La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4617 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4617
Fraud by vendors or by purchaser
Status: in_force

A. No one shall misrepresent the price or quantity of a commodity, thing, or service sold or offered or exposed for sale, to any actual or prospective customer.

B. No one shall take more than the quantity represented of any commodity, thing, or service, when, as buyer, he furnishes the weight, measure, or weighing or measuring device by means of which the amount of the commodity, thing, or service is determined.

C. No one shall misrepresent the name, origin, or type of any fruit, vegetable, grain, meat, shellfish, or fish, including catfish, sold, or offered or exposed for sale, to any actual or prospective consumer. "Catfish" shall mean only those species within the family of Ictaluridae, Ariidae or Loricariidae.

D. No person shall advertise, sell, offer or expose for sale, or distribute food or food products as "Cajun", "Louisiana Creole", or any derivative thereof unless the food or food product would qualify for the ten percent preference for products produced, processed, or manufactured in Louisiana under R.S. 38:2251 and R.S. 39:1595. Food brought into and processed in Louisiana shall not be considered as food or food products made in Louisiana, for purposes of this Section, unless the food has been substantially transformed by processing in Louisiana.

E. No person shall advertise, sell, offer or expose for sale, or distribute food or food products that do not qualify under this Section for labeling as "Cajun", "Louisiana Creole", or any derivative thereof in any packaging that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the food or food product qualifies as "Cajun" or "Louisiana Creole" food or food products, as defined in this Section.

F.(1) The legislature hereby finds, determines, and declares that the terms "Cajun" and "Louisiana Creole" are terms that refer to the unique and distinctive culture and lifestyle that originated in, are connected with, and have continued to flourish in a region within the state of Louisiana.

(2) The legislature hereby finds, determines, and declares that the terms "Cajun" and "Louisiana Creole," when used in commerce in connection with goods, including agricultural goods or services refer to, and are generally recognized and accepted by Louisiana, national, and foreign consumers as referring to, originating in or being substantially connected with the state of Louisiana and the unique and distinctive culture and lifestyle that originated in, are connected with and have continued to flourish in a region within the state of Louisiana.

(3) The legislature hereby finds, determines, and declares that the use of the terms "Cajun" and "Louisiana Creole," when used in commerce in connection with goods, including agricultural goods or services that do not originate in, are not substantially connected with, or are not substantially transformed in the state of Louisiana, or in or with that unique and distinctive Cajun culture and lifestyle that originated in, are connected with, and have continued to flourish in a region within the state of Louisiana, are primarily geographically deceptively misdescriptive and are likely to cause confusion, mistake, or deception as to the origin, sponsorship, affiliation, connection or approval of said goods or services in, by, with or of the state of Louisiana.

(4) No person shall, on or in connection with any goods, including agricultural goods, or services, or any container for goods including agricultural goods, use in commerce the terms "Cajun" or "Louisiana Creole" or any derivative or combination thereof, in any manner which (a) is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive as to the affiliation, connection, or association of such person with the state of Louisiana, or as to the origin, sponsorship, or approval of such person’s goods, including agricultural goods, services, or commercial activities in or by the state of Louisiana; or (b) in commercial advertising or promotion, misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities, or geographic origin of said person's or another person's goods, including agricultural goods, services or commercial activities.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 125, §1, eff. April 23, 2002; Acts 2003, No. 1257, §1, eff. July 7, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 9, §1, eff. May 6, 2004; Acts 2006, No. 661, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 16, §1, eff. May 26, 2010; Acts 2016, No. 220, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2859 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2859
Adoption and donation of unclaimed horses; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, following a diligent attempt to locate the owner and proper advertisement, the animal control authority or the sheriff in parishes where there is no other animal control authority may provide for the adoption or donation of any unclaimed horse or may transfer the horse to an animal control agency in another parish prior to resorting to any other means of disposition of the animal, provided the horse is determined to be free of those diseases for which the Louisiana Board of Animal Health would otherwise require that the horse be destroyed by euthanasia.

B. Each parish animal control authority or sheriff in parishes where there is no other animal control authority shall establish guidelines for the proper adoption or donation of unclaimed horses. Any recommendations made by the Louisiana Animal Control Association shall be taken into consideration by the authority or sheriff when establishing the guidelines.

C. As used in this Section, "unclaimed horse" means any domesticated member of the family "equidae", including horses, burros, asses, donkeys, zebras, and similar other species, and crossbred hybrids of these including mules, in which no one claims ownership after reasonable notice has been provided regarding its custody.

D. "Proper advertisement" for purposes of this Section means giving notice by advertising in a newspaper having general circulation within the parish once a week for two consecutive weeks. The notice shall set forth all of the following:

(1) A description of the horse.

(2) A statement that the owner is unknown or if known, that he cannot be located.

(3) A statement indicating when and where the horse was found.

(4) A location where the owner can prove ownership and reclaim the horse.

Acts 2001, No. 715, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3618 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3618
Limitation of liability for failure to identify a foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor
Status: in_force

No attorney, title insurer, title insurance producer, title insurance agency producer, lender, mortgage servicer, notary public, real estate agent, real estate broker, seller, or lessor, or any of their directors, officers, or employees, shall have a duty to make any investigation as to whether a party to a transaction involving immovable property is a foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor, nor shall any such person be liable for failing to identify that a party to a transaction involving immovable property is a foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor.

Acts 2024, No. 420, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1492 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1492
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part:

(1) "Board" means the Louisiana Industrial Hemp Promotion and Research Advisory Board.

(2) "Commissioner" means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry.

(3) "Industrial hemp" means the same as previously defined in this Chapter.

(4) "Industrial hemp educational program" means any event focused on improving a participant's understanding of the industrial hemp industry.

(5) "Industrial hemp facility" means any facility used to produce or process industrial hemp.

(6) "Industrial hemp industry member" means any person with an interest and background in the requirements of producing, handling, processing, or selling industrial hemp or products produced from industrial hemp.

(7) "Industrial hemp research" means any scholarly activity conducted to collect scientific data utilizing experimental design as authorized under this Chapter.

(8) "Program" means the Louisiana Industrial Hemp Promotion and Research Program.

(9) "Promotion of the industrial hemp industry" means the development of a comprehensive marketing plan for the industrial hemp industry, which may include a website, social media, and an advertising program.

Acts 2022, No. 462, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 201
Purpose; name
Status: in_force

Any number of natural persons not less than ten, may organize an agricultural credit corporation for the purposes of assisting the members by advancing to the members, or to other persons for the benefit of a member, moneys, supplies, seed, fertilizer, work animals, agricultural implements, live stock, cows, or poultry for agricultural and dairy purposes, and for the raising, breeding, and fattening of live stock and poultry.

Corporations formed after August 1, 1928 for the above purposes in the manner provided by this Chapter shall be incorporated under the terms of this Chapter and any corporation so organized shall include as part of its name the words "Agricultural Credit Corporation". Corporations formed after August 1, 1928 and not incorporated under the terms of this Chapter shall not include as part of its name the words "Agricultural Credit Corporation".
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3673 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3673
Producer selling direct to consumer not subject to permit fees, license tax or fee, or inspection fees; inspection; time for sale
Status: in_force

Any trucker, farmer, or producer of fruits, vegetables, grains, or meats in this state, or any employee of such farmer or producer, may sell the produce or products in any quantities direct to any consumer in this state, whether roadside, at a farmers market, or other direct means, and no state, parochial, or municipal authority shall require the payment of any permit fee, license tax or fee, or inspection fee of any kind or character whatsoever. Any such person may sell the produce, whether raw or processed, and shall not be required to pay an occupational license tax. Any state, parochial, or municipal authority having the power, or charged with the duty, may at its own expense inspect the produce or products above mentioned, the inspection to be made at such time and in such manner as may least inconvenience the producer. Within the limit of any municipality having ordinances regulating the hours within which the produce or products above mentioned may be sold, the trucker, farmer, or producer, or any employee of such farmer or producer, shall sell the produce or products only between the hours of eight o'clock a.m. and six o'clock p.m.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 116, §1, eff. April 23, 2002; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8E, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4690.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4690.1
Enforcement of certain tax provisions
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner shall have the duty and authority to assist the secretary of the Department of Revenue in collecting the taxes and any interest or penalties due pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 47:818.111 et seq., and the provisions of this Subpart that are not inconsistent with this duty shall apply for such purposes. Subject to the oversight of the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, the commissioner, in consultation with the secretary, shall promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act to provide procedures and processes for the orderly regulation and enforcement of the laws governing taxation of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas.

Acts 2015, No. 147, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3275 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3275
Investigations
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall investigate any circumstances relating to the presence of pesticide waste in the state in concentrations which the commissioner has determined pose a threat or reasonable expectation of a threat to human health or to the environment under R.S. 3:3274.

B. In connection with any investigation conducted under Subsection A of this Section, the commissioner may take the following actions:

(1) Enter, during working hours, any property or premises within which the commissioner has reason to believe pesticide contamination or pesticide waste is a threat to human health or to the environment.

(2) Take samples of any pesticides, pesticide wastes, or any substance which has come into contact with pesticides.

C. In circumstances not covered by Subsection B of this Section, the commissioner may apply to the district court for the parish in which the pesticide waste is located for a warrant, or warrants, authorizing an investigation and the taking of samples.

D. Entrance upon property or premises under the provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall not be deemed to be criminal trespass under any state law or local ordinance.

E. The commissioner may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents or records anywhere in the state which are relevant to an investigation pursuant to this Part. The sheriff of the parish in which the witness or the documents or records are located shall serve the subpoena if requested by the commissioner.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1990, No. 136, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1430.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1430.10
Violations
Status: in_force

The following actions are prohibited:

(1) The sale, offering for sale, or distribution of materials which are not registered with the commissioner.

(2) The sale, offering for sale, or distribution of materials which do not meet the standards set forth in R.S. 3:1430.8.

(3) The sale, offering for sale, or distribution of agricultural materials in packages which contain less material than the net weight listed on the package.

(4) The sale, offering for sale, or distribution of bulk materials which contain less material than the net weight listed on the invoice.

(5) The making of false or misleading claims concerning any material on the label of the material, orally, on any printed matter, or through any medium.

(6) Any action which violates any provisions of this Subpart or any provision of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Subpart.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3388 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3388
Annual integrated pest management plan
Status: in_force

A.(1) The governing authority of each school, including but not limited to superintendents, headmasters, school boards, boards of directors, chief executive officers, or principals, shall prepare and submit, for each school under its authority, an annual integrated pest management plan that applies integrated pest management strategies of pest prevention methods and strongly recommends the least toxic methods of control for grass and weed control, and rodent and general pest control in, on, or around school structures and grounds.

(2) Each city, parish, or other local public school board shall submit a single, comprehensive integrated pest management plan for all schools under its jurisdiction.

B. The annual integrated pest management plan shall include but shall not be limited to the following:

(1) The school name, mailing address, physical address, telephone number, and contact person.

(2) If a company or specific applicator enters into a contract to apply any herbicide, rodenticide, insecticide, or restricted use pesticide, the name and number of the owner/operator license or place of business permit and the certification number of the commercial applicator or licensee.

(3) The name and certification number of the certified commercial applicator for the school system.

(4) The brand name and EPA registration number of all pesticides to be used.

(5) The proposed location and dates for noncertified applicator training.

(6) A list of the following for each pesticide to be used:

(a) The pest to be controlled.

(b) The type of application to be used.

(c) The location of the application.

(d) Whether it is a restricted use pesticide or a general use pesticide.

C. The annual integrated pest management plan shall be submitted in writing to the director of pesticide and environmental programs for the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, on or before August first of each year and shall cover from August first of that year through July thirty-first of the following year.

D. The annual integrated pest management plan shall, upon request, be available for review by the commissioner and the general public in the business office of each school during regular school hours.

E. Any deviation from the submitted annual integrated pest management plan shall be delivered in writing to the director of pesticide and environmental programs no later than twenty-four hours prior to any pesticide application.

F. The annual integrated pest management plan shall not take the place of the recordkeeping requirements of R.S. 3:3243(G) and 3383.

G. Records of inspections, identification, monitoring, evaluations, and pesticide applications shall be maintained by the schools and submitted with the annual integrated pest management plan to the department annually on a form prescribed by the department.

Acts 1995, No. 237, §1; Acts 2015, No. 311, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3621 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3621
Citation; legislative findings; purpose
Status: in_force

A. This Part shall be known and may be cited as the Louisiana Right to Forest Law.

B.(1) The legislature hereby finds and declares that forestry is an essential contribution to the economy of the state.

(2) The legislature further finds that the purpose of this Part is to allow owners of property classified as forest land to conduct activities relating to forest production or if a governmental entity prohibits or severely limits such activities, to compensate the owners for their losses.

Acts 1995, No. 302, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3515 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3515
Deposits by applicants for marketing order
Status: in_force

A. Prior to the issuance of any marketing order by the commissioner, the commissioner may require the applicants for the issuance of the marketing order to deposit with him such amount as he may deem necessary to defray the expenses of preparing and making effective such marketing order. Such funds shall be received, deposited, and disbursed by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions which are set forth in R.S. 3:3514.

B. The commissioner shall reimburse the applicant, from any funds for necessary expenses which he has received pursuant to R.S. 3:3514, for any of the following:

(1) Any amount deposited with the commissioner by applicant pursuant to Subsection A.

(2) For any necessary expenses which are incurred by the applicant in preparing and in obtaining approval of the marketing order, upon receipt of a verified statement of such expenses which is approved by the commissioner.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3656 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3656
Filing, amendment, assignment, partial release, termination, and cancellation of security devices and effective financing statements; effectiveness against third parties
Status: in_force

A.(1) The proper place to file effective financing statements is with the clerk of court of any parish.

(2) Any statement of continuation, amendment, release, extension, termination, cancellation, or other similar statement pertaining to an effective financing statement shall identify the original file number and shall be filed with the same filing officer with whom the effective financing statement was originally filed.

(3) The signature of the debtor or of the secured party is not required for filing any effective financing statement, amendment statement, continuation statement, assignment, release, termination statement, or other similar statement filed.

B. Each effective financing statement and continuation statement, assignment, release, termination statement, or other similar statement filed, shall be marked by the filing officer with a file number and with the date and hour of filing. The filing officer shall hold the effective financing or other statement, or a microfilm or other photographic copy thereof, together with any attachments, for public inspection. In addition, the filing officer shall transmit the information contained in each effective financing statement, or other statement, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the second business day following the filing, to the secretary for inclusion in the central registry. The secretary shall, within two business days following the receipt of such information, include it in the central registry and send written notice confirming such receipt and reflecting all information received and included in the central registry, to the secured party of record and such other requesting person or persons as may be designated on the effective financing statement or other statement.

C. The filing officer shall accept and record only effective financing statements and other statements, which apply to security devices applicable to farm products.

D. The central registry shall reflect the time and date each effective financing statement and other statement is filed. Only a security device with respect to which an effective financing statement has been filed with the filing officer for inclusion in the central registry, as provided in this Chapter, shall be effective against buyers in the ordinary course of business. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, each security device shall become effective against buyers in the ordinary course of business on the date and at the time an effective financing statement with respect to the security device is filed with the filing officer.

E. Each person who files an effective financing statement with the filing officer shall request cancellation thereof within ten calendar days after the date the person who has granted or who is affected by the effective financing statement or security interest thereunder requests in writing cancellation, provided the effective financing statement and security interest thereunder are then no longer in effect.

F. Whenever there is no outstanding secured obligation and no commitment to make advances, incur obligations, or otherwise give value, the secured party must on written demand by the debtor send the debtor, for each effective financing statement filed, a termination statement to the effect that he no longer claims a security interest under the effective financing statement.

Acts 1989, No. 548, §1, eff. Aug. 22, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 123, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, No. 539, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2004, No. 63, §2 and 3, eff. Feb. 13, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 378, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:842 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 842
Dealers and handlers; records; reports; licensing; fees
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by this Part, every person who produces, processes, distributes, or sells eggs or egg products in Louisiana shall obtain a license to do so from the department. Each license shall be renewed annually. Failure to obtain or renew a license, when required, shall be a violation of this Part. An application for a license, or for a renewal, shall be on a form furnished by the department and shall furnish such information as the commissioner shall deem reasonably pertinent. A fee of one hundred dollars shall accompany each license application and renewal.

B. Every person who produces, processes, holds, stores, maintains, distributes, or sells eggs or egg products in Louisiana shall keep a complete and accurate record of all eggs and egg products handled and all assessments paid or collected by him. These records shall be in a form and contain such information as the commissioner may require. These records shall be preserved for the period of time set by the commissioner in regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

C. The department shall have access, during normal working hours, to any premises where there is reason to believe that eggs or egg products are being produced, processed, held, stored, maintained, distributed, sold, or offered for sale. The department may examine any facility and any records relating to the production, processing, holding, storing, maintaining, distributing, or selling of eggs or egg products. The department may inspect and audit all books and records relating to the amount of any assessment that may be due and the collection and payment of any such assessment. Entrance on the premises under the provisions of this Subsection shall not be deemed to be criminal trespass under any state law or local ordinance.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1024 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1024
Director of experiment stations as state chemist
Status: in_force

The director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center or his designee shall be the state chemist, with all of the rights conferred and all of the duties and obligations imposed on the state chemist, especially as to analytical and microscopical work that may be necessary or desirable and all research as may contribute to the knowledge of the properties, values, and proper use of commercial feeding stuffs, commercial fertilizers, and commercial insecticides and fungicides in Louisiana.

Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2024, No. 53, §1, eff. May 15, 2024.
La. R.S. § 3:76 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 76
Tit. 3, § 76. Articles of association; contents; execution and filing
Status: in_force

Each association formed under this Part shall prepare and file articles of association, setting forth:

(1) The name of the association and the place where its principal business will be transacted, which shall be its domicile.

(2) The purpose for which it is formed.

(3) The term for which it is to exist, not exceeding ninety-nine years.

(4) The number of directors which shall not be less than five and may be any number in excess thereof, and the term of office of the directors.

(5) If organized without capital stock, whether the property rights and interest of members shall be equal or unequal, the articles shall set forth the general rules applicable to all members by which property rights and interests, respectively, of each member shall be determined and fixed; and provision for the admission of new members who shall be entitled to share in the property of the association with the old members, in accordance with the general rules.

(6) If organized with capital stock, the amount of such stock and the number of shares into which it is divided and the par value thereof. The capital stock may be divided into preferred and common stock. If so divided the articles of association must contain a statement of the number of shares of stock to which preference is granted and the number of shares of stock to which no preference is granted and the nature and definite extent of the preference and privileges granted to each.

The articles shall be subscribed by the incorporators and acknowledged by one of them before an officer authorized by the law of this state to take and certify acknowledgements; and shall be filed and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2803 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2803
Livestock at large upon certain highways
Status: in_force

No person owning livestock shall knowingly, willfully, or negligently permit his livestock to go at large upon the following public highways of this state:

Route

Section

1.

US 11

Mississippi State Line to Jct. US 90, east of New

Orleans

2.

US 51

Mississippi State Line to Laplace

3.

US 61

New Orleans to Mississippi State Line

4.

US 65

Vidalia to Ferriday to Arkansas State Line

5.

US 71

Jct. US 190, near Krotz Springs to Arkansas State

Line

6.

US 79

Texas State Line to Jct. US 80, at Greenwood

7.

US 79

Minden to Arkansas State Line

8.

US 80

Texas State Line to Mississippi State Line

9.

US 84

Texas State Line to Jct. US 71, at Coushatta

10.

US 84

Jct. US 71, at Clarence, to Jct. US 65 at Ferriday

11.

US 90

Texas State Line to Mississippi State Line

12.

US 90 Business

US 90 west of Westwego to New Orleans

13.

US 165

Jct. US 90 east of Lake Charles to Arkansas State

Line

14.

US 167

Abbeville to Arkansas State Line

15.

US 171

Lake Charles to Shreveport

16.

US 190

Texas State Line to Jct. US 171 at DeRidder

17.

US 190

Jct. US 171 at Ragley to Jct. US 90 near

Mississippi State Line

18.

LA 1

Grand Isle to Jct. US 190 north of Port Allen

19.

LA 1

Jct. US 190 near Erwinville to Shreveport

20.

LA 1

Jct. La. 71 north of Shreveport to Arkansas State

Line

21.

LA 2

Texas State Line to Jct. La. 1 at Lewis

22.

LA 2

Vivian to Hosston

23.

LA 2

Plain Dealing to Sarepta

24.

LA 2

Farmerville to Jct. US 165 southeast of Sterlington

25.

LA 2

Mer Rouge to Jct. US 65 north of Lake Providence

26.

LA 3

Bossier City to Plain Dealing

27.

LA 4

Friendship to Jonesboro

28.

LA 4

Winnsboro to US 65 west of Newellton

29.

LA 5

Logansport to US 171 west of Gloster

30.

LA 6

Texas State Line to US 71 at Clarence

31.

LA 7

Coushatta to US 80 at Minden

32.

LA 7

US 80 at Dixie Inn to Arkansas State Line

33.

LA 8

Boyce to Colfax

34.

LA 8

Bentley to Trout

35.

LA 8

Harrisonburg to Sicily Island

36.

LA 10

Vernon Parish Line to Beaver

37.

LA 10

Nuba to Lebeau

38.

LA 10

St. Francisville to Clinton

39.

LA 10

Franklinton to Mississippi State Line

40.

LA 12

Texas State Line to Beauregard Parish Line

41.

LA 13

La. 14, west of Kaplan, to La. US 167 at

Turkey Creek

42.

LA 14

Lake Charles to New Iberia

43.

LA 15

Monroe south to La. 1

44.

LA 16

Denham Springs to Amite

LA 16

The Eastern Line of Tangipahoa Parish

to Franklinton

45.

LA 17

La. 4, east of Winnsboro to Epps

46.

LA 17

Pioneer to Kilbourne

47.

LA 18

Donaldsonville-Edgard-Luling-

Mississippi River Bridge

48.

LA 19

Scotlandville to Mississippi State Line

49.

LA 20

Gibson to Vacherie

50.

LA 21

Madisonville to Mississippi State Line

51.

LA 22

Springfield to US 190 at Chinchuba

52.

LA 23

Gretna to Venice

53.

LA 24

Bourg to Schriever

54.

LA 25

Covington to Franklinton

55.

LA 26

Lake Arthur to Elton

56.

LA 27

Northern line of Cameron Parish line

to Juanita

57.

LA 27

Northern line of Cameron Parish line

to Holmwood

58.

LA 28

Catahoula Parish LaSalle Parish

59.

Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 293, §2

60.

LA 29

Eunice to Ville Platte

61.

LA 29

Bunkie to La. 115 west of Evergreen

62.

LA 31

New Iberia to Breaux Bridge

63.

LA 31

Arnaudville to Opelousas

64.

LA 33

Farmerville to Marion

65.

LA 34

Chatham to West Monroe

66.

LA 35

Forked Island to La. 700, north of

Kaplan

67.

LA 35

Acadia-Lafayette Parish line south of

Rayne, to US 190 at Lawtell

68.

LA 37

Baton Rouge to La. 63 NE of Baywood

69.

LA 39

Bertrandville to Arabi

70.

LA 41

Pearl River to La. 21, south of Sun

71.

LA 42

US 61, near Oak Grove to Port Vincent

72.

LA 44

Laplace to St. James Parish Line

73.

LA 45

Marrero to Crown Point

74.

LA 46

Poydras to Reggio

75.

LA 55

Montegut to Bourg

76.

LA 56

Chauvin to Presque Isle

77.

LA 67

Baton Rouge to Clinton

78.

LA 82

Esther to Abbeville

79.

LA 91

Gueydan to Midland

80.

LA 91

Estherwood to La. 100 east of Egan

81.

LA 91

Egan via Iota to Acadia-St. Landry

Parish Line south of Eunice

82.

LA 92

Mermentau to Morse

83.

LA 92

La. 91, south of Morse, to La. 13,

east of Lyons Point

84.

LA 92

La. 13 south of Crowley to Acadia-

Vermilion Parish line

85.

LA 94

Lafayette to Breaux Bridge

86.

LA 95

Acadia-Lafayette Parish line via Mire

and Church Point to Acadia-St.

Landry Parish line northwest of

Prudhomme

87.

LA 97

Acadia-Jefferson Davis Parish line to

Basile

88.

LA 98

La. 97 west of Iota via Iota, Maxie,

Rayne and Mire to Acadia-Lafayette

Parish line east of Mire

89.

LA 100

La. 97 west of Evangeline to La. 13

north of Crowley

90.

LA 107

Pineville to Marksville

91.

LA 115

Intersection with La. 29 west of

Evergreen to intersection with La.

28 at Holloway and from its junction

with La. 106 to the Avoyelles Parish

Line

92.

LA 124

Jonesville to Harrisonburg

93.

LA 126

Intersection with La. US 165 in Grayson

to LaSalle Parish Line

94.

LA 127

Nebo to Olla

95.

LA 133

Columbia northward to Richland Parish

line

96.

LA 137

Archibald to Rayville

97.

LA 139

Sicard to La. 142 southeast of Beekman

98.

LA 143

La. 2 northwest of Sterlington to Marion

99.

LA 158

Colfax to US 71 north of Colfax

100.

LA 175

Intersection of La. US 171 west of

Many to intersection with La. US 84

101.

LA 178

Church Point to Acadia-St. Landry

Parish line

102.

LA 315

Theriot to Houma

103.

LA 342

La. 35 south to Rayne to La. 700 west

of Ridge

104.

LA 343

Acadia-Lafayette Parish line, north of

Duson to La. 98 east of Mire

105.

LA 347

Breaux Bridge to Arnaudville

106.

LA 356

La. 95 at Peach Bloom to Acadia-St.

Landry Parish line

107.

LA 357

Opelousas to Church Point

108.

LA 358

La. 367 southwest of Prudhomme to

Pitreville

109.

LA 365

La. 370 northeast of Iota to La. 13

north of Maxie

110.

LA 365

La. 13 at Judd via Branch and

Higginbotham to La. 98, east of Mire

111.

LA 367

La. 98 northwest of Rayne via Link to

the Acadia-St. Landry Parish line

112.

LA 368

La. 97 to Redich via Frey to La. 13

east of Mowata

113.

LA 370

Iota via Frey and Richard to La. 35

southwest of Church Point

114.

LA 460

Nebo to Whitehall

115.

LA 628

Laplace to St. Charles Parish line

116.

LA 700

La. 35 north of Kaplan to La. 322 west

of Ridge

117.

LA 722

La. 98 east of Rayne to Acadia-

Lafayette Parish line west of Duson

118.

LA 754

La. 95 southeast of Church Point to

Acadia-St. Landry Parish line east

of Church Point

119.

LA 755

La. 368 northwest of Frey to Acadia-

St. Landry Parish line south of

Eunice

120.

LA 845

Clarks to Sikes Road

121.

LA 848

Hebert to Cat Island

122.

LA 1096

La. 722 east of Rayne to La. 95 south

of Mire

123.

LA 1098

La. 95 south of Higginbotham to La.

365 east of Higginbotham

124.

LA 1099

La. 1098 southeast of Higginbotham to

La. 365

125.

LA 1100

La. 98 east of Castille to La. 95

south of Higginbotham

126.

LA 1101

La. 98 at Castille to La. 365 east of

Branch

127.

LA 1102

La. 35 south of Branch to La. 1101

128.

LA 1104

La. 178 near Church Point to La. 754

129.

LA 1105

La. 367 north of Link via Richard to

La. 95 southeast of Prudhomme

130.

LA 1106

La. 367 north of Link westerly

approximately two miles to a

junction with a parish road

131.

LA 1107

La. 367 north of Link to La. 1105

132.

LA 1108

La. 95 northwest of Church Point to

Pitreville

133.

LA 1109

La. 98 east of Maxie to La. 365 east

of Judd

134.

LA 1110

La. 98 east of Maxie to Link

135.

LA 1111

La. 13 north of Crowley to La. 98

136.

LA 1112

From La. 1111 northerly and easterly

back to La. 1111

137.

LA 1113

La. 98 northwest of Rayne to La. 367

138.

LA 1117

La. 92 near Mermentau to US 90 west of

Estherwood

139.

LA 1118

La. 1117 southeast of Mermentau

southerly approximately 1.7 miles to

a junction with parish road

140.

LA 1119

La. 92 south of Mermentau southerly

approximately 1.0 mile to a junction

with parish road

141.

LA 1120

La. 100 east of Egan to La. 98

southeast of Iota

142.

LA 1121

Lawson to La. 13 northwest of Crowley

143.

LA 1123

La. 97 and La. 98 west of Iota to La.

97 south of Redich

144.

LA 1124

Estherwood southerly approximately 3.9

miles to a junction with a parish road

145.

LA 1165

In Evangeline Parish

146.

LA 3007

La. 13 south of Crowley easterly

approximately 3.5 miles to a parish

road near Ebenezer

147.

LA 3067

La. 91 north of Iota to La. 370 south

of Frey

148.

LA 3068

La. 97 north of Redich to US 190 east

of Basile

149.

LA 3070

La. 100 west of Lawson to La. 370 east

of Iota

150.

LA 3076

US 90 to La. 13 and US 90 in Rayne

151.

LA 3042

Ville Platte to Bayou Chicot

152.

LA 106

Bayou Chicot to Morrison Station

junction of La. 106 and La. 29 and

from its intersection with U.S. 167

to its intersection with La. 13

153.

LA 181

From its intersection with La. 115 to

the Rapides Parish Line

154.

LA 1153

North from city limits of Oakdale to

the cattle guard immediately

preceding the intersection of LA

1153 and LA 1154.

155.

LA 417

Legonier to Red Cross

156.

LA 1

Legonier to New Roads, New Roads to

intersection with U.S. 190

157.

LA 415

New Roads to West Baton Rouge Parish

line

158.

LA 418

Torras to Innis

159.

LA 10

New Roads to Pointe Coupee

160.

LA 447

within Livingston Parish.

161.

LA 111

US 171 near Anacoco west to La. 392.

Added by Acts 1950, No. 443, §1. Amended by Acts 1954, No. 202, §1; Acts 1955, No. 114, §1; Acts 1956, No. 368, §1; Acts 1958, No. 166, §1; Acts 1958, No. 274, §1; Acts 1959, No. 126, §1; Acts 1960, No. 574, §1; Acts 1962, No. 105, §1; Acts 1965, No. 30, §1; Acts 1970, No. 427, §1; Acts 1974, No. 634, §§1, 2; Acts 1975, No. 293, §1; Acts 1976, No. 280, §1; Acts 1976, No. 322, §1; Acts 1986, No. 508, §1; Acts 1992, No. 415, §1; Acts 2014, No. 27, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:4363 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4363
Tit. 3, § 4363. Segregation and use of revenues
Status: in_force

All revenues derived from lands presently owned or subsequently acquired under the provisions of this Part shall be segregated by the state treasurer for the use of the commission in the acquisition, management, development, and use of such lands until all obligations incurred with the federal government or owners of land purchased, as hereinabove provided, have been paid in full. Thereafter, fifty percent of all net profits accruing from the administration of such lands are dedicated to the commission for scientific research in forest culture and experimentation in forest products and acquisition and maintenance of state forests.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3382 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3382
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:

(1) "Least toxic method" means an integral part of an integrated pest management plan and is a combination of common sense practices that use current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interactions with the environment, in combination with available pest control methods used to manage pest damage by the most economical means with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.

(2) "Pest" means any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or any other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life or virus, bacteria, or other microorganism in living humans or other living animals, which the commissioner declares to be a pest, other than mosquitos.

(3) "Pesticide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest and any substance or combination of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, desiccant, or any substance the commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his duly authorized representative acting at his direction determines to be a pesticide.

(4) "School" means any public or private day or residential school that provides pre-kindergarten, elementary, or secondary education.

Acts 1993, No. 729, §1; Acts 1995, No. 237, §1; Acts 2015, No. 311, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4215 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4215
Exemption; farmers, custom, retailers, restaurants, and similar retail type establishments
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Chapter requiring inspection of the slaughter of animals and the preparation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at establishments conducting such operations shall not (1) apply to the slaughtering by any person of animals of his own raising, and the preparation by him and transportation in intrastate commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of such animals exclusively for use by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees; nor (2) to the custom slaughter by any person, firm or corporation of cattle, sheep, swine, or goats delivered by the owner thereof for such slaughter, and the preparation by such slaughterer and transportation in intrastate commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of such animals, exclusively for use in the household of such owner, by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees; provided, that such custom slaughterer does not engage in the business of buying or selling any carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat food products of any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, or equines capable of use as human food.

B. The provisions of this Chapter requiring inspection of the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products shall not apply when all of the following apply:

(1) The operations are of types traditionally and usually conducted at retail stores, restaurants, and similar retail type establishments.

(2) The operations are conducted at a retail store, restaurant, or similar retail type establishment owned by the same person that operates the facility. For the purpose of this Section, a person or business shall be considered eligible by owning fifty-one percent or more of both the producing and receiving businesses.

(3) The products are for sale in normal retail quantities, or are part of a normal retail service.

(4) The products are sold or provided to consumers at such establishments.

(5) The products are sold and transported directly to the consumer by the retail store, restaurant, or similar retail type establishment's employees or a common carrier, provided there is no intervening transfer or storage.

C. The slaughter of animals and preparation of articles referred to in Paragraph (A)(2) and Subsection (B) of this Section shall be conducted in accordance with such sanitary conditions as the commissioner may, by regulations, prescribe. Violations of any such regulation is prohibited.

D. The adulteration and misbranding provisions of this Chapter, other than the requirement of the inspection legend, shall apply to articles which are not required to be inspected under this Chapter.

