1. (a)

   1. (1) The effective date of this part shall be January 1, 2003, and shall apply to all products registered for 2003.

   2. (2) From that time forward, all pesticides registered for sale in the State of Arkansas shall be classified as:

      1. (A) Class A;
      2. (B) Class B;
      3. (C) Class C;
      4. (D) Class D;
      5. (E) Class E;
      6. (F) Class F;
      7. (G) Class G;
      8. (H) Class H; or
      9. (I) Class I.
   3. (3) Such designation shall remain the same unless changed by the State Plant Board by promulgation of a rule so changing the designation.

   4. (4)

      1. (A) Whatever designation is assigned to a product by the board, product dealers, users, and applicators must comply with the restrictions for the assigned class.
      2. (B) Such restrictions will apply to product uses allowed as a result of Section (18) or Section 24(c) actions under FIFRA, except where the requirements on the label are clearly more restrictive than the board’s requirements, in which case the more restrictive requirement must be followed.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The designations in this part apply to all pesticide products registered in the State of Arkansas.
   2. (2) The use restrictions itemized in this part are intended to be in addition to the product label.
   3. (3) However, where the label is more restrictive than the applicable restrictions listed in this part, then the label shall be followed.
   4. (4) Each successive class designation in this part includes the restrictions defined in the designations that precede it.

Codification Notes: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) was enacted in Pub. L. No. 61-152 and is codified at 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.