Arkansas Administrative Code

2 CAR § 1-101. Purpose. To increase the availability of alternative fuels produced in Arkansas from feedstock processed in Arkansas by making available incentive grants to: (1) Alternative fuels producers; (2) Feedstock processors; and (3) Distributors.…

2 CAR § 1-102. General provisions. (a) Availability of grants is limited to: (1) Alternative fuels production and/or facilities located in Arkansas; (2) Alternative fuels production and/or investments made on or after January 1, 2007; (3) Two million dollars ($2,000,000) to any o…

2 CAR § 1-103. Application deadline. (a)(1) Funding decisions are made on the basis of one (1) round of competition. (2)(A) The 2007 – 2008 fiscal year application deadline for grants is February 28, 2008. (B) Applications may cover investments made on or after January 1, 2007, o…

2 CAR § 1-201. General provisions. (a) As defined in Acts 2007, No. 873, “alternative fuels producer” means a business located in Arkansas that uses biomass or other renewable resources, excluding recycled petroleum oils, to manufacture alternative fuels. (b) Production incentive…

2 CAR § 1-202. Narrative summary. (a)(1) A narrative description of the proposed project is required. (2) The format, style of presentation, and length may vary depending on the nature of the project. (b) The narrative shall include the following sections: (1)(A) Ownership. (B) L…

2 CAR § 1-203. Selection criteria. (a)(1) In order to achieve certain goals and priorities, applications will particularly be reviewed for the following criteria. (2) Each will receive a weighted score, the maximum of which is indicated. (3) The sum total score of all the criteri…

2 CAR § 1-204. Request for payment. (a) Upon notification that an application for a production incentive grant has been approved, successful applicants may request payment by reporting quarterly production on the Department of Agriculture form AFP-01. (b) All requests for payment…

2 CAR § 1-205. Reporting requirements. (a)(1) Grant recipients agree to report origin and total annual feedstock processed and total gallons of alternative fuel produced by the facility for the five (5) years subsequent to the construction, modification, alteration, or retrofitti…

2 CAR § 1-301. General provisions. (a) As defined in Acts 2007, No. 873, “feedstock processor” means a business located in Arkansas that uses biomass or other renewable resources, excluding recycled petroleum oils, to manufacture feedstock to be used in the production of alternat…

2 CAR § 1-302. Narrative summary. (a)(1) A narrative description of the proposed project is required. (2) The format, style of presentation, and length may vary depending on the nature of the project. (b) The narrative shall include the following sections: (1)(A) Ownership. (B) L…

2 CAR § 1-303. Selection criteria. (a)(1) In order to achieve certain goals and priorities, applications will particularly be reviewed for the following criteria. (2) Each will receive a weighted score, the maximum of which is indicated. (3) The sum total score of all the criteri…

2 CAR § 1-304. Reimbursement procedure. (a) Upon notification that an application for a feedstock processor incentive grant has been approved, successful applicants may request reimbursement of approved expenditures on the Department of Agriculture form FP-01. (b) All requests fo…

2 CAR § 1-305. Reporting requirements. (a) Grant recipients agree to report origin and total annual tonnage of feedstock processed by facility for the five (5) years subsequent to the construction, modification, alteration, or retrofitting being completed. (b) Reports are to be s…

2 CAR § 1-401. General provisions. (a) As defined in Acts 2007, No. 873, “alternative fuels distributor” means a business located in the State of Arkansas that distributes alternative fuels or alternative fuels mixtures. (b) Distribution incentive grants are restricted to capital…

2 CAR § 1-402. Narrative summary. (a)(1) A narrative description of the proposed project is required. (2) The format, style of presentation, and length may vary, depending on the nature of the project. (b) The narrative shall include the following sections: (1)(A) Ownership. (B) …

2 CAR § 1-403. Selection criteria. (a)(1) In order to achieve certain goals and priorities, applications will particularly be reviewed for the following criteria. (2) Each will receive a weighted score, the maximum of which is indicated. (3) The sum total score of all the criteri…