E.(1) An establishment that slaughters or otherwise prepares meat of bison, cervidae, other bovidae, camelidae and hybrids thereof, domestic rabbits, or other animals determined by the commissioner of agriculture by rule for human food purposes may receive voluntary state inspection if the establishment complies with this Chapter and the rules adopted under those sections for establishments that slaughter or otherwise prepare for food purposes other animals, and if the establishment complies with Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.

(2) An establishment that slaughters or otherwise prepares the meat of pheasant, quail, partridge, peafowl, grouse, wild turkey, or other poultry determined by the commissioner of agriculture by rule may receive voluntary state inspection under conditions compliant with this Chapter and the rules adopted under those sections for establishments that slaughter or otherwise prepare for food purposes other poultry and if the establishment complies with Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.

(3) An establishment that receives voluntary state inspection under Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection shall pay the costs of the inspection at a rate and under terms established by rule of the commissioner of agriculture.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §14; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1; Acts 1992, No. 56, §1; Acts 2015, No. 267, §1, eff. June 29, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 5, §1; Acts 2024, No. 33, §1, eff. May 13, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3415 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3415
Scale ticket required; contents
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any agricultural commodity or other farm product is delivered to a warehouse or grain dealer licensed under this Chapter, the warehouse or grain dealer shall issue a scale ticket covering the commodity or other farm product within seventy-two hours of delivery. Scale tickets covering commodities or other farm products deposited for any type of storage shall be marked to indicate "storage". Title to commodities deposited for storage shall remain with the producer.

B. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 767, §2, eff. June 30, 2010.

C. Each warehouse and grain dealer shall use sequentially prenumbered scale tickets which shall have an original and not less than one copy.

D. Each scale ticket shall contain the following information:

(1) The name and location of the licensed warehouse or grain dealer facility where delivered.

(2) The name and other information sufficient to identify the owner of the agricultural commodity or other farm product.

(3) The type, quantity, and grade or applicable grade factors necessary to determine the net value of the commodity received. This requirement shall not apply to grain dealers and warehouses which do not issue grades.

(4) The date the commodity was delivered.

(5) One of the following, as appropriate:

(a) If the commodity is to be deposited on a "spot" basis, the words "spot" or "spot sale", and when so marked the scale ticket shall serve as written confirmation of the sale.

(b) If the commodity is deposited for any type of storage, the word "storage".

(c) If the commodity is deposited for contract, the word "contract".

Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1986, No. 337, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 767, §2, eff. June 30, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3808 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3808
Terms and conditions of licenses and permits
Status: in_force

A. A person who presents himself as, or advertises as, engaging in the arborist profession shall be required to obtain a license which shall subject that person to the following provisions:

(1) An arborist's license authorizes the holder thereof to recommend or execute the following measures:

(a) The removal of a tree or a portion of a tree.

(b) Measures to prolong the life of a tree.

(c) Measures to enhance the aesthetic value of a tree.

(2) For license renewal, each arborist shall do the following:

(a) Complete a continuing training seminar that may be administered by the Louisiana Arborist Association or any other entity as determined by the commission.

(b) Show proof of current and sufficient general liability and workers' compensation insurance, if applicable.

B. and C. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 643, §2, eff. June 11, 2024.

D. A landscape horticulturist's license authorizes the holder to do the following:

(1) Implement plans, studies, surveys, specifications, and designs prepared by a licensed landscape architect.

(2) Recommend and implement measures for interior and exterior beautification and development through the use of nursery stock.

(3) Sell or lease nursery stock and to recommend and execute measures for the maintenance of nursery stock. Each landscape horticulturist may use his license for the sale or lease of nursery stock from only one place of business. The license shall be on display at all times during the hours nursery stock is sold.

(4) Prepare drawings to indicate the placement of nursery stock. Each drawing shall include the name and license number of the landscape horticulturist who prepared the drawing. No fee shall be charged for preparing a drawing. A landscape horticulturist may use a drawing prepared by him in connection with the submission of a bid proposal. A drawing shall not be used by any person to solicit bids for the sale of materials or rendering of services regulated by the Commission.

E. Landscape architects shall be subject to the following provisions:

(1) A landscape architect's license authorizes the holder thereof to perform professional services such as consultation, investigation, research, preparation of general development and detailed landscape design plans, studies, specifications, and responsible supervision in connection with the development of landscape areas where, and to the extent that, the principal purpose of the service is to arrange and modify the effects of natural scenery for aesthetic effect, considering the intended use of the land. Such services concern the arrangement of natural forms, features, and plantings, including the ground and water forms, vegetation, circulation, walks, and other landscape features to fulfill aesthetic and practical requirements.

(2) In order to accomplish the duties described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the landscape architect may prepare feasibility studies; formulate graphic and written criteria to govern the aesthetic and practical planning and design of land construction programs; prepare, review, and analyze plans for aesthetic and practical land use and development; produce landscape plans, landscape grading and landscape drainage plans, landscape irrigation plans, planting plans, and related landscape construction details, specifications, estimates of probable costs, and reports for aesthetic and practical land use; collaborate in the design of pleasing and practical settings and approaches for vehicular and pedestrian circulation systems, bridges, and nonhabitable structures, all with respect to the practical and aesthetic requirements of the areas on which they are to be placed; negotiate and arrange for execution of landscape projects; and conduct field observation of landscape construction, restoration, and maintenance.

(3) Nothing in this Subsection shall permit any person licensed under this Subsection to perform professional services which are defined as the practice of architecture in R.S. 37:141 et seq., or the practice of engineering or land surveying in R.S. 37:681 et seq., and which are not included in the practice of landscape architecture under this Subsection. Nothing in this Subsection shall prohibit the practice of engineering or land surveying or the practice of architecture by any person who is licensed as a professional engineer or land surveyor under R.S. 37:681 et seq., or as an architect under R.S. 37:141 et seq.

(4) In order to qualify to take the national landscape architect examination, the applicant shall meet the minimum qualification standards approved by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards, or its successor.

(5) In order to qualify to take the Louisiana Landscape Architect Examination, the applicant shall submit evidence of passing the national examination prepared by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards, or its successor.

(6) The commission shall issue each licensed landscape architect a permanent registration number.

(7) Each landscape architect shall affix his seal to all drawings or specifications prepared by or under the direct supervision of the landscape architect.

(8) The seals used by landscape architects shall meet the specifications determined by rule by the commission.

F. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 63, §2, eff. June 5, 2008.

G. Each person licensed under the provisions of this Chapter shall meet the professional standards determined by the commission for each profession and shall notify the commission of each change in the address of the residence or place of business of the license holder.

H. A nursery stock dealer's permit authorizes the holder thereof to sell nursery stock. A nursery stock dealer's permit shall not authorize the holder thereof to install nursery stock.

I. A cut flower dealer's permit authorizes the holder to sell cut flowers either singly or in bunches, or both.

J. A floral dealer permit authorizes the holder to sell cut flowers and ornamental plants in pots. The commission shall ensure that all regulations and requirements for the issuance of a floral dealer permit are free of examination or testing requirements to ensure that barriers to entry into the profession are minimized. Each person engaged in the occupation of a floral dealer may operate a vending machine at a location remote from the individual's place of business for the sale of cut flowers. The permittee shall obtain a floral dealer permit for each vending machine.

K. Each person issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall meet the occupational standards determined by the commission for each occupation and shall notify the commission of each change in the address of the permit holder.

L. Each person who holds a valid Louisiana Nursery Certificate Permit may use that permit in lieu of a nursery stock dealer permit or a cut flower dealer permit, or both, at any one outlet.

M. Each nursery stock dealer and cut flower dealer shall secure an appropriate permit for each outlet operated by the dealer.

N. Each license and permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall expire on January thirty-first of each year and may be renewed in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.

O. Each holder of a license or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall present such license or permit upon demand of any authorized agent of the Horticulture Commission.

P. Utility arborists shall be subject to the following provisions:

(1) A utility arborist's license authorizes the holder thereof to recommend or execute the removal of trees or portions of trees along utility rights of way.

(2) For license renewal, each utility arborist shall do the following:

(a) Complete a continuing training seminar that may be administered by the Louisiana Arborist Association or any other entity as determined by the commission.

(b) Show proof of current and sufficient general liability and workers compensation insurance, if applicable.

Q. Landscape irrigation contractors shall be subject to the following provisions:

(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a landscape irrigation contractor's license authorizes the holder to construct, install, connect, repair, maintain, improve, or alter any portion of a landscape irrigation system, including the required wiring within that system, and to install and connect the landscape irrigation system to the required power supply and to a public or private water supply system.

(2) For license renewal, each landscape irrigation contractor shall obtain continuing training as determined by rule of the commission.

(3) He shall request and be issued any necessary permits from any governing authority.

(4) Prior to connecting to a public or private water supply system, a licensed landscape irrigation contractor shall obtain a water supply protection specialist endorsement from the State Plumbing Board. The State Plumbing Board shall issue a special endorsement of a water supply protection specialist to any licensed landscape irrigation contractor who completes the training required by the State Plumbing Board as provided for in R.S. 37:1368(H)(1); however, neither a journeyman plumber's license nor a master plumber's license shall be required.

(5) Backflow prevention devices shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of Part XIV of the Louisiana State Sanitary Code by a person holding a water supply protection specialist endorsement.

(6) Nothing in this Subsection shall permit any licensed landscape irrigation contractor to perform any electrical or plumbing services not provided for in this Subsection, for which a license is required from any other regulatory board. Nothing in this Subsection shall prohibit a licensed electrician or plumber from providing electrical or plumbing services necessary to make or keep an irrigation system operational.

Acts 1987, No. 844, §1; Acts 1988, No. 231, §1; Acts 1992, No. 60, §1; Acts 2004, No. 810, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 63, §§1, 2, eff. June 5, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 227, §1, eff. June 16, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2013, No. 103, §1; Acts 2024, No. 217, §1; Acts 2024, No. 643, §§1, 2, eff. June 11, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4022 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4022
Louisiana compact delegation members; terms; vacancies; compensation
Status: in_force

A. Five delegates from Louisiana shall be appointed by the commissioner to represent the state on the Southern Dairy Compact Commission, created and provided for in Article III of the compact contained in R.S. 3:4021. The delegates shall include one dairy producer who is engaged in the production of milk at the time of appointment or reappointment, two consumer representatives, one dairy processor, and one delegate at large.

B. Each delegate shall serve for a term of four years and shall serve diligently and conscientiously and shall strive to achieve the purposes of the Southern Dairy Compact.

C. Each appointment shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

D. Vacancies in delegate positions shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments for the unexpired portion of the vacant delegate's position.

E. Delegates shall receive a per diem not to exceed fifty dollars for service and traveling expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as delegates.

F. The commissioner may provide funding as necessary to the delegation during its term.

Acts 1997, No. 11, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4154 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4154
Dairy Industry Promotion Board
Status: in_force

A. The Dairy Industry Promotion Board is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and shall consist of nine members, eight of whom shall be appointed by the commissioner from two areas of the state as follows:

(1) State Area No. 1, comprising those parishes or portions of parishes that are located west of the Mississippi River, shall be represented by three members.

(2) State Area No. 2, comprising those parishes or portions of parishes that are located east of the Mississippi River, shall be represented by five members.

B.(1) For each appointed member of the board from each area, the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation shall nominate two persons who are dairy producers from that area.

(2) For each appointed member of the board from each area in which the cooperative has membership, each dairy cooperative having a membership of at least twenty-five dairy producers in the state shall nominate two persons who are dairy producers from that area.

C. The ninth member of the board shall be the commissioner or his designee, who shall serve ex officio but with all of the powers, rights, duties, and privileges as all other members.

D. At the same time, in the same manner, and for the same term as provided for the appointment of the eight appointed members, the commissioner shall appoint one alternate for each member who shall be appointed from the same area and possess the same qualifications as the member for whom he is appointed as an alternate. When, for any reason, a member appointed from any area is unable to be present at any meeting of the board, the alternate appointed from his area shall serve in his place, and in such case, the alternate shall exercise all of the powers vested by law in the member, including the right to vote.

E. In the event that any producer member of the board ceases to be a dairy producer, that member shall not be eligible to continue membership on the board, his position shall be vacated, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in Subsection I of this Section.

F. Each appointment by the commissioner shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

G. Members shall serve terms concurrent with the commissioner making the appointment. Each organization authorized to make nominations for appointments to the board shall file a list of nominees with the commissioner no later than June thirtieth of the year of the commissioner's inauguration.

H. The commissioner shall make all appointments no later than thirty days following the last day for submission of lists of nominees. Whenever any organization authorized to make nominations for appointments to the board fails to submit a list of nominees within the time prescribed in this Section, the commissioner may make direct appointments to the board.

I. Within thirty days after a vacancy occurs, the commissioner shall appoint a nominee from the original list of nominees from the area in which the vacancy occurs to fill the vacancy.

J. Each appointee of the commissioner shall be an active dairy producer whose farm is located in the area which he represents.

K. Each member shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for state officials. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.

L. Members shall be entitled to receive a per diem not to exceed forty dollars and to be reimbursed for mileage expenses in accordance with the travel regulations applying to state employees.

M. A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the board shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the board.

N. The board shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge.

O. The board shall meet at least once during each quarter, but may meet more frequently upon the call of the chairman.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 526, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 1995, No. 356, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8L, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4610 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4610
Removal of tag unlawfully
Status: in_force

No one shall remove from any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring device, contrary to law or regulation, any tag placed thereon by the department.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:48 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 48
Fees
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall establish, by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, a registration fee for each unmanned aerial system in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars.

B. The commissioner shall establish, by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, an agricultural education and safety training course fee payable to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center or the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, not to exceed fifty dollars for conducting the agricultural education and safety training course as required by R.S. 3:43(A)(2).

Acts 2016, No. 545, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3815 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3815
Transition provisions
Status: in_force

Any person holding either a horticulturist license or landscape contractor's license prior to February 1, 2009 and who is eligible to renew his license shall be issued a landscape horticulturist license in place of the old license without further application or examination upon the payment of any required renewal fee.

Added by Acts 1965, No. 127, §2; Acts 1985, No. 120, §1; Acts 2008, No. 63, §1, eff. June 5, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4604 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4604
Powers
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall have the following powers:

(1) To hold hearings and conduct investigations.

(2) To advise the commissioner of the requirements for the registration of weights, measures, and weighing and measuring devices.

(3) To hold hearings on alleged violations of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter.

(4) To advise the commissioner on the civil penalties to be imposed or the injunctive relief to be sought to punish and restrain violations of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter.

(5) To recommend that the commissioner suspend or revoke licenses, certificates, and permits, or impose probation on holders of licenses, certificates, or permits.

(6) To approve examination required for the licensure of service agencies or service persons.

B. The commissioner shall have the following powers:

(1) To issue stop-use, hold, and removal orders with respect to any weights and measures commercially used, and stop-sale, hold, and removal orders with respect to any packaged commodities or bulk commodities kept, offered, or exposed for sale.

(2) To seize, for use as evidence, without formal warrant, any incorrect or unapproved weight, or measure, or a reasonable number of the packages or a reasonable quantity of the commodity found to be used, retained, offered, or exposed for sale or sold in violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter.

C. The commissioner may enter into a cooperative endeavor or cooperative agreement with any other governmental agency or entity as he deems necessary to further the public purposes of this Chapter.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3103 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3103
Imported exotic deer, antelope, elk, farm-raised white tail deer, and other exotic cervidae; licensing
Status: in_force

A. Any person who engages in owning, raising, selling, or harvesting imported exotic deer, antelope, elk, farm-raised white tail deer, and other exotic cervidae, for any purpose, on farms or preserves of which he is the owner or lessee shall apply to the commissioner for a license to do so.

B. The license shall permit the licensee to own, breed, and propagate such animals and sell them alive, or sell their parts, and to kill and transport them and sell their carcasses for food. This Subsection shall not apply to the sale of white tail deer meat.

C. Each license shall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner.

D. Licensees receiving a license pursuant to this Section shall not be required to comply with R.S. 56:20 and 171.

Acts 1991, No. 110, §1; Acts 1992, No. 41, §1; Acts 1995, No. 461, §1; Acts 2010, No. 17, §1, eff. May 26, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 214, §2(A); Acts 2014, No. 110, §1, eff. May 16, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 67, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3675 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3675
Bill of sale for cattle required; penalty for butchering without bill
Status: in_force

No person shall kill, slaughter, or butcher any cattle which have been acquired by purchase or trade without first having obtained a bill of sale from the seller. The bill of sale shall be a written memorandum in ink or indelible pencil, signed by the seller, showing the date of the sale or trade and a sufficient description of the animal sold or traded. The owner shall exhibit the bill of sale on the request of any person inquiring therefor.

Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both.

