- (a) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 2-16-610(b)(1), the State Plant Board may prohibit the planting of cotton in designated areas where boll weevil eradication treatments cannot be effectively or legally applied due to factors concerning the public welfare if determined by the board that planting cotton jeopardizes the success of the program (Prohibited Planting Area).
(b)
- (1) The board shall identify all Prohibited Planting Areas no later than March 1 of each year.
- (2) Notice of the Prohibited Planting Area shall be published in a local newspaper of general circulation covering the Prohibited Planting Area at least once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks in the month of March.
- (3) In the event a Prohibited Planting Area is not designated by March 1 of the year in issue, the board’s purchase or destruction of cotton shall be in accordance with 2 CAR § 51-305.