Title 2 — Agriculture
31 chapters · 691 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-301 Purpose
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The purpose of this subchapter is to promote the growth and development of the beef cattle industry in Arkansas by research, promotion, and market development and thereby promote the general welfare of the people of Arkansas.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-302 Penalty
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(a) (1) A buyer who fails to file a report or pay any assessment within a required time set by the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall forfeit to the director a penalty of five percent (5%) of the assessment determined to be due plus one percent (1%) fo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-303 Creation — Members — Organization
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(a) The Arkansas Beef Council is created. (b) (1) The council shall be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate as follows:(A) Four (4) cattle producer members actively and principally engaged in the cattle industry, from each of the fou…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-304 Levy of assessment on cattle
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(a) (1) Within ninety (90) days after February 14, 1983, the Arkansas Beef Council shall cause an election to be held on the question of the levy of an assessment of twenty-five cents (25¢) per head on all cattle sold in the state.(2) The election shall be held at the offices of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-305 Collection by purchasers
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(a) (1) The assessment levied under this subchapter shall be collected by each purchaser of cattle in Arkansas, whether or not the purchaser is a resident of Arkansas.(2) A purchaser shall monthly report and remit the assessments collected to the Director of the Department of Fin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-306 Records and reports
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(a) The Director of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized and directed to adopt appropriate rules regarding records to be kept by cattle buyers and regarding reporting and remittance of the assessment levied in this subchapter and to prescribe forms upon whic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-307 Inspection of records and rules
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(a) Records maintained by cattle buyers under the requirements of this subchapter or rules of the Arkansas Beef Council adopted under it shall be made available for inspection at any reasonable time upon written request by the Director of the Department of Finance and Administrat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-308 Disposition of funds
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(a) The Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall deposit all assessments and penalties collected under this subchapter in the State Treasury. (b) (1) After deducting three percent (3%) for credit to the Constitutional and Officers Fund and the State Central …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-309 Program to enhance cattle industry
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(a) The Arkansas Beef Council shall plan and conduct or cause to be conducted a program of promotion, market development, research, or related beef activities designed to enhance the cattle industry in Arkansas. (b) (1) The council is authorized to use the funds derived from the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-310 Refunds
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Any cattle producer may request and receive a refund of the amount deducted from the sale of his or her cattle if 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, supported …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-401 Purpose
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(a) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that:(1) The Arkansas law which creates the Arkansas Beef Council authorizes an assessment of twenty-five cents (25¢) per head on all cattle sold in the state;(2) Since the enactment of the Arkansas law, the United States Con…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-402 Applicability
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(a) (1) The provisions of this subchapter shall remain in effect so long as the national beef promotion and research program established by the federal Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 and the administrative orders and rules issued under that act continue in effect.(2) If …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-403 Assessment — Conduct of program
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(a) The assessment levied under the national beef promotion and research program in the amount of one dollar ($1.00) per head of cattle sold shall be collected, reported, and remitted to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration by the persons, in the manner, …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-404 Rules
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The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture is authorized to adopt appropriate rules not inconsistent with this subchapter or the federal law, orders, and rules regarding the national beef promotion and research program as he or she may deem necessary to carry out the intent a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-405 Disposition of funds
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(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall deposit into the State Treasury all funds collected by him or her under this subchapter and the federal Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 and the federal administrative orders and rules issued under tha…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-406 National Beef Promotion Account
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There is created a National Beef Promotion Account in the Arkansas Beef Council Fund.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-35-407 State Beef Promotion Account
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There is created a State Beef Promotion Account in the Arkansas Beef Council Fund.