2-32-301. Equine monitoring by identification chips.

Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities

2-32-301. Equine monitoring by identification chips.

2-32-301. Equine monitoring by identification chips. (a)(1) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that: (A) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission has been authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture to develop and administer a voluntary equine identification system; and (B) Embedding a chip for the purpose of identifying an animal can endanger the animal if not properly injected and placed. (2) Therefore, it is the purpose of this section to establish criteria for persons engaged in the voluntary embedding of chips for equine identification. (b) The commission shall promulgate rules setting forth training requirements for the voluntary embedding or injecting a chip for purpose of animal identification. (c) The commission shall administer training and provide certification upon satisfactory completion. (d) The commission shall establish a fine for failure to obtain proper certification before embedding or injecting a chip for the purpose of equine animal identification.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 2-32-301

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.