January 1 and June 30 is valid only until June 30 of the year in which the license was obtained.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-105 - Applications for licenses - Renewal

(a)
The State Plant Board shall issue a license to a dealer that satisfies the requirements of this chapter and the rules promulgated by the board.
(b)
A dealer seeking licensure under this chapter shall submit an application to the board on the form prescribed by the board.
(c)
(1)
A dealer shall renew its license annually as long as the dealer is operating in the state.
(2)
A dealer shall apply for renewal of a license issued under this chapter by submitting an application for renewal on the form prescribed by the board.
(3)
An application for renewal shall be received by the board on or before June 30.
(4)
The board shall renew the license of a dealer that satisfies the requirements of this chapter and the rules promulgated by the board.
(d)
The board may establish nominal application and renewal fees to offset the costs of administering this chapter.
(e)
If a dealer does not renew its license by the deadline stated in subsection (c) of this section, then the dealer's license is terminated, and it shall not be reinstated until the dealer submits an application for renewal and meets all other requirements of this chapter and the rules promulgated by the board.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-106 - Bond requirement

The State Plant Board may require a surety bond, financial reserve, or other evidence of creditworthiness for dealers.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-107 - Reporting - Audits and inspections

(a)
A dealer shall report to the State Plant Board annually on the form prescribed by the board.
(b)
The board may audit and inspect each dealer annually and as necessary.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-108 - Violations - Penalties

(a)
It is a violation of this chapter to:
(1)
Operate as a dealer without a license issued under this chapter;
(2)
Knowingly violate this chapter; or
(3)
Knowingly refuse to allow inspection of a dealer's premises, books, accounts, or other records during an audit by the State Plant Board under this chapter.
(b)
A person that commits a violation under subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a Class D felony.
(c)
A person that negligently violates this chapter upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(d)
(1)
A person who violates this chapter or a rule promulgated under this chapter upon conviction is guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2)
(A)
In addition to or in lieu of any other lawful disciplinary action, the board may assess a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation of a statute, rule, or order enforceable by the board under this chapter.
(B)
(i)
The board shall establish by rule a schedule designating the minimum and maximum civil penalty that may be assessed under this subsection for violation of each statute, rule, or order over which it has regulatory control under this chapter.
(ii)
The board may promulgate any other rules necessary to carry out the intent of this subsection.
(C)
If a civil penalty lawfully assessed under subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section is not paid, the civil penalty is recoverable in the name of the state by the Attorney General in Pulaski County Circuit Court or in the circuit court of the county in which the violation occurred.
(D)
A civil penalty paid or recovered under this subsection shall be deposited into the State Treasury to be credited to the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-109 - Suspension of license

(a)
(1)
The State Plant Board may temporarily suspend a dealer's license without a hearing if the board determines that the public health, safety, or welfare requires immediate action.
(2)
If the board temporarily suspends a dealer's license under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the board shall notify the dealer immediately by certified mail of the temporary suspension and the date, time, and location of the hearing to be held under subdivision (a)(3) of this section.
(3)
If a dealer's license is temporarily suspended under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, a hearing on the suspension of the dealer's license shall be held within ten (10) days of the temporary suspension of the dealer's license.
(b)
(1)
Based on the information contained in the complaint submitted against a dealer, the board may suspend the license of the dealer without a hearing five (5) days after sending written notice by certified mail, nonrestricted delivery, to the dealer if the dealer:
(A)
Does not have the required bond on file with the board; or
(B)
Refuses to submit to an audit or inspection by the board under this chapter.
(2)
A suspension of a dealer's license under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall not exceed sixty (60) days without a hearing.
(c)
A hearing under this section and an appeal of the board's decision to suspend a dealer's license under this section is governed by the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-110 - Receivership

(a)
Following the suspension of a dealer's license under this chapter, the State Plant Board may file a verified petition in a court of competent jurisdiction requesting the appointment of a receiver to take custody of the assets of the dealer and provide for the disposition of the assets under the supervision of the court.
(b)
A petition for the appointment of a receiver shall be filed in the county in which the dealer is located.
(c)
Upon receiving a petition for the appointment of a receiver under this section, a court may issue any temporary orders necessary to preserve or protect the assets in receivership, the value of the assets in receivership, and the rights of the dealer's creditors until a plan of disposition is approved.
(d)
The board may be appointed as receiver in an action brought under this section.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-111 - Cease and desist

The State Plant Board may order a dealer to cease and desist any activity that is in violation of this chapter.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-112 - Slow-pay hotline

