La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4608 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4608
Rules and regulations; standard for apparatus
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter. The regulations may, by specific reference, adopt all or part of any handbook, standards or procedures issued or established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the American Society for Testing and Materials, their successors, or any other federal or nonprofit agency that prepares and issues nationally recognized standards for commercial weighing and measuring devices. The regulations may include standards of net weight, net measure, or net count for any commodity, product, or article, and specifications and tolerances for all weights, measures, and weighing and measuring devices. These specifications and tolerances shall be designated to eliminate from use, without prejudice to apparatus which conform as closely as practicable to the official standards, those which are not accurate, those which are faulty in that they are not reasonably permanent in their adjustment or will not repeat their indications correctly, and those which facilitate the perpetration of fraud.

B. For purposes of this Chapter, apparatus are correct when they conform to all applicable requirements promulgated as specified in this Section. Other apparatus are incorrect.

C. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4278.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4278.4
Harvest or sale of forest products; failure to remit payment to owner; penalty
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Forest product" means any tree, shrub, plant, or related vegetation, or any part thereof.

(2) "Harvester" means a person, firm, company, corporation, or other legal entity that harvests forest products.

(3) "Landowner" means any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity having any interest in any forest product, any land upon which a forest product is growing, or any land from which a forest product has been removed.

B.(1) A harvester, contractually or at the behest of the landowner for purpose of sale, who receives payment for a forest product shall remit payment in full to the landowner within thirty days of receipt of payment for the sale of the forest product.

(2) If the landowner has not received payment within the required thirty days, the landowner shall notify the harvester of the demand for payment at the harvester's last known address by certified mail or by personal delivery of the written notice to the harvester. If the harvester fails to remit payment in full within ten days after receipt or personal delivery, it shall be presumptive evidence of his intent to violate this Section.

C. A written agreement signed by the harvester providing for a means of payment contrary to this Section shall constitute an affirmative defense.

D. Whoever violates this Section when the value of the forest product is five hundred dollars or less shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. When the value of the forest product is more than five hundred dollars, the violator 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 2019, No. 218, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4736 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4736
Testing
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have authority to enter the premises of any wholesaler, distributor, or retailer to pull samples of catfish, catfish products, siluriformes, or siluriforme products for laboratory testing to test for species identification or any other testing as may be necessary to determine compliance with this Subpart.

Acts 2009, No. 506, §1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3203 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3203
Commissioner of agriculture
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter, including but not limited to rules and regulations governing the registration, distribution, sale, offering for sale, and application of pesticides; the making of recommendations by agricultural consultants; the disposal of pesticide containers and wastes; and the disposition of agricultural commodities and other materials contaminated with pesticide residues. The commissioner by rule shall establish procedures for use in emergencies involving imminent danger to human health or to the environment. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

B. The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter.

C. The commissioner by rule may provide for the appointment of ad hoc committees to advise the commissioner on the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter.

D. The commissioner by rule may declare any type of plant, animal, or other type of life to be a pest.

E. The commissioner by rule may declare a substance to be a pesticide.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:291 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 291
Legislative findings and purpose
Status: in_force

Louisiana residents rely on Louisiana farmers and agricultural processors as their primary source of safe, nutritional, and affordable food. Furthermore, agriculture and aquaculture industries are a major source of employment for Louisiana residents. The financial survival of these industries in Louisiana is dependent on increasing markets for Louisiana products. For this reason, the legislature finds it necessary to encourage and promote markets in Louisiana for the sale of Louisiana agricultural and aquacultural products.

Acts 2004, No. 271, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3406 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3406
Powers and duties of the commissioner
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall administer and enforce this Chapter in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. In the administration and enforcement of this Chapter, the commissioner and his duly constituted representatives are specifically authorized to do the following:

(1) Enter the premises of any warehouse, cotton merchant, or cotton agent required to be licensed under this Chapter, or those of any person purchasing grain from Louisiana producers, at any reasonable time during normal working hours, for the purpose of making any examination or any inspection of the premises and the contents thereof as may be necessary.

(2) Examine, copy, and audit the accounts, books, and records, including stock records, position records, balance sheets, scale tickets, and warehouse receipts of any warehouse, cotton merchant, or cotton agent required to be licensed under this Chapter, or those of any person purchasing grain from Louisiana producers, including all warehouses or grain dealers, or both, licensed under the United States Warehouse Act, as amended, and any applicant for licensure under this Chapter, or as otherwise permitted under this Chapter.

(3) Weigh and ascertain, by grading, the quality of any agricultural product regulated under this Chapter and certify such weight and grade.

B. The commissioner shall appoint and employ all personnel necessary for the efficient and proper administration of this Chapter, except as provided in R.S. 3:3404(B).

Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1997, No. 1034, §1; Acts 2011, No. 138, §1, eff. June 24, 2011; Acts 2020, No. 151, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3367 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3367
Place of business permit
Status: in_force

A. No person shall own or operate a business engaged in structural pest control work unless that person has a place of business permit for each location at which the person conducts business.

B. Each place of business permit shall expire annually on the last day of June.

C. Prior to being issued a place of business permit, each applicant shall file with the commission the following documents as evidence of financial responsibility:

(1) A certificate of insurance written by an admitted or nonadmitted insurance company which has complied with the requirements of the Insurance Code, covering the applicant's public liability for not less than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars per accident and not less than one hundred thousand dollars property damage. The certificate of insurance shall provide for ten days written notice to the commission prior to cancellation.

(2) A surety or fidelity bond issued by a bonding, surety, or insurance company authorized to do business in this state conditioned upon the faithful performance of all duties and obligations to clients and customers of the business and compliance with this Part and the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part. The bond shall be in the amount of two thousand dollars and of tenor and solvency acceptable to the commission and shall provide for ten days written notice to the commission prior to cancellation. A certified copy of the bond shall be received as evidence in any court in lieu of the original.

D. Each applicant for a place of business permit shall be a licensed structural pest control operator or shall employ at least one full-time licensed pest control operator. No place of business permit shall be issued by the commission unless there is a licensee employed on a full-time basis at the place of business for which the permit is sought.

E. If a person who holds a place of business permit no longer has a license or no longer employs a person who has a license on a full-time basis, the person who holds the place of business permit shall have ninety days or until the next meeting of the commission, whichever is longer, to obtain a license or to employ a person who has a license on a full-time basis.

F. Each person who holds a place of business permit shall maintain accurate records for at least three years covering the possession, use, and disposition of restricted use pesticides and of all recommendations relative to the application of restricted use pesticides.

G. Place of business permits are not transferable.

Acts 1984, No. 800, §1, eff. July 13, 1984; HCR 259, 1985 R.S.; Acts 1986, No. 300, §1; Acts 2012, No. 147, §1, eff. May 14, 2012.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 3:843 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 843
Payment of assessment required
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this Part, no person shall produce, process, store, hold, maintain, distribute, sell, or offer for sale any eggs or egg products in Louisiana upon which the assessment has not been paid. Any person who is not responsible for paying or collecting the assessment, but who pays the assessment, shall have the right to reimbursement from either the person responsible for paying the assessment or the person responsible for collecting the assessment, or both.

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. § 3:1441 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1441
Seizure
Status: in_force

When the commissioner issues a stop order to a person with a lot of seed and such person fails to comply with this Part or the regulations of the commission, the commissioner shall seize the lot of seed and shall destroy the lot within thirty days, or shall dispose of it in the manner prescribed by the rules and regulations made by the commission.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §5; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2012, No. 146, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2232 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2232
Penalty for violations; civil liability
Status: in_force

In addition to the penalties and provisions hereinbefore provided for in this Part, whoever violates any provisions set forth in this Part or any rule or regulation duly promulgated by the Louisiana Board of Animal Health or interferes with an employee or authorized agent while in the performance of his official duties, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or in default thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or both, and shall also be liable to any person injured for all damages resulting from the violations.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 118, §4; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4753 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4753
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. Following the adoption of the ordinance pursuant to R.S. 3:4752, a political subdivision that has established an urban agriculture incentive zone within its boundaries may adopt rules and regulations consistent with zoning and other relevant ordinances or local laws for the implementation and administration of the urban agriculture incentive zone and of contracts related to that urban agriculture incentive zone.

B. The political subdivision may impose a fee upon contracting landowners for the reasonable costs of implementing and administering contracts.

C. The political subdivision shall impose a fee equal to the cumulative value of the tax benefit received during the duration for the contract upon landowners for cancellation of any contract prior to the expiration of the contract, unless the political subdivision makes a determination that the cancellation was caused by extenuating circumstances despite the good faith effort by the landowner.

Acts 2015, No. 429, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2227 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2227
Separation and slaughter of cattle affected with brucellosis
Status: in_force

Any person owning or having charge of any cattle affected with brucellosis, as determined by the official brucellosis diagnostic test, shall permit the identification and branding of these animals and shall cause said animals to be immediately separated and kept separated from all other cattle and be slaughtered not more than forty-five days after date of test.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 118, §3; Acts 1966, No. 291, §1; Acts 1970, No. 626, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1382 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1382
Commission; creation
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created, within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the Louisiana Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission. The commission shall consist of nine members as follows:

(1) The commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his designee.

(2) One member and an alternate, representing the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, appointed by the commissioner and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.

(3) One member and an alternate, representing the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, appointed by the commissioner and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.

(4) The president of Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Inc. or his designee, subject to the approval of the commissioner.

(5) One member representing the seed industry appointed by the commissioner from a list of three nominees submitted by the Louisiana Ag Industries Association who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.

(6) One member representing the fertilizer industry appointed by the commissioner from a list of three nominees submitted by the Louisiana Ag Industries Association who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.

(7) One member representing the feed industry appointed by the commissioner from a list of three nominees submitted by the Louisiana Ag Industries Association and a list of three nominees submitted by the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.

(8) One member actively engaged in farming appointed by the chairman of the House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee.

(9) One member actively engaged in farming appointed by the chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee.

B. The commissioner shall be ex officio chairman of the commission and shall be its chief executive officer responsible for enforcement of this Chapter. He is empowered to employ personnel, to purchase supplies, and to make such other expenditures as may be necessary for enforcing this Chapter. The commission may appoint a director and assistant director of the feed program, a director and an assistant director of the fertilizer program, and a director and assistant director of the seed program who shall be appointed by the commission, subject to the approval of the commissioner. The directors and assistant directors shall be in the unclassified service. All employees of the commission shall be under the supervision and direction of the commissioner.

C. Members of the commission shall not receive any salary for their duties as members. The appointed members may receive a per diem for each day spent in actual attendance of meetings of the commission. The amount of the per diem shall be fixed by the commission in an amount not to exceed forty dollars per day. The appointed 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.

D. The commission is empowered to make such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this Chapter.

E. The state chemist shall be responsible for making any chemical analysis or other tests necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Chapter. In addition to his responsibilities, the following apply:

(1) The state chemist shall determine annually the values per pound of nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, potash, and any other substance claimed to have value as a fertilizer.

(2) The state chemist may determine the value of protein and any other substance guaranteed as a commercial feed.