2 CAR § 1-404. Reimbursement procedure. (a) Upon notification that an application for a distribution incentive grant has been approved, successful applicants may request reimbursement of approved expenditures on the Department of Agriculture form AFD-01. (b) All requests for reim…

2 CAR § 1-405. Reporting requirements. (a) Grant recipients agree to report total annual amount of alternative fuel stored and/or distributed by distribution site for the five (5) years subsequent to the grant’s utilization. (b) Reports are to be submitted on the Department of Ag…

2 CAR § 3-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture; (2) “Excessive deductions” as used in the Arkansas Grain Grading Act, § 2-25-101 et seq., means deductions for grain that is graded as having more than four percent (4%) total …

2 CAR § 3-102. Elevators — Official grades and sampling. (a)(1) All grain shall be graded and sampled in accordance with official United States Department of Agriculture grading standards, as detailed in the Grain Inspection Handbook, Books I–IV. (2) Procedures that result in equ…

2 CAR § 3-103. Official grain inspections. Standards established in regulations under the United States Grain Standard Act, 7 U.S.C. § 71 et seq., as amended, and the United States Department of Agriculture, Federal Grain Inspection Service, 7 C.F.R. §§ 800.0–800.219, 801.1–801.1…

2 CAR § 3-104. Renewals and probation. (a) Renewals. All certifications shall expire on December 31 of each year and shall be renewed annually. (b) Probation. Any grain dealer on probation may: (1) Be subject to more frequent inspection and testing; and (2) Be required to demonst…

2 CAR § 20-101. Fees. Annual license fees shall be one hundred dollars ($100).

2 CAR § 20-102. Continuing education. (a) Minimum forty (40) hours every two (2) years. (b) Continuing education hours must be: (1) State Plant Board- or designee-approved; (2) Certified Crop Advisers; (3) National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants; or (4) A combination of…

2 CAR § 20-103. License. (a) Anyone charging a fee must be licensed. (b) Anyone not charging a fee may be licensed within the first year after the effective date, August 12, 2005, if meeting the following: (1) Is currently licensed as an agricultural consultant by the State Plant…

2 CAR § 20-104. Out-of-state consultants. (a) You must have a minimum of five (5) years’ of work as a consultant in Arkansas in order to be grandfathered if you are an out-of-state resident. (b) Must provide a notarized document from your grower or growers/employer or employers. …

2 CAR § 20-105. Licensing period. January 1 of each year is the beginning of each license year.

2 CAR § 21-101. Registering apiaries. (a) Each apiary in the state shall be registered. (b)(1) Apiaries may be registered at permanent or temporary locations. (2) Temporary locations shall be occupied by active colonies of bees during the honey producing season, subject to pastur…

2 CAR § 21-102. Apiary identification. (a) Each apiary location, whether permanent or temporary, shall be identified by prominently displaying the owner's registration number at the site. (b) This number may be displayed on one (1) or more hives or on a readily visible sign place…

2 CAR § 21-201. Minimum competency standards for inspector, education, and experience. Two (2) years’ college with at least one (1) course in beekeeping, or high school diploma with two (2) years’ experience as a beekeeper, or equivalent.

2 CAR § 21-202. Training for inspectors. A minimum of one (1) week on-the-job training with the Program Manager of the Apiary Section or the Chief Inspector or the Apiary Specialist where the beginning inspector shall demonstrate his or her ability to: (1) Properly handle hives a…

2 CAR § 21-203. Examination of prospective inspectors. The prospective inspector shall make a passing grade of seventy percent (70%) on a written examination designed to measure his or her knowledge pertinent to the job before entering into the required training.

