Agricultural
Consultants License
- Q: What must I do to get an
agricultural consultant’s license.
A:
Fill out a pre-application form and return it to the Plant
Board with a copy of your college transcript. If the Director
approves your pre-application you will be required to pass a test.
If you pass the test you will need to fill out an application
and submit it with a check for the $100.00 fee.
- Q: Do I need any continuing
education meetings before I can get my license renewed?
A:
After checking the computer for this individual’s records
he will be told if he needs any classes.
Feed
- Q: How do I register a feed?
A:
We no longer require each feed to be registered individually.
You need to acquire a feed facility license which covers all registrations
for that calendar year.
- Q: How much is the tonnage
fee and when is it due?
A:
A minimum inspection fee of $10.00 shall be paid on quarterly
sales of 0 to 33.34 tons. Any amount above 33.34 tons requires
a fee of $.30 per ton.
- Q: When is the tonnage fee
due?
A:
Tonnage reports and fees must be sent not
later than 15 days after the last day of Jan., April, July and
Oct. as evidenced by the postmark date.
- Q: How much is the penalty
for a late payment?
A:
For a late report the fee is fifteen percent (15%) or twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) whichever is higher added to the amount due.
Lime
- Q: Who needs a lime vendor’s
license?
A:
Any person or firm who wishes to spread liming materials
on properties belonging to others.
- Q: How do I get a license?
A:
You need to submit an application on a form sent to you
by the Plant Board and accompany it with a fee of $15.00 for the
license plus a fee of three dollars ($3.00) for each spreader
truck or similar vehicle.
- Q: How do I register a liming
material?
A:
You must register it on a form supplied by the Arkansas
State Plant Board and submit it with the required fee of $15.00
for each liming material.
Fertilizer
- Q: What is the difference
between a fertilizer registration and a fertilizer facility license?
A:
A fertilizer registration is required of all manufacturers
and manipulators (in or out of state) of fertilizer and/or fertilizer
materials who want to sell or offer for sale in Arkansas.
A:
A fertilizer facility license is required for each fertilizer
blending and/or bulk storage facility located in Arkansas.
- Q: What are
the requirements to register a fertilizer product?
A:
Completion of an application for registration of fertilizer
including a $25.00 registration fee per brand. The name of any
commerical fertilizer or fertilizer material is considered as
a distinct and separate brand when different in any aspect other
than the grade or common name.
- Q: What is a specialty
fertilizer?
A:
A specialty fertilizer is any fertilizer distributed primarily
for non-farm use, such as home gardens, lawns, shrubs, flowers,
golf courses, municipal parks, cemeteries, greenhouses and nurseries.
It may include fertilizers used for research or experimental purposes.
- Q: How much is the tonnage
fee and when is it due?
A:
The tonnage must be reported each month by the 20th
of the following month which is being reported. A tonnage fee
of $1.20 per ton is required for each ton or fractional ton. Eighty-nine
($0.89) is remitted to the University of Arkansas for research
and maintaining the soil testing laboratory.
- Q: What is the penalty for
a late fee?
A:
The tonnage reports are to be filed on or before the 20th
of each month (Example: A March report is due on April 20th).
- For a tonnage report received
1-14 days late, the reporting fee is increased by 10%.
- For a tonnage report received
15-30 days late, the reporting fee is increased
by 20%.
- For a tonnage report received
31 days or more late, the fee is doubled.
Catfish
Processors
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Q: Who
is required to have an Arkansas Catfish Registration.
A:
All "persons" as defined by law
engaged in the handling, storing, preparing, manufacturing, packaging,
or holding of catfish products shall register with the State Plant
Board.
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Q: Who
do I contact to answer my questions about a catfish registration
in Arkansas?
A:
Call the Arkansas State Plant Board at:
501-225-1598, and ask for the Grain Warehouse and Catfish Processor
Section
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Q: How
many times per year will I be audited by the State Plant Board?
A:
The Regulations on Catfish Processors in
Arkansas requires each Registered Catfish Processor to be audited
at least once every year, but we usually audit each facility 2
or 3 times each year.
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Q: How
much will my Registration fee be?
A:
Any processor whose average annual purchases
from catfish producers exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
shall be charged $150.00 annually.
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Q: What
other costs may we incur in the registration process?
A:
Fees for a Surety (Bond, CD or Letter of
Credit)
A:
A Financial Statement must be prepared by
a CPA or RPA.
A:
Printing cost of pre-numbered weigh tickets
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Q: How
is my surety (Bond, Letter of Credit, or CD) calculated.
A:
The minimum security shall be set at $20,000
for up to 100,000 pounds of catfish. After 100,000 pounds. All
securities shall be set at a rate of .20 per pound of catfish
purchased y the processor.
-
Q: What
Scale regulations are required?
A:
All scales used for the weighing of catfish
y a processor shall be calibrated, tested and officially approved
annually by the Arkansas Bureau of Standards. If the scale is
not approved, the processor shall not engage in the business of
buying catfish from producers.
Grain
Warehouse
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Q: Who is required
to have a grain warehouse license under the Grain Warehouse
Law.
A: Anyone
who is receiving grain for consideration without the grain being
paid for, upon receipt of that grain, must be licensed.
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Q: Who do I contact
to answer my questions b the Public Grain Warehouse Law?
A:
Call the Arkansas State Plant Board at: 501-225-1598, and
ask for the Grain Warehouse and Catfish Processor Section
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Q: Can I be state
licensed and issue warehouse receipts for FSC?
A:
Yes. To e licensed with FSC you must first be State or Federally
licensed. Then you can obtain a license and a code number from
FSC that will allow you to issue warehouse receipts that can be
redeemed at the local FSC district office.
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Q: How many times
per year will I be audited by the State Plant Board?
A:
The Grain Warehouse Law requires each licensed grain warehouse
to be audited at least once every year, but we usually audit each
facility 2 or 3 times each year.
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Q: How much will
my license cost?
A:
A new applicant will be charged $150.00 for the first time
licensing fee. All years there after will be based on the amount
of your storage capacity. See CHAPTER IV, Section IV of the Law
on Fees for more detail.
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Q: What other
costs may we incur in the licensing process?
A:
a. Fees for a Surety (Bond, CD or Letter of Credit)
b. A
Financial Statement must be prepared by a CPA or RPA.
c.
Insurance at Fair Market Value to cover grain stored at your facility.
d.
Printing Cost - Example: pre-numbered scale tickets, pre-numbered
contracts, and any other documents as required.
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Q: How is my
surety (Bond, Letter of Credit, or CD) calculated.
A:
The surety for your company will be based upon the total
mount of storage capacity of your facility. The minimum amount
of surety is $20,000.00 for storage up to 100,000 bushels of grain.
After 100,000 bushels, Surety is based on .20 X your total storage
capacity.
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