Ark. Code Ann. § 8-7-1205: Powers and duties of the Department of Agriculture

The Department of Agriculture shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To identify any abandoned pesticides which shall be excluded from the collection and disposal program;

(2) To advise and make recommendations to the State Plant Board regarding projects for collecting and disposing of abandoned pesticides;

(3) To advise and make recommendations to the State Plant Board on the issuance of requests for proposals from contractors;

(4) To review and evaluate proposals for the collection and disposal of abandoned pesticides;

(5) To select proposals for the collection and disposal of abandoned pesticides to be implemented; and

(6) To approve payments from the Abandoned Agricultural Pesticide and Plant Regulator Disposal Trust Fund for collection and disposal projects.