Title 2 — Agriculture
31 chapters · 691 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-101 Arkansas Crop and Research Facilities Protection Act
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(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Crop and Research Facilities Protection Act”. (b) (1) Any person or entity who willfully and knowingly damages or destroys any field crop product that is grown for personal or commercial purposes or for testing or …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-201 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Rice Certification Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-202 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Characteristics of commercial impact” means characteristics that may adversely affect the marketability of rice in the event of commingling with any other rice and includes, but is not limited to, those characteristics:(A) That cannot be identi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-203 Prohibition of rice with characteristics of commercial impact
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No person may introduce, sell, plant, produce, harvest, transport, store, process, or otherwise handle rice identified as having characteristics of commercial impact, except in compliance with this subchapter and the rules adopted by the State Plant Board.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-204 Administration — Duties of the State Plant Board
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(a) The State Plant Board shall:(1) Administer and enforce this subchapter;(2) Promulgate rules to implement the purposes and requirements of this subchapter, including rules that will establish a penalty matrix for violations of this subchapter and the rules promulgated under th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-205 Scientific Review Committee
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(a) The State Plant Board may appoint a Scientific Review Committee. (b) The committee shall review and make recommendations to the board concerning all matters contained in this subchapter, including:(1) Identifying rice that has characteristics of commercial impact;(2) Reviewin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-206 Violations — Notice
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(a) Upon receiving a complaint alleging that a person has violated this subchapter or a rule of the State Plant Board, the board shall provide notice to the person and an opportunity for the person to respond to the complaint. (b) If the board determines that the complaint warran…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-207 Exemptions
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The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to research conducted by a federal, state, or private entity, including an institution of higher education, which conforms to and is in compliance with all state and federal laws and rules for laboratory management practices.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-208 Penalties
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(a) (1) The State Plant Board may impose a civil penalty for violation of § 2-15-203.(2) The penalty shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).(3) Each day of a continuing violation of § 2-15-203 is a separate violation. (1) The State Plant Board may impose a civil…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-301 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Grain, Soybean, and Peanut Owner's Lien Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-302 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Affiliate” means a person that:(A) Is directly or indirectly controlled by a first purchaser; or(B) Directly or indirectly controls a first purchaser;(2) “Agreement to sell” means an enforceable oral or written agreement by which a grain, soybe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-303 Grain, soybeans, or peanuts lien
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(a) (1) To secure the obligations of a first purchaser to pay the sales price, a grain, soybean, or peanut owner is granted a lien in all grain, soybeans, or peanuts sold by the grain, soybean, or peanut owner for any unpaid portion of the sales price for the grain, soybeans, or …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-304 Perfection of grain, soybean, or peanut lien
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An owner's lien is perfected automatically from July 22, 2015 or the date a sales agreement is executed after July 22, 2015 without the need to file a financing statement or other type of documentation.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-305 Commingled grain, soybeans, or peanuts — Priority
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(a) If grain, soybeans, or peanuts subject to an owner's lien are commingled with other grain, soybeans, or peanuts in a manner that the identity of the specific grain, soybeans, or peanuts subject to the owner's lien cannot be determined by reasonable means, the owner's lien con…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-306 Transfer of lien — Priority
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(a) (1) A purchaser or sales agent takes free of an owner's lien otherwise applicable to the grain, soybeans, or peanuts purchased and is relieved of any obligations created under § 2-15-303 if the purchaser or sales agent pays the full amount of required consideration for the gr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-307 Lien priority generally
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Except for a permitted lien, an owner's lien takes priority over any other lien regardless of whether the lien arises by contract, law, equity, or otherwise.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-308 Applicability
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(a) This subchapter does not affect the time at which legal title to grain, soybeans, or peanuts may pass by agreement or operation of law subject to an owner's lien. (b) This subchapter does not apply to:(1) A farm-owned cooperative; or(2) An entity licensed under the:(A) United…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-309 Waiver, relinquishment, or release of lien prohibited
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(a) (1) A grain, soybean, or peanut owner shall not be required as a condition or term of an agreement to sell or otherwise to:(A) Waive, relinquish, or release an owner's lien or any rights under this subchapter other than upon payment in full of the sales price; or(B) Agree to …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-310 Lien expiration — Action on an owner's lien
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(a) An owner's lien expires one (1) year after the last day of the month following the date the sales price from the sale of grain, soybeans, or peanuts subject to the lien is required by law or contract to be paid to the grain, soybean, or peanut owner but only as to the particu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-311 Preference
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If this subchapter conflicts with other rights a grain, soybean, or peanut owner may have, the grain, soybean, or peanut owner's right to receive the sales price shall be given preference.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-501 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Industrial Hemp Production Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-502 Purpose
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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to:(1) Recognize industrial hemp as an agricultural product;(2) Recognize the cultivation, processing, and transportation of industrial hemp as an agricultural activity in this state; and(3) Ensure that this state has primary regulatory autho…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-503 Definitions. [Effective until contingency in Acts 2025, No. 934, § 23, is met.]
