(a) (1) It is found and determined by the General Assembly that:
(A) The Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission has been authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture to develop and administer a voluntary equine identification system; and
(B) Embedding a chip for the purpose of identifying an animal can endanger the animal if not properly injected and placed.
(2) Therefore, it is the purpose of this section to establish criteria for persons engaged in the voluntary embedding of chips for equine identification.
(b) The commission shall promulgate rules setting forth training requirements for the voluntary embedding or injecting a chip for purpose of animal identification.
(c) The commission shall administer training and provide certification upon satisfactory completion.
(d) The commission shall establish a fine for failure to obtain proper certification before embedding or injecting a chip for the purpose of equine animal identification.
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