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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 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 3 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - TITLE TO GRAIN (§§ 2-17-301 — 2-17-304) › Section 2-17-304 - Waiver of rights

Any owner may, by written document signed by him or her or his or her agent, waive any and all rights conferred upon the owner by this subchapter.
Acts 1981, No. 401, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1341.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-401 - Definitions

(a)
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commissioner" means the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner, who shall be the Director of the State Plant Board or his or her designated representative;
(2)
"License" means a license issued under §
2-17-201
et seq.; and
(3)
"Warehouse" means a public grain warehouse licensed under §
2-17-201
et seq.
(b)
All other terms in this subchapter shall have the same meaning as the same terms used in the Arkansas Public Grain Warehouse Law, §
2-17-201
et seq.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1343.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-402 - Filing of petition

(a)
(1)
Following summary suspension of a license under §
2-17-215
or following a suspension or revocation of a license as otherwise provided in §
2-17-201
et seq., the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner in his or her discretion may file a verified petition in the proper court requesting that the commissioner be appointed as a receiver to take custody of grain stored in the licensee's warehouse and to provide for the disposition of those assets in the manner provided in this subchapter and under the supervision of the court.
(2)
The petition shall be filed in the county in which the warehouse is located.
(3)
The proper court shall appoint the commissioner as receiver.
(b)
Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall issue ex parte such temporary orders as may be necessary to preserve or protect the assets in receivership, or the value thereof, and the rights of depositors, until a plan of disposition is approved.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1344.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-403 - Plan for disposition of grain

(a)
A petition filed by the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner under §
2-17-402
shall be accompanied by the commissioner's plan for disposition of stored grain.
(b)
(1)
The plan may provide for the pro rata delivery of part or all of the stored grain to depositors holding warehouse receipts or unpriced scale tickets;
(2)
The plan may provide for the sale under the supervision of the commissioner of part or all of the stored grain for the benefit of those depositors; or
(3)
The plan may provide for any combination thereof, as the commissioner in his or her discretion determines to be necessary to minimize losses.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1345.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-404 - Date for hearing

(a)
When a petition is filed by the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner under §
2-17-402
, the clerk of court shall set a date for hearing on the commissioner's proposed plan of disposition at a time not less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) days after the date the petition is filed.
(b)
(1)
Copies of the petition, the notice of hearing, and the commissioner's plan of disposition shall be served upon the licensee and upon the surety company issuing the licensee's bond in the manner required for service of an original notice.
(2)
A delay in effecting service upon the licensee or surety shall not be cause for denying the appointment of a receiver and shall not be grounds for invalidating any action or proceeding in connection therewith.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1346.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-405 - Notice and parties

(a)
The Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner shall cause a copy of each of the documents served upon the licensee under §
2-17-404
to be mailed by ordinary mail to every person holding a warehouse receipt or unpriced scale ticket issued by the licensee, as determined by the records of the licensee or the records of the commissioner.
(b)
The failure of any person referred to in this section to receive the required notification shall not invalidate the proceedings on the petition for the appointment of a receiver or any portion thereof.
(c)
Persons referred to in this section are not parties to the action unless admitted by the court upon application therefor.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1347.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-406 - Publication of appointment

When appointed as a receiver under this subchapter, the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner shall cause notification of the appointment to be published once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each of the counties in which the licensee maintains a business location and in a newspaper of general circulation in this state.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1348.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-407 - Designation of employee to appear

The Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner may designate an employee of the commissioner to appear on behalf of the commissioner in any proceedings before the court with respect to the receivership and to exercise the functions of the commissioner as receiver, except that the commissioner shall:
(1)
Determine whether or not to petition for the appointment as receiver;
(2)
Approve the proposed plan for disposition of stored grain;
(3)
Approve the proposed plan for distribution of any cash proceeds; and
(4)
Approve the proposed final report.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1349.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-408 - Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act

The actions of the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner in connection with petitioning for appointment as a receiver and all actions under such appointment shall not be subject to the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1350.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-409 - Joining of surety

