(a) It shall be unlawful for any ferry boat to transport cotton or cottonseed from the shores of the State of Arkansas on the Mississippi River across the river into another state unless the owner or operator of the ferry boat shall keep a record of the vehicle used in the transportation of the cotton or cottonseed.
(b) The record shall show:
(1) The date of the trip;
(2) The name and address of the driver of the vehicle, to be obtained from the driver;
(3) The make and kind of the automobile, truck, wagon, or other vehicle so used; and
(4) If an automobile or truck, the number and state appearing on the license plate of the vehicle.
(c) If cotton so transported is already baled, the record shall further show the marks of identification appearing on the baled cotton.
(d) The record shall be kept in a book to be provided by the owner or operator of the ferry boat for that purpose and shall be kept on the ferry boat for a period of six (6) months following the date of the transportation of the cotton or cottonseed, during which period the record shall be open and subject to the inspection of the public at all times.
(e) After the expiration of the period, the book containing the record shall be filed with the State Highway Commission, to be preserved by it as a permanent record.
(f) Any person, firm, or corporation which shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) for each and every separate offense.
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