- (a) By reference in a rule, the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians may incorporate all or any part of a code, standard, rule, or other matter if the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians finds that copying the matter in the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians’ rule would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient.
(b) The reference in the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians rule must:
- (1) Fully and precisely identify the incorporated matter by title, citation, date, and edition, if any;
- (2) Briefly indicate the precise subject and general contents of the incorporated matter; and
- (3) State that the rule does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter.
- (c) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians may incorporate such a matter by reference in a proposed or adopted rule only if the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians makes copies of the incorporated matter readily available to the public.
(d) The rules must state:
- (1) How and where copies of the incorporated matter may be obtained at cost from the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians; and
- (2) How and where copies may be obtained from a board of the United States, this state, another state, or the organization, association, or persons originally issuing that matter.
- (e) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians must retain permanently a copy of any materials incorporated by reference in a rule of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians.