Bill > HB1741

This bill amends the Arkansas Agricultural Liming Materials Act by updating references from the "State Plant Board" to the "Department of Agriculture" throughout the existing law. The bill maintains the existing regulatory framework for agricultural liming materials, which requires manufacturers, importers, and guarantors to register their products with the state agriculture department, pay a $15 registration fee per product, and submit quarterly reports on the tonnage of liming materials distributed in Arkansas. The bill preserves the existing provisions for sampling and analysis of liming materials, including allowing state agents to take samples and inspect premises where these materials are manufactured, sold, or stored. It also continues the penalty structure for materials that do not meet guaranteed analysis standards, requiring manufacturers to compensate consumers for deficiencies. The bill maintains the existing financial arrangement where 20 cents per ton of inspected materials goes to the Plant Board Fund and 10 cents per ton is directed to the University of Arkansas for soil testing and research activities. The key changes are primarily administrative, updating department names while preserving the substantive regulatory requirements for agricultural liming materials.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1741&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R