Title 2 — Agriculture
31 chapters · 691 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-24-112 Slow-pay hotline
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(a) The State Plant Board shall establish a slow-pay hotline for a person to notify the board that a dealer is more than thirty (30) days late on the dealer's contractual obligation for payment of grain to the person. (b) A dealer shall provide notice to each person from which th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-24-113 Recordkeeping
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(a) The State Plant Board shall promulgate rules concerning the records a dealer is required to maintain for the proper administration of this chapter. (b) A dealer shall:(1) Maintain the records required by the board under this section for five (5) years; and(2) Make the records…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-24-114 Rules
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The State Plant Board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this chapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-25-101 Title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Grain Grading Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-25-102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Grain” means corn, soybeans, and wheat;(2) “Grain dealer” means a person or entity that receives grain from a grain producer and sells or distributes grain commercially;(3) “Official grading agency” means an agency or laboratory authorized by the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-25-103 Administration
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(a) The Department of Agriculture shall adopt rules governing the standards for sampling and grading grain that are consistent with the standards for sampling and grading grain developed by the United States Department of Agriculture. (b) The Department of Agriculture shall certi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-25-104 Disputes
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(a) If a dispute arises regarding the grading of a sample that is subject to excessive deductions, the grain dealer or the producer, or both, may request that the sample be regraded by an official grading agency for an official grade that shall be deemed the official grade of the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-25-105 Enforcement
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(a) An employee of the Department of Agriculture may inspect randomly selected grain dealers to ensure the grain dealer is certified by the department for sampling and grading grain. (b) An employee of the grain dealer that is responsible for sampling and grading grain is require…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-25-106 Penalties
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(a) If the Department of Agriculture conducts an inspection of a grain dealer as permitted under § 2-25-105(a) and determines that a grain dealer who issues grades is not taking samples of graded grain in a manner consistent with the standards adopted by the department, the depar…
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.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-101 Creation of Arkansas Board of Animal Health
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There is created within the Department of Agriculture the Arkansas Board of Animal Health.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-102 Members
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(a) (1) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall consist of nine (9) members who are residents and electors of this state to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for terms of five (5) years.(2) No more than three (3) members of the board …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-103 Organization and meetings
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(a) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall from time to time select from its membership a Chair of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health and a vice chair. (b) (1) The board shall adopt and may modify rules for the conduct of its business and shall keep a record of its transactio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-104 Director
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(a) (1) The Director of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(2) The director shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. (1) The Director of the Arkansas Board of Animal Health …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-105 State Veterinarian
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(a) The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall employ a State Veterinarian. (b) The State Veterinarian shall be a person who has been granted the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and holds a current license issued by the Arkansas Board of Animal Health.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-106 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-33-106Current 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. § 2-33-107 Powers and duties generally
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(a) Authority for the control, suppression, and eradication of livestock and poultry diseases and pests, and supervision of livestock and poultry work in this state, including authority to promulgate rules governing the handling, sale, and use of vaccines, antigens, and other bio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-111 Livestock and poultry diagnostic services
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(a) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health may promulgate rules concerning services performed by the Arkansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. (b) (1) A fee structure may be designed and maintained by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of defraying the cost of diagnostic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-112 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-33-112Current 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. § 2-33-113 Disposition of fees and revenues
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All fees and revenues collected by the Department of Agriculture shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to be credited to the Animal Health Disease and Pest Control Fund.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-114 Federal Animal Health Fund
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(a) There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the “Federal Animal Health Fund”. (b) Federal funds as may be allotted to the Department of Agriculture for maintenance and operation of its cooperative programs with the United States Department of Agriculture shal…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-115 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-33-115Current 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. § 2-33-116 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-33-116Current 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. § 2-33-117 Exemption from disclosure
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(1) The following items received by or in the custody of the Department of Agriculture are not public records and are exempt from examination or disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.:(1) A certificate of veterinary inspection as defined in §…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-118 Equine welfare — Penalties
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A person who commits the offense of cruelty to animals under § 5-62-103(a)(4) against an equine is subject to civil penalties imposed by the Arkansas Board of Animal Health not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-301 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-33-301Current 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. § 2-33-302 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-33-302Current 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. § 2-33-303 Poultry and Egg Grading Program
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The Department of Agriculture is authorized to establish a Poultry and Egg Grading Program in this state which shall be established in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture and shall be in compliance with the applicable standards and requirements as prescri…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-304 Providing of poultry and egg grading services
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(a) (1) The Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall promulgate such reasonable rules for poultry and egg grading in this state as may be necessary for the establishment and enforcement thereof.(2) The rules shall be in compliance with the standards and requirements established by t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-305 Intergovernmental cooperation
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The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with the appropriate federal agencies and the appropriate agencies of this state and other states for the purpose of coordinating laws and rules governing the interstate movement of eggs and graded poultry …