(a) So long as the assessment on soybeans is as provided in § 2-20-406(b)(1), any soybean producer may request and receive a refund of such assessment, provided he or she makes a written application therefor with the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board or its designee, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, within forty-five (45) days from the date of sale, supported by copies of sales slips signed by the purchaser, and provided further, that the application is filed before the annual accounting is made of the funds not later than July 1 each year.
(b) So long as the assessment on soybeans is as provided in § 2-20-406(b)(2), any soybean producer may request and receive a refund of such assessment to the extent provided by the Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act of 1990. Such producer shall make written application therefor with the board or its designee, the secretary, within forty-five (45) days from the date the assessment was due from such producer, supported by copies of sales slips signed by the purchaser.