Title 2 — Agriculture

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Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-306 Agreement with United States Department of Agriculture
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The Department of Agriculture is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture whereby the Department of Agriculture will bill poultry and egg processors in Arkansas for poultry and egg grading and egg products inspection servic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-307 Poultry and Egg Grading Fund
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(a) All funds received by the Department of Agriculture for providing poultry and egg grading services shall be deposited into the State Treasury. Upon receipt of the funds, the Treasurer of State shall monthly credit them as special revenues to an account to be known as the “Pou…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-308 Overtime compensation
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The Department of Agriculture is hereby authorized to pay ordinary, customary, and necessary overtime compensation in accordance with rules promulgated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to those employees, including egg and poultry grader supervisors, engaged in the inspec…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-33-401 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-33-401Current 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. § 2-34-106 Disputes about earmarks or brands — Impounding of funds
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(a) If a dispute arises about an earmark or brand, it shall be decided by reference to the book of marks and brands kept by the clerk of the county court. (b) (1) A state-certified law enforcement officer or a livestock association in the state that is authorized to perform brand…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-34-107 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-34-107Current 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. § 2-34-201 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Brand” means for purposes of ownership identification a permanent identification burned or frozen into the hide of a live animal with a hot iron or hot or frozen chemical in letters, numbers, or figures, each of which is at least three inches (…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-34-202 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-34-202Current 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. § 2-34-203 Conflicts of brands
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The Arkansas Board of Animal Health shall serve as an adjusting committee in the matter of determining conflicts of brands, and the decision of the board shall be final.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-34-204 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-34-204Current 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. § 2-34-205 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-34-205Current 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. § 2-34-206 State Brand Book
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The Department of Agriculture shall publish the State Brand Book on its website, which shall contain each brand and mark that is registered with the department showing the name and address of the owner, together with the pertinent laws and rules pertaining to registration and rer…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-34-207 Notification to registrants
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Before publication of a revised State Brand Book, each registered brand owner or assignee in the previous book or supplements shall be notified in writing that his or her brand has terminated and that the brand must be renewed if the person desires to keep the brand.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-34-208 Registration of brands
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(a) A person desiring to adopt a brand or to continue to use a brand shall apply to the Department of Agriculture for the registration of the brand in the manner prescribed in this section. (b) The department shall prepare a standard form, which shall be made available to those p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-34-209 Brands reserved to state
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(a) There is reserved to the state the brands of “B”, “S”, and “T” on the left jaw of any cattle, and it is unlawful for a person to use the brands of “B”, “S”, and “T”. (b) Cattle carrying these brands shall be:(1) Claimed as reactors to:(A) Brucellosis abortus, known as Bang’s …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-34-210 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-34-210Current 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. § 2-34-211 Book as evidence of ownership
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(a) Brands appearing in the current edition of the State Brand Book or supplements to the current edition of the State Brand Book shall be prima facie evidence of ownership and shall take precedence over brands of like kind should the question of ownership arise. (b) The owner wh…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-34-212 Transfers of registered brands
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(a) (1) Only brands appearing on the website of the Department of Agriculture shall be subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, or bequest, the same as other personal property.(2) (A) The transfer of title shall be recorded with the department.(B) The fee for recording a tr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-34-213 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-34-213Current 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. § 2-34-214 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 2-34-214Current 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. § 2-35-301 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.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-36-101 Funding for livestock shows and fairs — Requirements — Districts — Definition
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(a) (1) A recipient of financial assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture under subsection (b) of this section shall provide proof of yearly continuing education requirements under guidance adopted by the department.(2) A recipient of financial assistance under subsec…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-36-303 Annual joint fair or livestock shows by adjoining counties
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(a) (1) Any two (2) or more adjoining counties in the state are authorized to enter into an agreement for and to conduct an annual joint fair or livestock show.(2) (A) The agreement for a joint fair or livestock show shall be executed in writing by the county fair and livestock s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-36-307 Arkansas-Oklahoma District Fair
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(a) There is established a district livestock show to be known as the “Arkansas-Oklahoma District Fair” and to be located in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas at Kay Rodgers Park. (b) The Arkansas-Oklahoma District Fair district shall be composed of:(1) The Arkansas counties…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-37-101 Title
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This chapter shall be known as the “Arkansas Feed Law of 1997”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-37-102 Enforcing agency
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This chapter shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture.
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-37-103 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter:(a) [Repealed.](b) “Brand name” means any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing it from that of others.(c) “Commercial feed” means all materials or comb…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-37-104 Registration and licensing
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(a) (1) Any person:(A) Who manufactures a commercial feed within this state;(B) Who distributes a commercial feed in or into the state; or(C) Whose name appears on the label of a commercial feed as guarantor,shall obtain a license for each facility which distributes in or into th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-37-105 Labeling
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(a) A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows:(a) In the case of a commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information:(1) The quantity statement (may be stated in metric units in addition to the required avoir…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-37-106 Misbranding
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(a) A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded if:(a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;(b) It is distributed under the name of another commercial feed;(c) It is not labeled as required in § 2-37-105;(d) It purports to be or is represented as a commerc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-37-107 Adulteration
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(1) A commercial feed shall be deemed to be adulterated:(1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, such commercial feed shall not be considered adulterated under …
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-37-108 Prohibited acts
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(a) The following acts and the causing thereof within the state are hereby prohibited:(a) The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded.(b) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed.(c) The distribution of agricultural commo…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-37-109 Inspection and reports
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(a) The sum of thirty cents (30¢) per ton shall be paid on commercial feeds distributed in this state by the person whose name appears on the label as the manufacturer, guarantor, or distributor, except that a person other than the manufacturer, guarantor, or distributor may assu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 2-37-110 Rules
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(a) The State Plant Board is authorized to promulgate such reasonable rules as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter. In the interest of uniformity the board shall by rule adopt, unless the board determines that they are inconsistent with the provisions o…