Acts 2009, No. 24, §8E, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. R.S. § 3:73 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 73
Tit. 3, § 73. Persons entitled to organize
Status: in_force

Ten or more persons, who are citizens of Louisiana and who are engaged in the production of agricultural products, may form a co-operative association, with or without capital stock, under the provisions of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3277 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3277
Orders and communications
Status: in_force

When the commissioner makes a determination under the provisions of R.S. 3:3274, the commissioner may take one or more of the following actions:

(1) Issue appropriate protective orders to mitigate the further contribution to the accumulation of the pesticide or pesticide wastes. The protective order may limit, restrict, or prohibit any application of the pesticide in the area where the application of the pesticide would contribute to the accumulation of the pesticide or pesticide wastes.

(2) Issue remedial orders directing any responsible person to take prompt remedial action to correct any situation in which any substance, action, or condition has caused or is causing any threat to human health or to the environment.

(3) Communicate his determination to any appropriate governmental agency.

(4) Participate in issuing a public communication concerning the determination. Each public communication shall be issued in accordance with a cooperative agreement with the appropriate governmental agency entered into under the provisions of this Part.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1990, No. 136, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4631 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4631
Oyster labeling and packaging; sale of shell stock oysters
Status: in_force

A. Oyster meats may be sold by fluid volume or net drained weight at wholesale or retail. Oyster meats may also be sold by count at retail but only at the time of final sale. Prepackaging of oysters being sold by count is prohibited unless the prepackaged item itself is labeled with the net weight of oyster meat contained in such package.

B. Shell stock oysters shall be sold by volumetric measure, weight, or count. All oysters sold by volumetric measure, weight, or count shall be market size and wholesome.

C. Oysters removed from the shell shall be labeled clearly by volume or weight.

D. Any person packaging, labeling, or distributing shucked oysters shall follow the guidelines set forth in the NIST Handbook 130 adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures.

E. Oysters shall be shucked and prepackaged only in facilities which are certified by the Louisiana Department of Health.

F. This Section shall not apply to those oysters which are shucked in a restaurant for immediate consumption on the premises.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 1995, No. 379, §1; Acts 2004, No. 213, §1; Acts 2014, No. 217, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:2010 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2010
Tit. 3, § 2010. Sale of improved varieties of livestock by state institutions
Status: in_force

In order to encourage the propagation of improved breeds of livestock in the state the director of the state experiment stations of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the directors of all other state institutions, may authorize the sale at public auction of any varieties of livestock whose propagation in the state they may deem advantageous to its agricultural interests, and such sales shall be exempt from all the state duties or taxes imposed on other auction sales.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1469 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1469
Industrial hemp research
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and the Southern University Agricultural Center are authorized to cultivate, handle, and process industrial hemp and industrial hemp seeds for research and development of new varieties.

(2) The universities in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may contract with licensed hemp seed producers for development of seed for distribution through a process as determined by the department.

B. The University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy is authorized to handle and process industrial hemp for medicinal research and development.

C. The University of Louisiana at Monroe Agribusiness Program is authorized to cultivate, handle, and process industrial hemp for product research and development.

D. Except for those entities exempted pursuant to this Part, all industrial hemp licensees whose intent is to perform industrial hemp research shall submit an annual industrial hemp research plan to the department. The department shall adopt rules establishing the requirements of the industrial hemp research plan. Such rules shall include performance-based sampling requirements.

Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3680 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3680
False statements as to agricultural products and sales; penalty
Status: in_force

No person doing a commission or brokerage business shall render any false statement or account of sales of any cotton or other agricultural product to the shipper, nor falsely represent that the product is being held for future sale when in fact the product has been sold and only a sample retained. No person shall sell any cotton or other agricultural product received on consignment without rendering to the consignor within ten days after delivery a complete account of the sale showing the grade, price received, and the name of the purchaser and his post-office address. No person rendering an account of sales of any cotton or other agricultural product shall make on the account any false charge or false statement or report of the condition of the product, render any account for shortage, nor make any other false report calculated to deceive the consignor, with intent to defraud.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months.

Acts 2009, No. 24, §8E, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. R.S. § 3:2534 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2534
Tit. 3, § 2534. Adoption of ordinance
Status: in_force

If at a special election a majority of the voters of the municipality vote in favor of the enactment of such an ordinance, the governing authority of the municipality may adopt such an ordinance and provide proper penalties, including the impounding of livestock and the appointment of pound keepers, and to secure the enforcement of the ordinance.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1411 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1411
Definitions
Status: in_force

In this Subpart, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Adulteration" means any of the following situations:

(a) Where a commercial fertilizer contains any material not specifically declared to be a component of the fertilizer.

(b) Where materials which are likely to cause injury or damage to crop plants are present.

(c) Where materials containing nitrogen in a form which is but slightly available to plants are added to make up a part of the nitrogen guarantee.

(d) Where the actual analysis is lower than the guaranteed analysis.

(2) "Brand" means name, trademark, or other designation under which a commercial fertilizer is sold.

(3) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture and forestry and his duly authorized representatives.

(4) "Fertilizer" means all materials, not otherwise excluded from the definition, sold for the purpose of promoting the growth of plants or exerting beneficial action on the soil. Materials specifically excluded from the definition are: lime; limestone; marl; gypsum; sulphur; unground bones when unmixed with other substances; and manure or excrement from any domestic animal, provided it has not been dried or otherwise treated.

(5) "Guarantor" means a person who manufactures, sells, or offers fertilizer for sale under his name or brand.

(6) "Manufacture" means the mixing, comingling of brands, blending, extracting, compounding, or chemical reaction of a substance or substances.

(7) "Package" means parcel, bag, or other container.

(8) "Premise" means place, warehouse, store, truck, railroad car, boat, etc.

(9) "Registrant" means a person who has been registered by the commission, as required by R.S. 3:1413.

(10) "Sell", "sold", or "for sale" means the act of selling, exposing, or offering for sale, trading, using, or distributing.

(11) "Specialty fertilizer" means any commercial fertilizer distributed in packages containing sixteen fluid ounces or less for liquids or one pound or less for solids and designed primarily for use on household plants grown for noncommercial purposes.

(12) "State chemist" means the director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, or his designee.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2013, No. 26, §5, eff. May 23, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:140 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 140
Limitation of use of term "co-operative"
Status: in_force

No person, firm, corporation or association, organized or doing business in this state, shall use the word "co-operative" as part of its corporate or other business name or title for producers' co-operative marketing activities, unless it has complied with the provisions of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2130 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2130
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Adulterated meat" means any animal carcass, part thereof, meat or meat product, or any human or animal food additive or supplement containing or derived from animal protein, that bears or contains any bacteria, disease, microorganism, virus, or other pest that could cause serious illness or death in humans or animals or could cause animals to become economically unproductive.

(2) "Diseased livestock" means any livestock that is infected with or carries any bacteria, disease, microorganism, virus, or other pest that could cause serious illness or death in humans or animals or could cause animals to become economically unproductive.

(3) "Livestock" means any animal bred, kept, maintained, raised, or used for show, profit, or for the purpose of selling or otherwise producing crops, animals, or plant or animal products for market. This definition includes cattle, buffalo, bison, oxen, and other bovine; horses, mules, donkeys, and other equine; sheep; goats; swine; domestic rabbits; fish, turtles, and other animals identified with aquaculture that are located in artificial reservoirs or enclosures that are both on privately owned property and constructed so as to prevent, at all times, the ingress and egress of fish life from public waters; imported exotic deer and antelope, elk, farm-raised white-tailed deer, farm-raised ratites, and other farm-raised exotic animals; chickens, turkeys, and other poultry; and animals placed under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry and any hybrid, mixture, or mutation of any such animal.

Acts 2013, No. 115, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:568 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 568
Security devices on livestock
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no owner or operator of a market agency shall be liable to any person who holds a security device affecting livestock that are sold through the market agency on a commission or consignment basis unless the owner or operator receives notice as provided in this Section.

B. The following provisions shall apply to notices to market agencies concerning security devices:

(1) The notice shall be in writing.

(2) The notice shall be mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or shall be actually delivered.

(3) The notice shall contain the name and address of the person holding the security device.

(4) The notice shall contain the name and address of the person who has granted the security device as shown on the instrument which evidences the security device.

(5) The notice shall contain the parish of residence of the person who has granted the security device as shown on the instrument which evidences the security device.

(6) The notice may contain the nickname, initials, or other appellation by which the person who has granted the security device is sometimes or commonly known.

(7) The notice may contain information concerning more than one person who has granted a security device.

(8) The notice shall be limited to information concerning security devices on livestock.

(9) The notice of the existence of the security device shall be valid until the person who holds the security device cancels the notice by written notice mailed or actually delivered to the market agency.

(10) The person who holds the security device shall cancel the notice of the existence of the security device within ten calendar days after the date the person who has granted or who is affected by the security device authorizes cancellation of the security device, provided the security device is then no longer in effect.

C. If a person who holds a security device provides notice of the existence of the security device to the market agency, the market agency shall make the remittance or check for the livestock affected by the security device jointly or payable jointly to the owner of the livestock and the person who holds the security device.

D. If a person who sells livestock on a commission or consignment basis through a market agency provides false or misleading information concerning the name of the owner of the livestock, or concerning the existence of a security device affecting the livestock, the owner or operator of the market agency shall not be liable to the person who holds the security device if the owner or operator, using due diligence, could not have determined that the information was false or misleading.

E. Each person who holds a security device on livestock shall have immediate access, for inspection and recording purposes only, to the sale records of any market agency upon request and presentation of a copy of a recorded security device affecting the livestock that are the object of the inspection. Inspection shall be made only during normal working hours and shall not be made on sale days.

F. No person shall provide any false or misleading information concerning the name of the owner of any livestock or concerning the existence of any security device affecting the livestock with intent to deprive the holder of any of his security under the security device. No person shall take any action with respect to the alienation, encumbrance, or other disposition of livestock which are subject to the security device with intent to deprive the holder of any of his security under a security device. Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or both.

G. The provisions of this Section shall be construed in pari materia with the provisions of R.S. 10:9-101 et seq., R.S. 3:3651 et seq., and R.S. 9:4341 et seq.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 348, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1087, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2437 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2437
Liability of society to stable or veterinarian; privilege upon animals
Status: in_force

The humane society shall be liable to the stable or veterinarian for their expenses and services under this Part, but only as per the scale of charges agreed upon, and the society may remove the animals and change surgeons at its pleasure. A privilege is created upon all animals treated as above set out, in favor of the humane society, and it shall be superior to any other privilege on the animals.

Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1741 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1741
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Part is to expand the market and increase consumption of sweet potatoes by acquainting the general public with the health giving qualities and the food value of the sweet potatoes grown in Louisiana, thereby promoting the general welfare of our people.

Acts 2009, No. 24, §8C, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3102
Definitions; identification
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Part, "farm-raised white-tailed deer" means any animal of species and genus Odocoileus virginianus which is bred, born, raised, and/or kept within closed circumscribed fenced premises for the purpose of buying, selling, or trading in commerce. Farm-raised white-tailed deer does not include any white-tailed deer which is part of any zoo, game park, or wildlife exhibit where the primary purpose of the same is the exhibition of white tail deer and/or other animals.

B. On and after August 15, 1995, any white-tailed deer which is born into, bought, sold, traded, or otherwise becomes farm-raised white tail deer shall be identified by means of an electronic implant. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the specifications and location of the implantation device.

Acts 1995, No. 461, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 214, §2(E).
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1491 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1491
Name and purpose
Status: in_force

A. The name of the program created and organized by this Part shall be the Louisiana Industrial Hemp Promotion and Research Program.

B. The purpose of the program is to support the growth and development of the industrial hemp industry in Louisiana by enhancing research, education, promotion, facilities, and industrial hemp related activities throughout the state.

Acts 2022, No. 462, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3420 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3420
Schedule of charges and tariffs
Status: in_force

Whenever there is a change in any warehouse's schedule of charges or tariffs, the new schedule shall be filed with the commission prior to implementation thereof. These charges or tariffs shall be the same for the same class of service to each customer of the warehouse and shall be posted conspicuously in each location covered by the license.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2012, No. 145, §1, eff. May 14, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3514 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3514
Assessments and funds
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection F, each marketing order shall provide for the levying and collection of assessments in sufficient amounts to defray the necessary expenses which are incurred by the commissioner in the formulation, issuance, administration, and enforcement of the marketing order. If the marketing order authorizes the carrying out of advertising and sales promotions plans, it shall also provide for the levying and collection of assessments in sufficient amounts to defray the expenses of such activities.

B. Each marketing order shall indicate the maximum rate of any assessment which may be collected and the proportion, if any, of each assessment which is payable by each producer and handler affected by such marketing order.

C. The advisory board shall recommend to the commissioner, budgets to cover necessary expenses, and budgets to cover the expenses of carrying out sales promotion plans if such plans are authorized in the marketing order, and the assessment rates which are necessary to provide sufficient funds. If the commissioner finds that each such budget and assessment rate is proper and equitable and will provide sufficient moneys to defray the expenses which may be incurred, he may approve such budget and rate of assessment and order that each producer and handler so assessed shall pay to the commissioner, at such times and in such installments as the commissioner may prescribe, an assessment which is based upon the units in which such commodity is marketed, or upon any other uniform basis which the commissioner determines to be reasonable and equitable.

D. The amount of the assessment for necessary expenses shall not, however, exceed the following:

(1) In the case of producers, two and one-half percent of the gross dollar volume of sales of the commodity which is affected by such marketing order.

(2) In the case of processors, distributors, or other handlers, two and one-half percent of the gross dollar volume of purchases of the commodity which is affected by the marketing order from producers or of the gross dollar volume of sales of the commodity which is affected by the marketing order and handled by all such processors, distributors, or other handlers regulated by such marketing order.

E. Any assessment rate which is established for assessment to defray the expenses of advertising and sales promotion plans shall not exceed four percent of the gross dollar volume of sales by all producers or by all processors, distributors, or other handlers of such commodity which is regulated by such marketing order.

F. In lieu of the assessments provided for in Subsection A, if the marketing order contains provisions for advertising or sales promotion, the commissioner may approve and fix an assessment for producers and an assessment for handlers as the case may be, not exceeding six and one-half percent of the gross dollar volume of sales of such commodity by all producers, or by all processors, distributors, or other handlers of such commodity regulated by such marketing order. The method of assessment and collection of such assessment, and the limitations and restrictions applicable there upon shall conform in all respects with the provisions of this Section regarding assessments for advertising and sales promotion, except as to the maximum amount of such assessment.

G. If the commissioner approves and fixes a single assessment, the advisory board shall recommend and the commissioner may approve the proportions of such assessment which may be expended to defray the costs of formulation, issuance, administration, and enforcement of the marketing order and that which may be expended for such advertising or sales promotion program. The proportion of such assessment which may be allocated in such manner to defray the cost of such administrative activities for such marketing order shall not, however, exceed the maximum amount which is authorized in Subsection D.

H. If any producer or handler that is duly assessed pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter fails to pay to the commissioner the amount so assessed on or before the date which is specified by the commissioner, the commissioner may add to such unpaid assessment an amount not exceeding ten percent of such unpaid assessment to defray the cost of enforcing the collection of such unpaid assessment.

I. The commissioner may require the persons that are assessed to deposit with him in advance the following amounts:

(1) An amount for necessary expenses.

(2) An amount which shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the assessment to cover the costs of advertising or sales promotion plans which are incurred prior to the receipt of sufficient funds from the assessment for such purpose.

J. The amount of any deposit which is required by the commissioner pursuant to Subsection I shall be based upon the estimated number of units to be marketed or handled by the person that is assessed, or upon any other uniform basis which the commissioner determines is reasonable and equitable.

K. At any time after the funds which are credited to the administrative account of the marketing order are sufficient to so warrant, or at the close of the marketing season, the sums deposited by any person shall be adjusted to the amount which is properly chargeable against such person pursuant to the assessment which was authorized.

L. Any marketing order may require a handler to deduct producer assessments from any money which is owed by such handler to such producer. Such assessments for and on behalf of any producer may be deducted by a handler from any money which is owed by such handler to such producer. Such producer assessment deductions are hereby declared to be trust funds held by the handler for the purposes of the marketing order concerned and shall be remitted timely, with assessment reports, to the commissioner.

M. The commissioner shall prescribe rules and regulations with respect to the assessment and collection of funds pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

N. All assessments, penalties, and other moneys received by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be paid to the commissioner and shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of a revolving fund, one created for each marketing order under which it is collected and, except as provided in Subsection O of this Section, which funds shall be withdrawn from the state treasury upon warrant on the commissioner and shall be expended by the commissioner only for the necessary expenses which are incurred by the advisory board and which are approved by the commissioner with respect to each marketing order. No part of any such revolving fund shall revert to the general fund of this state.

O. Upon termination by the commissioner of any marketing order, any remaining balances which are not required by the commissioner to defray the expenses of such marketing order, shall be returned by the commissioner on a pro rata basis, to all persons from whom, or on whose behalf, such assessments were collected unless the commissioner finds that the amounts so returnable are so small as to make impractical the computation and remitting of such pro rata refund to such persons. If the commissioner makes such a finding, he may use the monies in such fund to defray the expenses which are incurred by him in the formulation, issuance, administration, or enforcement of any subsequent marketing order.

