003.11.05 Ark. Code R. 007 - Agricultural Consultant Regulations

Arkansas Agricultural Consultant Regulations

REGULATION 1. Fees.

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

REGULATION 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

REGULATION 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).

REGULATION 4. Out of State Consultants.

You must have a minimum of 5 years of work as a consultant in Arkansas in order to be grandfathered 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.

REGULATION 5. Licensing Period.

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

Notes

003.11.05 Ark. Code R. 007

12/20/2005