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Arkansas Code Title 25. State Government § 25-43-202. State entities transferred to Department of Agriculture

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

(a) As provided in §§ 25-38-206 and 25-38-211, the following state entities, or parts thereof, are transferred to the Department of Agriculture by a cabinet-level department transfer:

(1) [Repealed by Acts of 2023, Act 691, § 203, eff. July 1, 2023.]

(2) [Repealed by Acts of 2023, Act 691, § 203, eff. July 1, 2023.]

(3) The Arkansas Agriculture Department, created under § 25-38-202 [repealed], and now to be known as the “Department of Agriculture”;

(4) The Arkansas Bureau of Standards, created under § 4-18-301 et seq.;

(5) The Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Committee;

(6) The Arkansas Farm Mediation Office, created under § 2-7-201;

(7) [Repealed by Acts of 2021, Act 501, § 24, eff. July 28, 2021.]

(8) The Arkansas Forestry Commission, created under § 15-31-101;

(9) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, created under § 2-33-101;

(10) [Repealed by Acts of 2023, Act 691, § 204, eff. July 1, 2023.]

(11) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, created under § 15-20-201;

(12) [Repealed by Acts of 2023, Act 691, § 205, eff. July 1, 2023.]

(13) [Repealed by Acts of 2023, Act 691, § 205, eff. July 1, 2023.]

(14) [Repealed by Acts of 2023, Act 691, § 205, eff. July 1, 2023.]

(15) The Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program, created under § 14-305-104;

(16) [Repealed by Acts of 2023, Act 691, § 206, eff. July 1, 2023.]

(17) [Repealed by Acts of 2021, Act 501, § 25, eff. July 28, 2021.]

(18) [Repealed by Acts of 2023, Act 691, § 207, eff. July 1, 2023.]

(19) [Repealed by Acts of 2021, Act 928, § 4, eff. July 1, 2021.]

(20) [Repealed by Acts of 2021, Act 501, § 26, eff. July 28, 2021.]

(21) The State Plant Board, created under § 2-16-206;

(22) [Repealed by Acts of 2023, Act 691, § 208, eff. July 1, 2023.]

(23) [Repealed by Acts of 2021, Act 501, § 27, eff. July 28, 2021.]

(24) [Repealed by Acts of 2023, Act 691, § 209, eff. July 1, 2023.]

(25) Arkansas Catfish Promotion Board, created under § 2-9-103;

(26) Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board, created under § 2-20-404;

(27) Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board, created under § 2-20-505;

(28) Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board, created under § 2-20-604;

(29) Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Promotion Board, created under § 2-20-804; and

(30) Arkansas Beef Council, created under § 2-35-303.

(b) If there is a conflict between the cabinet-level department transfers of the state entities listed in subdivisions (a)(1)-(24) of this section and either the transfer of these same state entities under § 25-38-211 or the transfer of their respective personnel, administrative functions, and human resource and accounting operations under § 25-38-206, then the transfer provisions under §§ 25-38-206 and 25-38-211 shall apply.

(c) Unless otherwise provided by law, a cabinet-level department transfer under subsection (a) of this section includes all state entities under a state entity transferred to the Department of Agriculture under subsection (a) of this section, including without limitation a division, office, program, or other unit of a state entity transferred to the Department of Agriculture under subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Unless otherwise provided by law, a state entity whose administrative functions have been transferred to the Department of Agriculture under subsection (a) of this section shall otherwise continue to exercise the duties of the state entity under the administration of the cabinet-level Department of Agriculture in the same manner as before the creation of the cabinet-level department.

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