P. Any check or warrant which is drawn against the funds of any marketing order which remains unclaimed or uncashed for a period of six months from the date of issuance shall be canceled and the money retained for disbursement to the original payee or claimant upon satisfactory identification for a period of one year from the time the check or warrant is canceled. The money so retained, if not claimed within the period of one year, shall be credited to the then currently operating marketing order for the commodity under which the funds so retained were collected. If there is no marketing order then in effective operation for the commodity, the funds shall be credited to the unexpended balance, if any, of the last previous marketing order for the commodity. If there is no marketing order then in current operation, or no balance exists from any previous marketing order to which the funds may be credited, the funds so retained may be expended by the commissioner for the benefit of any marketing order established under the provision of this Chapter.

Q. Each marketing order or agreement shall be charged the amounts which are computed by the commissioner as required to reasonably provide for services to be rendered to such marketing orders by the department. Such amounts are subject to approval by the advisory board which is concerned, shall be included in each budget which recommended to and approved by the commissioner, pursuant to Subsections C and D of this Section, and shall be withdrawn as required by the commissioner and expended only for the necessary expenses which are incurred by the commissioner in the administration of this Chapter. Effective three years from implementation of any marketing order, the advisory board shall include in its budget any costs incurred by the department in the promotion and marketing of the products included in such marketing order.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2267 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2267
Violations and penalties
Status: in_force

Any person or persons who shall violate any provisions set forth in this Part, or any rule or regulation duly promulgated by the Louisiana Board of Animal Health or interferes with any employee or authorized agent of the board while in the performance of his official duties, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined a sum not less than ten dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or in default thereof, imprisonment in the parish jail for a term of not less than ten nor more than thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court, and shall also be liable to any person or persons injured for all damages resulting from such violations.

Acts 1950, No. 179, §7; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14. 2008; Acts 2012, No. 204, §§2, 3(E).
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:292 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 292
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Agriculture" means the commercial production, storage, processing, marketing, or distribution of any agronomic, floricultural, horticultural, vitacultural, silvicultural, or aquacultural crop, including but not limited to farm products, livestock and livestock products, poultry and poultry products, milk and dairy products, fruit and other horticultural products, and seafood and aquacultural products.

(2) "Aquaculture" means the producing, raising, managing, harvesting, or marketing of aquatic livestock under controlled circumstances.

(3) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

(4) "Louisiana agricultural firm" means a legal entity that meets all of the following criteria:

(a) Is engaged in the business of agriculture or aquaculture.

(b) Is qualified to do business in Louisiana.

(c) Has a physical presence in Louisiana by owning or leasing property or facilities which are located in Louisiana.

(d) Employs Louisiana residents who operate the farm business, company, corporation, or limited liability corporation.

(e) Produces, processes, or manufactures agricultural or aquacultural products in Louisiana.

(5) "Louisiana agricultural markets" means any entity in the state of Louisiana, public or private, which in the normal scope of business purchases Louisiana agricultural or aquacultural products.

Acts 2004, No. 271, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:559.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 559.12
Violations; cost of remedying violations
Status: in_force

Violations of this Part shall include but shall not be limited to the following:

(1) Conducting business as an aquatic producer of aquatic livestock without a valid, unsuspended license or permit if a license or permit is required of that producer.

(2) Producing, maintaining, harvesting, or marketing aquatic livestock that has not been approved by the commissioner as aquatic livestock suitable for aquaculture pursuant to this Part.

(3) Allowing the discharge or passage of eggs, larvae, juveniles, or adults of aquatic livestock requiring a license or their waste or unpurified water into areas or waters outside the facility.

(4) Submitting false or fraudulent information on any application for a license or permit or in regard to any inspection or investigation conducted by the department.

(5) Maintaining false or fraudulent records.

(6) Knowingly operating faulty or unsafe equipment at a facility.

(7) Operating a facility in a faulty, careless, or negligent manner.

(8) Refusing or failing to properly maintain a facility.

(9) Refusing or failing to properly dispose of eggs, larvae, juveniles, or adults of aquatic livestock requiring a license or their waste or unpurified water from a facility.

(10) Refusing or failing to keep and maintain the records required by this Part or the regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(11) The aiding or abetting of, or conspiring to aid or abet, any unlicensed or unpermitted person in the violation of the provisions of this Part or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(12) Allowing a license or permit to be used by another person.

(13) Interfering with the commissioner or the department or their representatives in the performance of their duties in connection with this Part.

(14) Refusing or failing to pay any fines legally imposed pursuant to this Part.

(15) Violating any provision of this Part, any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Part, or any stop order issued pursuant to this Part.

Acts 2004, No. 865, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 743, §2A, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:280 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 280
Cooperation of state agencies
Status: in_force

All state officers and agencies are authorized to render such services to the Authority within their respective functions as may be requested by the Authority.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 96, §1, eff. July 23, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2052 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2052
Name and purpose
Status: in_force

A. The name of the program created and organized by this Part shall be the Louisiana Beef Promotion and Research Program.

B. The purpose of this Part is to promote the growth and development of the cattle industry in Louisiana by research, advertisement, promotions, education, and market development, thereby promoting the general welfare of the people of this state.

C. The Louisiana Beef Promotion and Research Program is hereby established as Louisiana's qualified state beef council as a self-financed, self-governed program to help develop, maintain, and expand the state, national, and foreign markets for cattle and beef products produced, processed, or manufactured in this state, and such program shall be administered by the council.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 320, §1. HCR 187, 1987 R.S.; HCR 201, 1988 R.S.; Acts 1995, No. 298, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8K, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4205 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4205
Reinspection upon reentry
Status: in_force

The foregoing provisions shall apply to all carcasses or parts of carcasses of cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines or the meat or meat products or poultry products thereof, capable of use as human food, which may be brought into any slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment, where inspection under this Chapter is maintained, and such examination and inspection shall be made before the said carcasses or parts thereof shall be allowed to enter into any department wherein the same are to be treated and prepared for meat food products; and the foregoing provisions shall also apply to all such products which, after having been issued from any such slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering or similar establishment, shall be returned to the same or to any similar establishment where such inspection is maintained. The commissioner may limit the entry of carcasses, part of carcasses, meat, meat food products, poultry products and other materials into any establishment at which inspection under this Chapter is maintained, under such conditions as he may prescribe to assure that allowing the entry of such articles into such inspected establishments will be consistent with the purposes of this Chapter.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §4. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:333 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 333
Delta Development Initiative
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds that in northeast Louisiana, which has a poverty rate that is nearly double the national average and whose economy is severely and chronically depressed, there is an urgent need to address issues related to poverty, education, health care, economic development and jobs, housing, and culture. Approximately one in four individuals in northeast Louisiana lives in poverty. Seven out of the state's ten parishes with the highest child poverty rates are in northeast Louisiana. Infant mortality rates in this region are among the highest in the state. The region has among the lowest per capita incomes in the state and among the highest rates of uninsured and unemployed adults. A large percentage of the region's public schools are considered academically below average. Immediate steps must be taken to form a multifaceted initiative to identify and implement ways to solve the region's problems, to assist the region's individuals, families, and businesses as they strive for success and economic survival, and to improve the quality of life and standards of living for the region's citizens. An opportunity must be facilitated to engage citizens of different backgrounds and areas of expertise in order to achieve long-term growth and development in the region, and a framework must be designed for such an initiative that provides for an exchange of ideas in a comprehensive and coordinated effort and for the widespread implementation of solutions in the region.

B.(1) The center shall plan, develop, and implement a Delta Development Initiative, referred to in this Section as the "Delta initiative", as provided in this Section.

(2) The Delta initiative shall be implemented in the parishes of Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Pointe Coupee, Richland, Tensas, and West Carroll. Such parishes shall be referred to in this Section as the "Delta" or the "Delta region".

C. The purpose of the Delta initiative shall be to provide for a dynamic and comprehensive approach to planning, developing, and implementing solutions to problems of the Delta region in Louisiana by utilizing all possible available resources, and specifically to address problems related to poverty, education, health care, economic development and jobs, housing, and culture.

D. To carry out the purpose of the Delta initiative and to plan, develop, and implement solutions to problems in the Delta region as provided in Subsection C of this Section, the center shall collaborate, consult, and coordinate with entities in the public and private sector with particular expertise and resources to provide effective solutions, including but not limited to the following:

(1) The governor's Office on Rural Development.

(2) Louisiana Economic Development.

(3) The Board of Regents.

(4) Each public postsecondary education management board.

(5) The University of Louisiana at Monroe and its Small Business Development Center.

(6) The Southern Regional Education Board.

(7) Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport.

(8) The Delta Regional Authority.

(9) The Louisiana State University AgCenter.

(10) The Southern University AgCenter.

(11) Delta Community College.

(12) Louisiana Tech University.

(13) Grambling State University.

(14) Louisiana Center Against Poverty.

(15) Northeast Economic Development District.

(16) All other appropriate technical and community colleges located in the Delta region.

E. The center shall plan, develop, and implement components of the Delta initiative to accomplish the purpose of the Delta initiative as provided in Subsection C of this Section. Such components shall include the following at a minimum and such other components as the center may identify or the legislature may suggest:

(1) A government leadership academy. The center shall establish an academy to train elected local government officials to carry out their responsibilities. The academy also may provide training on management and operations issues, including legal aspects thereof, such as public records, ethics, purchasing and procurement, personnel management, financial management, conflict resolution, conduct of board meetings and board business, and leadership educational programs.

(2) A rural entrepreneurship program, including a business incubator. The center shall spur the creation and sustainability of new rural businesses and shall implement a business incubator program that provides high-speed Internet access to give Delta business owners the necessary technological infrastructure to create new companies and expand into global markets. The center also shall teach adult entrepreneurs how to start and manage e-businesses, including how to establish storefront businesses on the Internet, how to develop web sites, and how to utilize an array of educational programs that can be accessed using distance education technology and regional partnerships with economic development institutions and organizations. The center also shall teach young people in the Delta region business management skills, such as marketing, finance, and economics, necessary to start and develop businesses, including how to buy and sell items on the Internet and provide opportunities for Delta young people to work with local retailers to expand their businesses into global markets.

(3) Value-added agriculture enterprise development. The center shall collaborate with the United States Department of Agriculture in Louisiana and other appropriate resources to develop biofuel feasibility studies examining the economics of using energy crops to produce ethanol and diesel and to develop food and fiber product industries. The center also shall provide educational presentations for producers and others who are interested in exploring feasible biofuel businesses and otherwise study and seek to develop ways to develop nontraditional markets for crops that will yield opportunities for long-term sustainable economic stability and growth for agriculture in the Delta. The center also shall conduct a workshop for the Delta region, which may include neighboring states, to assess Delta region and multistate renewable energy options for producers and others in the business community, such workshop to include biofuels and nontraditional energy sources.

(4) Improvement of rural health care and addressing of rural health issues. The center shall provide educational programs for Delta region residents to increase knowledge of best practices to improve overall health and to reduce obesity, diabetes, and high cholesterol rates. The center also shall provide technical assistance to Delta health care organizations to improve recruitment of health care professionals to rural areas and evaluate costs and quality of services and strategies to improve the efficiency of Delta health organizations.

(5) Education and workforce development. The center shall identify areas in which improvement would have the greatest impact on improved pre-kindergarten through grade twelve education outcomes, such as attraction and retention of quality teachers, school readiness, and dropout reduction, and shall plan, develop, and implement projects to address problems or provide improvements in such areas. The center shall identify the greatest needs for training for workforce development and shall initiate projects to direct appropriate resources to address those needs.

(6) Housing. The center shall work with the Louisiana Housing Corporation and other appropriate public and private resources to identify the housing needs of the parishes in the Delta initiative and to identify available resources and incentives to address those needs. The center shall plan and implement projects to begin to address the most serious of those needs or those needs that can be most readily addressed, or both.

(7) Natural resource and environmental management. The center shall enlist assistance from a wide array of available resources and shall establish best practices for public and private entities and property owners to provide for effective measures for the protection, conservation, and presentation of the environment, heritage, and natural resources of the Delta region and for management and control of the environment and natural resources systems in such a way as to ensure the sustainability of development efforts over a long-term basis.

(8) Tourism and cultural heritage. The center shall take all possible measures to promote tourism in the Delta region and to preserve its cultural heritage. The center shall work to attract retirees to reside in the Delta region, to market the Delta region as a sportsman's paradise, and to commemorate and celebrate the history of the Delta region.

F. In order to plan, develop, and implement the components of the Delta initiative and to address the purposes of the Delta initiative, the center shall provide for:

(1) Identification and development of a database of all resources available, including resources at all levels of government and organizations of government bodies at all levels of government, private individuals, groups and organizations, and foundations, and educational institutions at all levels, including those in-state and out-of-state and inside and outside the United States.

(2) Identification of and development of a database of potential sources of funding for Delta initiative components, programs, or projects, including public and private funds, tax credits and other tax incentives, and in-kind services and supplies.

(3) Identification of those resources in the databases available for assistance in implementing each Delta initiative component.

(4) Facilitation of coordination and joint use of available resources identified as useful for assistance to a particular component, program, or project.

G. In planning, developing, and implementing each component of the Delta initiative, as well as projects and programs of the initiative, the center shall include procedures for evaluation of the effectiveness and results thereof. The center shall also provide for an annual evaluation of the success and accomplishments of the Delta initiative.

H. The center annually shall submit a report to the legislature summarizing the activities and accomplishments of the Delta initiative and shall include in each such report significant information from the evaluations completed pursuant to Subsection G of this Section and recommendations to the legislature for improvements in the Delta initiative. The annual report shall be submitted to the legislature not later than sixty days prior to the convening of the regular legislative session.

Acts 2007, No. 347, §1; Acts 2011, No. 408, §5(B), eff. July 5, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3804 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3804
Regulation of professions and occupations
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall regulate the following professions:

(1) Arborist.

(2)-(3) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 643, §2, eff. June 11, 2024.

(4) Landscape horticulturist.

(5) Landscape architect.

(6) Utility arborist.

(7) Landscape irrigation contractors.

B. The commission shall regulate the following occupations:

(1) Nursery stock dealer.

(2) Cut flower dealer.

(3) Floral dealer.

C. No person shall receive fees, whether directly or indirectly, for engaging in a regulated profession, or advertise as engaged in a regulated profession, or solicit business in a regulated profession, unless the person holds a valid appropriate license issued by the commissioner, or has a regular employee who holds a valid appropriate license issued by the commissioner, or is employed by or is working under the direct supervision of a person who holds a valid appropriate license issued by the commissioner.

D. No person shall receive income, whether directly or indirectly, for engaging in a regulated occupation, or advertise as engaging in a regulated occupation, or solicit business in a regulated occupation, unless the person holds a valid appropriate permit issued by the commissioner, or has a regular employee who holds a valid appropriate permit issued by the commissioner, or is employed by or supervised by a person who holds a valid appropriate permit issued by the commissioner and who accepts responsibility for insuring that the employee complies with the requirements of this Chapter.

E. The regulation of arborists is preempted by this Chapter. The governing authority of a political subdivision shall not adopt any ordinance in any way affecting the licensure or regulation of arborists, except as follows:

(1) The governing authorities of parishes and municipalities may request that the rules applicable to arborists be amended to provide for specific problems encountered by the parish or municipality.

(2) The following provisions shall govern requests by parish or municipal governing authorities:

(a) The request shall be addressed to the commissioner.

(b) The commission shall hear the request.

(c) The commission shall make a preliminary determination as to the advisability of amending the rules and shall transmit its determination to the commissioner.

(d) The commissioner shall make the final determination as to the desirability of amending the rules.

(e) If the commissioner determines that the rules should be amended, the rule shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(3) Any governing authority of a political subdivision may petition the commissioner for approval of an ordinance applicable to the licensure or regulation of arborists as follows:

(a) The governing authority shall transmit the proposed ordinance to the commissioner who shall refer the ordinance for hearing in accordance with R.S. 3:3804(E)(2).

(b) Upon receipt of the recommendation of the commission, the commissioner shall approve or disapprove the proposed ordinance.

(c) Any governing authority aggrieved by a final decision of the commissioner, shall have a right of judicial review of the administrative process in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1950, No. 224, §4; Acts 1965, No. 127, §1; Acts 1972, No. 320, §1; Acts 1974, No. 574, §3; Acts 1979, No. 500, §1; Acts 1981, No. 621, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 120, §1; Acts 1992, No. 60, §1; Acts 2004, No. 810, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 63, §1, eff. June 5, 2008; Acts 2024, No. 643, §§1, 2, eff. June 11, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3214 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3214
Adjudicatory hearings
Status: in_force

All adjudicatory hearings held by the commission shall be conducted in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) The commissioner shall convene the commission for the purpose of hearing the matter.

(2) The commissioner shall appoint a hearing officer, who shall preside over the hearing.

(3) The commissioner may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents and records anywhere in the state in any hearing before the commission.

(4) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

(5) The commission shall make an initial determination on the matter. This determination shall be submitted to the commissioner in writing.

