(a) Sweet potatoes, or plants or vines thereof, which have been grown or stored in counties or parishes now or hereafter known to be infested with the sweet potato weevil, must not be transported into or stored, used, or distributed within the State of Arkansas, except as follows:

1. (1) Sweet potatoes must be moved only to consignee who holds a valid permit (issued on request) from the State Plant Board, authorizing said consignee to receive shipments of fumigated potatoes between July 1 and January 31 of each year;

2. (2)

   1. (A) Sweet potatoes must be fumigated with methyl bromide immediately prior to shipment in a manner approved by the Director of the State Plant Board.
   2. (B) Only sweet potatoes which have been inspected and found apparently free of weevils will be eligible for fumigation.
   3. (C) Fumigation certificates signed by an authorized plant quarantine official, showing number of bushels, car number, dosage, time of exposure, temperature, name and address of consignor and consignee, and any other information required by the director, must be mailed to the board at Little Rock when the shipment is made.
   4. (D) Duplicate copy of certificate must be attached to waybill or be in possession of the driver of vehicle.
   5. (E) Each container in the shipment must bear an official fumigation tag.
   6. (F) Sweet potatoes must be moved into Arkansas immediately after fumigation;

3. (3)

   1. (A) Permit-holder (consignee) must notify the board in Little Rock immediately on arrival of each shipment.
   2. (B) With said notification, permit-holder must remit to the board a one-cent fee for each bushel of sweet potatoes in said shipment; and
4. (4) Sweet potato plants or vines must not be transported into Arkansas under any condition.

(b)

1. (1) The board will inspect on arrival as many of the fumigated shipments as possible.
2. (2) Should living stages of sweet potato weevil be found in any shipment, or should it be found that any of the provisions of this part are not being complied with, the director may invalidate any or all permits issued under this part.
3. (3) The director may cause to be destroyed, refumigated, or removed from the state any shipment in which live stages of the weevil are found.