{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-2-15-508","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 2-15-508","heading":"Licenses required - Records","body":"(a) A person shall obtain a grower license under this subchapter before planting or growing industrial hemp in this state. (b) A grower shall: (1) Maintain records that reflect compliance with this subchapter and all other state laws regulating the planting and cultivation of industrial hemp; (2) Retain all industrial hemp production records for at least three (3) years; (3) Allow industrial hemp crops, throughout sowing, growing, and harvesting, to be inspected by and at the discretion of the Department of Agriculture or its agents; (4) File with the department documentation indicating that the industrial hemp seeds planted were of a type and variety certified to have no more tetrahydrocannabinol concentration than that adopted in 7 U.S.C. § 1639o , as it existed on January 1, 2021; (5) Notify the department of the sale of industrial hemp grown under the license and the names and addresses of the persons to whom the industrial hemp was sold; and (6) Upon request, provide the department with copies of each contract between the licensee and a person to whom industrial hemp was sold. (c) A grower under this subchapter may import and resell industrial hemp seed that has been certified as having no more tetrahydrocannabinol concentration than that adopted in 7 U.S.C. § 1639o , as it existed on January 1, 2021. Added by Act 2021, No. 565,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.\n\n(a) A person shall obtain a grower license under this subchapter before planting or growing industrial hemp in this state.\n\n(b) A grower shall: (1) Maintain records that reflect compliance with this subchapter and all other state laws regulating the planting and cultivation of industrial hemp; (2) Retain all industrial hemp production records for at least three (3) years; (3) Allow industrial hemp crops, throughout sowing, growing, and harvesting, to be inspected by and at the discretion of the Department of Agriculture or its agents; (4) File with the department documentation indicating that the industrial hemp seeds planted were of a type and variety certified to have no more tetrahydrocannabinol concentration than that adopted in 7 U.S.C. § 1639o , as it existed on January 1, 2021; (5) Notify the department of the sale of industrial hemp grown under the license and the names and addresses of the persons to whom the industrial hemp was sold; and (6) Upon request, provide the department with copies of each contract between the licensee and a person to whom industrial hemp was sold.\n\n(1) Maintain records that reflect compliance with this subchapter and all other state laws regulating the planting and cultivation of industrial hemp;\n\n(2) Retain all industrial hemp production records for at least three (3) years;\n\n(3) Allow industrial hemp crops, throughout sowing, growing, and harvesting, to be inspected by and at the discretion of the Department of Agriculture or its agents;\n\n(4) File with the department documentation indicating that the industrial hemp seeds planted were of a type and variety certified to have no more tetrahydrocannabinol concentration than that adopted in 7 U.S.C. § 1639o , as it existed on January 1, 2021;\n\n(5) Notify the department of the sale of industrial hemp grown under the license and the names and addresses of the persons to whom the industrial hemp was sold; and\n\n(6) Upon request, provide the department with copies of each contract between the licensee and a person to whom industrial hemp was sold.\n\n(c) A grower under this subchapter may import and resell industrial hemp seed that has been certified as having no more tetrahydrocannabinol concentration than that adopted in 7 U.S.C. § 1639o , as it existed on January 1, 2021.","path":["AR Code","Title 2","Chapter 15","Subchapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"8937688d6a7464f433ec3a251128acfca34863a3b0e2cac789b3a6881fd5742e","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-2-15-507","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-2-15-509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}