§ 2-40-203 - Power of subpoena. - Arkansas Statutes

2-40-203. Power of subpoena.

(a) (1) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission shall have the power and authority, by majority vote of the commission, to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to obtain health records of livestock and other evidence and information to enable it to effectively administer and enforce its rules, regulations, and laws relating to sanitation standards and disease and pest control and eradication programs.

(2) Livestock market operators and poultry dealers, packers, and producers shall, upon request, furnish the commission, or its representatives, all records of livestock and poultry produced, sold, processed, or otherwise handled by such persons. Such persons and records shall be subject to subpoena by the commission.

(b) The commission shall not have authority to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to obtain poultry health records and other evidence and information regarding poultry.

(c) Poultry dealers, packers, and producers shall not be required to furnish records of poultry produced, sold, processed, or otherwise handled unless and until the commission shall have first issued a proclamation declaring there to be eminent danger of the existence in the state or transmission into the state of avian influenza or other exotic poultry diseases.