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(a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall develop and implement a nutrient applicator training and certification program to certify the competence and knowledge of a person making nutrient application, including the proper utilization of litter.
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(1) The applicator certification program is voluntary for nutrient applicators that apply nutrients outside nutrient surplus areas.
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(2) The commission may not require a nutrient applicator to become certified unless the applicator intends to apply nutrients within nutrient surplus areas or otherwise utilize litter produced within nutrient surplus areas.
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(c) The commission shall promulgate rules that:
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(1) Specify the qualifications and standards for a person to be deemed competent in nutrient application and provide for the issuance of documentation of certification to the person;
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(2) Specify the conditions under which a certification issued may be suspended or revoked;
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(3) Establish fees to be paid by persons enrolling in the training and certification programs; and
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(4) Provide for the performance of other duties and the exercise of other powers by the Department of Agriculture as may be necessary to provide for the training and certification of a person making nutrient application.
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