(3) The values so determined shall be used in determining and assessing penalties.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013; Acts 2018, No. 149, §1, eff. May 15, 2018; Acts 2024, No. 101, §1, eff. May 21, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2854 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2854
Impounding pens, yards and keepers
Status: in_force

The department in which the patrol is established by the governor shall establish impounding pens and yards, and employ pound keepers.

Added by Acts 1950, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 12, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3101 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3101
Administration; enforcement
Status: in_force

The commissioner of agriculture and forestry, or his designee, shall administer and enforce this Part. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations setting forth the requirements for the raising, slaughtering, and sale of imported exotic deer and antelope, elk, farm-raised white tail deer and other exotic cervidae for commercial purposes in this state. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1991, No. 110, §1; Acts 1995, No. 461, §1; Acts 2010, No. 17, §1, eff. May 26, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4351.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4351.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Wherever used in this Part, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Bona fide trade or professional association" means an active trade or professional association that is chartered and domiciled in Louisiana, or a successor organization thereof, that meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Promotes Louisiana timber or agriculture production.

(b) Provides industry support and services to its membership.

(c) Is organized or created for purposes other than the sponsorship, operation, or management of the fund or to provide a related employee safety program or other activity necessary to the operation of the fund.

(d) Has been in existence and conducted regular meetings for a period of not less than five years.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Insurance.

(3) "Fund" means the self-insurance fund established pursuant to this Part to provide automobile coverage for timber transportation vehicles, agriculture transportation vehicles, or a combination of both types of vehicles and shall be known as the Louisiana Agriculture Transportation Group Self-Insured Fund.

(4) "Hazardous financial condition" means a condition in which, based upon its present or reasonably anticipated financial condition, the fund, although not yet financially impaired or insolvent, is unlikely to be able to:

(a) Meet obligations with respect to known claims and reasonably anticipated claims.

(b) Pay other obligations in the normal course of business.

(5) "Insolvency" means the condition existing when the fund's liabilities are greater than the fund's assets as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as delineated in the fund's financial statement audited by an independent certified public accountant and calculated before a member distribution is payable or before a dividend is declared.

(6) "Operator" means a person, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company who owns or operates a timber or agriculture transportation vehicle.

(7) "Principal" means a person or persons who own a majority interest or the majority of the stock in a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company that is established for the purpose of operating a timber or agriculture business and is a member of the fund.

(8) "Timber or agriculture transportation vehicle" means a vehicle or automobile used to collect and transport timber or agriculture products, or used in the course and scope of a timber or agriculture business, or used by an operator or principal.

(9) "Timber or agriculture transportation vehicle coverage" means automobile coverage for a timber or agriculture transportation vehicle that includes any of the following:

(a) Liability payment for bodily injury caused by the operator of a timber or agriculture transportation vehicle.

(b) Collision coverage to provide payment for repairs or replacement of a timber or agriculture transportation vehicle.

(c) Comprehensive coverage to provide payment to repair or replace the timber or agriculture transportation vehicle if it is damaged by some means other than a collision.

(d) Uninsured motorist coverage as defined in R.S. 22:1295.

Acts 2022, No. 586, §1, eff. June 17, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 598, §1, eff. June 18, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 191, §2, eff. June 8, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:265 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 265
Officers and employees; administration of Chapter
Status: in_force

A. The members of the Authority shall annually elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and such officers as they may deem advisable. All officers shall be members of the Authority.

B. The Authority, subject to the approval of the commissioner, may appoint a director and an assistant director and a director of the agriculture loan program and an assistant director of the agriculture loan program who shall be in the unclassified service of the state.

C. The commissioner shall administer and enforce this Chapter in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Authority. The commissioner may employ such personnel as may be necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter. All employees shall be under the supervision of the commissioner.

D. The Authority may employ legal, financial and technical experts and consultants as it deems necessary on a contractual basis.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 96, §1, eff. July 23, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 510, §1, eff. July 10, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2473 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2473
Adoption standards
Status: in_force

A. Each releasing agency shall agree to give title, possession, and control of the animal as long as the adopter complies with the terms and conditions of the agreement as set forth in R.S. 3:2472.

B. Failure by either party to comply with any provision of the adoption agreement as set forth in R.S. 3:2472 may give rise to a cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction.

Acts 1990, No. 567, §1, eff. July 19, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:127 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 127
Articles of association
Status: in_force

A. 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.

(2) The purpose for which it is formed.

(3) The term for which it is to exist or that it is to exist in perpetuity.

(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 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 shall 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.

B. The articles shall be executed by authentic act signed by each of the incorporators or by act under private signature subscribed by the incorporators and acknowledged by one of them before an officer authorized by the law of this state to take and certify acknowledgments; and 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; Acts 2001, No. 41, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4218 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4218
Inspection not provided for slaughtering not intended for human consumption
Status: in_force

Inspection shall not be provided under R.S. 3:4201 through 3:4217 at any establishment for the slaughter of cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, or the preparation of any carcasses or parts or products of such animals, which are not intended for use as human food, but such articles shall, prior to their offer for sale or transportation in intrastate commerce, unless naturally inedible by humans, be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed by regulations of the commissioner to deter their use for human food. No person, firm, or corporation shall buy, sell, transport, or offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, any carcasses, parts thereof, meat, meat food products or poultry products of any such animals which are not intended for use as human food unless they are denatured or otherwise identified as required by the regulations of the commissioner or are naturally inedible by humans.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §16. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:730.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 730.5
Assessment on strawberries; collection; costs
Status: in_force

A. An assessment is hereby levied on all strawberries produced in Louisiana or produced elsewhere and distributed in Louisiana. For all strawberries sold by volume or dry measure, this assessment is levied on each pint, or equivalent, of strawberries in the amount of $.00165 for each pint. For all strawberries sold by weight, this assessment is levied on each pound of strawberries in the amount of $.00185 per pound. Any strawberries sold in increments of pints, pounds, or their equivalent shall be assessed at a prorated assessment for the applicable rate.

B. Louisiana strawberry producers shall pay this assessment at the point of first sale in Louisiana on the containers used by them to hold strawberries. The first Louisiana handler of strawberries produced elsewhere and distributed in Louisiana shall collect the assessment at the point of first distribution in Louisiana.

C. The person responsible for collecting the assessment shall remit the assessment to the commissioner on or before the fifteenth day of the month immediately following each quarter for collections made during that quarter.

D. Any person who fails to pay any assessment due under the provisions of this Part within fifteen days after the payment is due shall be liable not only for the assessment but also for a late fee equal to twenty percent of the amount of the unpaid assessments. Any person cast in judgment for any unpaid assessment or late fee shall pay all costs connected with the bringing of the civil action, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by or on behalf of the board, plus legal interest from date of judicial demand.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 485, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 577, §1; Acts 1990, No. 908, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1253, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8D, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4203 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4203
Antemortem inspection and humane methods of slaughter
Status: in_force

A. For the purpose of preventing the use in intrastate commerce, as hereinafter provided, of meat and meat food products which are adulterated, the commissioner shall cause to be made, by inspectors appointed for that purpose, an antemortem inspection of all cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines before they shall be allowed to enter into any slaughtering, packing, meat-canning, rendering or similar establishment, in this state in which slaughtering and preparation of meat and meat food products of such animals are conducted solely for intrastate commerce, and all cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines found on such inspection to show symptoms of disease shall be condemned if the diseased condition warrants such action, or shall be set apart and slaughtered separately from all other cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, horses, mules or other equines, and when so slaughtered, the carcasses of said cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines shall be subject to a careful examination, all as provided by the rules and regulations to be prescribed by the commissioner as herein provided for.

B. For the purpose of preventing the inhumane slaughtering of livestock, the commissioner shall cause to be made, by inspectors appointed for that purpose, an examination and inspection of the method by which cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines are slaughtered and handled in connection with slaughter in the slaughtering establishments inspected in this state. The commissioner may refuse to provide inspection to a new slaughtering establishment or may temporarily suspend inspection at a slaughtering establishment if the commissioner finds that any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines have been slaughtered or handled in connection with slaughter by any method not in accordance with the Federal Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. §1901 et seq.). The refusal to inspect or suspension shall continue until the establishment furnishes assurances satisfactory to the commissioner that all slaughtering and handling in connection with slaughter of livestock is in accordance with such method.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §2. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1; Acts 2010, No. 496, §1, eff. June 24, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 261
Short title
Status: in_force

A. This Chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the "Louisiana Agricultural Finance Act."

Added by Acts 1983, No. 96, § 1, eff. July 23, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4384 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4384
Technical assistance to urban areas
Status: in_force

A. The commission is authorized to provide technical assistance to urban areas with respect to:

(1) Planning for regional, parish, and local land use analysis projects related to urban forestry.

(2) Preparation of urban tree plans and the selection of trees in large-scale landscaping and reforestation efforts.

(3) Development and coordination of training programs for neighborhood and local agency tree planting and maintenance crews.

(4) Advice to homeowners and neighborhood groups on tree disease, insect problems, tree planting, and maintenance.

(5) The role of forest ecology in planning for the future of urban areas, including air quality, watershed problems, and energy conservation.

(6) Retention of native trees and riparian habitats.

(7) Any other matter relating to the purposes of this Part.

B. The commission and other state agencies are also authorized to assist local tree maintenance programs by making surplus equipment available on loan where feasible for regional and local urban forestry.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 746, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 732
Livestock Brand Commission
Status: in_force

A. The Livestock Brand Commission is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Notwithstanding any provision of this Part or of any other law to the contrary, the commission shall exercise and perform its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided by R.S. 36:629(C). The commission shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge.

B.(1) The commission shall be comprised of nine members appointed by the commissioner as follows:

(a) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association.

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

(c) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association.

(d) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana District Attorneys' Association.

(e) Two members appointed from the state at large, one of whom shall be appointed from the northern portion of the state and one of whom shall be appointed from the southern portion of the state.

(f) One member appointed from the state at large, who shall be an operator of a Louisiana livestock market.

(g) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Landowners Association.

(h) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Forestry Association.

(i) The commissioner of agriculture and forestry, or his designee, shall serve as an ex officio member with the same rights, powers, and privileges as the other members.

(j) At the same time, in the same manner, and for the same term as provided for the appointment of the nine appointed members, the commissioner shall appoint one alternate for each member who shall be appointed from the same list of nominations submitted by the respective organizations. At large alternates shall possess the same qualifications as the member for whom he is appointed as an alternate. When, for any reason, a member is unable to be present at any meeting of the board, the alternate shall serve in his place and shall exercise all of the powers vested by law in the member, including the right to vote.

(2) Each appointed member, except the members appointed from nominations by the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association and the Louisiana District Attorneys' Association, shall be engaged in the production or marketing of livestock, or shall be a veterinarian specializing in the treatment of large animals.

(3) Each appointment by the commissioner shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

C. The appointed members shall serve for a term of four years which shall expire with the term of the commissioner making the appointment. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made within ninety days of the date the vacancy occurred and shall be for the unexpired portion of the term of the office vacated.

