Powers and duties of State Plant Board

  1. Law
  2. Arkansas Code
  3. Agriculture
  4. General Provisions
  5. Domestic Fish Farming
  6. Commercial Bait and Ornamental Fish Act
  7. Powers and duties of State Plant Board

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  1. (a) The State Plant Board shall:

    1. (1) Administer this subchapter and the Commercial Bait and Ornamental Fish Fund;

    2. (2) Certify the commercial bait and ornamental fish that meet the standards and qualifications of the board under this subchapter;

    3. (3) Investigate methods of production and the occurrence of certain diseases, undesirable plants, undesirable animals, and other contaminants of commercial bait and ornamental fish and fisheries;

    4. (4) Conduct marketing programs to promote the use and sale of certified bait and ornamental fish raised in Arkansas; and

    5. (5)

      1. (A) Promulgate all rules the board considers necessary or desirable to implement this subchapter.

      2. (B) The board shall establish in its rules the management practices, testing procedures, and appropriate science criteria required for certification under this subchapter.

  2. (b) The board may authorize the Director of the State Plant Board to appoint any deputy the board considers necessary to implement this subchapter.


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