(a) (1) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall promulgate such reasonable rules for poultry and egg grading in this state as may be necessary for the establishment and enforcement thereof.(2) The rules shall be in compliance with the standards and requirements established by the United States Department of Agriculture for poultry and egg grading purposes.
(1) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall promulgate such reasonable rules for poultry and egg grading in this state as may be necessary for the establishment and enforcement thereof.
(2) The rules shall be in compliance with the standards and requirements established by the United States Department of Agriculture for poultry and egg grading purposes.
(b) The board may establish a formula or method of prorating the cost of providing the poultry grading services among the various processors or processing plants using the services.
(c) (1) Poultry and egg grading services shall be provided for only those processors or processing plants who make application, who shall comply with the rules promulgated by the board, and who shall pay the cost of the services in accordance with rules of the board.(2) (A) Any poultry or egg processor or egg processing plant failing to pay the cost of the services in accordance with the rules promulgated by the board shall forfeit the right to have poultry graded until the costs are paid.(B) All unpaid costs shall be collectible by the Department of Agriculture in the same manner provided by law for collection of delinquent gross receipts taxes.
(1) Poultry and egg grading services shall be provided for only those processors or processing plants who make application, who shall comply with the rules promulgated by the board, and who shall pay the cost of the services in accordance with rules of the board.
(2) (A) Any poultry or egg processor or egg processing plant failing to pay the cost of the services in accordance with the rules promulgated by the board shall forfeit the right to have poultry graded until the costs are paid.(B) All unpaid costs shall be collectible by the Department of Agriculture in the same manner provided by law for collection of delinquent gross receipts taxes.
(A) Any poultry or egg processor or egg processing plant failing to pay the cost of the services in accordance with the rules promulgated by the board shall forfeit the right to have poultry graded until the costs are paid.
(B) All unpaid costs shall be collectible by the Department of Agriculture in the same manner provided by law for collection of delinquent gross receipts taxes.