(6) The commissioner shall make the final determination on the matter. If the determination of the commissioner differs from the determination of the commission, the commissioner shall issue a written opinion based on the record of the hearing.

(7) Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph, appeals from rulings of the commissioner shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 49:978.1(B), any appeal from a determination of the commissioner, when filed in forma pauperis, shall be by civil proceedings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1983, No. 228, §1; Acts 1985, No. 168, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:273 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 273
Purchase of bonds by Authority
Status: in_force

Subject to the rights of holders of bonds, the Authority shall have the power out of any funds available therefor, to purchase bonds of the Authority, which shall thereupon be cancelled, at a price not exceeding:

(1) If the bonds are then subject to optional redemption, the optional redemption price then applicable plus accrued interest to the next interest payment date thereon; or

(2) If the bonds are not then subject to optional redemption, the optional redemption price applicable on the first date after such purchase upon which the notes or bonds become subject to optional redemption plus accrued interest to such date.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 96, §1, eff. July 23, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:323 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 323
Administration of funds; rules and regulations; program guidelines
Status: in_force

A. The Rural Development Fund shall be administered by the office of rural development. Subject to the budget process and appropriations made for such purposes, the director of the office of rural development may employ personnel necessary for the efficient and proper administration of this Chapter.

B. The office shall adopt rules and regulations governing the use of this fund and shall adopt rules and regulations governing any program or funding action that it implements prior to the initiation of the program or funding action. Specifically, rules and regulations shall establish a formula for the distribution of funds. Such formula shall use as its basis all relevant data including but not limited to the affected population, unemployment, and other elements that may assist in the determination of the direct and indirect social and economic benefit to the rural community and the relationship of the project or activity to the overall rural revitalization plan for the state. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act with legislative review by the House and Senate committees on agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, and rural development.

C. The office shall clearly delineate the projects that are to be implemented and the functions that each project will fulfill. The office shall apply the following guidelines to any project funded:

(1) All projects or activities funded shall be related to the revitalization of a designated rural area, as defined in R.S. 3:313.

(2) All funds shall be used to mitigate the rapid deterioration of rural health, education, transportation, public facilities, tourism, infrastructure, or other systems essential to the socioeconomic well-being of the state's rural areas.

(3) All projects or activities should enhance and broaden rural employment opportunities and community services.

(4) All projects or activities should further the provisions of the Louisiana Rural Development Law.

Acts 2021, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3253 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3253
Notice
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall notify each person who is affected by a suspension or revocation of a license or certificate, or by probation, or by civil penalties, by certified mail, return receipt requested.

B. Each person whose license or certificate has been revoked or suspended shall return the license or certificate to the commissioner within fifteen days of the date on which the notice was received.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4642 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4642
Use of any other rule or scale; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person shall compute the measurement of saw logs for severance tax purposes or for settlement of disputes by any other rule or scale than the Doyle Log Rule.

B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than sixty days, nor more than one year, or both.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3660 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3660
Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

A. No person shall provide any false or misleading information concerning the name of the owner of any farm products or concerning the existence of any security interest affecting the farm products with the intent to deprive the holder of any of his security under the security interest. No person shall take any action with respect to the alienation, encumbrance, or other disposition of farm products which are subject to a security device with the intent to deprive the holder of any of his security under the security device.

B. The signing of the declaration authorized by R.S. 3:3659 without complying with the terms of that declaration shall create the presumption that the person who signed the declaration intended to deprive a holder of a security device affecting the farm products of his security under the security device.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or both.

Acts 1989, No. 548, §1, eff. Aug. 22, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1381 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1381
Definitions
Status: in_force

In this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Commission" means the Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture and forestry and his duly authorized representatives.

(3) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

(4) "State chemist" means the director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, or his designee.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2462 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2462
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:

(1) "Animal dealer" means a person who receives payment for the transportation or delivery for transportation of any living or dead animal or who buys, sells, or negotiates the purchase or sale of any living or dead animal for research, teaching, exhibition, or biological supply.

(2) "Animal shelter" means any building, structure, site, enclosure, or other facility used or operated for the housing or keeping of any stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals including any facility designated by the parish governing authority for the keeping or housing of any impounded animals.

(3) "Biological supply facility" means any blood bank, laboratory, firm, association, corporation, copartnership, or educational institution that sells biological materials, including blood or living or dead animals, to research facilities, educational institutions, or veterinarians.

(4) "Cruelty" means every act or failure to act whereby unjustifiable physical pain or suffering is caused or permitted.

(5) "Euthanasia" or "euthanize" means the act of inducing a painless death upon an animal in a humane manner.

(6) "Person" means an individual, corporation, or association.

(7) "Primary enclosure" means any structure used to immediately restrict an animal or animals to a limited amount of space, such as a room, pen, run, cage, compartment, or hutch.

(8) "Research facility" means any school, institution, organization, or person that uses or intends to use animals in research or experiments.

(9) "Social media account" means an internet-based service that allows individuals to do the following:

(a) Construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system created by the service.

(b) Create a list of other users with whom they share a connection within the system.

(c) View and navigate their list of connections and those made by others within the system.

Acts 1985, No. 806, §1, eff. July 22, 1985; Acts 2017, No. 184, §1; Acts 2019, No. 383, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:925 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 925
Criminal penalties; offenses
Status: in_force

A. Any person, firm, or corporation convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of any of the following offenses shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars:

(1) To willfully make, or cause to be made, any false entry or statement of fact.

(2) To willfully make, or cause to be made, any false entry in any account, record, or memorandum required pursuant to this Part.

(3) To willfully neglect or fail to make full, true, and factual entries in any accounts, records, or memoranda required pursuant to this Part.

(4) To willfully remove out of the state's jurisdiction, or mutilate, alter, or by any other means falsify any documentary evidence required pursuant to this Part.

(5) To willfully refuse to submit to the commissioner or to his authorized agents, for the purpose of inspection and making copies, any documentary evidence required pursuant to this Part.

B. The department shall not impose a fine pursuant to the provisions of this Section if the federal government has imposed a fine for the same violation pursuant to provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.

Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4209 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4209
Daytime or nighttime
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall cause an examination and inspection of all cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, slaughtered and the meat and meat food products prepared in the establishments hereinbefore described for the purposes of intrastate commerce to be made during the nighttime as well as during the daytime when the slaughtering of said cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, or the preparation of said meat, meat food products and poultry products is conducted during the nighttime.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §8. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4503 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4503
Cause of action; recovery of damages
Status: in_force

Any producer of perishable agricultural or aquacultural food products who suffers damage as a result of another person's disparagement of any such perishable agricultural or aquacultural food product has a cause of action for damages, and for any other appropriate relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.

Acts 1991, No. 972, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:311 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 311
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the "Louisiana Rural Development Law".

Acts 1990, No. 216, §1; Acts 1991, No. 396, §2; Acts 1991, No. 449, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:332 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 332
Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives; creation; mission; duties
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created as a consortium initiative, between the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, hereinafter referred to as the "center". The mission of the center shall be to improve socioeconomic well-being in Louisiana's rural communities by facilitating rural development research, increasing awareness and understanding of rural development conditions, issues, strategies, and policies in Louisiana, and providing rural community stakeholders and policymakers with information necessary for public policy decisionmaking.

B. The center shall have the following powers, duties, and functions:

(1) Facilitate socioeconomic and rural development research and outreach by providing a platform for interdisciplinary and collaborative scholarship and education and enhance the ability of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center to capture external funding.

(2) Provide leadership within Louisiana, Louisiana State University, and Southern University in assessing and addressing the current status of socioeconomic development and underlying reasons for socioeconomic conditions within the state, with a particular emphasis on rural and persistent poverty areas.

(3) Evaluate the potential of various rural development policies and strategies and develop statewide and regional awareness of effective policies and strategies for rural development. Such strategies shall include rural entrepreneurship and value added development, rural workforce development, civic engagement and leadership, asset-based development, biotechnology, health care sector development, and natural resource based development.

(4) Provide educational outreach and assistance in implementing effective rural development strategies through such activities as conferences, workshops, and training sessions.

(5) Provide public services to communities and collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate rural development information for Louisiana residents, policymakers, and other stakeholders. Methods of dissemination of rural development information shall include educational programming and print and electronic media.

C. The center shall be housed at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and administered through a cooperative endeavor agreement with Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center and shall include working partners throughout the state. Participation shall be open to rural development professionals with an interest in rural development research and outreach. The core faculty shall consist of academic faculty within the Louisiana State University and Southern University systems. The implementation team shall consist of selected faculty of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center's Community Economic Development Team and selected Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center faculty. Affiliated partners may include rural development or social science professionals from other universities, colleges, foundations, governments, or nongovernmental organizations.

D. The center shall operate a satellite rural development outreach center in Oak Grove, Louisiana, at the Thomas Jason Lingo Community Center and may operate other satellite rural development outreach centers deemed necessary. The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center has established initiatives such as the community development program and may develop other such rural development outreach activities as deemed necessary.

E. The center shall engage relevant stakeholders to facilitate rural development throughout the state and region, including universities, colleges, federal and state governments, national rural funders, and nongovernmental organizations. The center shall coordinate and build on existing relationships with the University of Louisiana system, the Southern University system, the governor's Office of Rural Development, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Louisiana Economic Development, the United States Department of Agriculture, the Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, the Southern Rural Development Center, the Rural Policy Research Institute, and the Foundation for the Mid South. The center shall develop new working relationships with other rural development partners.

Acts 2004, No. 796, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1430.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1430.4
Administration
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Subpart.

B. The commissioner shall employ such personnel as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subpart.

C. The commission may adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subpart. All rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Subpart shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4225 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4225
Condemnation and seizure
Status: in_force

A. Any carcass, part of carcass, meat or meat food product of cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animal or fowl described above that is being transported in intrastate commerce, or is held for sale in this state after such transportation, and that (1) is or has been prepared, sold, transported or otherwise distributed or offered or received for distribution in violation of this Chapter, or (2) is capable of use as human food and is adulterated or misbranded, or (3) in any other way is in violation of this Chapter, shall be liable to seizure and condemnation, at any time, on a petition properly in any court specified in R.S. 3:4226 within the jurisdiction of which the article or animal is found. If the article or animal is condemned it shall, after entry of the decree, be disposed of by destruction or sale as the court may direct and the proceeds, if sold, less the court costs and fees, and storage and other proper expenses, shall be paid into the treasury of this state, but the article or animal shall not be sold contrary to the provisions of this Chapter, or the Federal Meat Inspection Act,* or the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act** or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;*** provided that upon the execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond conditioned that the article or animal shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of contrary to the provisions of this Chapter, or the laws of the United States, the court may direct that such article or animal be delivered to the owner thereof subject to such supervision by authorized representatives of the commissioner as is necessary to insure compliance with the applicable laws. When a decree of condemnation is entered against the article or animal and it is released under bond, or destroyed, court costs and fees, and storage and other proper expenses shall be awarded against the person, if any, intervening as claimant of the article or animal. The proceedings in such case shall conform, as nearly as may be to the proceedings in criminal cases, and all such proceedings shall be in name of this state.

B. The provisions of this section shall in no way derogate from authority for condemnation or seizure conferred by other provisions of this Chapter, or other laws.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §23. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.

*21 U.S.C.A. §71 ET SEQ. (TRANSFERRED; SEE NOW, 21 U.S.C.A. §601 ET SEQ.).

**21 U.S.C.A. §451 ET SEQ.

***21 U.S.C.A. §301 ET SEQ.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4162 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4162
Confidentiality of information
Status: in_force

Information which is obtained by any person pursuant to this Part is confidential and shall not be disclosed to any other person except to a person with the same right to obtain the information or any attorney employed to give legal advice upon it, or by any court order.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 526, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8L, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4117 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4117
Construction
Status: in_force

The authority of the commissioner to regulate bulk milk and of the board to regulate dairy products moving in interstate commerce shall be construed to be as great as, but not to exceed, the limits imposed by the United States Constitution.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 31, §1; Acts 1985, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:216 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 216
Recording, publishing, and filing charter
Status: in_force

The charter of each corporation, when executed, shall be recorded in the recorder's office of the parish of its domicile, and a certified copy thereof with certificate of its registry shall be published for a period of thirty days in a daily, or for six consecutive issues in a weekly, newspaper published in the parish, and be deposited for registry with the secretary of state, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who shall be paid as his fees for filing and registering thirty-five dollars.

Acts 1989, No. 70, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:571 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 571
Livestock auctioneers
Status: in_force

A. Each auctioneer who engages in the auction business exclusively as an employee or agent of a Louisiana livestock market which is regulated by the Louisiana Board of Animal Health shall register annually with the board.

B. The registration shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the board.

C. Each auctioneer who registers with the board shall submit to the board an affidavit stating that the applicant is engaged in the auction business exclusively as an employee or agent of one or more Louisiana livestock markets which are regulated by the board.

D. If any of the information in the affidavit changes, the applicant shall submit a supplemental affidavit with correct information within thirty days of the date the change occurred.

Acts 1987, No. 157, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 204, §3(C); Acts 2020, No. 306, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. R.S. § 3:4603 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4603
Tit. 3, § 4603. Commission of Weights and Measures
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Commission of Weights and Measures is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The commission shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

B. The commission shall consist of the following ten members appointed by the commissioner as follows:

(1) One representative of retail trades involving sales by weight, measure, or count who shall be appointed by the commissioner from a list of three nominees submitted by the Louisiana Retail Association.

(2) One representative of agricultural industries involving sales by weight, measure, or count.

(3) One representative who shall be appointed by the commissioner from a list of three nominees submitted by the Louisiana Restaurant Association.

(4) One representative of nonagricultural manufacturing, processing, packing, or distribution industries which are commercial weighing and measuring device users.

(5) One representative of commercial weighing and measuring device sales and service industries.

(6) Two representatives of consumers appointed from the state at large.

(7) One representative who shall be appointed by the commissioner from a list of three nominees submitted by the Louisiana Ag Industries Association.

(8) One representative who shall be appointed by the commissioner from a list of three nominees submitted by the Louisiana Livestock Markets Association.

(9) One representative who shall be appointed by the commissioner from a list of three nominees submitted by the Louisiana Oil Marketers and Convenience Stores Association.

C. Each appointment by the commissioner shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

D. Members shall be appointed for terms concurrent with the term of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry. However, members shall serve until their successors in office are appointed and qualified.

E. The commissioner may appoint an alternate member for each member he appoints. The alternate member shall be appointed from the same list of nominees and in the same manner as the appointed member. Any alternate who attends a meeting as a representative of a member shall have the same rights, powers, and privileges, including voting rights, as the member for whom he is an alternate.

F. A member shall be removed from the commission and his seat declared vacant if any of the following apply:

(1) The member is no longer a legal resident of the state.

(2) The member fails to remain active in the organization he was appointed to represent or is no longer employed by the agency he was appointed to represent.

(3) The member is absent from three consecutive meetings within a twelve-month period of time for which the commissioner finds that there are no valid excuses for the absences and the commission chairman verifies the number of unexcused absences.

G. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term of the office vacated.

H. A majority of the members of the commission present at a meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All official actions of the commission shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commission present.

I. Members of the commission shall not receive any salary for their duties as members. Members may receive a per diem for each day spent in actual attendance of meetings of the commission or of duly appointed committees or subcommittees of the commission. The amount of the per diem shall be fixed by the commission in an amount not to exceed forty dollars. Members may receive a mileage allowance for mileage traveled in attending meetings. The mileage allowance shall be fixed by the commission in an amount not to exceed the mileage rate for state employees.

J. The commission shall meet two times per year and may meet on the call of the chairman or upon the request of three members or the director.

K. The commission shall employ a director and an assistant director, who shall be appointed by the commissioner, subject to Senate confirmation. The director and assistant director shall be in the unclassified service. The commissioner may employ such other personnel of the commission as he deems appropriate. All employees of the commission shall comprise the division of weights and measures in the department and shall be under the direction and supervision of the commissioner.

L. Employees of the commission shall possess the authority and powers of the commission and the commissioner when implementing the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2003, No. 117, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2018, No. 172, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3652 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3652
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:

(1) "Buyer in the ordinary course of business" means a person who, in the ordinary course of business, buys farm products from a person who is engaged in farming operations and who is in the business of selling farm products.

(2) "Central registry" means the master index maintained by the secretary as provided by this Chapter, reflecting information contained in all effective financing statements, and statements evidencing assignments, amendments, extensions, and cancellations thereof.

(3) "Commission merchant" means any person engaged in the business of receiving any farm product for sale, on commission, or for or on behalf of another person.

(4) "Creditor" means any person who holds a security interest in a farm product.

(5) "Debtor" means any person who owns or has an ownership interest in farm products which are subject to a security interest of creditors.

(6) "Effective financing statement" means a written instrument which is an abstract of a security device and which complies with the provisions of R.S. 3:3654(E). An effective financing statement may also contain additional information sufficient to constitute a financing statement or other statement under Chapter 9 of Title 10 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(7) "Encumbrance certificate" means a written document which lists all effective financing statements affecting a person which have been filed with the filing officer and containing the information required by this Chapter to be transmitted to the secretary for inclusion in the central registry on the date and at the time the certificate is issued and which complies with the provisions of R.S. 3:3654(F).