2 CAR § 21-204. Hives with movable frame required. (a)(1) A person may not keep bees in a hive which does not have movable frames. (2) Movable frames permit thorough examination of every brood comb in a hive to determine the presence of disease. (b)(1) If a hive without movable f…

2 CAR § 21-205. Inspection frequency. (a) The frequency of inspection of each apiary will be determined by the State Plant Board. (b) Inspections may be made annually or at more frequent or less frequent intervals depending upon the disease history of the apiary and the surroundi…

2 CAR § 21-206. Inspections — Owner participation and weather conditions. (a)(1) Owner participation during inspection is helpful to the owner as well as to the inspector and is encouraged. (2) The apiary inspector will afford the beekeeper the opportunity to be present during th…

2 CAR § 21-207. Notice of disease — Quarantine — Appeal. (a)(1) If a bee disease is found to exist in any degree in an apiary, the inspector will notify the owner or person responsible for the apiary in writing at the conclusion of the inspection. (2) The notice will state: (A) W…

2 CAR § 21-208. Disease eradication. (a)(1) American Foulbrood. If American foulbrood disease is found to exist in any degree in an apiary, after written notice to the owner or person responsible for the apiary and after a final determination is made, the inspector shall destroy …

2 CAR § 21-301. Transporting bees, apiary equipment — Emergencies. (a)(1) A person may not transport or cause to be transported into or within this state bees on combs, used hives, or other used apiary equipment or appliances without a current certificate of inspection covering t…

2 CAR § 24-101. Purpose. To provide high quality, farm-raised bait and ornamental fish, free of certain diseases, undesirable plants, undesirable animals, and other contaminates deemed injurious to fish or fisheries.

2 CAR § 24-102. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “APHIS” means the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (2) “Certified producer” means a fish farmer approved under these standards to represent their fish as “Arkansas certified…

2 CAR § 24-103. Certified pathogens and aquatic nuisance species (ANS). Within the detection limits of the appropriate official testing protocol, commercial bait and ornamental fish meeting these standards are certified free of the pathogens, plants, animals, and other contaminat…

2 CAR § 24-104. Controlled species. Commercial bait and ornamental fish meeting program standards are certified to be produced using Arkansas State Plant Board-approved best management practices that reduce the likelihood that the following species will be present in any shipment…

2 CAR § 24-105. Eligibility requirements. To be designated as “Arkansas certified”, bait and ornamental fish must: (1) Have been spawned, hatched, and reared in Arkansas on a fish farm; (2) Have been raised in accordance with the practices and procedures defined in these standard…

2 CAR § 24-106. Fees. (a) The annual fee to the State Plant Board for certification shall be one dollar ($1.00) per surface acre of all ponds used to produce certified fish. (b) The fee to the board for additional ANS inspections required for farms failing annual inspections shal…

2 CAR § 24-107. Application for participation. Farmers wishing to have their fish certified under these guidelines must make application on official State Plant Board forms.

2 CAR § 24-108. Cultural practices and business procedures. As part of the application process, farmers, i.e., the individual holding the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission Fish Farmer (Aquaculturist) Permit, must sign an affidavit agreeing to strictly adhere to the followin…

2 CAR § 24-109. Inspections. (a)(1) The Director of the State Plant Board or his or her agent may conduct investigations and/or make inspections as necessary to ensure conformity with these standards. (2)(A) In particular, at least annually, the State Plant Board shall make an on…

2 CAR § 24-110. Disease testing. (a) Each year, the certified producer or new applicants, must provide documentation of two (2) consecutive years of freedom from certified pathogens from an independent laboratory approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and…

2 CAR § 24-111. Certificates and labeling. (a) Producers accepted into the certification program will be issued official certificates, which are to be completed at the time the fish are loaded. (b) Certificates are valid until the fish leave the certified producer's control. (c) …

2 CAR § 24-112. Transference of certification. A certified producer may purchase fish from another certified producer, then deliver those fish under their own certificate given that they: (1) Receive a valid certificate from the seller; and (2) Maintain that certificate in their …