(a)
When the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner is appointed as receiver under this subchapter, the surety on the bond of the licensee shall be joined as a party defendant by the commissioner.
(b)
(1)
If required by the court, the surety shall pay the bond proceeds, or so much thereof as the court finds necessary, into the court.
(2)
When so paid, the surety shall be absolutely discharged from any further liability under the bond to the extent of the payment.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1351.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-410 - Time for filing claims

(a)
When appointed as receiver under this subchapter, the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner is authorized to give notice in the manner specified by the court to persons holding warehouse receipts or unpriced scale tickets issued by the licensee to file their claims within sixty (60) days after the date of appointment.
(b)
Failure to file a timely claim shall defeat the claim with respect to the surety bond and any grain or proceeds from the sale of grain, except to the extent of any excess remaining after all timely claims are paid in full.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1352.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-411 - Merchandiser to effect sale

(a)
When the court approves the sale of stored grain, the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner shall employ a merchandiser to effect the sale of those commodities.
(b)
A person employed as a merchandiser must meet the following requirements:
(1)
The person shall be experienced or knowledgeable in the operation of warehouses licensed under the Arkansas Public Grain Warehouse Law, §
2-17-201
et seq., and if the person has ever held a license issued under the Arkansas Public Grain Warehouse Law, §
2-17-201
et seq., the person shall never have had that license suspended or revoked;
(2)
The person shall be experienced or knowledgeable in the marketing of agricultural products; and
(3)
The person shall not be the holder of a warehouse receipt or scale ticket issued by the licensee and shall not have a claim against the licensee, whether as a secured or unsecured creditor, and otherwise shall not have any pecuniary interest in the licensee or the licensee's business.
(c)
(1)
The merchandiser shall be entitled to reasonable compensation as determined by the commissioner.
(2)
A sale of grain shall be made in a commercially reasonable manner and under the supervision of the warehouse section of the commissioner.
(3)
The commissioner shall have authority to sell the stored grain, notwithstanding provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, §
4-1-101
et seq., and any stored grain so sold shall be free of all liens and other encumbrances.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1353.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-412 - Distribution of grain or proceeds

(a)
The plan of disposition, as approved by the court, shall provide for the distribution of the stored grain or the proceeds from the sale of stored grain or the proceeds from any surety bond, or any combination thereof, less expenses incurred by the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner in connection with the receivership, to depositors on a pro rata basis as their interests are determined.
(b)
Distribution shall be without regard to any setoff, counterclaim, or storage lien or charge.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1354.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-413 - Temporary continuation of business

The Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner may, with the approval of the court, continue the operation of all, or any part of, the business of the licensee on a temporary basis and take any other course of action or procedure which will serve the interests of the depositors.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1355.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-414 - Reimbursement of expenses

(a)
The Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner shall be entitled to reimbursement out of stored grain or proceeds held in receivership for all expenses incurred as court costs or in handling and disposing of stored grains and for all other costs directly attributable to the receivership.
(b)
The right of reimbursement of the commissioner shall be before any claims against the stored grain or proceeds of sale and shall constitute a claim against the surety bond of the licensee.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1356.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-415 - Distribution plan

(a)
(1)
In the event the approved plan of disposition requires the sale of stored grain or the distribution of proceeds from the surety bond, or both, the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner shall submit to the court a proposed plan of distribution of those proceeds.
(2)
Upon such notice and hearing as may be required by the court, the court shall accept or modify the proposed plan.
(b)
When the plan is approved by the court and executed by the commissioner, the commissioner shall be discharged and the receivership terminated.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1357.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 17 - WAREHOUSING OF GRAIN (§§ 2-17-201 — 2-17-416) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC WAREHOUSES - RECEIVERSHIP (§§ 2-17-401 — 2-17-416) › Section 2-17-416 - Final report

At the termination of the receivership, the Public Grain Warehouse Commissioner shall file a final report containing the details of his or her actions, together with such additional information as the court may require.
Acts 1983, No. 342, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1358.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-101 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Board" means the State Plant Board;
(2)
"Person" means individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, or two (2) or more individuals having a joint or common interest; and
(3)
"Seed" means any agricultural seeds or plants used to produce a crop.
Acts 1931, No. 73, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 12334; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-315.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-102 - Penalty - Revocation of certificate