D. The commission shall meet annually or upon the call of the chairman.

E. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members shall be required to transact any official business of the commission. Each member shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for state officers. Members of the commission shall not receive any salary for their duties as members. The appointed 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. The appointed 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 rate for state employees.

F. The commission, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, may adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this Part.

G. The commission may enter into such contracts and agreements as are necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this Part.

H. The commission, by a vote of two-thirds of the appointed members, may expel a member who has three consecutive unexcused absences from commission meetings.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 272, §1; Acts 1982, No. 113, §1; Acts 1993, No. 293, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1995, No. 546, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2020, No. 306, §1, eff. June 12, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 20, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:146 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 146
Tit. 3, § 146. Associations not in restraint of trade
Status: in_force

No association organized hereunder shall be deemed to be in violation of the anti-trust statutes of this state, a combination in restraint of trade, or an illegal monopoly; nor in an attempt to lessen competition or fix prices arbitrarily; nor shall the marketing contracts or agreements between the association and its members or any agreement authorized by this Part be considered illegal, in restraint of trade, or in violation of the anti-trust statutes of this state.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1202 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1202
Terms defined
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the terms defined in this Section have the meanings here given to them, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Agency of this State" includes the government of this State and any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the government of this State.

(2) "Commission" or "State Soil and Water Conservation Commission" means the agency created in R.S. 3:1204.

(3) "District" or "soil conservation district" means a governmental subdivision of this State, and a public body corporate and politic, organized in accordance with the provisions of this Part, for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions set forth in this Part.

(4) "Due notice" means notice published at least twice, with an interval of at least 7 days between the two publication dates, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation within the appropriate area, or if no such publication of general circulation be available, by posting at a reasonable number of conspicuous places within the appropriate area, such posting to include, where possible, posting at public places where it may be customary to post notices concerning parish or municipal affairs generally. At any hearing held pursuant to such notice, at the time and place designated in such notice, adjournment may be made from time to time without the necessity of renewing such notice for such adjourned dates.

(5) "Government" or "governmental" includes the government of this State, the Government of the United States, or any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them.

(6) "Land occupant" or "occupant of land" includes any person, persons, partnership, firm, or corporation who shall hold title to, or shall be in possession of, any lands lying within a district organized under the provisions of this Part, whether as owner, lessee, tenant, or otherwise.

(7) "Land owner" or "owner of land" includes any person, persons, partnership, firm, or corporation who shall hold title to any lands lying within a district organized under the provisions of this Part.

(8) "Nominating petition" means a petition filed under the provisions of Section 3:1206 to nominate candidates for the office of supervisor of a soil conservation district.

(9) "Petition" means a petition filed under the provisions of subsection A of Section 3:1205 for the creation of a district.

(10) "Soil health" means the overall composition of the soil, including the amount of organic matter in and water holding capacity of the soil, and the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans.

(11) "Soil health practices" means agricultural practices that improve the health of soils, including but not limited to consideration of depth of topsoil horizons, water infiltration rate, organic carbon content, nutrient content, bulk density, biological activity, biological and microbiological diversity, and minimization of bare ground.

(12) "State" means the State of Louisiana.

(13) "Supervisor" means one of the members of the governing body of a district, elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

(14) "United States" or "agencies of the United States" include the United States of America, the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, and any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.

Acts 2022, No. 9, §1, eff. May 13, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3213 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3213
Powers
Status: in_force

The commission shall have the following powers:

(1) To advise the commissioner on the adoption of such rules and regulations as are necessary to enforce the provisions of this Chapter.

(2) To hold hearings and conduct investigations.

(3) To advise the commissioner on the qualifications for licenses, certificates, and permits required to sell or apply pesticides, to engage in business as an agricultural consultant, or to dispose of pesticide wastes.

(4) To advise the commissioner on the requirements for the registration of pesticides.

(5) 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.

(6) 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.

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

(8) To work jointly with the Louisiana Department of Health to establish and develop a state mosquito control program.

(9) To adopt bylaws for the orderly management of the affairs of the commission.

(10) To employ a director and assistant director, subject to the approval of the commissioner.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3547 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3547
Use of funds
Status: in_force

A. The board shall dedicate, after deducting for administrative expenses, the amounts determined needed for rice research. The board shall have authority to contract for services in order to accomplish the purpose for which it is created. Use of these funds may be applied within or outside the state of Louisiana, including regional, national and international applications as long as the research will benefit Louisiana rice producers.

B. Board members, and any committees of the board on which they serve, may be reimbursed for allowable expenses necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties. But no such member shall receive a salary or per diem for the performance of such duties.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 105, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8I, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2014, No. 345, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3309 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3309
Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner may seek and obtain injunctive relief to restrain and prevent violations of orders issued under the provisions of this Part or in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part.

B. The commissioner may impose civil penalties for violations of the orders issued under the provisions of this Part or in accordance with the rules or regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part. The civil penalties shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars per offense. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense. Civil penalties shall be imposed only on the basis of an adjudication of violation pursuant to an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of Section 3214 of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1988, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3204
Inspections; investigations
Status: in_force

A. When the commissioner believes that a violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter has occurred, the commissioner may apply to the district court for the district in which the alleged violation occurred for a warrant to search the premises in which the alleged violation occurred and to obtain, at no cost to the state, samples of any pesticides or other materials involved in the alleged violation.

B. The commissioner shall have access, during normal working hours, to any premises where there is reason to believe that pesticides are sold, offered for sale, or held for distribution or application. The commissioner may examine any pesticide and may open any package and take a sample for analysis, at no cost to the state. Samples shall be taken in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner and shall be submitted to the state chemist for analysis. On completion of the analysis, the report shall be submitted to the manufacturer and the purchaser. If either person questions the validity of the analysis, that person may request in writing that another analysis be performed by a chemist approved by the commissioner. The person requesting the second analysis shall pay the costs of the second analysis. 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.

C. Subject to Subsection A of this Section, the commissioner may investigate any circumstances which the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe has caused or resulted in a violation of the provisions of Parts I through V of this Chapter or the rules or regulations adopted under Parts I through V of this Chapter. In connection with any investigation conducted under this Subsection:

(1) The commissioner may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents and records anywhere in the state.

(2) The sheriff of the parish in which the witness or the documents or records are located shall serve the subpoenas.

(3) The records of investigations conducted under the provisions of this Subsection shall be confidential and shall not be public records for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Title 44 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 468, §1; Acts 1985, No. 637, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3606 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3606
Negligence, intentional injury
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to actions based on negligence, intentional injury, or violation of state or federal law or rules.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 95, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:733 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 733
Officers and employees; administration and enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall serve as chairman of the commission. At the first meeting of the commission after the effective date of this Part, the members shall elect from their membership a vice-chairman and such other officers as the commission may deem advisable.

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

C. The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Part in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. The commissioner shall appoint livestock brand inspectors and such other personnel as may be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of this Part, except as provided in Subsection B of this Section.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 153, §1; Acts 1980, No. 330, §1; Acts 1982, No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3308 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3308
Orders and communications
Status: in_force

When the commissioner makes a determination under the provisions of R.S. 3:3306, the commissioner may take one or more of the following actions:

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

(2) The commissioner may participate in issuing 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 waters of the state to be affected. Each remedial order shall be issued in accordance with a cooperative agreement with the appropriate governmental agency entered into under the provisions of this Part.

(3) The commissioner may communicate his determination to any appropriate governmental agency.

(4) The commissioner may 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 1988, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:293 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 293
Prohibition upon limitation of agricultural and aquacultural markets
Status: in_force

A. The state may not limit the ability of Louisiana agricultural firms to bid or do business in Louisiana by restricting Louisiana agricultural markets including but not limited to those markets subject to Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

B. Nothing in this Chapter is intended to limit the ability of the department to regulate agriculture and aquaculture as is otherwise provided in this Title.

Acts 2004, No. 271, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4415 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4415
Requirement of participation; right of action
Status: in_force

Each landowner who participates in a cooperative agreement with the department shall enter into a contract approved by the commissioner requiring the land which is subject to the cooperative agreement to remain in forestry usage for a period of ten years. If the agreement is violated, the department shall have a right of action to recover the cost of the state's involvement in the cooperative agreement plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees.

Acts 1997, No. 1377, §1, eff. July 1, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4221
4-D animals
Status: in_force

No person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling, or transporting in intrastate commerce, dead, dying, disabled or diseased animals, or any parts of the carcasses of any animals that died otherwise than by slaughter, shall buy, sell, transport or offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in such commerce, any dead, dying, disabled or diseased cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, or parts of carcasses of any such animals that died otherwise than by slaughter, unless such transaction or transportation is made in accordance with such regulations as the commissioner may prescribe to assure that such animals, or the unwholesome parts or products thereof, will be prevented from being used for human food purposes.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §19. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:826 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 826
Tit. 3, § 826. Exemption from Part
Status: in_force

Producers selling eggs of their own production are exempt from the provisions of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:923 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 923
Authority; enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner is authorized to and may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to do the following:

(1) Enforce standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption and administer the provisions of this Part.

(2) Enter the premises of any covered produce farm during reasonable hours to inspect the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce.

(3) Investigate the organization, business, conduct, practices, and management of any covered produce farm engaged in intrastate commerce.

(4) Inspect or copy any covered produce farm record related to the growing, harvesting, packing, or holding of produce.

(5) Issue stop orders prohibiting the growing, harvesting, packing, or holding of produce.

B. No person shall impede, obstruct, hinder, or otherwise prevent or attempt to prevent the department, an inspector of the department, or any employee of the department in the performance of his duties pursuant to this Part.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not limit the commissioner's authority to respond to an emergency in order to prevent a public health hazard, including communication with applicable state and federal agencies.

Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2057 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2057
Additional powers of council
Status: in_force

The council may:

(1) Sue and be sued as a council, without individual liability of the members for acts of the council when acting within the scope of the powers of this Part, and in a manner prescribed by the laws of this state.

(2) Employ subordinate officers and employees of the council and prescribe their duties and fix their compensation and terms of employment.

(3) Accept grants, donations, contributions, or gifts from any source, but only if the use of such resources is not restricted in any manner which is deemed inconsistent with the objectives of the program.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 320, §1. HCR 187, 1987 R.S.; HCR 201, 1988 R.S.; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8K, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2015, No. 428, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:2777 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2777
Tit. 3, § 2777. Penalty for violating this Part or disturbing dog's collar or license tax tag
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any provision of this Part, or fails or neglects to perform any duty imposed by it, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and the cost of prosecution, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.

Whoever removes from any dog a collar bearing a license tax tag as provided for in this Part, or alters or removes any such license tax tag from a dog properly registered as herein provided for, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars and the cost of the prosecution, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4156 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4156
Powers and duties of the board
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) Adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this Part. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(2) Establish and impose assessments on the sale of milk solids, milk fats, and fluid milk components, subject to the limitations contained in R.S. 3:4159.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 10, §2.

(4) Appoint advisory groups composed of representatives from organizations, institutions, government, or businesses related to or interested in the welfare of the dairy industry.

(5) Keep minutes, books, and records which accurately reflect all of its acts and transactions.