(a)
The State Plant Board shall establish a slow-pay hotline for a person to notify the board that a dealer is more than thirty (30) days late on the dealer's contractual obligation for payment of grain to the person.
(b)
A dealer shall provide notice to each person from which the dealer purchases grain on the availability of the slow-pay hotline established under this section.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-113 - Recordkeeping

(a)
The State Plant Board shall promulgate rules concerning the records a dealer is required to maintain for the proper administration of this chapter.
(b)
A dealer shall:
(1)
Maintain the records required by the board under this section for five (5) years; and
(2)
Make the records available to the board on request.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 24 - ARKANSAS GRAIN DEALERS ACT (§§ 2-24-101 — 2-24-114) › Section 2-24-114 - Rules

The State Plant Board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this chapter.
Added by Act 2015, No. 601,§ 1, eff. 3/23/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 25 - ARKANSAS GRAIN GRADING ACT (§§ 2-25-101 — 2-25-106) › Section 2-25-101 - Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Grain Grading Act".
Added by Act 2019, No. 795,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 25 - ARKANSAS GRAIN GRADING ACT (§§ 2-25-101 — 2-25-106) › Section 2-25-102 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Grain" means corn, soybeans, and wheat;
(2)
"Grain dealer" means a person or entity that receives grain from a grain producer and sells or distributes grain commercially;
(3)
"Official grading agency" means an agency or laboratory authorized by the United States Agricultural Marketing Service to provide official inspection and weighing services on behalf of the United States Agricultural Marketing Service; and
(4)
"Producer" means a farmer who grows grain and delivers grain to a grain dealer.
Added by Act 2019, No. 795,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 25 - ARKANSAS GRAIN GRADING ACT (§§ 2-25-101 — 2-25-106) › Section 2-25-103 - Administration

(a)
The Department of Agriculture shall adopt rules governing the standards for sampling and grading grain that are consistent with the standards for sampling and grading grain developed by the United States Department of Agriculture.
(b)
The Department of Agriculture shall certify:
(1)
Grain dealers that employ grain samplers and graders; and
(2)
Courses of instruction in the methods of sampling and grading grain.
(c)
The Department of Agriculture shall issue a certificate to a grain dealer who conducts a course of instruction for sampling and grading grain that is satisfactory to the Department of Agriculture.
(d)
A grain dealer who issues grades for grain shall:
(1)
Sample and grade each load of grain delivered by a producer within twenty-four (24) hours of the time the grain is delivered to the grain dealer; and
(2)
Retain each sample of grain received from a producer that is subject to excessive deductions for grain damage or foreign material.
(e)
(1)
The Department of Agriculture shall promulgate a rule regarding the level of deduction that is excessive for each type of grain.
(2)
The rule shall:
(A)
Include the deductions for grain damage or foreign material;
(B)
Be based upon the numerical grades determined for each type of grain by the United States Department of Agriculture; and
(C)
Include a provision allowing for variance in the moisture level of a sample, which shall not subject the sample to reinspection.
(f)
Samples of grain that are subject to excessive deductions shall be retained in separate containers for two (2) days from the date the sample was graded.
Added by Act 2019, No. 795,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 25 - ARKANSAS GRAIN GRADING ACT (§§ 2-25-101 — 2-25-106) › Section 2-25-104 - Disputes

(a)
If a dispute arises regarding the grading of a sample that is subject to excessive deductions, the grain dealer or the producer, or both, may request that the sample be regraded by an official grading agency for an official grade that shall be deemed the official grade of the disputed sample.
(b)
If a regrading is requested, the grain dealer shall provide the sample to the official grading agency at the requester's expense.
Added by Act 2019, No. 795,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 25 - ARKANSAS GRAIN GRADING ACT (§§ 2-25-101 — 2-25-106) › Section 2-25-105 - Enforcement

(a)
An employee of the Department of Agriculture may inspect randomly selected grain dealers to ensure the grain dealer is certified by the department for sampling and grading grain.
(b)
An employee of the grain dealer that is responsible for sampling and grading grain is required to demonstrate through skill an adequate knowledge of sampling and grading grain as determined by the department.
Added by Act 2019, No. 795,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 25 - ARKANSAS GRAIN GRADING ACT (§§ 2-25-101 — 2-25-106) › Section 2-25-106 - Penalties

