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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-60-212. Cost

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) The cost of inspection rendered under this subchapter shall be borne by this state.

(2)(A) The cost of overtime and holiday work performed in official establishments subject to this subchapter shall be borne and paid by the official establishments.

(B) The rates for the cost of overtime and holiday work shall be billed at a minimum of two (2) hours at the appropriate hourly rate.

(C) The hourly rates for the cost of overtime and holiday work performed in official establishments shall be set as follows:

(i) Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per hour for inspections provided for more than forty (40) hours in any workweek Monday through Friday;

(ii) Thirty dollars ($30.00) per hour for inspections provided on a Saturday or Sunday that is not otherwise a legal holiday; and

(iii) Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per hour for inspections provided on days of public rest and legal holidays, other than Saturdays and Sundays, observed by the Department of Agriculture.

(3) An inspector performing overtime and holiday work shall be treated as though he or she were on compensatory leave and be compensated at a compensatory rate equal to the rate set by this section.

(b) The sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter may be appropriated.

(c)(1) The department may collect fees for services required to be performed under this subchapter relating to the inspection of animals, birds, or products that are not regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. § 601 et seq., as in effect on January 1, 2021.

(2) The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall set, by rule, the inspection fee in an amount sufficient to recover the department's costs of providing services as described in subdivision (c)(1) of this section.

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