(6) Accept grants, donations, contributions, or gifts from any source, but only if the use of such resources is not restricted in any manner which is deemed inconsistent with the purposes of this Part.

(7) Prescribe forms and procedures for the reporting of purchases of milk solids, milk fats, and fluid milk components and the collection of assessments thereon.

(8) Develop and implement advertising, promotional, or educational programs for the promotion of milk and other dairy products. No advertising, promotional, or educational program shall be directed toward increasing the sale of milk or other dairy products with reference to any private brand or trade name used by any processor of milk or dairy products. No advertising, promotional, or educational program for milk or other dairy products shall make use of any false or unwarranted claims in behalf of any products, or disparage the quality, value, sale, or use of any other agricultural commodity.

(9) Enter into and execute advertising and other agreements which are necessary to promote the sale of Louisiana milk and other Louisiana dairy products on a state, regional, national, or foreign basis.

(10) Conduct investigations into violations and alleged violations of the provisions of this Part.

(11) Conduct hearings under the Administrative Procedure Act in order to make determinations with respect to any violation or alleged violation of this Part.

(12) Impose penalties for any violation of the provisions of this Part, or rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part, on the basis of findings made in an adjudicatory proceeding conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(13) Confer and cooperate with and enter into agreements with any other state or federal agency or other organization whose activities may be deemed beneficial to the purposes of this Part.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 526, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8L, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2016, No. 10, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4274.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4274.1
Appointment of forestry officers; duties and powers
Status: in_force

A. To provide for the protection of the assets, property, personnel, and interests relating to forest woodlands, the state forester may appoint and commission forestry officers who shall enforce the laws, rules, and regulations for the protection of interests relating to forest woodlands, may carry weapons concealed or exposed while in the performance of their duties, shall take such action as is authorized by law, rule, or regulation to protect interests relating to forest woodlands, and shall be vested with the same authority and powers conferred by law upon regular law enforcement officers of this state with respect to issuing civil citations for littering and with respect to criminal and other offenses affecting the protection of interests relating to forest woodlands or affecting the performance of their duties.

B. All forestry officers shall be Peace Officers Standard Training (P.O.S.T.) certified.

C. Additionally, while on special assignment during any riot, insurrection, or any natural disaster or while in protection of immovable property of the commission and the property, assets, and resources of the office of forestry or the department, any commissioned forestry officer shall possess all the powers and authority of regular law enforcement officers of this state.

D. Upon the request of any regular law enforcement agency of this state, forestry officers shall prevent and detect crime, apprehend criminals, enforce the criminal and traffic laws of the state, keep the peace and good order in the state in the enforcement of the state's police powers, and perform any other related duties imposed upon them by the legislature.

Acts 1977, No. 560, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 148, §1; Acts 2009, No. 137, §1, eff. June 28, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 808, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1430.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1430.12
Fees
Status: in_force

A. The annual fee for registering agricultural liming materials shall be fifteen dollars payable to the commission.

B. The late fee for each application to register an agricultural liming material, other than an application for initial registration, which is received after the first day of April of each year shall be fifty dollars payable to the commission.

C. Each manufacturer of agricultural liming materials which are sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this state shall pay to the commission a fee of ten cents on each ton of materials delivered in this state. The fee imposed by this Subsection shall be paid quarterly at the same time the tonnage reports required by R.S. 3:1430.7 are submitted to the commissioner; however, the minimum fee due for each quarter shall be ten dollars.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2012, No. 17, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4416 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4416
Competitive research and cooperative extension grants
Status: in_force

A. In order to provide for research and cooperative extension activities to enhance reforestation, increase productivity, and further knowledge regarding the proper application of forestry principles, a competitive grant process shall be created.

B. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations to establish procedures for awarding competitive grants under this Part.

Acts 1997, No. 1377, §1, eff. July 1, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3678 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3678
Purchase or process of green rice; statement of moisture content
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any rice mill or rice dryer, whether same be a person, firm, corporation, partnership or individual, to purchase or process green rice without furnishing the owner or seller thereof a statement, at his request, showing the moisture content of said rice. Violation of this Section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed ninety days, or both.

Acts 1950, No. 306, §§1, 2; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8E, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4652 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4652
Weighing devices
Status: in_force

A. A weighing device which has been approved by the department and which is of a type suitable for the weighing of farm-raised catfish or catfish products shall be used.

B. The weighing ticket shall include but is not limited to the following:

(1) The name and address of the processor.

(2) The name of the producer of the catfish or catfish products being weighed.

(3) The date the catfish or catfish products are weighed.

(4) The signature of the individual who weighed the catfish or catfish products.

(5) Any additional information the commissioner of agriculture and forestry deems necessary for the lawful and accurate recording of the weight of farm-raised catfish or catfish products.

C. Copies of all weight tickets shall be furnished to the producers along with settlement sheets.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4152 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4152
Declaration of legislative findings and intent
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that:

(1) The dairy industry is a paramount agricultural industry affecting the health and welfare of the citizens of this state.

(2) In order to insure the continuing availability of a sufficient quantity of pure and wholesome milk and other dairy products to the consumers of this state, it is essential that appropriate action be taken by the state to promote knowledge of the health giving qualities and dietary values of milk and other dairy products in order to encourage consumer attention to and demand for milk and other dairy products consistent with their importance and value.

B. It is therefore declared to be the legislative intent and the policy of this state to assist dairy producers and others in the dairy industry to more effectively promote the consumption of Louisiana milk and other Louisiana dairy products in order to assure a sufficient quantity of such products for Louisiana consumers.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 526, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8L, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1603 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1603
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Affected cotton producer" means a cotton producer as defined herein and the term "affected cotton producer" as used herein shall also include landlords of share tenants and landlords of cash tenants.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 185, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.

(3) "Boll weevil" means any Anthonomus grandis Boheman in any stage of development.

(4) "Certificate" means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with boll weevils.

(5) "Commission" means the Louisiana Boll Weevil Eradication Commission established in this Part.

(6) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, or his duly authorized designee.

(7) "Cotton" means any cotton plant or cotton plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle.

(8) "Cotton producer" means any person who is actively and directly engaged in the production, planting, growing, or farming of cotton for market, or otherwise actively causing cotton to be produced for market.

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

(10) "Eradication zone" means any area or areas of the state, designated by the commissioner, where boll weevil eradication programs will be undertaken.

(11) "Host" means any plant or plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle.

(12) "Infested" means actually infested with a boll weevil or so exposed to infestation that it would be reasonable to believe that an infestation exists.

(13) "Move" means to ship, offer for shipment, deposit for transmission by mail, receive for transportation, carry, or otherwise transport, move or allow to be moved.

(14) "Noncommercial cotton" means any cotton intended for purposes other than processing, including but not limited to cotton planted for ornamental purposes and volunteer cotton.

(15) "Permit" means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner to provide for the movement of regulated articles to restricted designations for limited handling, utilization, or processing.

(16) "Person" means any individual, firm, company, corporation, partnership, society, association, or other business or public entity.

(17) "Regulated article" means any article of any character carrying or capable of carrying the boll weevil, including but not limited to cotton plants, seed cotton, cottonseed, other hosts, gin trash, gin equipment, mechanical cotton pickers, and other equipment associated with cotton production, harvesting, or processing.

Acts 1992, No. 58, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1; Acts 2019, No. 185, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1392 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1392
Commission; powers and authority
Status: in_force

A. The commission may adopt all rules and regulations necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this Part, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

B. In the interest of uniformity, the commission by regulation may adopt, unless it determines that they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Part or are not appropriate to conditions which exist in this state, the following:

(1) The official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the official publication of that organization.

(2) Any federal regulation promulgated pursuant to the authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the Food and Drug Administration; or the Food Safety Modernization Act.

C. The commission by rule may exempt from the provisions of this Part hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, hulls, individual chemical compounds or substances, and similar commodities when they are not mixed with substances regulated under this Part.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1 Acts 2024, No. 101, §1, eff. May 21, 2024.
La. R.S. § 3:4278 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4278
Tit. 3, § 4278. Measure of damage
Status: in_force

The liability of persons for all damages shall include the injury to young tree growth resulting from fires. The damage to such young growth shall be calculated as the expense of planting and cultivating such small growth to the point of development at the time when the fire occurred.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2652 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2652
Liability for injury to livestock caused by dog
Status: in_force

Any owner, harborer, or possessor of any dog that kills, harasses, or wounds livestock shall be liable to the owner of the livestock for the damages sustained, to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction.

Acts 2003, No. 4, §1, eff. May 8, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1604 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1604
Boll Weevil Eradication Commission
Status: in_force

A. In accordance with R.S. 36:901, the Boll Weevil Eradication Commission is hereby created within and is transferred to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and shall consist of eight members as follows:

(1) Two cotton producers appointed by the commissioner from a list of six persons nominated by the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.

(2) Two cotton producers appointed by the commissioner from a list of six persons nominated by the Louisiana Cotton and Grain Association.

(3) One cotton producer to be appointed by the commissioner from a list of nominees submitted by the chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development and a list of nominees submitted by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development.

(4) The Louisiana State University Vice President for Agriculture, or his designee, who shall serve as an ex officio member in an advisory capacity.

(5) A member of the Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association selected by the executive board of the association, who shall serve as an ex officio member in an advisory capacity.

(6) The commissioner, or his designee, who shall serve as an ex officio member and shall have all of the same rights and responsibilities as the appointed members.

B. The commissioner shall 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 designee or 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 he represents.

C. In the event that any cotton producer member of the commission ceases to be a cotton producer, that member shall not be eligible to continue membership on the commission, and his alternate member shall fill the member's vacancy, on an interim basis, until such time as the vacancy is filled as provided in Subsection G of this Section.

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

E. Members shall serve terms concurrent with the commissioner making the appointment. The organizations authorized to make nominations for appointment to the commission shall file the initial list of nominees for appointment within thirty days after August 21, 1992. Thereafter, each organization shall file a list of nominees with the commissioner no later than June thirtieth of the year of the governor's inauguration.

F. The commissioner shall make all appointments no later than thirty days following the last day for submission of lists of nominees.

G. Whenever a vacancy of a member or alternate member occurs, the organization authorized to make nominations for appointment to the vacant position shall submit another list of nominees to the commissioner within thirty days of receipt of notice of the vacancy, and the commissioner shall appoint a nominee from the list to fill the vacancy of the member or alternate member. In the event of any failure to submit a list of nominees, the commissioner shall submit a person of his choice to the Senate for confirmation.

H. All books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the commission shall be available for inspection and audit by the legislative auditor at any reasonable time.

I. The commissioner, upon recommendation of the commission, may appoint, subject to Senate confirmation, a director who shall be in the unclassified service of the state. The commissioner may employ all personnel necessary for the efficient and proper administration of this Part.

J. Members or alternate members of the commission shall not receive any salary or per diem for performing their duties as members. Members may receive a mileage allowance for mileage traveled in attending meetings, at a rate not to exceed that paid to state employees.

