2014 Arkansas Code
Title 2 - Agriculture
Subtitle 2 - Agronomy
Chapter 15 - General Provisions
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Rice Certification Act
§ 2-15-205 - Scientific Review Committee.
(a) The State Plant Board may appoint a Scientific Review Committee.
(b) The committee shall review and make recommendations to the board concerning all matters contained in this subchapter, including:
(1) Identifying rice that has characteristics of commercial impact;
(2) Reviewing rice identified as having characteristics of commercial impact upon receipt of a petition from the purveyor of the rice;
(3) Recommending rules establishing terms and conditions for planting, producing, harvesting, selling, transporting, processing, storing, or otherwise handling rice identified pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) of this section; and
(4) Reviewing the efficacy of terms, conditions, and identity preservation programs imposed on the planting, producing, harvesting, transporting, drying, storing, or other handling of rice identified under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, using the most current industry standards and generally accepted scientific principles.
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