(8) "Farm product" means any type of crop whether growing or to be grown, and whether harvested or unharvested, or any species of livestock, or any type of agricultural commodity or product raised or cultivated of every type and description, including but not limited to cattle, hogs, sheep, horses, bees, rabbits, or poultry, and oysters, crabs, prawns, shrimp, alligators, turtles, and fish raised, produced, cultivated, harvested, or gathered on any beds of bodies of water, whether owned, leased, or licensed by the debtor, grains, beans, vegetables, grasses, legumes, melons, tobacco, cotton, flowers, shrubberies, plants and fruits, nuts and berries, and other similar products whether of trees or other sources, or if they are a product of such crop or livestock in its unmanufactured state, such as seed, ginned cotton, wool-clip, honey, syrup, meat, milk, eggs, and cut, harvested, or standing timber, or supplies used or produced in farming operations, and if they are in the possession, including civil possession as defined in Civil Code Articles 3421 and 3431, of a debtor engaged in planting, producing, raising, cultivating, harvesting, gathering, fattening, grazing, or other farming operations.

(9) "Filing officer" means the clerk of court of any parish.

(10) "Knows" or "knowledge" means actual knowledge.

(11) "Office" means the office of the secretary of state of the state of Louisiana.

(12) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, or other business entity.

(13) "Secretary" means the secretary of state of the state of Louisiana, or his duly authorized agent.

(14) "Secured party" means a creditor with a security interest in farm products.

(15) "Security device" means a written security agreement that establishes a creditor's security interest in farm products or any agricultural lien as defined in R.S. 10:9-102(a)(5) whether or not evidenced by a written instrument.

(16) "Security interest" means an interest in or encumbrance upon farm products that secures payment or performance of an obligation.

(17) "Selling agent" means any person, other than a commission merchant, who is engaged in the business of negotiating the sale and purchase of any farm products on behalf of a person engaged in farm operations.

Acts 1987, No. 451, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, No. 548, §1, eff. Aug. 22, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 123, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, No. 539, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2001, No. 128, §2, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2010, No. 378, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:2002 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2002
Tit. 3, § 2002. Ordinances for control of bulls authorized
Status: in_force

The parishes may provide by ordinance for the control of all bulls by their owners and to require that the owners of all scrub bulls keep them in enclosures.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3682 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3682
Imported agricultural products
Status: in_force

No person in the state shall sell any agricultural product which was grown or produced in any other state and which is falsely represented for sale as a product of this state.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 232, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8E, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:128 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 128
Amendments to articles of incorporation
Status: in_force

A. The articles of incorporation may be altered or amended at any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose. Any alteration or amendment shall be approved, before the adoption thereof, by two-thirds of the directors, and by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all members or stockholders of the association or their duly authorized and qualified representatives or delegates casting a vote thereon. The rules and regulations for voting by representatives or delegates shall be prescribed in the articles or bylaws.

B. If the articles or bylaws should require more than a majority vote of members or stockholders or their duly authorized and qualified representatives or delegates casting a vote thereon, such requirement must be satisfied before the adoption of any amendments.

C. Amendments to the articles of incorporation shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 1989, No. 146, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4749 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4749
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part:

(1) "Commingled" means to cause to blend together, mix, or combine domestic and imported seafood.

(2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

(3) "Distributor" means a person engaged in the purchasing, storing, shipping, and selling of seafood.

(4) "Domestic" means raised, harvested, or caught in any of the fifty states of the United States or its territories and within the federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and landed in the United States.

(5) "Imported" means raised, harvested, or caught outside of the federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or landed in a country other than the United States.

(6) "Processor" means any plant or facility that has been permitted by the Louisiana Department of Health to clean, shuck, pick, peel, or pack seafood.

(7) "Seafood" means fish and edible crustaceans, excluding domestic catfish, live crawfish, and live crabs.

Acts 2025, No. 300, §2, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3032 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3032
Pilot program
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of the parishes of East Carroll, West Carroll, Morehouse, Madison, and Richland, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, shall create a pilot program to offer a bounty on beaver. The purpose of the pilot program shall be to explore the benefits of offering a bounty on beaver in order to control the beaver population and the damage caused by beaver.

B. The bounty offered shall total fifteen dollars for each pelt, ten dollars to be paid by the state, provided that funds are appropriated therefor, and five dollars to be paid by the parish governing authority.

C. The governing authority of each of the parishes shall provide a collection point or points for collection of the beaver pelts. The bounty shall be paid upon presentation of the pelt at the collection site.

D. Each individual presenting a pelt or pelts must show proof of residence in that parish. Persons presenting pelts from another parish will be rendered ineligible for further participation in the program.

Acts 1991, No. 979, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4609 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4609
Approval or disapproval of apparatus; procedure
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the department compares weights, measures, or weighing or measuring devices and finds that they correspond or causes them to correspond with the standards in its possession, it shall seal or mark the weights, measures, or weighing or measuring devices with appropriate devices.

B. The department shall condemn and seize and may destroy incorrect weights, measures, or weighing or measuring devices which, in its best judgment, are not susceptible of satisfactory repair. If the apparatus is incorrect and yet, in its best judgment, may be repaired, the department shall mark or tag it as condemned for repairs.

C. The owners or users of any weights, measures, or weighing or measuring devices which are condemned for repairs shall have them repaired and corrected within a reasonable period specified by the department. During that time, the owners or users may neither use nor dispose of the apparatus in any way, but shall hold it at the disposal of the department.

D. Any weights, measures, or weighing or measuring devices which have been condemned for repairs and have not been repaired shall be confiscated by the department.

E. The department may require any weight, measure, or any weighing or measuring device to be issued a certificate of conformance prior to use for commercial or law enforcement purposes.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:211 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 211
Other claims subordinated to bonds and mortgages guaranteeing loans
Status: in_force

The bond, mortgages, and security interests provided for in R.S. 3:210 have priority for the full amount of the bond with interest, attorney's fees, and costs over all encumbrances created, recorded, claimed, or which arise in any manner subsequent to the recordation of the bond and mortgage, excepting only subsequently perfected purchase money security interests on livestock, work animals, agricultural implements, and other property purchased as provided in R.S. 3:207(1). When property is sold, the proceeds shall be applied first to the payment of all legal charges and expenses incidental to the sale; thereafter to the payment of all outstanding notes issued in connection with any loan thus guaranteed, for the full amount with interest, attorney's fees, and costs; and thereafter the proceeds remaining shall be paid to the corporation in full satisfaction of all advances made and remaining unpaid, with interest, attorney's fees, and costs. All such payments shall be made before any payments from the fund to any holder or owner of any encumbrance created, recorded, or arising subsequent to recordation of such bond and mortgage, excepting perfected purchase money security interests.

Acts 1991, No. 539, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3806 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3806
Fees
Status: in_force

A.(1) The examination fee for each examination for a professional license, except for landscape architects, shall be established by the commission by rule in an amount not to exceed three hundred fifty dollars. In determining the amount of the fee, the commission shall consider the costs incurred in obtaining, administering, and grading the examination.

(2) The examination fee for each examination for a professional license for landscape architects shall be established by the commission by rule in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars, which represents the cost of administering and grading the Louisiana Landscape Architect Examination.

B. The license fee for each professional license which is issued or renewed by the commissioner shall not be less than seventy-five dollars nor more than one hundred fifty dollars per license.

C. The permit fee for each nursery stock dealer's permit which is issued or renewed by the commissioner shall not be less than one hundred thirty dollars nor more than one hundred seventy-five dollars per permit.

D. The permit fee for each cut flower dealer's permit which is issued or renewed by the commissioner shall not be less than seventy dollars nor more than one hundred forty dollars per permit.

E. The permit fee for each floral dealer's permit which is issued or renewed by the commissioner shall not be less than seventy dollars nor more than one hundred dollars per permit.

F. In addition to the fees provided for in Subsections B, C, and D of this Section, each applicant who applies for the renewal of a license or permit more than fifteen working days after his license or permit has expired shall pay a late fee of twenty-five dollars for each late application.

G. The fees established in this Section shall not be refundable except under such conditions as the commission may establish.

H.(1) All assessments, fees, penalties, and all other funds received under the provisions of this Chapter, subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.

(2) Out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer, prior to placing the remaining funds in the state general fund, shall pay an amount equal to the total amount of funds paid into the state treasury under the provisions of this Chapter into a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the Horticulture and Quarantine Fund.

(3) All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The state treasurer shall invest monies in the fund in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. All interest earned on monies from the fund invested by the state treasurer shall be deposited in the fund.

(4) Subject to appropriation, the monies in the fund shall be used for the following purposes:

(a) To provide for the expenses of the program established by this Chapter and the expenses of the office of agricultural and environmental sciences, as determined by the commissioner.

(b) To fund any and all costs related to the purposes of this Chapter and to carrying out the powers and duties granted the commission and the commissioner under this Chapter.

I. The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1950, No. 224, §6; Acts 1981, No. 621, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1981, Ex. Sess., No. 2, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 120, §1; Acts 1987, No. 844, §1; Acts 1992, No. 457, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §2; Acts 2003, No. 123, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2011, No. 31, §1; Acts 2013, No. 103, §1; Acts 2015, No. 202, §1; Acts 2024, No. 643, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3679 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3679
Deduction of scalage prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

No purchaser or weigher of cotton shall deduct any number of pounds, known as scalage, from the actual weight of any bale of cotton weighed or purchased by him; but the purchaser shall account to the seller of cotton for the actual weight of the bale purchased or weighed, except in cases of wet or damaged cotton when the amount to be deducted may be agreed upon by the purchaser and seller.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than thirty dollars for each offense.

Acts 2009, No. 24, §8E, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:345 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 345
Securities
Status: in_force

Bonds, certificates, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the district under this Part are deemed to be securities of public entities within the meaning of Chapters 13 and 13-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and shall be subject to defeasance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may be refunded in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 14-A and 15 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may also be issued as short-term revenue notes of a public entity under Chapter 15-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 2021, No. 337, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:147 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 147
Tit. 3, § 147. Annual license fees
Status: in_force

Each association organized hereunder shall pay an annual license fee of ten dollars, but shall be exempt from all franchise or other license taxes, except upon its real estate, furniture, and fixtures.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3617 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3617
Protection of ownership interests
Status: in_force

A. All forfeitures or dispositions under this Part shall be made with due provisions for the rights of any person who did not knowingly enter into a transaction with the foreign adversary or the prohibited foreign actor.

B. No mortgage, lien, privilege, or other security interest recognized under the laws of this state and no ownership interest in indivision, lease, servitude, usufruct, right of use, bond for deed, or other real right shall be affected by the forfeiture, seizure, or divestiture provisions of this Part.

C. No forfeiture or disposition under this Part shall affect the rights of any person who did not knowingly enter into a transaction with the foreign adversary or a prohibited foreign actor.

D. The attorney general shall, within three business days of instituting any action under this Part, file a copy of the petition or other pleading instituting the action in the mortgage records of the parish in which any related immovable property is situated.

E. Notice of pending forfeiture, seizure, or divestiture shall be provided by the attorney general to the holder of each mortgage, lien, or security interest in the same manner as provided in R.S. 40:2608(3) or R.S. 14:90.1(B)(3).

F. Notice of pending forfeiture, seizure, or divestiture shall be provided by the attorney general to the holder of any interest in the immovable property being seized.

G. The attorney general may cause the petition or other pleading to be cancelled from the mortgage records no later than three business days after judgment is rendered or after a request for cancellation is made by any interested party seeking to transfer the property to a person other than a foreign adversary or a prohibited foreign actor. If the petition or other pleading relates to a property interest vested in a foreign adversary or a prohibited foreign actor, the attorney general may petition the court for an order requiring that the proceeds of the sale attributable to the property interest of the foreign adversary or a prohibited foreign actor, after the deduction of payments to mortgagees, lienholders, person providing services in connection with the transfer of the property, and credits to the purchaser relating to tax and other customary prorations, be deposited in the registry of the court in which the proceeding is pending.

Acts 2024, No. 420, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3611 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3611
Determination of property value
Status: in_force

In determining the assessed value of real agricultural property for ad valorem purposes, a governing authority shall reduce the assessment by the diminution in value as determined by the court or, in the absence of a court determination, by the appropriate assessing official. No such assessment shall be retroactive.

Acts 1995, No. 302, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:4275 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4275
Tit. 3, § 4275. State forester; qualifications; appointment
Status: in_force

The commission shall appoint a state forester who shall be a graduate of forestry from an accredited school having at least four years of forestry experience in the South.
La. R.S. § 3:87 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 87
Tit. 3, § 87. Limitation of application
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Part do not in any manner limit, restrict, enlarge, or modify the provisions of Part II of this Chapter, relative to the co-operative marketing law, nor of the law relative to the formation of non-trading corporations.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1602 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1602
Legislative findings and purpose
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds and declares that the boll weevil has for many years been a public nuisance, a pest, and a menace to the cotton industry. The boll weevil has caused the destruction of vast quantities of cotton and thereby imposed severe economic losses upon cotton producers in the state. Due to the interstate nature of the boll weevil infestation, it is necessary to secure the cooperation of cotton producers and other state and federal governments to carry out a program of boll weevil suppression and eradication. The purpose of this Part is to secure the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil and to cooperate with state and federal agencies in the administration of cost-sharing programs for the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil.

Acts 1992, No. 58, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3657 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3657
Fees
Status: in_force

A.(1) The fee for filing, recording, and cancelling each effective financing statement shall be twenty dollars. The fee for filing, recording, and cancelling each effective financing statement which contains additional information sufficient to constitute a financing statement under Chapter 9 of Title 10 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be thirty-five dollars. The secretary shall be entitled to seven dollars of the fee charged by the filing officer for the filing, recording, and cancelling of each effective financing statement or other statement filed pursuant to this Chapter.

(2) The fee for filing each amendment, assignment, release, continuation, or other similar statement pertaining to an effective financing statement shall be twenty dollars. The secretary shall be entitled to seven dollars of the fee charged by the filing officer for the filing and recordation of each such statement.

(3) The fee for the issuance of each encumbrance certificate shall be fifteen dollars. The secretary shall be entitled to five dollars of the fee charged by the filing officer for each encumbrance certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

B. Beginning in February of 1991, on or before the tenth day of each month, the filing officer shall remit to the secretary that portion of the fees allocable to the secretary which was received by the filing officer during the preceding month.

C. The secretary by rule shall establish fees to fund the operation of the central registry. The fees established by the secretary shall be based on the cost of operating the central registry. The fees shall be limited to fees for:

(1) Issuance of the master list as required by Section 1324 of the Food Security Act of 1985, P.L. 99-198*, as amended.

(2) Allowing access to the computerized information in the central registry to the extent authorized by R.S. 3:3654(C).

Acts 1987, No. 451, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, No. 548, §1, eff. Aug. 22, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 123, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.

*7 U.S.C.A. §1631.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:741 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 741
Publication of brands and marks
Status: in_force

The commission shall maintain a list of all recorded brands and marks, which shall be supplemented annually. The list shall contain a facsimile of each recorded brand or mark and the owner's name and mailing address. The list shall be maintained in convenient form for reference. The commission shall notify the clerk of court and the sheriff of each parish of the list as supplemented. The list may be sold to the general public.

Acts 1982, No. 113, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3403 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3403
Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission; creation; membership; terms; panels of nominees; filling of vacancies; oaths of office; per diem; quorum; domicile; meetings; successor to State Warehouse Commission
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and shall consist of ten members, nine to be appointed by the commissioner as follows:

(1) One warehouseman appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Rice Millers Association.

(2) One producer appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Cotton and Grain Association.

(3) One producer appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.

(4) One banker who is familiar with the financing of businesses which store or market the commodities which are regulated under this Chapter, appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Bankers Association.

(5) One commodity trader who executes future trades related to a hedging program for purchases or sales of commodities regulated under this Chapter, appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the commissioner.

(6) One owner or operator of an elevator which handles both rice and soybeans, appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Rice Dryers Association.

(7) One owner or operator of an inland elevator or barge-loading river facility or a licensed Louisiana grain dealer appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Ag Industries Association.

(8) One producer appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the American Rice Growers Association.

(9) One cotton merchant appointed from the state at large.

B. Each appointment by the commissioner shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

C. The tenth member shall be the commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his designee, who shall serve ex officio, but with all of the powers, rights, duties, and privileges as appointed members, including the right to vote on all matters before the commission.

D. Members shall serve terms concurrent with the commissioner making the appointment. The organizations herein authorized to make nominations for appointments to the commission shall file the initial list of nominees for appointment within sixty days after the effective date of this Section. Thereafter, each organization shall file a list of nominees with the commissioner no later than June thirtieth of the year of the beginning of the commissioner's term.