(a)
(1)
Any person shall be guilty of a violation who:
(A)
Falsely advertises or proclaims that seed has been certified by the State Plant Board;
(B)
Uses any emblem, label, or language for the purpose of misleading a person into believing that seed has been certified by the board when it has not;
(C)
Misuses any tag, label, or certificate issued by the board;
(D)
Obtains or attempts to obtain certification for seed or plants by making false statements or misrepresentations to the board or to the board's inspectors, deputies, or agents;
(E)
Having received a certificate, violates any of the rules of the board made under this chapter; or
(F)
Violates any agreement made as a condition for receiving a certificate.
(2)
Upon conviction, an offender shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.
(b)
(1)
When the person holds a certificate from the board, the certificate, after a hearing before the Director of the State Plant Board has been given to the person, shall be revoked by the director regardless of whether a prosecution is commenced.
(2)
(A)
Any person whose certificate is revoked by the director shall be entitled to an appeal to the board.
(B)
The board's decision shall be final.
Acts 1931, No. 73, § 7; Pope's Dig., § 12354; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-320; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-103 - Investigation and certification

(a)
(1)
The State Plant Board is empowered to investigate and certify to varietal purity and fitness for planting of agricultural seed on request of the grower thereof.
(2)
(A)
For this purpose, the board shall set up, in its rules, one (1) or more classifications of seed, designating the classifications as "Registered" and "Certified" or by any other one (1) or more names which it may specify; and
(B)
It shall specify, in its rules, the standards which seed must meet and the methods by which seed must be handled in order to be certified under the classifications.
(b)
Any person applying for certification of seed must, if required by the board, produce satisfactory evidence as to character, qualifications as a seed breeder, and possession of such facilities for the growing and handling of purebred seed as may be deemed necessary by the board.
Acts 1931, No. 73, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 12350; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-316.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-104 - Rules

The State Plant Board:
(1)
Shall promulgate all rules necessary to carry into effect the purpose of this chapter, which is to provide supplies of high-grade seed, true to name and free from disease, for planting purposes;
(2)
Shall make rules to protect the interest of breeders who have developed high-quality strains of seed; and
(3)
May appoint or may authorize the Director of the State Plant Board to appoint such deputies as shall be necessary to carry into effect the purpose of this chapter.
Acts 1931, No. 73, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 12351; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-317.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-105 - Fees

(a)
To cover costs of inspection and certification, the State Plant Board shall require reasonable fees of all applicants in advance. These fees shall be deposited into a separate fund and shall be used in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
(b)
(1)
To cover costs of promotion and advertising of certified seed, the board after a public hearing shall establish by rule promotion and advertising fees which shall be collected in advance. The fees shall be assessed upon the acreage grown for certified agricultural seed production or upon the number of certified tags and labels sold for production of certified seed from the acreage.
(2)
Those fees collected for seed promotion and advertising shall be remitted by the board to the Arkansas Seed Dealers' Association and the Arkansas Seed Growers Association, or their successors, which shall establish and administer their own promotion and advertising programs.
(3)
Before collecting the fees under this subsection or increasing those fees hereafter, the board shall seek the advice of the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 13, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1931, No. 73, § 5; Pope's Dig., § 12352; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-318; Acts 1991, No. 955, § 1; 1997, No. 317, § 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 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-106 - Certificates of inspection

(a)
Persons whose seed has met the standards set up by the State Plant Board and who have complied with all the provisions of this chapter and with all the rules of the board made under this chapter shall receive from the board the proper certificate of inspection designating the classification of seed.
(b)
Each bag or other container of seed sold under the classification designated by a certificate of the board shall bear an appropriate tag or label securely attached to it.
(c)
Certificates issued under the provisions of this section shall run one (1) crop season only.
Acts 1931, No. 73, § 6; Pope's Dig., § 12353; Acts 1985, No. 279, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-319.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-107 - Improper use of terms

