§ 17-13-107 — Requirements for licensing

Arkansas § 17-13-107

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 17

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(a) (1) No person may provide agricultural consulting for a fee that is directly tied to and identifiable with agricultural consulting without a license issued by the State Plant Board under this chapter. (2) A person who provides agricultural consulting without charging a fee may be licensed under this chapter if the person meets the requirements of this chapter. (b) Within the first year after August 12, 2005, a person may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if the person: (1) Is currently licensed as an agricultural consultant by the board; (2) Is certified under the Certified Crop Advisors Program of the American Society of Agronomy; (3) Is certified by the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants; or (4) Has at least five (5) years of agricultural consultant-related experience. (c) From two (2) to five (5) years after August 12, 2005, a person may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if the person: (1) Has completed two (2) full years of training at a college or university acceptable to the board, with at least nine (9) semester hours of credit or their equivalent in appropriate agricultural disciplines; (2) Has three (3) years of experience in the field of crop management; and (3) Passes a written examination administered by the board or by certified crop advisors. (d) Beyond the fifth year after August 12, 2005, a person may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if: (1) The person has: (A) A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a board-approved crop related field and two (2) years of experience working in the field of crop management; or (B) Seven (7) years of continuous experience working for a licensed agricultural consultant after August 12, 2005; and (2) The person passes a written examination administered by the board or by certified crop advisors.

Legislative History

Acts 1987, No. 609, § 5; 2005, No. 857, § 5.