Acts 1992, No. 58, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1; Acts 2003, No. 116, §1, eff. May 28, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 64, §1, eff. June 5, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 310, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2019, No. 185, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3414.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3414.4
Prompt payment for cotton; suit on bond; private action; attorney fees
Status: in_force

A. Any cotton merchant or cotton agent who purchases cotton from a producer shall pay the producer for the cotton within ten working days after the day the cotton is delivered, or pursuant to the contract of sale.

B. Any producer from whom cotton was purchased or contracted to be purchased and to whom money is due for cotton sold for future delivery as a result of the nonperformance of the cotton merchant or cotton agent shall be entitled to submit a claim on the security to the commission pursuant to its administrative procedures. Limitation of liability as to the security shall not restrict suits against the cotton merchant or cotton agent for losses incurred in excess of the amount of the security. Suit may be brought in any parish where the crop or any part thereof was grown or any other venue authorized by law. Upon suits being filed in excess of the amount of the bond or alternate security, the commission may require new security in an amount sufficient to secure the aggregate amount of such suits, and if such additional security is not given within thirty days of demand therefor, the commission may cancel the license of the cotton merchant. In the case of the insolvency of a cotton merchant, any cotton producer or cotton landowner having contracts for future delivery shall be entitled to submit a claim on the security to the commission pursuant to its administrative procedures and participate in the recovery on the security to the extent of his pro rata losses under his contract.

C. Should the security proceeds recovered be insufficient to satisfy all claims in full, any producer who has received only partial satisfaction shall retain all other rights possessed under the law without prejudice.

D. The commission may bring an action on the security in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Acts 1997, No. 1034, §1; Acts 2010, No. 767, §1, eff. June 30, 2010; Acts 2015, No. 430, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1748 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1748
Offenses; penalty for nonpayment of tax
Status: in_force

Any handler, processor, or shipper of sweet potatoes who willfully evades the payment of the tax provided for in R.S. 3:455, or who violates any other provisions of this Part, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. If any shipper or processor fails to pay any tax due under the provisions of this Part within thirty days after the tax payment is due, he shall be liable to a penalty of twenty percent thereof, and the attorney general shall enforce payment of the tax and penalty by civil action against the shipper or processor for the amount of the tax and penalty.

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 434, §1; Acts 1975, No. 134, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8C, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4151 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4151
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part may be cited as the "Dairy Industry Promotion Law".

Added by Acts 1983, No. 526, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8L, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1609 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1609
Eradication zones; participation in eradication program; penalty fees
Status: in_force

A. The commission may designate by rule or regulation, one or more areas of the state as eradication zones where boll weevil eradication programs will be undertaken.

B. The commission may adopt rules and regulations regarding areas where cotton cannot be planted within an eradication zone when there is reason to believe it will jeopardize the success of the program or present a hazard to public health or safety.

C. The commission may adopt rules and regulations prohibiting the planting of noncommercial cotton in such eradication zones, and requiring that all cotton producers of commercial cotton in the eradication zones participate in a program of boll weevil eradication as prescribed in the rules and regulations. Notice of such prohibition and requirement shall be given by publication for one day each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the affected area.

D. The commission may set, by rule or regulation, a reasonable schedule of penalty fees to be assessed when cotton producers in designated eradication zones do not meet the requirements of rules or regulations adopted by the commission with respect to reporting of acreage as prescribed by regulation. Such penalty fees shall not exceed a charge of twenty-five dollars per acre per year.

E. When a cotton producer fails to meet the requirements of rules and regulations adopted by the commission, the commissioner may destroy cotton in eradication zones which is not in compliance with such rules and regulations, provided notification of such proposed action by the commissioner, not less than twenty-one days prior to such action being taken, has been properly filed and maintained in accordance with the central registry provisions of R.S. 3:3651 et seq., and any secured party of any cotton producer has been notified by the commissioner of such proposed action by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, within said delay. Costs incurred by the commissioner shall be assessed against the cotton producer.

Acts 1992, No. 58, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1; Acts 2019, No. 185, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4741 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4741
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Truth in Labeling of Food Products Act".

Acts 2019, No. 273, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:282 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 282
Construction of Chapter
Status: in_force

This Chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 96, §1, eff. July 23, 1983.
La. R.S. § 3:4283 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4283
Tit. 3, § 4283. National forests; consent; concurrent jurisdiction
Status: in_force

The consent of the state is given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase or gift of such land in Louisiana as in the opinion of the federal government may be needed for the establishment of national forests in this region. However, the state retains a concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over such lands so that civil process in all cases and such criminal process as may issue under the authority of the state against the person charged with a commission of any crime without or within the jurisdiction may be executed thereon in like manner as before. Congress may pass such laws as it deems necessary to the acquisition as herein provided for incorporation in the national forest of such forests, covered, or cut-over lands lying in Louisiana as in the opinion of the federal government may be needed. Congress may pass such laws and make or provide for the making of such rules and regulations of both civil and criminal nature and provide punishment for violation thereof as in its judgment are necessary for the management, control, and protection of such lands as are from time to time acquired by the United States under the provisions of this Section.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4616 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4616
Net weight employed in all sales; exemptions
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any commodity is sold on the basis of weight, only the net weight of the commodity shall be employed in the sale. All contracts concerning goods sold on a basis of weight shall be understood and construed accordingly.

B. Rope and twine and cordage products may be marked and sold under this Chapter according to gross weight, under rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner consistent with trade practices existing in the rope and twine industry.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4634 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4634
Duty of having baskets and oysters inspected
Status: in_force

All buyers, sellers, importers, and exporters of oysters may, upon arrival have their baskets inspected and stamped and the oysters inspected and measured, in accordance with R.S. 3:4632 and 4633.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2091 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2091
Louisiana Board of Animal Health
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Board of Animal Health is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The board shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge.

B. The board shall consist of the following eighteen members appointed by the commissioner of agriculture and forestry in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Livestock Marketing Association.

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

(3) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association.

(4) One member who is a breeder of purebred cattle appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association.

(5) One member who is a breeder of commercial cattle appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association.

(6) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders' Association.

(7) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Pork Producers' Association.

(8) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Sheep Producers' Association.

(9) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Poultry Federation.

(10) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the commissioner of agriculture.

(11) One member representing the meat industry appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Independent Meat Packers Association.

(12) One dairy farmer.

(13) One member who is a livestock dealer appointed from the livestock dealers permitted by the board.

(14) One member who is a poultry grower appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.

(15) One member who is an exotic animal farmer licensed pursuant to R.S. 3:3102.

(16) Two members appointed by the commissioner, one from a list of nominees submitted by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development and one from a list of nominees submitted by the chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

(17) One member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Meat Goat Association.

C. The commissioner of agriculture and forestry shall serve on the board as ex officio member with the same rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, and privileges as appointed members.

D. Members shall be appointed for terms which shall end at the same time as the term of the commissioner making the appointment. Members shall serve until their successors in office are appointed and sworn in. Each member shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for state officers.

E.(1) Members shall be appointed no later than the sixtieth day after the commissioner takes office, or the sixtieth day after a vacancy occurs, or the sixtieth day after nominations are received by the commissioner, whichever is later.

(2) The initial appointment of the member who is an exotic animal farmer shall be no later than the sixtieth day after August 15, 1997. Thereafter, such appointment shall be made pursuant to Paragraph (1).

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

G. Vacancies in the offices of the members shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments for the unexpired portion of the term of the office vacated.

H. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All official actions of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board. However, no member may vote to deny a charter, permit, or license to any person applying for such if the applicant would be in direct competition with the member's business operation.

I. Members may designate representatives to attend meetings of the board. Members who appoint representatives shall provide notice to the board of such action. Representatives shall present written authorization, signed by a member, to the board prior to attending a meeting. Representatives shall not have voting rights.

J. The board, by a vote of two-thirds of the members, may expel a member who has accumulated three consecutive unexcused absences from board meetings.

K. Members of the board 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 board or of duly appointed committees or subcommittees of the board. The amount of the per diem shall be fixed by the board 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 board in an amount not to exceed the mileage rate for state employees.

L. The board may meet on the call of the chairman or upon the request of any three members.

M. The board may authorize the commissioner, and the commissioner hereby shall be so authorized, to direct livestock brand inspectors to assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter; and any such livestock brand inspector shall have such additional power and authority in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1995, No. 233, §1; Acts 1995, No. 242, §1; Acts 1995, No. 613, §1; Acts 1997, No. 5, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8N, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 645, §1, eff. June 29, 2010; Acts 2021, No. 65, §1, eff. June 4, 2021.
La. R.S. § 3:215 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 215
Tit. 3, § 215. Application to existing corporations
Status: in_force

A corporation organized under prior statutes may be brought under the provisions of this Chapter by an amendment of its charter, in accordance with its provisions and the laws under which it was incorporated.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1448 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1448
Regulatory fee
Status: in_force

The commission may charge a regulatory fee on all seeds sold in Louisiana. The fee shall be established by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The proceeds of the fee shall be used to defray the costs of regulating the seed industry in Louisiana. The fee shall be collected at the first point of sale in Louisiana. The amount of the fee shall be based on the cost of regulating the seed industry and shall not exceed thirty cents per one hundred pounds of seed.

Added by Acts 1988, No. 178, §1; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2015, No. 318, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3614 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3614
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Part, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Controlling interest" means possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a company, whether through ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise. A person or entity that directly or indirectly has the right to vote fifty percent or more of the voting interests of an entity or is entitled to fifty percent or more of its profits is presumed to possess a controlling interest.

(2) "Foreign adversary" means a foreign nongovernment person or foreign government identified as a foreign adversary pursuant to 15 CFR 7.4 including the People's Republic of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Republic of Cuba, Islamic Republic of Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, and Venezuela under the leadership of Nicolas Maduro. It shall not include a person who is a legal permanent resident with lawful presence in the United States.

(3) "Immovable property" means agricultural land as defined in R.S. 3:3602.

(4) "Prohibited foreign actor" means a corporation, limited liability company, pension or investment fund, trust, or limited partnership in which a foreign adversary has a controlling interest.

Acts 2024, No. 420, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1482 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1482
Consumable hemp products; prohibitions
Status: in_force

A.(1) No person shall process, distribute, sell, or offer for sale any consumable hemp product without a permit required by this Part.

(2) No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail any consumable hemp product to any person under the age of twenty-one. A retailer shall verify the age of any person attempting to purchase or receive a consumable hemp product prior to the sales transaction of the product. A retailer shall require a purchaser to produce a valid federal or state issued photo identification card or a digitized identification card as defined in R.S. 51:3211. A retailer shall maintain all consumable hemp products except for consumable hemp beverages in a location that is inaccessible to the public without the assistance of an employee of the retailer.

(3) No person shall offer for sale any consumable hemp product at any retail location that is also authorized to sell gasoline or motorfuel to the ultimate consumer as provided for in R.S. 47:712(3), provided that any facility licensed under R.S. 27:417 shall be exempt from this Subsection.

B. No person shall process, distribute, sell, or offer for sale:

(1) Any alcoholic beverage containing any consumable hemp product.

(2) Any consumable hemp product for inhalation.

(3) Any floral hemp material for retail use.

(4) Any product that has not received approval from the Louisiana Department of Health in accordance with R.S. 3:1483.

