§ 2-20-201. Public cotton gin defined

All cotton gins in Arkansas which gin cotton other than that grown on the farm where the gin is located or on a farm owned or controlled by the operator of the gin are declared to be public cotton gins.

§ 2-20-202. Order in ginning

(a) All public cotton gins in this state as defined in § 2-20-201 are required to gin all cotton brought to the gin for ginning in the order in which it is presented for ginning. (b) Cotton offered for ginning from vehicles shall be ginned as provided and ahead of cotton stored in gin buildings […]

§ 2-20-203. Method of ginning

(a) All cotton ginned by public gins in this state, as defined in § 2-20-201, shall be ginned in such a manner as to make a good sample and to give a reasonable turnout according to the condition of the cotton and shall be paid for by the person having the cotton ginned at a […]

§ 2-20-204. Remedies for refusing to gin

(a) (1) Any person, firm, or corporation operating any public gin in this state as defined in § 2-20-201 who shall fail or refuse to gin cotton as required by §§ 2-20-202 and 2-20-203 shall be guilty of a violation. (2) Upon conviction, an offender shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five […]

§ 2-20-205. Records of seed cotton

(a) Every person or corporation owning or operating any cotton gin within this state shall make and keep in a well-bound book a record of all seed cotton purchased at or for the gin, which shall show the: (1) Name and address of the seller; (2) Amount of seed cotton purchased; (3) Date purchased; and […]

§ 2-20-206. Failure to keep gin record

Any person or corporation owning or operating any gin within the State of Arkansas who shall fail to make and keep the record required in § 2-20-205 or who shall refuse or fail to permit its inspection by any of the officers mentioned in § 2-20-205 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, […]

§ 2-20-207. Record of cotton weighed

(a) All persons weighing cotton for the public in this state and receiving compensation therefor shall be required to keep a book or record of all cotton weighed by them, giving: (1) The weight and marks of each bale; (2) For whom weighed; and (3) To whom sold where the purchaser is known to the […]

§ 2-20-208. Failure to keep weighing record

Any weigher who shall refuse to keep books or records or who shall, on demand of any person, fail or refuse to exhibit them shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, an offender shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).