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to use the terms "certified" or "registered" as applied to the quality of seed or plants or to use any other term applying to seed classifications promulgated by the State Plant Board, without first having applied for and received the proper certificate from the board.
(b)
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished as provided in §
2-18-102
.
Acts 1931, No. 73, § 8; Pope's Dig., § 12355; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-321.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-108 - Intergovernmental cooperation

In administering this chapter, the State Plant Board is authorized to cooperate to the fullest extent with other agencies of the state and federal government.
Acts 1931, No. 73, § 9; Pope's Dig., § 12356; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-322.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-101 — 2-40-1305) › Subtitle 2 - AGRONOMY (§§ 2-15-101 — 2-25-106) › Chapter 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-109 - Aflatoxin levels

The level of aflatoxin in Arkansas-grown grain and seed sold or distributed in this state shall be monitored by the State Plant Board.
Acts 1999, No. 1374, § 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 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-110 - Testing for aflatoxin

Methods of sampling and analysis of the grain and seed described in §
2-18-109
shall meet the standards prescribed by the United States Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
Acts 1999, No. 1374, § 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 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-111 - Rules regarding aflatoxin

The State Plant Board may establish rules necessary to implement the provisions of §§
2-18-109
,
2-18-110
, and this section.
Acts 1999, No. 1374, § 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 18 - SEEDS (§§ 2-18-101 — 2-18-112) › Section 2-18-112 - Local legislation preemption - Definitions

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Local legislation" means any ordinance, motion, resolution, amendment, regulation, or rule adopted by a political subdivision of this state; and
(2)
"Political subdivision" means a local governmental entity, including without limitation a city, county, township, or municipal corporation and any other body corporate and politic that is responsible for government activities in a geographical area smaller than that of the state.
(b)
A political subdivision shall not:
(1)
Regulate the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, cultivation, any other use, or application of seeds; or
(2)
Adopt or continue in effect local legislation relating to the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, cultivation, any other use, or application of seeds.
(c)
Local legislation in violation of this section is void and unenforceable.
(d)
This section does not prohibit a city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town from exercising the legitimate police powers of the city or town over building, planning, and zoning regulations under §
14-56-201
et seq., §
14-56-301
et seq., and §
14-56-401
et seq.
Added by Act 2017, No. 156,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
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 2 - FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-212) › Section 2-19-201 - Penalty

(a)
Any person selling or offering for sale any fertilizer or fertilizer material in violation of a provision of this subchapter, of a rule made under this subchapter, or of a notice issued under the authority of this subchapter shall be guilty of a violation.
(b)
Upon conviction, an offender shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 14, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1951, No. 106, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-714; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 11.
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 2 - FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-212) › Section 2-19-203 - Sale of unregistered fertilizer

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, individual, corporation, or company, either by themselves or agents, to sell or offer for sale in this state any fertilizer brand or fertilizer materials that have not been registered with and the registration approved by the State Plant Board or its authorized representative, as required by this subchapter.
(b)
The fact that the purchaser waives the inspection and analysis thereof shall be no protection to the party selling or offering for sale fertilizer brands or fertilizer materials.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any manufacturers, jobbers, blenders, and manipulators of commercial fertilizers and of fertilizer materials, whether an individual, corporation, or company, either by themselves or by their agents, to sell or offer for sale in this state any fertilizer brand or fertilizer materials that were manufactured at an unlicensed fertilizer blending or bulk storage facility, as required by this subchapter.
Acts 1951, No. 106, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-708; Acts 1991, No. 189, § 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 2 - FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-212) › Section 2-19-204 - Exempted transactions

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to restrict or prohibit sales of superphosphates or any other fertilizer materials to one another by importers, manufacturers, or manipulators who mix materials for sale, or prevent the free and unrestricted shipments of materials to manufacturers who have registered their brands, as required by this subchapter.
Acts 1951, No. 106, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-712.
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 2 - FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-212) › Section 2-19-205 - Statement required on each container

