Arkansas § 2-19-305 Penalty for deficiency from guaranteed analysis

Arkansas Statutes

§ 2-19-305 — Penalty for deficiency from guaranteed analysis

Arkansas § 2-19-305

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Ark. Code Ann. § 2-19-305 (2026).

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(a)If any liming material offered for sale in this state shall, upon official analysis, prove deficient from its statement of guarantee to the extent of five percent (5%) or more, then the manufacturer, importer, or guarantor of the liming material shall be liable for two (2) times the value of the actual deficiency as shown by the official analysis.

(b)(1) Penalties assessed under this section, except those exceeding the actual value of the shortages found, shall be paid to the consumer of the lot of deficient liming material within thirty (30) days after the date of notice from the State Plant Board to the manufacturer, importer, or guarantor, receipts to be taken and promptly forwarded to the board.

(2)The value of the deficiencies exceeding the actual shortages and the actual value

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(a) If any liming material offered for sale in this state shall, upon official analysis, prove deficient from its statement of guarantee to the extent of five percent (5%) or more, then the manufacturer, importer, or guarantor of the liming material shall be liable for two (2) times the value of the actual deficiency as shown by the official analysis. (b) (1) Penalties assessed under this section, except those exceeding the actual value of the shortages found, shall be paid to the consumer of the lot of deficient liming material within thirty (30) days after the date of notice from the State Plant Board to the manufacturer, importer, or guarantor, receipts to be taken and promptly forwarded to the board. (2) The value of the deficiencies exceeding the actual shortages and the actual value of the shortages when the consumer cannot be found shall be paid to the board within forty-five (45) days after the date of notice from the board to the manufacturer, importer, or guarantor and shall be deposited into the Plant Board Fund of the State Treasury. (c) The board is authorized to cancel the present registration or to refuse to register for the next season any liming materials offered for sale or distribution by any manufacturer, importer, or guarantor who fails or refuses to comply with this section.