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209.02.25-14. Fees and Services

AR ADC 209.02.25-14Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: May 30, 2020

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 209. Department of Agriculture
Division 02. State Plant Board / Plant Industries Division
Rule 25. Industrial Hemp Research Program Rules
Effective: May 30, 2020
Ark. Admin. Code 209.02.25-14
209.02.25-14. Fees and Services
Currentness
(A) Each application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(B) A license is issued for one year, for an annual fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(C) For a renewal license, the same fee schedule will apply as in Paragraph (C) of this Rule.
(D) Fees paid for a license are not refundable once the licensee takes possession of seed or transplants or if the license is revoked for any cause over the duration of the license.
(E) The initial and renewal license fees are due annually when the license applicant is notified of the acceptance of a license application and before the licensee takes possession of the seed or transplants, whichever is earlier.
(F) The license holder shall be responsible for the cost of all inspection and sampling services.
(G) The license holder shall be responsible for the cost of all laboratory analytical services.
(H) Any applicant or licensee participating in the Arkansas Seed Certification Program is responsible for all fees and rules associated with the program.
(I) The license holder shall be responsible for the cost of any other oversight required by the board. This may include site verification visits, seed/propagule verification visits, pesticide residue testing, staff time, and program administration. A fee schedule will be established on an annual basis and published on the department's website or be available on request.
(J) Established Fees
(1) Grower Applications
(a) $50 Application Fee (non-refundable)
(b) $200 License Fee
(c) $200 Modification Fee (per modification, max. of 3 allowed per license year)
(d) Applied Acreage Fee
i. $50 for less than 5 acres
ii. $100 for 5 to less than 50 acres
iii. $250 for 50 to less than 100 acres
iv. $500 for 100 to less than 200 acres
v. $1000 for greater than 200 acres
(e) $100 applied Greenhouse fee (each greenhouse)
(f) $100 Lab Sample Fee (per lab compliance sample)
(g) $100 GPS Verification Fee for Each Location ID
(h) $25 Hemp Transfer Fee (each transfer)
(2) Processor/Handler License
(a) $50 Application Fee (non-refundable)
(b) $200 License Fee
(c) $200 Modification Fee (per modification, max. of 3 allowed per license year
(d) $100 Lab Sample Fee (per lab compliance sample)
(e) $100 GPS Verification Fee, each Location ID
(f) $25 Hemp Material Transfer Fee (each transfer)
(g) Applied Producer Fee
i. $1500 for Flower/Bud Material
ii. $500 for Fiber, Seed and Grain
iii. $500 Handler Fee

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Adopted Aug. 27, 2018. Amended May 30, 2020.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 209.02.25-14, AR ADC 209.02.25-14
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