C.(1) No retailer shall add any consumable hemp product to any food or beverage sold at retail to a consumer.

(2) No consumable hemp processor shall use any distillate or concentrate containing any derivative of a THC component that is not a naturally occurring cannabinoid to produce a consumable hemp product.

D. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly, willfully, or intentionally violate the provisions of this Section. Whoever knowingly, willfully, or intentionally violates the provisions of this Section shall be penalized as follows:

(1) On a first conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars.

(2) On a second conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.

(3) On a third or subsequent conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars.

E. The provisions of this Part shall be preempted by any federal statute, federal regulation, or guidance from a federal government agency that is more restrictive than the provisions of this Part.

Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1; Acts 2022, No. 498, §1, eff. June 16, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 752, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4301 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4301
Forest tree seedling nurseries; authorization
Status: in_force

The office of forestry may purchase land, install watering systems, and construct and equip the buildings necessary for the operation of forest tree seedling nurseries.

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1; Acts 2015, No. 249, §1, eff. June 29, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:342 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 342
Board of commissioners; members; officers; personal immunity
Status: in_force

A. The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Part as the "board", consisting of twenty-six members as follows:

(1) The governor or his designee.

(2) The commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his designee.

(3) The president of the local governing authority for the parish of East Carroll or his designee.

(4) The president of the local governing authority for the parish of Concordia or his designee.

(5) The president of the local governing authority for the parish of Madison or his designee.

(6) The president of the local governing authority for the parish of Tensas or his designee.

(7) The president of Louisiana Tech University or his designee.

(8) The president of the University of Louisiana at Monroe or his designee.

(9) The president of the Southern University System or his designee.

(10) The president of the Louisiana State University System or his designee.

(11) The president of Grambling State University or his designee.

(12) The state representative for House District 19 or his designee.

(13) The state representative for House District 21 or his designee.

(14) The state senator for Senate District 32 or his designee.

(15) The state senator for Senate District 34 or his designee.

(16) The mayor of the city of Tallulah or his designee.

(17) The mayor of the town of Lake Providence or his designee.

(18) The mayor of the town of Newellton or his designee.

(19) The mayor of the town of St. Joseph or his designee.

(20) The mayor of the town of Waterproof or his designee.

(21) The mayor of the town of Clayton or his designee.

(22) The mayor of the town of Ferriday or his designee.

(23) The mayor of the town of Vidalia or his designee.

(24) The secretary of Louisiana Economic Development or his designee as an ex officio nonvoting member.

(25) The president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation or his designee as an ex officio nonvoting member.

(26) The president of the Louisiana Cotton and Grain Association or his designee as an ex officio nonvoting member.

B.(1) Members shall serve during their tenure in the offices listed in Subsection A of this Section.

(2) The presidents of Louisiana Tech University, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Southern University System, Louisiana State University System, and Grambling State University and the chair of the Louisiana Public Transit Association shall serve as ex officio members without voting rights.

C. Any vacancy in the membership of the board, occurring by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled by the interim or acting person who assumes the duties of the person who held the now-vacant seat until an election can be held or a permanent appointment can be made.

D. The members of the board shall serve without compensation. The board may reimburse any member for expenses actually incurred in the performance of his duties pursuant to this Part.

E. Members of the board individually and members of their immediate families are prohibited from bidding on or entering into any contract, subcontract, or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the district.

F. The board shall elect from among its own members a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, and treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.

G. The board shall meet in regular session on the second Wednesday at the beginning of each quarter of a calendar year and shall also meet in special session as often as the chairman of the board convenes the board. A majority of the voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

H. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, may draft and implement bylaws to control and implement the activities of the board, and shall maintain suitable offices in the district.

I.(1) The board may hire staff persons to manage the day-to-day management operations of the district. The board shall establish the duties and responsibilities and the salary and benefits for the positions . Staff persons shall report directly to the chairman of the board and, with approval of the board, may hire an administrative assistant.

(2) Staff persons hired after July 1, 2024, shall be residents of the state. The provision of this Paragraph shall not apply to staff persons employed prior to July 1, 2024.

J. The board, its members, and its agents shall be immune from personal liability for actions taken in good faith in the discharge of the board's responsibilities. The state shall hold the board, its members, and its agents harmless from all costs, damages, and attorney fees arising from claims and suits against them with respect to matters to which such immunity applies.

Acts 2021, No. 337, §1; Acts 2023, No. 265, §1; Acts 2024, No. 602, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1394 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1394
Labeling requirements
Status: in_force

A. Before any feed is made available for sale, the registrant shall file with the commission the following information for each brand of feed to be made available for sale in the state:

(1) The net weight of the content of the package.

(2) The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed.

(3) The guaranteed analysis stated in such terms as the commission by regulation determines is required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling. In all cases, the substances or elements shall be determinable by laboratory methods such as the methods published by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.

(4) A statement expressing the content of nonprotein nitrogen (NPN) and a statement of guaranty as to the maximum percentage thereof if nonprotein nitrogen is an ingredient of the feed.

(5) A statement of guaranty in a form specified by regulation of the commission in case a feed claims dietary factors in forms not expressible by the foregoing or which are not adequately expressed thereby.

(6) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed. The commission by regulation may permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients which perform a similar function.

(7) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer.

(8) Adequate directions for use of all commercial feeds containing medication and for such other feeds as the commission may require by regulation as necessary for their safe and effective use.

(9) Such precautionary statements as the commission by regulation determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.

(10) Such other information as may be required by regulation of the commission.

(11) A statement expressing the content of total sugars as invert on dried molasses products or products sold primarily for their sugar content and a statement of guaranty as to the percentage of sugar as invert in the product.

(12) If the feed contains medication:

(a) The purpose of the medication.

(b) The established name and amount contained of each type of medication in the final mixture.

(13) If the feed contains protein derived from mammalian tissues, a statement that the feed shall not be fed to ruminants.

(14) If the feed is raw milk:

(a) The express words "WARNING: NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - THIS PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN PASTEURIZED AND MAY CONTAIN HARMFUL BACTERIA". This statement shall be displayed in a conspicuous manner and shall not be smaller than the height of the minimum form required by the Federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act for the net quantity statement in the table below:

Panel Size Minimum Warning Statement Type Size

≤5 in.2 1/16 in.

>5–≤25 in.2 1/8 in.

>25–≤100 in.2 3/16 in.

>100–≤400 in.2 1/4 in.

>400 in.2 1/2 in.

(b) When pet food or specialty pet food consists of raw milk, the words "Raw (blank) Milk" shall appear conspicuously on the principal display panel. "Blank" is to be completed by using the species of animal from which the raw milk is collected.

(c) The commission by regulation may adopt, unless it determines that they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Part or are not appropriate to the conditions that exist in this state, the labeling requirements adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the official publication of that organization.

B. In the case of a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document bearing the following information:

(1) Name and address of the manufacturer.

(2) Name and address of the purchaser.

(3) Date of delivery.

(4) The product name and brand name, if any, the net weight of each registered commercial feed used in the mixture, and the net weight of each other ingredient used.

(5) Adequate direction for use of all customer-formula feeds containing medication and of such other feeds as the commission may require by regulation as necessary for their safe and effective use.

(6) Such precautionary statements as the commission by regulation determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the customer-formula feed.

(7) If the feed contains medication:

(a) The purpose of the medication.

(b) The established name and amount contained of each type of medication in the final mixture.

(8) If the feed contains protein derived from mammalian tissues, the express words "Do not feed to ruminants".

(9) Such other information as may be required by regulation of the commission.

C. Whenever any commercial feed containing protein derived from mammalian tissues is offered for sale, the package shall bear the statement "Do not feed to ruminants" printed in bold, legible English on the front and the back.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2024, No. 699, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:841 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 841
Levy of assessment; collection; costs
Status: in_force

A. An assessment of two cents per case is hereby levied on all eggs and egg products produced in Louisiana or produced elsewhere and distributed in Louisiana. The commissioner, by regulation, may establish the assessment on all eggs or egg products not sold by the case in an amount equal to the per case assessment.

B. Louisiana egg producers shall pay this assessment at the point of first sale in Louisiana. The assessment due on eggs or egg products produced elsewhere but distributed in Louisiana shall be paid at the point of first receipt of the eggs or egg products in Louisiana.

C. The person purchasing the eggs or egg products at the first point of sale or receiving the eggs or egg products at the first point of receipt in Louisiana shall be responsible for collecting the assessment and remitting payment to the department on or before the fifteenth day of each month for collections made during the previous month. The assessment shall be remitted to the department along with such forms and information as the commissioner may require.

D. Any person who fails to pay any assessment due under the provisions of this Part within fifteen days after the payment is due shall be liable not only for the assessment but also for a late fee equal to twenty percent of the amount of the unpaid assessments. Any person cast in judgment for any unpaid assessment or late fee shall pay all costs connected with the bringing of the civil action, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by or on behalf of the commission, plus legal interest from date of judicial demand.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 495, §4; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:747 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 747
Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

Whoever violates the provisions of R.S. 3:744, R.S. 3:745, or R.S. 3:746 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 1982, No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4351.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4351.10
Examination
Status: in_force

A. The department shall make an examination, at least once every five years, of the group self-insurance fund established pursuant to this Part doing business in this state, and at any other time when in the opinion of the department it is necessary for such an examination to be made.

B. Upon determining that an examination should be conducted, the department shall appoint one or more examiners to perform the examination and instruct them as to the scope of the examination. In conducting the examination, the examiner or examiners shall observe those guidelines and procedures that the department deems appropriate.

C. Nothing contained in this Part shall be construed to limit the department's authority to use any final or preliminary examination report, any examiner or fund work papers or other documents, or any other information discovered or developed during the course of any examination in the furtherance of any legal or regulatory action which the department may, in its sole discretion, consider appropriate.

D. Nothing contained in this Part shall be construed to limit the authority of the department to terminate or suspend any examination in order to pursue other legal or regulatory action pursuant to the applicable laws of this state. Findings of fact and conclusions made pursuant to any examination shall be prima facie evidence in any legal or regulatory action.

E. In conducting the examination pursuant to this Section, the department shall examine the affairs, transactions, accounts, records, documents, and assets of the authorized group self-insurance fund. For the purpose of ascertaining its condition or compliance with this Part, the department may, as often as it deems advisable, examine the accounts, records, documents, and transactions of all of the following:

(1) Any insurance agent, solicitor, or broker, but only insofar as the accounts, records, documents, and transactions relate to group self-insurance funds.

(2) Any person having a contract under which he enjoys, in fact, the exclusive or dominant right to manage or control the group self-insurance fund.

F. The group self-insurance fund being examined, and its officers, trustees, employees, administrators, and representatives, shall produce and make freely accessible to the department the accounts, records, documents, and files in its possession or control relating to the subject of the examination and shall otherwise facilitate the examination.

G. The department may take depositions, subpoena witnesses or documentary evidence, administer oaths, and examine under oath any individual relative to the affairs of the group self-insurance fund being examined. Any person who testifies falsely or makes any false affidavit during the course of such an examination shall be guilty of perjury.

