- (a) A licensed grower who uses a pesticide on hemp must be certified to apply pesticides pursuant to federal and Arkansas laws and State Plant Board rules.
- (b) A licensed grower shall not use any pesticide in violation of the product label.
- (c) A licensed grower who uses a pesticide on a site where hemp will be planted shall comply with the longest of any planting restriction interval on the product label prior to planting the hemp.
(d) The Department of Agriculture shall have the authority to perform pesticide testing:
- (1) On a random basis; or
- (2) When representatives of the department have reason to believe that a pesticide may have been applied to hemp in violation of the product label.
- (e) Hemp seeds, plants, and materials bearing pesticide residue in violation of the label shall be subject to forfeiture or destruction without compensation.
Codification Notes: The Arkansas Industrial Hemp Act, Arkansas Code § 2-15-401 et seq., was repealed by Acts 2021, No. 565, § 1.