(a)

1. (1) Any dealer who purchases, deals in, or sells livestock or acts as an Arkansas Board of Animal Health representative or broker, except registered Packers and Stockyards livestock markets, must be licensed by the board.
2. (2) Licenses will be issued yearly, and will expire on July 1 of each year.

(b) The board may, after due notice and opportunity for a hearing to the individual or firm involved, deny any application for a license, or suspend or cancel a license, when the agency is satisfied of one (1) or more of the following:

1. (1) That they have violated state and/or federal statutes and/or official regulations governing the interstate or intrastate movement, shipment, or transportation of livestock;
2. (2) That they have made false or misleading statements in their application for a license, or false or misleading statements as to the health or physical conditions of livestock regarding official test results or status and identity of herd of origin;
3. (3) That they have knowingly sold for dairy or breeding purposes livestock that were affected with livestock diseases;
4. (4) That they have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board their inability or unwillingness to carry out the record-keeping requirements of this rule; or
5. (5) That they have ceased to operate the business for which the license was issued.