2018 Arkansas Code
Title 2 - Agriculture
Subtitle 2 - Agronomy
Chapter 16 - Plant Disease and Pest Control
Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Fire Ant Advisory Board
§ 2-16-702. Members
(a) The Arkansas Fire Ant Advisory Board shall be composed of the Vice President for Agriculture of the University of Arkansas System, the head of the Department of Entomology at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville or his or her representative, the Director of the State Plant Board or his or her representative, and the following to be appointed from an ant-infested area by the chair:
(1) A representative of an Arkansas environmental interest group;
(2) A county extension agent or a member of the general public;
(3) A representative of the farm or ranch industry;
(4) A representative of the horticultural or nursery industry; and
(5) A representative of the Arkansas Pest Control Association.
(b)
(1) Members of the Arkansas Fire Ant Advisory Board appointed by the chair shall be appointed for four-year terms.
(2) Persons appointed to fill vacancies shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(c) Members of the Arkansas Fire Ant Advisory Board shall serve without compensation. Arkansas Fire Ant Advisory Board members may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