(a)
If the Department of Agriculture conducts an inspection of a grain dealer as permitted under §
2-25-105(a)
and determines that a grain dealer who issues grades is not taking samples of graded grain in a manner consistent with the standards adopted by the department, the department may place the grain dealer on probation.
(b)
(1)
If a grain dealer who issues grades for grain is placed on probation, an employee of an official grading agency may inspect randomly selected samples of graded grain to determine whether the grain dealer is taking samples and grading grain in a manner consistent with the rules adopted by the department.
(2)
The samples of graded grain shall be obtained and an inspection performed during the normal working hours of the grain dealer.
(3)
The grain dealer shall pay for the samples of graded grain that are inspected.
Added by Act 2019, No. 795,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 3 - LIVESTOCK (§§ 2-32-101 — 2-40-1305) › Chapter 32 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-32-101 — 2-32-602) › Subchapter 1 - REGULATION OF ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK (§ 2-32-101) › Section 2-32-101 - Alternate livestock

(a)
(1)
All creatures of the ratite family that are not indigenous to this state, including, but not limited to, ostriches, emus, and rheas;
(2)
All creatures of the cervidae family that are not indigenous to this state, including, but not limited to, deer and elk; and
(3)
All creatures of the camelidae family, including, but not limited to, llamas, alpacas, and guanacos are hereby classified as alternate livestock.
(b)
Alternate livestock shall be considered farm animals or farm birds and shall be subject to all appropriate laws and rules relating to farm animals.
Acts 1993, No. 377, § 1; 1995, No. 591, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 3 - LIVESTOCK (§§ 2-32-101 — 2-40-1305) › Chapter 32 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-32-101 — 2-32-602) › Subchapter 3 - EQUINE MONITORING (§ 2-32-301) › Section 2-32-301 - Equine monitoring by identification chips

(a)
(1)
It is found and determined by the General Assembly that:
(A)
The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission has been authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture to develop and administer a voluntary equine identification system; and
(B)
Embedding a chip for the purpose of identifying an animal can endanger the animal if not properly injected and placed.
(2)
Therefore, it is the purpose of this section to establish criteria for persons engaged in the voluntary embedding of chips for equine identification.
(b)
The commission shall promulgate rules setting forth training requirements for the voluntary embedding or injecting a chip for purpose of animal identification.
(c)
The commission shall administer training and provide certification upon satisfactory completion.
(d)
The commission shall establish a fine for failure to obtain proper certification before embedding or injecting a chip for the purpose of equine animal identification.
Acts 2007, No. 1585, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 3 - LIVESTOCK (§§ 2-32-101 — 2-40-1305) › Chapter 32 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-32-101 — 2-32-602) › Subchapter 4 - LIVESTOCK OWNER'S LIEN ACT (§§ 2-32-401 — 2-32-411) › Section 2-32-401 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Livestock Owner's Lien Act".
Added by Act 2013, No. 499,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 3 - LIVESTOCK (§§ 2-32-101 — 2-40-1305) › Chapter 32 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-32-101 — 2-32-602) › Subchapter 4 - LIVESTOCK OWNER'S LIEN ACT (§§ 2-32-401 — 2-32-411) › Section 2-32-403 - Livestock lien

(a)
(1)
To secure the obligations of a first purchaser to pay the sales price, a livestock owner is granted a lien in all livestock sold by the livestock owner for any unpaid portion of the sales price for the livestock.
(2)
The lien granted under this section is granted and shall exist as part of and incident to the ownership of livestock.
(b)
An owner's lien:
(1)
Exists in and attaches immediately to all livestock on August 16, 2013; and
(2)
Continues uninterrupted and without lapse:
(A)
In all livestock upon and after sale of the livestock; and
(B)
In and to all proceeds.
(c)
(1)
An owner's lien exists until the livestock owner or the sales agent entitled to receive the sales price has received the full amount of the sales price.
(2)
A security interest or mortgage lien of an owner's lender attaches to the livestock owner's right to an owner's lien in livestock or in proceeds from the sale of the livestock.
(3)
An owner's lender does not waive its security interest or mortgage lien or right in an owner's lien by approving or authorizing the livestock owner to sell the livestock under a sales agreement.
(d)
(1)
The validity of an owner's lien is not dependent on possession of the livestock by a livestock owner or sales agent.
(2)
An owner's lien is not void or expired by reason of a change or transfer of the actual or constructive possession of or title to the livestock from the livestock owner or sales agent to a first purchaser or subsequent purchaser.
Added by Act 2013, No. 499,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 3 - LIVESTOCK (§§ 2-32-101 — 2-40-1305) › Chapter 32 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 2-32-101 — 2-32-602) › Subchapter 4 - LIVESTOCK OWNER'S LIEN ACT (§§ 2-32-401 — 2-32-411) › Section 2-32-404 - Perfection of livestock lien

An owner's lien is perfected automatically from August 16, 2013, or the date a sales agreement is executed after August 16, 2013, without the need to file a financing statement or other type of documentation.
Added by Act 2013, No. 499,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.