The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture may designate an employee to appear on behalf of the secretary in any proceedings before the court with respect to the receivership, and to exercise the functions of the secretary as receiver, except that the secretary shall determine whether or not to petition for the appointment as receiver, shall approve the proposed plan for disposition of processed catfish, shall approve the proposed plan for distribution of any cash proceeds, and shall approve the proposed final report.
Ark. Code § 2-6-114