(a)

1. (1) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 2-16-611(a), in the event prohibited planting areas are not identified by the date prescribed in 2 CAR § 51-301, or the State Plant Board otherwise determines it to be in the best interest of the Boll Weevil Eradication Program, the board or the Arkansas Cotton Grower’s Organization, Inc., may purchase growing cotton.
2. (2) The Arkansas Cotton Grower’s Organization, Inc., shall determine the purchase price for such cotton.
3. (3) After such purchase, the board may manage or dispose of the purchased cotton as it determines best.

(b)

1. (1) If the cotton grower objects to the purchase price determined by the Arkansas Cotton Grower’s Organization, Inc., the cotton grower may appeal the determination to the board within fifteen (15) days of the date of such determination.
2. (2) Such appeal must include all information upon which the appealing cotton grower bases its appeal.

(c)

1. (1) The Director of the State Plant Board shall rule on the appeal within thirty (30) days of the board’s receipt of the appeal.
2. (2) The director’s ruling shall be in writing and mailed to the cotton grower and the Arkansas Cotton Grower’s Organization, Inc., via first class United States mail.