(a) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 2-16-617(d), no gins in the State of Arkansas shall gin any cotton grown in an eradication zone in which field operations of the Boll Weevil Eradication Program are in effect, or from any other state, unless and until that cotton grower files with the gin:

1. (1) A Grower’s Compliance Certificate issued by the State Plant Board certifying that said cotton grower has paid all fees, assessments, penalties, and costs imposed and required pursuant to the Arkansas Boll Weevil Suppression Eradication Act, Arkansas Code § 2-16-601 et seq., as amended; or
2. (2) Proof of exemption therefrom as provided in 2 CAR § 51-209.

(b) It is the responsibility of each cotton grower to procure:

1. (1) A Grower’s Compliance Certificate for the crop year for each United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency farm number on which cotton is planted; or
2. (2) Proof that an exemption for compliance has been granted from the board. (c) The cotton grower must file the Grower’s Compliance Certificate with their gin each crop year.