Title 2, Agriculture

(a) (1) Any buyer who fails to file a report or pay any assessment within the required time set by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall forfeit to the secretary a penalty of five percent (5%) of the assessment determined to be due plus one percent (…

(a) The Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board is created. (b) (1) The board shall be composed of seven (7) producer members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.(2) All of the seven (7) members of the board shall:(A) Represent Arkansas wheat farmers at large; and(…

(a) The Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board shall appoint three (3) wheat producers from each county who will be responsible for holding a referendum in the county. (b) The board will set the dates for the referendum. (c) In all such referenda, in order to be eligible to vote, the pro…

(a) (1) There is imposed and levied an assessment at the rate of one cent (1¢) per bushel on all wheat grown within the state.(2) This assessment shall be deducted from the amount paid the producer at the first point of sale, whether within or without the state, or at the point t…

(a) (1) Every buyer shall keep a complete and accurate record of all wheat handled by him or her.(2) The records shall be in such form and contain other information as the Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board shall prescribe, by rule.(3) The record shall be preserved for a period of on…

(1) Any wheat producer may request and receive a refund of the amount deducted from the sale of his or her wheat if:(1) He or she makes a written application with the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration within forty-five (45) days from the date of sale, supp…

(a) The Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board shall plan and conduct a program of research, extension, market development, and advertising designed to promote the wheat industry in Arkansas. (b) (1) (A) The board is authorized to use the funds derived from the assessments imposed in thi…

Effective July 1, 1985, the State Plant Board shall have the authority and responsibility to regulate the harvesting, sale, artificial propagation, and exportation of Panax quinquefolius, referred to in this subchapter as “ginseng”.

(a) The State Plant Board is authorized and directed to promulgate appropriate rules to enable it to effectively and efficiently carry out its responsibilities under this subchapter. (b) Rules shall include, but shall not be limited to:(1) Requirement of annual certification and …

The State Plant Board shall cause to be initiated and maintained such continuing research program concerning ginseng in Arkansas as it may deem necessary or appropriate to promote and assure the continued health and survival of wild American ginseng in the state.

(a) Each person or entity desiring to engage in business as a ginseng dealer in this state shall annually make application for and obtain a license to do so from the State Plant Board. (b) The annual license fee for a ginseng dealer license shall be fifty dollars ($50.00), which …

(a) A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be assessed persons artificially propagating ginseng for sale. (b) The fee will be assessed annually and will accompany the request for nursery certification.

The purpose of this subchapter is to promote the growth and development of the corn and grain sorghum industry in Arkansas by research, extension, promotion, and market development, thereby promoting the general welfare of the people of Arkansas.

(a) (1) Any buyer who fails to file a report or pay any assessment within the required time set by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall forfeit to the secretary a penalty of five percent (5%) of the assessment determined to be due plus one percent (…

The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to any person who purchases one thousand (1,000) or less bushels of corn or grain sorghum in any calendar year.

(a) The Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Promotion Board is created. (b) (1) The board shall be composed of seven (7) producer members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.(2) All of the seven (7) producer members of the board shall be practical producers of corn …

(a) (1) The Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Promotion Board shall appoint three (3) corn or grain sorghum producers from each county who will be responsible for holding a referendum in the county.(2) The board will set the dates for the referendum and prescribe procedures to be f…

(a) (1) The Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Promotion Board shall plan and conduct a program of research and extension designed to promote the corn and grain sorghum industry in Arkansas, and the board may use the funds derived from the assessments imposed in this subchapter for …