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Obtaining A Seedsman's License
Revised July 2002
 
  Seedsman's NEW License Application (Online) OR
  Seedsman's NEW & RENEWAL Licence Application (PDF)
 
  Seedsmans's License RENEWAL Application (Online)
 
A seedsman's license is required for any person who sells, offers for sale or distributes agricultural (1)  seed for planting purposes within or into Arkansas.

(1) Agricultural seed includes the seeds of grass, forage, cereal, and fiber crops and any other kinds of seeds commonly recognized within this state as agricultural seeds and mixtures of these seeds. It also includes garden and lima bean, spinach, mustard, turnip and garden pea seed when in containers of 25 lbs. or more.

A seedsman's license is purchased annually and covers the period of July 1st through June 30th. The fee is $250.00 plus $0.10 per hundred pounds of seed sold for planting purposes within or into the state. Quarterly Seed Reports and fees due based on pounds sold are filed with the State Plant Board no later than 30 days following the end of each quarter.

Applications for securing a license and copies of the regulations on the sale of seed in Arkansas may be obtained from the State Plant Board.

 

Seedsman's License

Fee

  Company or Individual

$250.00 + $0.10
per 100 lbs.

  Subsidiary location of same
  name (selling field crop seed
  within or into AR) (2)
$250.00
registration fee
  Subsidiary locations with a
  different name that sell
  agricultural planting seed into AR
  must have a separate license.(3)
$250.00 + 0.10
per 100 lbs.
 

2) Companies with subsidiaries with the same name may use their license to cover more than one location provided they have the ability to report seed sales into or within Arkansas for each location and accept responsibility for any fees or violations made at each location; however, companies with subsidiary locations that sell within or into Arkansas, agricultural seed for planting field crops such as rice, soybeans, and small grains, etc., must register each location and pay required registration fees.

(3) Companies with subsidiaries with different names must have a separate license for each name (if seed labeled from that location is distributed into or within Arkansas).

 

 


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