H. Whenever the department makes an examination or investigation pursuant to this Part, all expenses incurred by the department in conducting the examination or investigation, including the expenses and fees of examiners, auditors, accountants, actuaries, attorneys, or clerical or other assistants who are employed by the department to make the examination, shall be paid by the group self-insurance fund.

I. The department may recover all expenses incurred from the examination or investigation of any person or entity acting as an administrator or third-party administrator in this state for the group self-insurance fund.

J. The department shall employ the examiners, auditors, accountants, actuaries, attorneys, and clerical or other assistants as are necessary to conduct the examination and to compile and prepare a report thereon, and the compensation for such examination shall be fixed according to the time actually devoted to the work, including conducting the examination and compiling the report thereon, as required by law. The compensation shall be reasonable and commensurate with the value of the services performed.

K. Upon completion of the examination of the group self-insurance fund or at stated periods during an examination, the department shall forward to the group self-insurance fund a statement showing the amount of expenses incurred in the examination to the date of the statement. Upon receipt, the group self-insurance fund shall pay the amount of expenses to the department.

L. If the group self-insurance fund considers the amount of expenses billed to it unreasonable or contrary to the provisions of this Part, it may within fifteen days after the receipt of the billing file a rule to show cause in a court of competent jurisdiction upon the department as to the reasonableness and legality under this Part of the amount of expenses billed to it by the department, and the rule shall be tried by preference, and upon appeal, shall be given preference in the appellate court, as provided by the laws of this state for other state cases.

M. If the group self-insurance fund fails or refuses to pay the expenses of examination as billed by the department after fifteen days from the receipt of the billing or after final judgment of the court where a rule has been filed as provided in this Part, then the department may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of such group self-insurance fund to do business in this state until the full amount of the bill is paid.

Acts 2022, No. 586, §1, eff. June 17, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 598, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:668 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 668
Appeals
Status: in_force

Any interested party who claims to have been adversely affected by any order, decision, rule or regulation of the board shall have a right of appeal to the district court in the parish where the board is domiciled.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 142, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3541 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3541
Terms defined
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the terms defined in this Section shall have the meanings herein given to them, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture for the state of Louisiana.

(2) "Board" means the Louisiana Rice Research Board.

(3) "Producer" means any person who receives a share of the proceeds from the sale of rice produced in this state.

(4) "Rice" means all marketable green and rough "paddy" rice produced within the State of Louisiana for milling, seed or other commercial purposes.

(5) "Hundredweight" means one hundred pounds, excluding tare.

(6) "Miller" means any person engaged within or without the state in the operation of milling rice.

(7) "Handler" means any person engaged in the business of handling rice.

(8) "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association or other business unit.

(9) "Fiscal Year" means July 1 through June 30 of the following year.

(10) "CCC" means the Commodity Credit Corporation.

(11) "Buyer" means any person who purchases rice at the first point of sale only.

(12) "Collection" means collecting and refunding the assessments.

(13) "Producer Administrative Area" means that area as stated in the ASCS Regulations, Part 730.62(b)-(11).

Added by Acts 1972, No. 105, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8I, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4402 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4402
Management plan
Status: in_force

A. The State Forestry Commission shall adopt a comprehensive forest and recreational management plan for the Alexander State Forest and Indian Creek Lake to post on the department's website and publish in the Potpourri section of the Louisiana Register.

B. The plan shall:

(1) Provide for the use of good forest management techniques.

(2) Preserve and enhance the recreational facilities and activities.

(3) Preserve and enhance the environmental and ecological regimes, wilderness qualities, natural and scenic areas, and wildlife habitat.

(4) Provide for educational and research areas.

(5) Prohibit commercial development within the state forest.

Acts 1989, No. 423, §1, eff. June 30, 1989; Acts 2003, No. 116, §1, eff. May 28, 2003; Acts 2020, No. 82, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1023 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1023
Board of supervisors of state university authorized to receive federal grants
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is the governing board of the experiment stations in Louisiana, mentioned or contemplated by the Acts of Congress recited in R.S. 3:1022, and is the beneficiary of all moneys granted by those Acts of Congress, with full power to receive, administer, and expend the funds. The treasurer of the Board, or other officer duly appointed by it, is authorized to receive and receipt for all moneys granted by those Acts of Congress.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4422 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4422
Purpose
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Legislature recognizes the enormous contribution that the Louisiana forest products industry makes to the state. The continued health of the industry is vital to Louisiana's economic well-being. A fair and equitable process for awarding state incentives to the forest products industry is necessary to maintain economic viability. The purpose of this Part is to provide for a procedure that will ensure an open process for the awarding of incentives, that encourages the use of forest products but does not unfairly advantage one segment of the forest products industry over another, and that does not put existing businesses at a competitive disadvantage.

Acts 2009, No. 352, §1, eff. July 6, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:652 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 652
Penalty; enforcement
Status: in_force

Failure to comply with R.S. 3:651 shall result in the loss of operating license. It shall be the duty of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to determine compliance with R.S. 3:651 and to enforce its provisions.

Acts 1958, No. 110, §3; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. R.S. § 3:1774 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1774
Tit. 3, § 1774. Liability of principal
Status: in_force

In construing and enforcing the provisions of this Part, the act of, or violation hereof by, any official, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any person, firm, corporation, or other principal within the scope of his employment or office, in every case is the act or violation of such person, firm, corporation, or other principal as well as that of the individual violator.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3410.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3410.1
License to buy or sell agricultural commodities; posting requirements for grain dealers; duration of license
Status: in_force

A. No person shall engage in the business of buying or selling agricultural commodities from producers unless licensed by the commission, except a person that qualifies as a noncommercial grain buyer.

B. Each applicant for a grain dealer license shall file the application described in R.S. 3:3408 and demonstrate its competency to engage in the business of buying or selling agricultural commodities prior to licensure.

C. Each license issued by the commission pursuant to this Section shall specify on the face thereof that it is a grain dealer license, and shall be posted by the licensee in its principal place of business in this state.

D. Each license issued by the commission shall be valid until June thirtieth following the date of issue and shall be renewed on or before July first of each year.

E. The fee for issuance and renewal of each license shall be two hundred dollars.

F. Each grain dealer who issues grades for grain shall employ a grain grader and sampler who is certified to grade and sample the grains for which the grain dealer issues grades.

G. Any noncommercial grain buyer, or other person not licensed as a grain dealer, shall post notification in a conspicuous area on their premises, and on any document used in the purchase of grain, including contracts and receipts, that they are not a licensed grain dealer, and any producer selling grain to an unlicensed person is not eligible to make a claim with the Grain and Cotton Indemnity Fund.

Acts 1986, No. 1068, §1, eff. July 17, 1986; Acts 1997, No. 1034, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2015, No. 430, §1; Acts 2020, No. 151, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:556.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 556.12
Distribution of proceeds
Status: in_force

A. On or before the last day of the first month of each quarter the department shall transmit the refunds requested for the previous quarter and deliver the balance of the proceeds of the assessments to the board.

B. The department may retain the actual costs of collecting and transmitting the funds, not to exceed three percent of the gross amount of the funds collected from each assessment.

C. The board shall retain such amounts as are necessary for the administrative expenses of the board and shall disburse the remaining funds to fund the following: all costs related to advertising, promotion, and marketing of Louisiana crawfish; research which will aid in carrying out the purposes of this Part; efforts to increase consumption of Louisiana crawfish; providing producers, distributors, retailers, and consumers with educational information as to the nutritional and health value of Louisiana crawfish; and fulfilling any other purposes authorized by this Part.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 679, §1; Acts 1985, No. 330, §1; Acts 1985, No. 492, §1; Acts 2006, No. 21, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3250 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3250
Applications
Status: in_force

A. Each application for examination shall be in writing and shall be on forms prescribed by the commissioner. Each application shall be accompanied by the examination fee and such information and documents as the commissioner may require.

B. Each application for a license, certificate, or registration shall be in writing and shall be on forms prescribed by the commissioner. Each application shall be accompanied by the license, certificate, or registration fee, proof of passing the examination, proof of financial responsibility where required, and such other information and documents as the commissioner may require.

C. Each applicant shall indicate on each application the street address of his place of business. If the place of business does not have a street address, the applicant shall provide sufficient information to establish the physical location of the place of business.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3014 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3014
Saving clause
Status: in_force

All parish or ward stock laws or ordinances in effect on July 30, 1958, shall remain in full force and effect, it being the intention of the legislature to provide by this Part an additional method by which stock laws may be voted and enforced.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 399, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3013 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3013
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of R.S. 3:3003 shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned in the parish jail for not more than thirty days or both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 399, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:563 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 563
Dealers to obtain permit
Status: in_force

A.(1) All market agencies and livestock dealers shall secure an annual permit from the Louisiana Board of Animal Health for the privilege of conducting business.

(2) It shall be a violation of this Part to operate as a market agency or livestock dealer without a permit from the Louisiana Board of Animal Health.

(3) The provisions of this Part shall not apply to farmers or other actual producers of the livestock who offer it for sale either at public stockyards or at a privately owned sales pen or concentration point.

B. Any person seeking to be permitted as a livestock dealer or market agency shall apply for a permit annually on a form prescribed by the board.

C. The board may deny, revoke, or suspend any permit for any of the following reasons:

(1) Material misstatement in the application for the original permit, or in the application to reissue a permit pursuant to this Part.

(2) Violation of this Part or of a rule or order of the board.

(3) Allowing a permit issued pursuant to this Part to be used by an unpermitted person.

(4) Conviction of a crime, an essential element of which is misstatement, fraud, or dishonesty.

(5) Conviction for violating a law or regulation of another state or of the United States that is materially similar to a substantive provision of this Part or a rule of the board.

(6) Suspension or other disciplinary action taken by the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, 7 U.S.C. 181 through 229, as amended, if it appears that the applicant or permittee committed or participated in the violation covered by the disciplinary action.

(7) Failure to possess the qualifications determined by the board to be necessary for, or failing to meet the requirements of, this Part for the issuance or holding of a permit.

(8) Any unpaid fines, fees, or penalties imposed by the board.

D. Proceedings for the denial, revocation, or suspension of a permit pursuant to the authority of this Part shall be conducted in compliance with the board's rules, regulations, and procedures and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

E. The board may require a person against whom disciplinary action has been taken to pay the reasonable costs incurred by the board for any hearing or proceeding, including its legal fees and stenographer, investigator, or witness fees, and any costs and fees incurred by the board on any judicial review or appeal.

Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2018, No. 429, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4749.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4749.2
Imported seafood; testing; penalties
Status: in_force

A. In addition to any regulations and testing required by the Louisiana Department of Health to ensure compliance with the state Sanitary Code, any processor or distributor who is required to pay the imported seafood safety fee pursuant to R.S. 40:31.35(C) shall be subject to the regulations and testing provided for in this Section.

B. Upon request of the department, the processor or distributor shall:

(1) Provide any information, if available, on whether the seafood has previously been tested in the country of origin or upon arrival in the United States.