(a)
Before selling or offering for sale in this state complete fertilizer or fertilizer materials, all persons, companies, manufacturers, dealers, or agents shall brand, print, or attach to each bag or other container:
(1)
A true statement giving the name and address of the manufacturer or guarantor;
(2)
The net weight of the package or other container, in pounds;
(3)
The brand name or trademark;
(4)
The guaranteed analysis: nitrogen ...............%, phosphoric acid, available ...............%, potash soluble in distilled water ...............%; and
(5)
Such other information as the State Plant Board may require in its rules.
(b)
This information shall be given in the invoice rather than on the container for sales of anhydrous ammonia and other fertilizers in bulk.
(c)
All the provisions of this subchapter which apply to statements or guarantees appearing on containers shall apply equally to information contained in the invoice.
Acts 1951, No. 106, § 2; 1953, No. 221, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-702.
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 2 - FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-212) › Section 2-19-206 - Penalty for deficiency from guaranteed analysis

(a)
(1)
If any commercial fertilizer or fertilizer material offered for sale in this state shall, upon official analysis, prove deficient from its guarantee as stated on the bag or other container, to the extent of three percent (3%) and not over five percent (5%), then the manufacturer of the commercial fertilizer or fertilizer materials or his or her agent shall be liable for the actual deficiency as shown by the official analysis.
(2)
If the deficiency is over five percent (5%), then the penalty will be three (3) times the amount of the total deficiency as found by the official analysis.
(3)
The penalty shall apply only to the shipment sampled.
(4)
In its rules, the State Plant Board may set up penalties for any guaranteed constituents found deficient beyond a reasonable tolerance.
(b)
(1)
Penalties assessed under this section and under such rules as may be enacted under it, except those exceeding the actual value of the shortages found, shall be paid to the consumer of the lot of deficient fertilizer within thirty (30) days after the date of notice from the Department of Agriculture to the manufacturer or agent, receipts to be taken and promptly forwarded to the department.
(2)
The value of the deficiencies, if any, exceeding the actual shortages, and the actual value of the shortages when the consumer cannot be found, shall be paid to the department within forty-five (45) days after the date of notice from the department to the manufacturer or his or her agent and shall be deposited into the Plant Board Fund of the State Treasury.
(c)
(1)
The department shall ascertain the market value of the materials from the manufacturers of fertilizer and fertilizer materials specified in this subchapter to be used in the manufacture of fertilizer and fertilizer materials and from other reliable sources. This determination shall be done to fix units of value on them to be used in determining the amount of damages due when the official analysis shows a deficiency from the guaranteed analysis as specified in this subchapter.
(2)
The board is authorized to cancel the present registration or refuse to register for the next season any fertilizer or fertilizer materials offered for sale by any manufacturer, jobber, or manipulator who fails or refuses to comply with this section.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 557,§ 5, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1951, No. 106, § 3; 1957, No. 356, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-703.
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 2 - FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-212) › Section 2-19-207 - Sampling fertilizers

The inspectors for the Department of Agriculture shall obtain samples of fertilizer or fertilizer materials in the following manner:
(1)
They shall draw samples with a core instrument that shall not be less than twelve inches (12") in length in a manner that will procure a representative sample from such shipments of fertilizer or fertilizer materials as they may be directed by the State Plant Board or that they may find uninspected;
(2)
Where there are ten (10) packages or less, they shall take samples from every package; where there are ten (10) or more packages, they shall take samples from ten (10) packages, plus a sample for each additional ton. In no case do more than twenty (20) packages need to be sampled;
(3)
After thoroughly mixing the samples so drawn, they shall fill a container to be approved by the board with a portion of the mixed sample for chemical analysis or inspection; and
(4)
Accompanying these samples, a report shall be made giving the name of the commodity inspected, number of packages represented by sample, the name of the manufacturer, the guaranteed analysis, the place where inspected, the date of inspection, and the name of the inspector.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 557,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1951, No. 106, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-709.
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 2 - FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-212) › Section 2-19-208 - Analysis of fertilizers

