Title 2 — Agriculture

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Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-103 Duties and enforcement
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(a) It is the duty of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health to:(1) Inquire into and investigate all outbreaks of contagious or infectious disease of animals;(2) Establish and promulgate rules in regard to isolation or quarantine of infected animals, disinfection of animals and prem…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-106 Examinations and findings
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(a) (1) Any veterinary inspector or other employee duly authorized by the Department of Agriculture shall have the privilege of entering upon any property or premises in this state for the purpose of examining or testing animals which he or she has reason to believe are affected …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-109 Destruction of diseased poultry flocks
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(a) When the Department of Agriculture determines that any flock of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or other poultry is infected with a reportable disease, the flock may be depopulated or condemned and properly disposed of to prevent the spread of the disease. (b) The Arkansas B…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-110 Canine brucellosis
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(a) (1) If a dog tests positive for canine brucellosis, the owner shall:(A) Report the test results to the Department of Agriculture;(B) Immediately have the dog neutered, spayed, or euthanized; and(C) Immediately test all other sexually intact dogs on the premises for canine bru…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-1101 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-40-1101Current 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. § 2-40-1201 Fees — Disposition of funds
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(a) In order to fund or partially fund the pseudorabies control and eradication program there is hereby levied a fee of one dollar ($1.00) per head on all spent sows and boars sold at livestock markets. (b) (1) Each livestock market operator shall collect fees and remit monthly t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-1301 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Large animal” means cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, goats, cervidae, bison, llamas, alpacas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and other native or nonnative animals, excluding dogs and cats; and(2) “Large animal carcas…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-1302 Disposal
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(a) (1) All large animal carcasses and all parts of large animal carcasses shall be disposed of in a manner prescribed by rules of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health.(2) However, no large animal carcass shall be buried or otherwise disposed of in any landfill operated under a pe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-1303 Violation
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A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to an administrative penalty.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-205 Blood test training program
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(a) No person shall perform any program or certifying blood tests on livestock or poultry unless the person has first completed a blood test training program designed and conducted by the State Veterinarian and has obtained a tester's permit from the State Veterinarian. (b) These…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-206 Funding of bovine disease program
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(a) (1) (A) In order to fund or partially fund the bovine disease control and eradication program, there is levied a fee of one dollar ($1.00) per head on all cattle sold in this state to be used for the bovine disease control and eradication program.(B) (i) However, if the Direc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-207 Costs of on-the-farm calfhood vaccinations
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The costs of on-the-farm calfhood vaccination performed by the Department of Agriculture shall be paid from state or federal funds. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a livestock owner from contracting with and compensating a veterinarian for vaccinating his o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-208 Inspection of livestock markets
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(a) (1) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall prescribe minimum sanitary and health standards for livestock markets in the state to promote and protect the health of livestock handled at these markets and the health of personnel working in the markets.(2) The Department of Ag…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-209 Quarantine — Violations
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(a) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health is authorized to adopt appropriate rules regarding the isolation or quarantine of infected, exposed, or suspected infected livestock or poultry. (b) Any person or entity who violates the quarantine rules lawfully promulgated by the board sh…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-210 Control and eradication of brucellosis
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(a) (1) Any bovine herd infected with or directly exposed to brucellosis shall be depopulated at the discretion of and subject to the rules of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health.(2) The herd or herds shall be identified and destroyed within thirty (30) days of written order to t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-401 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Approved incineration” means a method of incineration approved by the Arkansas Board of Animal Health;(2) “Fowl” shall include all domesticated avian species;(3) “Fowl carcasses” means carcasses of fowl wh…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-402 Penalty
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A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to an administrative penalty.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-403 Requirements
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(1) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall, by rule, specify acceptable methods for the disposal of fowl carcasses, including, but not limited to:(1) Composting of fowl carcasses;(2) Cremation or incineration;(3) On-farm freezing; and(4) Rendering. (1) Composting of fowl carca…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-404 Specifications
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The Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall, by rule, specify acceptable methods of the disposal of fowl carcasses in the event of a major die-off.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-405 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-40-405Current 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. § 2-40-406 Division of Environmental Quality — Jurisdiction unimpaired
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This subchapter shall not be interpreted as denying or preempting the regulatory or enforcement jurisdiction of the Division of Environmental Quality.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-508 Legislative intent
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It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Agriculture will continue to vaccinate heifers on the farm and at the sale barns for brucellosis and will carry out all the practices which have brought the state to its current brucellosis-free status.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-801 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian licensed by the Arkansas Board of Animal Health and approved by the United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to perform functions required for state or cooperative state and federal …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-802 Penalties and fines
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Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of this subchapter shall be subject to an administrative penalty.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-803 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-40-803Current 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. § 2-40-804 Testing requirements for domiciled equidae
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(a) (1) All equidae domiciled within the State of Arkansas shall be subjected to an official equine infectious anemia test every twelve (12) months.(2) An equidae is domiciled within the state when the equidae has been pastured, stabled, housed, or kept in any fashion in the stat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-805 Equidae identification requirements
