§ 2-23-103 - Seed dealer or labeler may request investigation -- Requirements. - Arkansas Statutes

2-23-103. Seed dealer or labeler may request investigation -- Requirements.

(a) (1) Any seed dealer or labeler against whom suit is brought in any state or federal court by a buyer who alleges that he or she has been damaged by the failure of seeds purchased from a seed dealer to perform as labeled, may request an investigation by the arbitration committee.

(2) A filing fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) plus one dollar ($1.00) per acre filed on, not to exceed a total of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750), shall be paid by the party.

(b) The Director of the State Plant Board shall refer the complaint and the answer to the complaint to the arbitration committee provided in 2-23-104 for investigation, findings, and recommendations on the matters complained of.