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Certified seed” means industrial hemp seed that has been certified as having no more tetrahydrocannabinol concentration than that adopted by federal law under the Agricultural Marketing Act, 7 U.S.C. § 1639o, as it existed on January 1, 2021;(2…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-504 State plan for monitoring and regulating production of industrial hemp
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(a) The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Governor, shall develop a plan to monitor and regulate the industrial hemp production program in this state. (b) The Department of Agriculture shall submit the plan developed under subsection (a) of this section to the U…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-505 Regulation of subchapter by State Plant Board and Department of Agriculture
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(a) The State Plant Board shall adopt rules to implement and administer this subchapter. (b) Rules adopted by the board shall:(1) Prescribe the sampling, inspection, and testing procedures to ensure that the tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of industrial hemp planted, grown, or…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-506 Federal laws regarding industrial hemp
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If any part of this subchapter conflicts with a provision of federal law relating to industrial hemp, the federal provision shall control to the extent of the conflict.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-507 Grower licenses
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(a) The State Plant Board may establish a procedure for annual licensure to allow persons to grow industrial hemp in the state. (b) A license issued under this section shall authorize industrial hemp propagation only on the land areas specified in the license. (c) (1) A person se…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-508 Licenses required — Records
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(a) A person shall obtain a grower license under this subchapter before planting or growing industrial hemp in this state. (b) A grower shall:(1) Maintain records that reflect compliance with this subchapter and all other state laws regulating the planting and cultivation of indu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-509 Inspections and sampling
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(a) The Department of Agriculture may enter onto land described by the grower to conduct inspections and collect and test samples. (b) The grower shall pay the cost of inspections under this section. (c) The department may inspect, collect samples from, or test plants from any po…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-510 Testing
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(a) (1) Chemical analysis shall be conducted in accordance with methods validated for use by ongoing documentation or internal or interlaboratory performance using known reference standards for the analyte or analytical specimens of interest and meeting one (1) or more of the fol…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-511 Grower reporting
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(a) A grower shall report industrial hemp crop acreage with the United States Farm Service Agency and shall provide the following information:(1) The street address for each lot or greenhouse where industrial hemp will be produced;(2) To the extent practicable, the geospatial loc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-512 License revocation
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(a) (1) The State Plant Board shall revoke the license of a grower who fails to comply with this subchapter or the rules adopted under this subchapter.(2) A grower license revoked under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is ineligible for licensure under this subchapter for up to…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-513 Ineligibility — Fingerprinting and release of information
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(a) An individual who has been convicted of a felony related to a controlled substance under federal or state law is ineligible, during the ten-year period following the date of the conviction, to participate in the industrial hemp production program under this subchapter. (b) An…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-514 Transportation of industrial hemp
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(a) Industrial hemp found off the premises of a licensee is contraband and subject to seizure by any law enforcement officer unless the individual has in his or her possession the documents required by subsection (b) of this section. (b) An individual transporting or having in hi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-515 Violations
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(a) A grower has committed a negligent violation of this subchapter if the grower negligently:(1) Fails to provide a legal description of land on which the grower produces industrial hemp;(2) Fails to obtain a license from the State Plant Board; or(3) Produces Cannabis sativa wit…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-516 Prohibited acts
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(a) It shall be unlawful for a grower to:(1) Grow, process, sell or transfer, or permit the sale or transfer of living industrial hemp plants, viable hemp seed, leaf, or floral material to any person in a manner inconsistent with this subchapter or State Plant Board rule;(2) Hind…