Title 2, Agriculture

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 …

(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…

(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 …

(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, …

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…

(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…

There is created a National Beef Promotion Account in the Arkansas Beef Council Fund.

There is created a State Beef Promotion Account in the Arkansas Beef Council Fund.

(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…

(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…

(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…

This chapter shall be known as the “Arkansas Feed Law of 1997”.

This chapter shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture.

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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 …

(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…

(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…

(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…

(a) For the purpose of enforcement of this chapter and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to such provisions, officers or employees designated by the Department of Agriculture, upon presenti…

(a) Withdrawal from Distribution Orders. (1) (A) When the Department of Agriculture or its authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the prescribed rules under t…

(a) A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or who shall impede, hinder, or otherwise prevent, or attempt to prevent, the Department of Agriculture or its authorized agent in performance of his or her duty in connection with the provisions of this ch…

The Department of Agriculture may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the United States Government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter.

(a) As used in this chapter, “livestock” means cattle, bison, horses, sheep, goats, asses, mules, and swine. (b) Every resident in any county in this state, on finding any livestock running at large, the owner of which is not known, may impound the livestock by taking it into his…

A person shall not impound any stray livestock, except on his or her own farm or in his or her immediate vicinity.

(a) (1) Every person impounding any stray livestock shall immediately notify the Department of Agriculture in writing through procedure established by the department.(2) If it is found that the owner of the livestock may be determined by any mark, tag, or brand upon the livestock…

Upon providing notice to the Department of Agriculture as prescribed in § 2-38-104, the department shall provide to the impounder confirmation of the notification having been made, setting out in the confirmation the description of the livestock and the marks and brands, or eithe…

(a) Upon failure to find any record of the mark, tag, or brand of the impounded livestock or when the person in whose name the mark or brand is found recorded proves not to be the owner of the livestock, the impounder of the livestock shall give notice of the impounding of the li…

It is the duty of the Department of Agriculture to maintain a publicly accessible record of all livestock currently in the custody of impounders within the state that shall include full details and at least one (1) photo provided by the impounder.

(a) Within three (3) months from the time of notification required by law, if the owner of any stray livestock shall appear and claim it, he or she shall notify the impounder; and the owner shall establish his or her claim to the livestock before a court of competent jurisdiction…

If any person who has impounded any livestock shall refuse to release it to the owner on his or her having complied with the requirements of this subchapter, as respects proving ownership of the livestock, the owner shall have a right of civil action. If the owner recovers in an …

(a) No person shall charge anything for keeping any equine that is worked or ridden while in the possession of the impounder. (b) For the keeping of other livestock, or any equine if not worked or ridden, the person impounding the livestock shall be entitled to a reasonable compe…

(a) A person impounding any livestock shall not sell, exchange, or dispose of it in any manner nor kill any domesticated cattle, hogs, or sheep until after the expiration of the time that the owner has the right to prove his or her property in them. (b) Any person violating the p…

If any stray livestock die or escape from the possession of the impounder before the owner shall establish his or her right thereto, and if the death or escape is without the fault of the person having the lawful possession thereof, he or she shall not be liable for it.

If the owner of any stray livestock does not appear and prove his or her property therein within three (3) months after the public notification required by this subchapter, he or she shall forfeit his or her right to the livestock and the property shall be vested in the impounder…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any livestock to run at large. (b) (1) In every case of trespass by livestock, the owner shall be liable to the person injured for all damages, to which shall be added all costs of impounding, feeding, and caring for the animal.(2) The person damaged …

(a) (1) Any owner of livestock upon receiving notice either verbal or otherwise that the livestock is at large and trespassing upon the land, premises, and crops of another person shall immediately retrieve the livestock and thereafter confine it so that further depredations and …

Within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving actual notice to the owners of hogs and goats running at large, or to their agents, the owners or agents shall retrieve and confine the hogs and goats. If these hogs or goats are not taken up and confined, any person interested in the pr…

It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide for more effective enforcement of the prohibition against livestock being allowed to run at large along or on any public highway in the State of Arkansas in violation of § 5-62-122.

It is the duty of the Division of Arkansas State Police and the sheriffs of the respective counties to ensure the restraint and impounding of any livestock found running at large along or on any public highway in the State of Arkansas.

(a) It is the duty of the county judge of each county to provide an appropriate enclosure within the county for the impounding of cattle, horses, mules, hogs, sheep, or goats found running at large along or on any public highway in this state. (b) If no enclosure may be practical…

(a) Any member of the Division of Arkansas State Police or any sheriff or deputy sheriff of any county who discovers or is advised of livestock running at large along or on any public highway shall arrange for the livestock to be taken up and delivered to the enclosure provided b…

When livestock found running at large along or on any public highway is delivered to the enclosure provided by the county judge, the sheriff shall give notice of the impounding of the livestock by submitting a description to the Department of Agriculture for public posting. In ad…

(a) The owner of any livestock impounded under the provisions of this subchapter shall be permitted at any time within three (3) months from the date of first publication of notice of the impounding of the livestock to reclaim the livestock upon the payment of all costs incurred …