§ 2-37-101. Title
This chapter shall be known as the “Arkansas Feed Law of 1997”.
§ 2-37-102. Enforcing agency
This chapter shall be administered by the State Plant Board.
§ 2-37-103. Definitions
As used in this chapter: (a) “Board” means the State Plant Board. (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 combination of materials which are distributed for […]
§ 2-37-104. Registration and licensing
(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, (2) Any person who makes only retail sales of commercial feed which bears labeling or other approved […]
§ 2-37-105. Labeling
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 avoirdupois). (2) The product name and brand name, if […]
§ 2-37-106. Misbranding
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 commercial feed, or if […]
§ 2-37-107. Adulteration
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 this section if the quantity of such substance in […]
§ 2-37-108. Prohibited acts
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 commodities such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls, which […]
§ 2-37-109. Inspection fees and reports
(a) An inspection fee at the rate 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 assume liability for the inspection […]
§ 2-37-110. Rules
(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 of this chapter or are not appropriate to conditions which […]
§ 2-37-111. Inspection, sampling, and analysis
(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 State Plant Board, upon presenting appropriate credentials, and notice to the owner, operator, or agent in […]
§ 2-37-112. Detained commercial feeds
(a) Withdrawal from Distribution Orders. (1) (A) When the State Plant Board 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 this chapter, the board may issue and enforce a […]
§ 2-37-113. Penalties
(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 State Plant Board or its authorized agent in performance of his or her duty in connection with the provisions of this chapter, shall be adjudged guilty of a violation […]
§ 2-37-114. Cooperation with other entities
The State Plant Board 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.