Plant Industries
Serving the citizens of Arkansas and the agricultural and business communities by providing information and unbiased enforcement of laws and regulations set by the Arkansas State Plant Board
Fees
Annual License Fees
| Seed Dealer/Labeler License (Seed Certification Permit is not needed if a Seed Dealers License has been obtained) | $250.00* *$0.10 per 100 lb if sold under tonnage reporting system on all seed sold non-certified. |
| Seed Certification Permit (applicants for certification with 100 acres or less - only allowed to sell bagged and tagged certified seed) | $100.00 |
Application
| Varietal Fee | $20.00 |
| Acreage Fee - Rice | $2.25 per acre |
| Acreage fee - All other crops | $1.50 per acre |
| Promotional Fee | $0.10 per acre |
| Late Fee | $50.00 per variety |
Tags/Labels
| Printed pressure-sensitive labels | $0.10 each |
| Printed pressure-sensitive labels for approved reusable bulk containers | $0.08 per 50 lbs. |
| Blank tags/labels (less than 5000) | $0.10 each |
| Blank tags/labels (more than 5000) | $0.05 each |
| Company-printed Blue Tag bags | $0.08 each |
| Approved Reusable containers (such as Q-bit) | $0.08 per 50 lbs. |
| Approved Reusable Superbag | $0.08 per bushel |
| Bulk Wheat sold on Bulk Certificates | $0.08 per bushel |
| Bulk Wheat Certificates (3-part forms) | $0.08 per certificate |
Extra Inspections
| Seed Treating Equipment | $7.50 per trip (up to two hours, $10.00 each additional hour) |
| Seed Processing Plant | $15.00 per trip (up to two hours, $10.00 each additional hour) |
| Isolation | $25.00 per trip |
| 1st Re-inspection | one half of acreage fee |
Laboratory Analysis
| Complete Analysis (Purity & Germ for Soybeans, rice, wheat, oats, or cotton) | $16.00 |
| Germination Only (GO) | $8.00 |
| Purity Only (PO) | $8.00 |
| Varietal Purity (VP) | $8.00 |
| GO VP Red Rice | $16.00 |
| GO VP | $16.00 |
| Accelerated Aging | $12.00 |
| Tetrazolium Test | $15.00 |
| Varietal tests (Phenol, Hypocotyl, Coleoptile) | $12.00 |
| Roundup® Herbicide Tolerance Test | $15.00 |
| Priority Sample | $25.00 |
| Call/Fax Purity | $1.00 |
| Extra Copies | $1.00 |