(a)
(1)
Samples of fertilizer or fertilizer materials obtained by the inspectors shall be delivered to the Department of Agriculture which shall deliver the samples to the chief department chemist who shall make or cause to be made a complete analysis thereof.
(2)
Analyses are to be made according to methods adopted by the AOAC International or other generally recognized methods.
(b)
(1)
He or she shall file his or her analysis with the department, and it shall be recorded as official.
(2)
The official analysis of fertilizer or fertilizer materials under the seal of the department shall be deemed prima facie evidence in any court of this state on the trial of any issue involved on the merits of the fertilizer or fertilizer materials represented by the sample.
(3)
Three (3) copies of the official analysis shall be made:
(A)
One (1) shall be sent:
(i)
To the manufacturer; and
(ii)
To the purchaser; and
(B)
One (1) kept on file in the office of the department.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 557,§ 7, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1951, No. 106, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-710.
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 2 - FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-212) › Section 2-19-210 - Rules

(a)
The State Plant Board shall have authority to establish rules in regard to the enforcement of this subchapter and in regard to inspection, analysis, and sale of fertilizer or fertilizer materials that shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
The Department of Agriculture or its authorized representatives shall have authority to stop the sale of any fertilizer or fertilizer material when the sale is found in violation of this subchapter, or of the rules of the board made in accordance with this subchapter, or when it has reason to suspect that the sale is in violation of this subchapter or of the board's rules.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 557,§ 9, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1951, No. 106, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-711.
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 2 - FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-212) › Section 2-19-211 - Use of penalties from fertilizer tonnage fees

All penalties received by the Department of Agriculture for failure to pay or report fertilizer tonnage fees shall be remitted to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, to be credited to the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Soil Testing and Research Fund in the same manner as prescribed by §
2-19-209
and to be used for the same purposes as described in §
2-19-209
.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 557,§ 10, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1999, No. 989, § 1; 2009, No. 326, § 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 2 - FERTILIZERS (§§ 2-19-201 — 2-19-212) › Section 2-19-212 - Local legislation preemption - Definitions

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Local legislation" means any ordinance, motion, resolution, amendment, regulation, or rule adopted by a political subdivision of this state; and
(2)
"Political subdivision" means any local governmental entity including without limitation, any city, county, township, or municipal corporation and any other body corporate and politic that is responsible for government activities in a geographical area smaller than that of the state.
(b)
No political subdivision shall:
(1)
Regulate the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, use, or application of fertilizers; or
(2)
Adopt or continue in effect local legislation relating to the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, use, or application of fertilizers.
(c)
Local legislation in violation of this section is void and unenforceable.
Acts 2007, No. 678, § 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 3 - LIMING MATERIALS (§§ 2-19-301 — 2-19-308) › Section 2-19-301 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Arkansas Agricultural Liming Materials Act".
Acts 1969, No. 353, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1901.
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 3 - LIMING MATERIALS (§§ 2-19-301 — 2-19-308) › Section 2-19-302 - Penalty

Any person who shall violate any provision of this subchapter or any rule adopted under this subchapter shall upon conviction be guilty of a violation and fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense and not less than three hundred dollars ($300) for every subsequent offense.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 15, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 353, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1908; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 12.
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 3 - LIMING MATERIALS (§§ 2-19-301 — 2-19-308) › Section 2-19-303 - Labeling requirements - Definition

(a)
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "liming material" means all or any form of limestone, lime rock, dolomite, marl, slag, by-product lime, brown lime, industry or factory refuse lime, and any other material moved, prepared, sold, or distributed primarily for correcting soil acidity.
(b)
Every lot, package, or parcel of liming material sold or offered or exposed for sale or distribution within this state shall have on each bag, package, or other container in a conspicuous place on the outside; or in the case of bulk lime, there shall accompany each load and the vendor shall present to the purchaser a legible and true statement in the English language giving:
(1)
The net weight of the contents of the package, bag, other container, or bulk load;
(2)
The true name of the product;
(3)
The name and principal address of the manufacturer, importer, or other guarantor;
(4)
The minimum neutralizing value in terms of percent of calcium carbonate equivalent;
(5)
The degree of fineness expressed as:
(A)
Minimum percentage passing through a ten (10) mesh sieve;
(B)
Minimum percentage passing through a sixty (60) mesh sieve; and
(C)
Minimum percentage passing through a one hundred (100) mesh sieve; and
(6)
Any other statements that the State Plant Board in its rules may require.
(c)
In lieu of subdivisions (b)(4) and (5) of this section, the board may in its rules set minimum standards of calcium carbonate equivalence and fineness for various grades of liming materials. These grades when stated shall become the minimum guarantees of the liming material so labeled.
Acts 1969, No. 353, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1902.
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 3 - LIMING MATERIALS (§§ 2-19-301 — 2-19-308) › Section 2-19-304 - Sampling and analysis

