Title 2 — Agriculture
31 chapters · 691 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-101 Alternate livestock
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(a) (1) All creatures of the ratite family that are not indigenous to this state, including, but not limited to, ostriches, emus, and rheas;(2) All creatures of the cervidae family that are not indigenous to this state, including, but not limited to, deer and elk; and(3) All crea…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-201 Production contracts — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Contractor” shall have its common meaning within the industry and shall include a person or entity who owns livestock or poultry, or both, that are raised or cared for by a grower;(2) “Grower” shall have its common meaning within the industry and …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-301 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-32-301Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-401 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Livestock Owner's Lien Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-402 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 livestock ow…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-403 Livestock lien
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(a) (1) To secure the obligations of a first purchaser to pay the sales price, a livestock owner is granted a lien in all livestock sold by the livestock owner for any unpaid portion of the sales price for the livestock.(2) The lien granted under this section is granted and shall…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-404 Perfection of livestock lien
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An owner's lien is perfected automatically from August 16, 2013, or the date a sales agreement is executed after August 16, 2013, without the need to file a financing statement or other type of documentation.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-405 Commingled livestock — Priority
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(a) If livestock subject to an owner's lien are commingled with other livestock in a manner that the identity of the specific livestock subject to the owner's lien cannot be determined by reasonable means, the owner's lien continues without interruption into and attaches to the c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-406 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 livestock purchased and is relieved of any obligations created under § 2-32-403 if the purchaser or sales agent pays the full amount of required consideration for the livestock under a go…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-407 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. § 2-32-408 Applicability
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This subchapter does not affect the time at which legal title to livestock may pass by agreement or operation of law subject to an owner's lien.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-409 Waiver, relinquishment, or release of lien prohibited
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(a) (1) A livestock 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 a provision that…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-410 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 livestock subject to the lien is required by law or contract to be paid to the livestock owner but only as to the particular livestock sold during the mont…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-411 Preference
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If this subchapter conflicts with other rights a livestock owner may have, the livestock owner's right to receive the sales price shall be given preference.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-501 Administrative penalties
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(a) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health may impose administrative penalties not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation against a person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any rule adopted by the board under this subtitle. (b) The imposition of administ…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-502 Subpoenas — Refusal to testify
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(a) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health or a member of the board may issue a subpoena for a witness to require his or her attendance and testimony before the board, and to require the production of books, papers, and records in any proceeding before the board that may be material…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-503 Administration of oath to witnesses
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A member of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health or his or her attorney may administer an oath to any witness in any hearing, investigation, or proceeding under this subtitle.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-504 Appellate review
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A person affected by a rule, action, or order made by the Arkansas Board of Animal Health may obtain review of the rule, action, or order under the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-505 Disposition of fees and penalties
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(a) Fees paid and penalties collected under this subtitle shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues credited to the Animal Health Disease and Pest Control Fund. (b) Fees or penalties collected under this subtitle shall be cash funds when received by the Treas…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-601 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Artificial insemination” means the fertilization of or the attempt to fertilize the ova of a female animal by placing and implanting in the genital tract of the female animal the seminal fluid obtained from a male animal; and(2) “Livestock” mea…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-32-602 Artificial insemination of livestock and animals
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Artificial insemination of livestock and animals is recognized as a routine animal husbandry practice.