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All equidae domiciled within Arkansas and over six (6) months of age or weaned from a mare shall be positively identified on the official equine infectious anemia test form by an accredited veterinarian or an agent of the Department of Agriculture by means of distinctive markings…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-806 Authority to require test
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Any equidae which have been within four hundred forty yards (440 yds.) of a reactor shall be subject to testing by the Department of Agriculture, the State Veterinarian, or their agents if the exposure to the reactor occurred no more than thirty (30) days before the testing of th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-807 Personnel authorized to collect blood samples
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All samples collected from equidae for equine infectious anemia testing shall be collected by an accredited veterinarian, the State Veterinarian, or other personnel authorized by the Department of Agriculture.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-808 Submission of sample and test charts
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(a) All blood samples submitted for official equine infectious anemia tests must be accompanied by a properly completed VS Form 10-11 (Equine Infectious Anemia Laboratory Test Form) or other form prescribed by the Department of Agriculture. (b) Proof of a negative equine infectio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-809 Requirements for Arkansas-approved equine infectious anemia testing laboratories
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No person, firm, or corporation shall initiate operation of an equine infectious anemia testing laboratory without first obtaining approval from the Department of Agriculture.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-810 Classification of equidae tested
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(a) All equidae tested shall be classified as either negative or reactor. (b) Reactors may be retested at the owner's expense provided the owner or the owner's agent initiates a retest request to the State Veterinarian not more than five (5) working days after the receipt of the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-811 Reporting of test results
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(a) It is the responsibility of the approved laboratory to notify the State Veterinarian's office and the individual submitting the sample for testing within twenty-four (24) hours after classifying an equidae as a reactor. (b) It is the responsibility of the individual collectin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-812 Quarantines
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(a) (1) All reactors shall be quarantined by an authorized agent of the Department of Agriculture to the premises of origin or other premises designated by the owner and approved by the department.(2) The quarantine shall restrict the reactors, all other equidae on the premises, …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-813 Quarantining reactors
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(a) (1) (A) With the exception of the equine stabled at a racetrack regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission, all reactors shall be quarantined to the owner's premises or an approved quarantine holding facility and shall be destroyed or sold for immediate slaughter or permitte…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-814 Positive reactors at official racetracks
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(a) All equines stabled at a racetrack regulated by the Arkansas Racing Commission which test positive to the official equine infectious anemia test shall be immediately removed from the racetrack, shall be quarantined to the premises to which they are moved, and shall be destroy…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-815 Testing requirements in affected herds
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(a) All equidae determined to have been on the same premises as a reactor at the time the reactor was bled shall be tested by an accredited veterinarian or an authorized agent of the Department of Agriculture at the owner's expense sixty (60) to eighty (80) days after the reactor…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-816 Movement of reactors and exposed animals
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(a) All reactors and exposed equidae must be accompanied by a permit for movement when moved from their quarantined premises. (b) All reactors must be branded before moving interstate. (c) Movement of a reactor and exposed equidae must be direct to an approved slaughter facility …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-817 Requirements for quarantined holding facilities
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(a) (1) A person desiring to operate a quarantined holding facility must file an application for approval of the facility on forms provided by the Department of Agriculture.(2) The facility must have an area where equidae testing positive to an official equine infectious anemia t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-818 Fictitious names and erroneous information
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(a) Test charts, permits, and other official forms must be completed in the name of the owner or the person responsible for the equidae. (b) No livestock auction facility operator or veterinarian may be held responsible for recording erroneous information provided by an owner, bu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-819 Testing requirements for change of ownership
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(a) (1) (A) All equidae which are sold, bartered, traded, given free of charge, or offered for sale, or any horses otherwise exchanged for any reason within Arkansas except at approved markets must be accompanied by a record of a negative equine infectious anemia test conducted a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-820 Movement of equidae through approved market
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(a) All equidae offered for sale or sold at approved markets must:(1) Be accompanied by written proof of a negative equine infectious anemia test conducted within the last six (6) months;(2) Have a blood sample collected by an accredited veterinarian and test negative to an offic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-821 Requirements of equidae participating in equine activities
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(a) All equidae moving within the state to equidae exhibitions, including, but not limited to, fairs, livestock shows, breed association shows, rodeos, trail rides, parades, team pennings, team ropings, racetracks, or other equidae concentration points shall be accompanied by a r…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-822 General requirements for equidae entering Arkansas
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(a) All equidae entering Arkansas must be accompanied by a record of a negative current official equine infectious anemia test. (b) All equidae must also be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection, listing information from a record of a negative official equine infe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-823 Requirements of equidae moving within the state
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All equidae moving within the state for any reason shall be accompanied by a negative current official equine infectious anemia test.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-824 Entry requirements to a veterinarian's clinic for care or treatment
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(a) Equidae may enter Arkansas when consigned directly to a veterinary hospital or clinic for treatment or for usual veterinary procedures when accompanied by an owner or shipper permit. (b) Following release by the veterinarian, equidae must be returned immediately to the state …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-825 Entry requirements to an approved slaughter facility
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(a) All equidae consigned to an approved slaughter facility must be properly and individually identified and accompanied by a waybill, bill of lading, permit, or certificate of veterinary inspection. (b) A known reactor must be branded, and a known exposed animal must be properly…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-826 Equine infectious anemia services
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(a) In order to fund or partially fund the Equine Infectious Anemia Control and Eradication Program, the Arkansas Board of Animal Health may, by appropriately adopted administrative rules, design and maintain a fee structure for the purpose of defraying the cost of services perfo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-40-827 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-40-827Current 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. § 2-40-828 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-40-828Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved