- (a) Any gin that gins cotton for any cotton grower who has not filed a current valid Grower’s Compliance Certificate or proof of exemption issued by the State Plant Board shall be subject to a penalty up to the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per bale for each bale ginned for such noncomplying cotton grower.
- (b) This provision does not prohibit the movement of seed cotton within the State of Arkansas for protection from loss or efficient storage prior to ginning.