E. Except as provided herein, vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments for the unexpired portion of the term. Whenever a vacancy occurs, the organization authorized to make nominations for appointment to the vacant position shall file a list of nominees with the commissioner within sixty days after the vacancy occurs. The commissioner shall make all appointments no later than sixty days after the submission of the list of nominees. Whenever the commissioner fails to make such appointments within sixty days, the industry regulated by this Chapter being vital to the agriculture of this state, the governor may appoint such members. Members appointed by the governor shall enjoy all of the powers, duties, rights, and privileges as members appointed by the commissioner.

F. All members shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for state officials. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.

G. Appointed members of the commission shall be entitled to receive a per diem not in excess of forty dollars and to be reimbursed for mileage expenses in accordance with the same travel regulations applying to state employees.

H. Five members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the commission shall require a majority vote of the members present and voting.

I. The commission shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge.

J. The commission shall meet three times per calendar year, but may meet more frequently upon the call of the chairman.

K. The Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission shall be the successor of the State Warehouse Commission created under Act 330 of 1980.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. July 22, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 69, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1034, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 767, §1, eff. June 30, 2010; Acts 2013, No. 113, §1; Acts 2015, No. 430, §1; Acts 2018, No. 8, §1; Acts 2019, No. 352, §1; Acts 2020, No. 235, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
La. R.S. § 3:145 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 145
Tit. 3, § 145. Breach of marketing contract of co-operative associations; spreading false reports about the finances or management thereof
Status: in_force

Any persons who, or any corporation whose officers or employees, knowingly induce or attempt to induce any member or stockholder of an association organized hereunder to breach his marketing contract with the association, or who knowingly spread false reports about the finances or management thereof shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each offense, and shall be liable to the association aggrieved in a civil suit in the penal sum of one thousand dollars for each offense.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:749 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 749
Fees
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall charge for the following services:

(1) The recording of a brand or mark shall be fifteen dollars.

(2) The renewing of recordation shall be ten dollars.

(3) The transfer of recordation shall be ten dollars.

(4) The second and subsequent certified copies of recordations, renewals, and transfers shall be six dollars and fifty cents.

(5) The commission shall establish by rule or regulation a fee, which shall not exceed seventy-five dollars, for the lifetime recordation of a brand or mark.

B. For each publication and each supplemental list of brands and marks, the commission shall charge the price required to be printed on the document by R.S. 43:31 plus one dollar.

C. The commission may charge fees authorized by other federal and state law for services provided in accordance with any agreement between the commission and any state or federal agency.

D.(1) All assessments, fees, penalties, and all other funds received under the provisions of this Part, subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.

(2) Out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the state treasurer, prior to placing the remaining funds in the state general fund, shall pay an amount equal to the total amount of funds paid into the state treasury under the provisions of this Part into a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the Livestock Brand Commission Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund".

(3) All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The treasurer shall invest the monies in the fund in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. All interest earned on monies from the fund invested by the state treasurer shall be deposited in the fund.

(4) Subject to appropriation, the monies in the fund shall be used for the following purposes:

(a) To provide for the expenses of the program established by this Part, as determined by the commission.

(b) To fund any and all costs related to the carrying out of the powers and duties granted to the commission and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry under this Part.

Acts 1950, No. 245, §2. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 273, §1; Acts 1982, No. 113, §1; Acts 2003, No. 121, §1, eff. May 28, 2003; Acts 2021, No. 234, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:207 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 207
Priority arising from security for continuing credit loan
Status: in_force

The real estate mortgage, and the security agreement as affecting the successive crops for the period of the loan, as well as affecting all the livestock, work animals, and agricultural implements of the borrower, as well as the pledge of the capital stock of the corporation and of other collateral security, and the giving and taking of other and additional security, all for the purpose of securing the continuing credit loan for its stated amount, with interest, attorney fees, and costs, and to extend over the term of the continuing credit loan, are lawful; and each

(1) Shall have preference and priority over all other liens and encumbrances which are created, recorded, filed, claimed, or which arise in any manner whatsoever, subsequent to the recording of the mortgage and the filing of a financing statement evidencing the corporation's security interest securing the continuing credit loan in accordance with applicable law, with the exception of subsequently perfected purchase money security interests as affecting livestock and work animals, agricultural implements, and other property purchased, to the extent that such a subsequently perfected purchase money security interest may be entitled to super priority rights under R.S. 10:9-324, and

(2) With the exception of a subsequently perfected purchase money security interest as noted in Paragraph (1) of this Section, the continuing credit loan and the notes, issued in order to facilitate the lender to make the advances, shall first be paid and satisfied, in full with attorney fees and costs, from the proceeds of any and all sales of the mortgaged property and the crops, livestock, and other collateral security on which a security interest was granted, before any payment shall be made from any of the proceeds in satisfaction of any other lien and encumbrance created, arising, perfected, or recorded thereafter or as affecting successive crops.

Acts 1989, No. 137, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, No. 539, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2001, No. 128, §2, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3509 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3509
Marketing orders and agreements
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the provisions, restrictions, and limitations which are imposed in this Chapter, the commissioner may issue marketing orders which regulate producer marketing, the processing, distributing, or handling in any manner of any commodity by any and all persons that are engaged in such producer marketing, processing, distributing, or handling of such commodity within this state.

B. The commissioner may also issue marketing orders which regulate the handling, processing, preparation for marketing, or marketing any commodity which is produced in this state under such orders.

C.(1) The commissioner may issue a marketing order, applicable to the marketing, within this state, of any commodity, which contains like terms, provisions, methods, and procedures as any license or order that regulates the marketing of such commodity in interstate or foreign commerce which is issued by the secretary of agriculture of the United States pursuant to the provisions of any law or laws of the United States.

(2) In selecting the members of any board or other advisory agency under such order, the commissioner shall, in so far as practicable, utilize the same persons as those serving in a similar capacity under such federal license or order, so as to avoid duplicating or conflicting personnel.

(3) Any board, agency, or committee so appointed by the commissioner shall be responsible to the commissioner for the performance of such of their duties as relate to the administration of any such marketing order which is issued by the commissioner.

D. Any marketing order which is issued by the commissioner pursuant to this Chapter shall designate the geographic boundaries which it encompasses such as, parish, districts, or state and shall embrace all persons of a like class that are engaged in a specific and distinctive agricultural industry or trade within the geographic boundaries encompassed by the order.

E. The commissioner may also, after due notice and opportunity for hearing, enter into marketing agreements with processors, distributors, producers, and others that are engaged in the handling of any commodity, which regulate the preparation for market and handling of such commodity. Such marketing agreements are binding upon signatories to the agreements exclusively.

F. The purposes and provisions of the Chapter which relate to marketing orders are applicable to marketing agreements except as follows:

(1) R.S. 3:3510(G), which requires the preparation of an official list of the names and addresses of all producers and the volume of such commodity which was produced or marketed by all such producers in the preceding marketing season and a list of the names and addresses of all handlers and the volume of such commodity which was handled by all such handlers, during the preceding marketing season, is not applicable to marketing agreements.

(2) R.S. 3:3516(A) through (E), and the provisions of R.S. 3:3519 which prescribe requirements for termination by request in writing, are not applicable to marketing agreements. Prior to the issuance of any marketing agreement or amendment to it, the commissioner shall find, that the marketing agreement, or any amendment to it, has been assented to by a sufficient number of signatories that handle a sufficient volume of the commodity which is affected to accomplish the objectives of such agreement or amendment and provide sufficient moneys from assessments levied to defray the necessary expenses of formulation, issuance, administration, and enforcement.

(3) R.S. 3:3525(C) is not applicable to marketing agreements.

G. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 3:3502(4), the commissioner may issue and make effective marketing orders or marketing agreements that affect handlers only which include only the provisions which are authorized in R.S. 3:3513(F) through (J) and (L), or any of such provisions, but no others, as may be applicable to the commodity that is regulated which is handled within this state, without regard to whether or not such commodity is produced within this state.

H. If producers or handlers of any commodity which is regulated by a marketing order or marketing agreement are required to comply with minimum quality, condition, size, or maturity regulations, no person, except as otherwise provided in such order or agreement, may process, distribute, or otherwise handle any of such commodity from any source, whether produced within or without this state, which commodity does not meet such minimum requirements applicable upon producers or handlers of such commodity in this state. Such regulations do not, however, apply to any commodity which has been produced outside of this state and is in transit on the effective date of the regulations.

I. The commissioner may issue and make effective a marketing order or marketing agreement which applies to two or more commodities. The producers or handlers of each commodity encompassed by such marketing order or agreement shall have all rights and privileges as though such producers or handlers were directly affected by a marketing order or agreement regulating only a single commodity. If the producers or handlers of one commodity who are directly affected by a marketing order or agreement which applies to two or more commodities act to enjoin, amend, suspend, or terminate the provisions thereof to such commodity, the order or agreement shall be enjoined, amended, suspended, or terminated with respect to any other commodity regulated by such order or agreement unless the commissioner finds such injunction, amendment, suspension, or termination respecting one commodity makes continuance of the order or agreement no longer feasible or it fails to attain the objectives of this Chapter. A marketing order or agreement applicable to more than one commodity is deemed to be severable with respect to each commodity encompassed by it and also severable as to each sentence, clause, or part as it applies to each commodity. There shall be a clear and concise definition or identification of each commodity regulated by such multiple commodity marketing order or agreement.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3535 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3535
Failure to pay assessment; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Any buyer who fails to file a report or to pay any assessment within the required time by the commissioner shall forfeit to the commissioner the amount of the assessment plus a penalty of five percent of the assessment determined to be due, plus one percent of such amount for each month of delay or fraction thereof after the first month after such report was required to be filed or such assessment became due. The penalty shall be paid to the commissioner and shall be disposed of by him in the same manner as funds derived from the payment of the assessment imposed herein.

B. The commissioner shall collect the penalties levied herein, together with the delinquent assessments, by any of the following methods:

(1) By voluntary payment by the person liable;

(2) By legal proceedings instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction;

(3) By injunctive relief to enjoin any buyer owing such assessment and/or penalties from operating his business or engaging in business as a buyer of rice until the delinquent assessment and/or penalties are paid.

C. Any person required to pay the assessments provided for in this Chapter who refuses to allow full inspection of the premises, or any books, records, or other documents relating to the liability of such person for the assessment herein imposed, or who shall hinder or in any way delay or prevent such inspection, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both.

D. Whoever violates any provisions of this Chapter or any rule or regulation of the board pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, or both.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 104, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8H, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1424 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1424
Gypsum; analysis; limitation of liability
Status: in_force

A. The Legislature of Louisiana hereby finds:

(1) That gypsum, one of the earliest forms of fertilizer and soil amendment used in the United States, is a byproduct of many manufacturing facilities in Louisiana.

(2) Byproduct gypsum that is not recycled for other uses results in costly on-site storage and disposal in landfills.

(3) Gypsum (calcium sulphate) is widely used in agricultural crop production to provide essential plant nutrients and can improve overall plant growth.

(4) Gypsum can also improve the physical properties of soils, reducing erosion losses of soil and nutrient concentrations.

B. Any agricultural producer or landowner that utilizes gypsum, and any supplier of gypsum to the agricultural producer, shall not be liable for any civil damages arising out of the utilization of the gypsum if all the following requirements are met:

(1) The requirements of this Section, and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Section, are complied with.

(2) The agricultural producer obtains gypsum, without any cost, from a source where the gypsum is being stored as a byproduct of a manufacturing process.

(3)(a) The agricultural producer shall use gypsum only on his land or with written authorization from the landowner once the gypsum is analyzed and passes analytical tolerances established by the department, in consultation with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. Such analysis shall be conducted by an accredited laboratory.

(b) The tolerances shall be established using as a guide the most recent version of the Conservation Practice Standard, Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products, Code 333 as published by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and any regulatory requirements that pertain to the use of soil amendments required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

C. The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section, including the establishment of analytical tolerances for gypsum.

Acts 2025, No. 94, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2773 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2773
Dogs as personal property; seizure of dogs running at large or on property fenced as a fox pen; notice to owner; dangerous or vicious dogs
Status: in_force

A. Dogs owned by citizens of this state and by citizens of other states and situated and located in this state are declared to be personal property of such citizens.

B. Any citizen may, or the sheriff, constable, or other police officers of any parish, ward, or municipality shall seize any dog found unaccompanied by its owner or keeper and running at large on any road, street, or other public place, or trespassing on any premises other than the premises of the owner. If the dog is wearing a collar bearing a tag showing the name and address of its owner, it shall be impounded and the citizen or officer so seizing and impounding the dog shall immediately thereafter by written notice notify the owner of the dog, at the address disclosed by the tag on the dog's collar, that the dog has been seized and impounded by him, and unless the owner or keeper of the dog shall, within seven days from the receipt of the notice, claim the dog and pay the citizen or officer a fee of one dollar for seizing and a fee of twenty-five cents for each day it is impounded, it shall be disposed of in a humane manner.

C. Except in the parishes of St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington, any citizen may, or the sheriff, constable, or other police officers of any parish, ward, or municipality shall, seize any dog found unaccompanied by its owner or keeper and trespassing on any premises that is fenced with at least a two-inch by four-inch wire mesh that is a minimum of four feet high. If the dog is wearing a collar bearing a tag showing the name and address of its owner, it shall be impounded and the citizen or officer so seizing and impounding the dog shall immediately thereafter, by written notice, notify the owner of the dog, at the address disclosed by the tag on the collar of the dog, that the dog has been seized and impounded by him, and unless the owner or keeper of the dog shall, within seven days from receipt of the notice, claim the dog and pay a seizing fee of twenty dollars and an impoundment fee of one dollar for each day it is impounded, it shall be disposed of in a humane manner. Ten dollars of the seizing fee shall be paid to the law enforcement agency called upon to seize the dog. The remainder of the seizing fee shall be donated to a recognized nonprofit conservation group. This Subsection shall apply only to fox pens.

D. Any citizen or officer may kill any dangerous or vicious dog, and no citizen or officer shall be liable for damages or to prosecution by reason of killing any dangerous or vicious dog.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 231, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1131, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4111 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4111
Assessments
Status: in_force

A. In order to obtain funds for the administration and enforcement of the regulations and production stabilization plans issued by him pursuant to this Subpart and for the administration and enforcement of that portion of this Subpart for which he is made responsible, the commissioner shall, commencing on August 1, 1974, assess each processor licensed by the commissioner pursuant to this Subpart one and one-half cents per hundredweight on all milk purchased under any production stabilization plan and shall assess each dairy farmer one and one-half cents per hundredweight on all milk sold to a processor regulated by any production stabilization plan.

B. In order to obtain funds for the administration and enforcement of the regulations issued by the board pursuant to this Subpart and for the administration and enforcement of that portion of this Subpart for which the board is made responsible, the board shall, commencing on October 1, 1976, assess each processor licensed by it three cents per hundredweight on all milk equivalents used in the processing of dairy products.

C. All assessments authorized in this Section shall be payable monthly on or before the last day of the month following the month during which they accrue.

D. In the event any processor refuses or fails to obtain a license or refuses or fails to pay this assessment, the commissioner may collect same from the licensed buyer of said dairy products as the agent for said processors or as a user of said products.

E. Assessments on each dairy farmer and each processor shall be deposited in the state treasury.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 31, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 695, §1; Acts 1980, No. 331, §1; Acts 1985, No. 75, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4423 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4423
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed below:

(1) "Commissioner" means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry.

(2) "Forest products" include the following:

(a) Products that are derived from woody biomass.

(b) Forest wood waste, including residual tops and limbs of trees, unused cull trees, pre-commercial thinnings, and wood or debris from noncommercial tree species, slash, or brush.

(c) Any wood chips or fibers or other organic substances and any inorganic substances recovered from forest wood waste or produced as byproducts of processing wood.

(3) "Incentives" means any tax exemption, tax credit, tax exclusion, tax deduction, rebate, investment, contract, or grant made available by the state to directly support the purchase of forestry products. "Incentives" shall not mean any such benefit available under statutorily provided programs including Louisiana Quality Jobs Program Act (R.S. 51:2451, et seq.), Louisiana Enterprise Zone Act (R.S. 51:1781, et seq.), Industry Assistance (R.S. 47:4301, et seq.), Industrial Tax Exemption (La. Const. Art. VII, Sec. 21(F), Economic Development Award Program (R.S. 51:2341), Economic Development Loan Program (R.S. 51:2312), Tax Equalization (R.S. 47:3201, et seq.), Rapid Response Fund (R.S. 51:2361), and Mega-Project Development Fund (R.S. 51:2365).

Acts 2009, No. 352, §1, eff. July 6, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4155 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4155
Officers and employees
Status: in_force

A. At the first meeting of the board, the members shall elect from their membership a chairman, vice chairman, and such other officers as the board may deem advisable. Thereafter, officers shall be elected during the board's first regular meeting during the first quarter of each fiscal year.

B. The board, with the approval of the commissioner, may appoint a director and an assistant director who shall be in the unclassified service of the state.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 526, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8L, eff. June 12, 2009.