Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-101 Title
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This chapter shall be known as the “Agricultural Consultants Licensing Act of 1987”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-102 Purpose
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It is the intent of the General Assembly that the agricultural community continue to have a choice of seeking the advice of whomever they choose regarding the areas indicated in this chapter as the functions of licensed agricultural consultants. It is also the General Assembly's …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-103 Functions of licensed agricultural consultant
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(1) A licensed agricultural consultant is a person who is licensed by the State Plant Board to perform the following functions:(1) Provide advice or prescriptions for the control or eradication of any insect or mite pest;(2) Provide advice or prescriptions for the control or erad…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-104 Inapplicable to forestry consultants
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(1) This chapter shall in no way apply to:(1) Forestry consultants or in any way restrict or regulate forestry consultants; or(2) State, federal, or local government employees or employees of local conservation districts or in any way restrict or regulate those employees while th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-105 Penalty
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Any person who holds himself or herself out as a licensed agricultural consultant and who is not licensed as an agricultural consultant by the State Plant Board shall be subject to a fine not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) for the first offense and not to exceed one thousan…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-106 Administration
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(1) The State Plant Board shall:(1) Administer and enforce this chapter;(2) Promulgate, pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., rules necessary for the implementation of this chapter;(3) Establish annual license fees not to exceed one hundred d…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-107 Requirements for licensing
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(a) (1) No person may provide agricultural consulting for a fee that is directly tied to and identifiable with agricultural consulting without a license issued by the State Plant Board under this chapter.(2) A person who provides agricultural consulting without charging a fee may…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-108 Issuance of license — Expiration
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If the educational qualifications are met, all required examinations are successfully passed, and all required fees paid, a license shall be issued by the State Plant Board. The licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year unless sooner revoked, cancelled, or suspended by th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-109 Promotional compensation restricted — Exception
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No licensed agricultural consultant shall accept money or any other thing of value in excess of two hundred dollars ($200) from any person or entity for recommending or otherwise promoting a particular product by virtue of his or her position as a licensed agricultural consultant…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-110 Disposition of fees
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All fees collected by the State Plant Board under this chapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and credited to the State Plant Board Fund.