There is established a Division of Markets and Grading of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission which shall have the responsibility of administering, under the direction of the commission, the provisions of the Arkansas Egg Marketing Act of 1969, § 20-58-201 et seq., as amended, and the Poultry and Egg Grading Program authorized by this […]
The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission 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 prescribed by the United States Department of Agriculture for federal poultry […]
(a) (1) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations for poultry and egg grading in this state as may be necessary for the establishment and enforcement thereof. (2) The rules and regulations shall be in compliance with the standards and requirements established by the United States Department of Agriculture […]
The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission 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 with a view of safeguarding the public health and quality of these products […]
The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture whereby the commission will bill poultry and egg processors in Arkansas for poultry and egg grading and egg products inspection services performed by state and federal personnel and will collect charges for these services […]
(a) All funds received by the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission 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 “Poultry and Egg Grading Fund”, to […]
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 inspection and grading of eggs and poultry products under the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission’s […]