(a)
The State Plant Board through its authorized agents is authorized to select from any package, bulk load, or lot of liming material exposed for sale or distribution in this state a quantity not less than two pounds (2 lbs.) for a sample, to be used for the purpose of an official analysis for comparison with the statement required by §
2-19-303
or the rules provided for therein.
(b)
The board and its authorized agents shall have free access during reasonable business hours to all premises where liming materials are manufactured, sold, or stored, and vehicles wherein distributed, and are authorized at all times to stop-sale by written order any and all liming materials that are unregistered, misbranded, fail to meet the guarantee, or otherwise fail to comply with the provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 1969, No. 353, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1905.
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 3 - LIMING MATERIALS (§§ 2-19-301 — 2-19-308) › Section 2-19-305 - Penalty for deficiency from guaranteed analysis

(a)
If any liming material offered for sale in this state shall, upon official analysis, prove deficient from its statement of guarantee to the extent of five percent (5%) or more, then the manufacturer, importer, or guarantor of the liming material shall be liable for two (2) times the value of the actual deficiency as shown by the official analysis.
(b)
(1)
Penalties assessed under this section, except those exceeding the actual value of the shortages found, shall be paid to the consumer of the lot of deficient liming material within thirty (30) days after the date of notice from the State Plant Board to the manufacturer, importer, or guarantor, receipts to be taken and promptly forwarded to the board.
(2)
The value of the deficiencies exceeding the actual shortages and the actual value of the shortages when the consumer cannot be found shall be paid to the board within forty-five (45) days after the date of notice from the board to the manufacturer, importer, or guarantor and shall be deposited into the Plant Board Fund of the State Treasury.
(c)
The board is authorized to cancel the present registration or to refuse to register for the next season any liming materials offered for sale or distribution by any manufacturer, importer, or guarantor who fails or refuses to comply with this section.
Acts 1969, No. 353, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1906.
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 3 - LIMING MATERIALS (§§ 2-19-301 — 2-19-308) › Section 2-19-306 - Registration

(a)
Before any liming material is sold or offered for sale or distribution in this state, the manufacturer, importer, or other guarantor, which is a person or firm that places or mixes liming materials of more than one (1) manufacturer in a stockpile, shall register each liming material with the State Plant Board.
(b)
The registration shall contain the statement referred to in §
2-19-303
or the rules provided for therein and be accompanied by a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each liming material.
(c)
Registrations shall expire June 30 of each year.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 557,§ 11, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1969, No. 353, § 3; 1983, No. 724, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1903.
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 3 - LIMING MATERIALS (§§ 2-19-301 — 2-19-308) › Section 2-19-308 - Rules

The State Plant Board is empowered to enforce the provisions of this subchapter and to prescribe and enforce such rules relating to the sale or distribution of liming materials as may be deemed necessary to carry into effect the full intent and meaning of this subchapter.
Acts 1969, No. 353, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-1907.
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 2-19-401 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Soil Amendment Act of 1977".
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2101.
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 2-19-403 - Penalty

Any person convicted of violation of any provision of this subchapter or the rules promulgated under this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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 2-19-404 - Administration

This subchapter shall be administered by the State Plant Board.
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2102.
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 2-19-405 - Inspection authorized

(a)
The authorized agents of the State Plant Board may inspect, sample, analyze, and test soil amendments distributed in this state at any time and place and to such extent as may be deemed necessary to determine whether soil amendments are in compliance with this subchapter.
(b)
The board and its employees or agents are authorized to enter upon public or private property during regular working hours in order to have access to soil amendments for the purpose of administering this subchapter.
Acts 1977, No. 377, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 77-2109.