Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 209 - Arkansas Agriculture Department
Division 02 - State Plant Board
Rule 209.02.19-019 - Arkansas Agricultural Consultants Rules

Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 209.02.19-019

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024

RULE 1. Fees.

Annual license fees shall be (100.00) one hundred dollars.

RULE 2. Continuing Education.

a) Minimum 40 hours every 2 years. Continuing education hours must be:
(1) Plant Board or designee approved;

(2) Certified Crop Advisors (CCA);

(3) National Alliance Independent Crop Consultants (NAICC) or combination of the above.

b) Credit hours determined by agenda for each meeting;

c) At least 20 hours must be earned from in state (Arkansas) meetings;

d) Out of state meetings will be accepted if approved by CCA or NAICC;

e) Plant Board may request each individual to submit verification of meetings attended

RULE 3. License.

a) Anyone charging a fee must be licensed;

b) Anyone not charging a fee may be licensed within the first year after the effective date (August 12, 2005) if meeting the following:
(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 5 years of agricultural consultant experience. Verified by notarized letter from grower(s)/employer(s).

c) From two (2) to five (5) years after the effective date of this section, resident or out-of-state individual may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if the person meets all three of the following requirements:
(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 qualifying experience in the field of crop management; and

(3) Passes a written examination administered by the board or by Certified Crop Advisors.

d)
(1) Beyond the fifth year after the effective date of this act, a person may be licensed as an agricultural consultant if the person:
(A)
(i) Has a minimum of a bachelor's degree in a board-approved crop related field; and

(ii) Two (2) years experience working in the field of crop management; or

(B) Has seven (7) years of continuous experience working for a licensed agricultural consultant after the effective date of this section; and

(2) Passes a written examination administered by the board or by Certified Crop Advisors. Such exam is required for either Section (A) or (B).

RULE 4. Out of State Consultants.

You must have a minimum of 5 years of work as a consultant in Arkansas in order to be grand fathered if you are an out-of-state resident. Must provide a notarized document from your grower(s)/employer(s). Grandfather clause is only during the first year of the Act.

RULE 5. Licensing Period.

January 1 of each year is the beginning of each license year.

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