(2) Ensure all labels affixed to the imported or commingled seafood clearly indicates that it is imported, indicates the original country of origin, and if the product is commingled, that the label clearly indicates that the seafood is a product of the identified foreign country that also includes Louisiana domestic seafood.

(3) Provide any additional information considered necessary by the department to implement the provisions of this Section.

C.(1) The department may sample, analyze, and test seafood processed or sold by an imported commercial seafood processor or distributor to ensure the chemical concentrations do not exceed the minimum standards established by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

(2) If the seafood tested exceeds the minimum standards, the department shall report the test results to the Louisiana Department of Health and the processor or distributor. The Louisiana Department of Health shall consider any seafood reported pursuant to this Subsection to be an adulterated food pursuant to R.S. 40:607.

(3) In addition to reporting the test results to the Louisiana Department of Health, the department may issue a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for violations of this Subsection.

D. If the department has reason to believe a commercial seafood processor or distributor is processing or distributing imported seafood packed or labeled as domestic seafood, the department may test the seafood to ensure the seafood is domestic. If the seafood is not domestic, the department may assess the following civil penalties on the commercial seafood processor or distributor:

(1) For a first offense, a fine of not more than fifteen thousand dollars per violation.

(2) For a second offense, a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars per violation.

(3) For a third or subsequent offense, a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars per violation.

E.(1) Civil penalties may be assessed only by a ruling of the commissioner based upon an adjudicatory hearing held by the Louisiana Commission of Weights and Measures pursuant to R.S. 3:4605.

(2) In addition to civil penalties, the commissioner may assess the proportionate costs of the adjudicatory hearing against the offender. The commissioner shall determine the amount of costs to be assessed.

(3) The commissioner may institute civil proceedings to enforce his rulings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.

(4) The commissioner may institute civil proceedings seeking injunctive relief to restrain and prevent the violation of the provisions of this Part, or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part, in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.

F. Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this Section shall be deposited into the Weights and Measures Fund provided for in R.S. 3:4622.

Acts 2025, No. 300, §2, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. R.S. § 3:823 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 823
Tit. 3, § 823. Inspection services
Status: in_force

Any financially interested person, may, upon request secure federal inspection services at nominal charges or fees as outlined and in accordance with USDA Bulletin SRA-AMS No. 137 (Revised).
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3206 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3206
Cooperative agreements
Status: in_force

The commissioner may enter into any cooperative agreement with any person in order to further the intent and purposes of this Chapter. Each cooperative agreement shall be a public record and shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Amended by Acts 1988, No. 217, §1; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2043 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2043
Maintenance of facilities for livestock shows
Status: in_force

The governing authority of each parish shall maintain the buildings and facilities acquired or constructed in its respective parish by the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College on lands donated in accordance with R.S. 3:2042.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3391.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3391.6
Cooperative agreement
Status: in_force

The commissioner is authorized to carry out programs to suppress or control the Formosan termite in the state. The commissioner is authorized to cooperate with and may enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with any agency of the federal government, any state, any other agency in the state or in the region, or any other person or groups of persons in order to effectuate and carry out the purposes and provisions of this Part. Such cooperative endeavor agreements may provide for cost sharing and for division of duties and responsibilities under this Part and may include other provisions generally to effectuate and carry out the purposes and provisions of this Part.

Acts 1999, No. 486, §1, eff. June 21, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4754 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4754
Contract requirements
Status: in_force

A. Following the adoption of the ordinance as provided for in R.S. 3:4752, a political subdivision may enter into a contract with a landowner to enforceably restrict the use of the land subject to the contract to uses consistent with urban agriculture. Any contract entered into pursuant to this Chapter shall include but is not limited to all of the following provisions:

(1) An initial term of not less than three years.

(2) A restriction on property that is at least three thousand square feet and not more than three acres.

(3) A requirement that the entire property subject to the contract shall be dedicated toward commercial or noncommercial agricultural use.

(4) A prohibition against any dwelling on the property while under contract.

(5) A notification that if a landowner cancels a contract, the political subdivision is required to impose a cancellation fee, pursuant to R.S. 3:4753(C).

B. A contract entered into pursuant to this Chapter shall not prohibit the use of structures that support agricultural activity including but not limited to toolsheds, greenhouses, produce stands, and instructional space.

C. A contract entered into pursuant to this Chapter that includes a prohibition on the use of pesticide or fertilizers that require a license for application on properties under contract shall permit those pesticides or fertilizers allowed by the United States Department of Agriculture National Organic Program.

D. A political subdivision shall not enter into a new contract or renew an existing contract pursuant to this Chapter after January 1, 2021. Any contract entered into pursuant to this Chapter on or before January 1, 2021, shall be valid and enforceable for the duration of the contract.

E. A political subdivision shall not establish an urban agriculture incentive zone within any portion of any other political subdivision's economic development district unless the governing authority of the political subdivision consents to the establishment of the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone.

Acts 2015, No. 429, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3226 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3226
Prohibitions, enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The following actions are prohibited:

(1) The sale, offering for sale, or distribution of a pesticide which fails to meet its declared chemical composition.

(2) The sale, offering for sale, or distribution of any pesticide which is not registered with the commissioner.

(3) Any interference with the commission, the commissioner, the state chemist, or their representatives in the performance of their duties in connection with this Part.

(4) Any evasion of payment of any fines legally imposed by the commissioner.

(5) The making of false or misleading statements concerning the value of a pesticide on labels, packages, or in any printed or advertising matter.

(6) The adulteration or contamination of any pesticide sold in this state.

(7) The sale, offering for sale, or distribution of any pesticide without a label or of any pesticide which bears an illegible or inaccurate label.

(8) Violations of a stop order issued by the commissioner.

(9) Any violation of any provision of this Part or of any rule or regulation adopted under the provisions of this Part.

B. The commissioner may assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each violation of any of the prohibitions in Subsection A of this Section. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense. In addition to civil penalties, the commissioner may assess the proportionate costs of the adjudicatory hearing against the offender. The commissioner by rule shall determine the amount of costs to be assessed.

C. The commissioner may suspend or revoke the registration of a pesticide for any violation of the provisions of Subsection A of this Section.

D. Penalties may be assessed, and registration suspended or revoked, only by a ruling of the commissioner based on an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of Section 3214 of this Chapter.

E. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings to enforce his rulings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.

F. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings seeking injunctive relief to restrain and prevent the violation of the provisions of this Part, or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part, in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1986, No. 509, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2806 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2806
Sales of unclaimed livestock
Status: in_force

A. If, after the notice provided in R.S. 3:2804 and R.S. 3:2805, the owner or manager does not appear within twenty calendar days, the deputy secretary of state police or his representative shall proceed to sell such impounded livestock in the following manner:

(1) The deputy secretary of Department of Public Safety or his representative shall advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the parish where the sale is to take place, the fact of such sale, the date, and the place of the sale. The place of the sale shall be at some public place open to the general public within the parish of impoundment or the nearest sale barn in the vicinity of the place of impoundment and the sale shall take place within ten days after publication of one notice of said sale. The impounded livestock shall be auctioned to the last and highest bidder for cash.

(2) From the price of said sale shall be deducted the fee provided in R.S. 3:2804, the cost of feeding and caring for the livestock at the rate hereinabove specified in R.S. 3:2804 and all expenses incurred in the sale. The deputy secretary of Department of Public Safety shall pay the fee provided for feeding and caring for the livestock and the remainder shall be paid to the office of state police.

B. The governing authority of any parish affected by R.S. 3:2801 through R.S. 3:2807 shall have the right to fence any highway or highways affected hereby at the cost and expense of the police jury.

Added by Acts 1950, No. 443, §1. Amended by Acts 1954, No. 202, §1, eff. July 1, 1955; Acts 1978, No. 528, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:730.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 730.8
Labeling of strawberries; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. All strawberries offered for sale shall have a stamp or label affixed to the container or package identifying its farm of origin.

B. The board shall adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 485, §1; Acts 2003, Added by Acts 1958, No. 485, §1. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 365, §1; Acts 1977, No. 577, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1253, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8D, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 40, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1417 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1417
Violations
Status: in_force

A. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Subpart or with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Subpart constitutes a violation, including but not limited to:

(1) Interfering with the commissioner, the state chemist, or their representatives in the performance of their duties in carrying out the provisions of this Subpart.

(2) Falsifying a tonnage report or otherwise avoiding payment of the inspection fee.

(3) Making, on bags or packages or in any printed or advertising matter issued or circulated, any false or misleading statement concerning the value of a fertilizer.

(4) Adulterating any lot or shipment of fertilizer sold in this state.

(5) Failing to register with the commission as required.

(6) Failing to properly label fertilizer sold in this state or to provide labels for fertilizer.

(7) Failing to timely pay the fees, penalties, and other costs imposed.

(8) Failing to timely file the reports required by this Subpart or to fully report the information required by such reports.

(9) Altering, forging, counterfeiting, or using without authority any registration or other document provided for in this Subpart or in the rules or regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Subpart.

B. Each violation shall be considered a separate offense, and each day on which a violation occurs or continues to occur shall be considered a separate offense.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1430.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1430.13
Disposition of fees and penalties
Status: in_force

A. All fees and penalties provided for in this Part shall be paid to the commission and disposed of as provided in this Section.

B. All deficiency assessments imposed under the provisions of R.S. 3:1430.11(A), (B), (C), or (D) shall be paid to the consumer if the identity of the consumer can be ascertained.

C. All fees, all deficiency assessments imposed under the provisions of R.S. 3:1430.11(A), (B), (C), or (D) for which the consumer cannot be ascertained, and all penalties imposed under the provisions of R.S. 3:1430.11(E), 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.

D. 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 the funds paid into the state treasury under the provisions of Parts II and III of this Chapter into the Feed and Fertilizer Fund. The funds are to be used for the expenses of the programs established for the purposes of Parts II and III of this Chapter and for the other purposes for which funds in the Feed and Fertilizer Fund may be used as determined by the commissioner.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2011, No. 31, §1; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2465 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2465
Operating procedures
Status: in_force

A. Separation of animals.

(1) Dogs shall be separated from cats.

(2) Sick animals shall be separated from healthy animals.

(3) Puppies and kittens must be separated from adult animals unless nursing.

(4) Unneutered males shall be separated from females.

(5) Injured animals shall be separated from uninjured animals.

(6) Animals involved in bite or scratch cases shall be separated from all other animals with a maximum of one such animal per cage.

(7) Nursing mothers with litter shall be separated from all other animals.

B. Animal care.

(1) All dogs over three months of age shall be fed at least once daily; providing at least one-half pound of food per twenty-five pounds of bodyweight per dog. All dogs under three months shall have appropriate dry food available at all times or be fed a minimum of three times per day.

(2) All kittens and adult cats shall have appropriate dry or semi-moist food available at all times.

(3) Clean, fresh water shall be available at all times for all animals.

(4) Animals other than dogs and cats shall be fed and watered as required by the species.

(5) Each animal shall be observed daily for sickness, disease, injury, abnormal behavior, external parasites, or lameness by the animal caretaker in charge, or by someone under his direct supervision.

(6) Any ill or injured animal shall be isolated and made as comfortable as possible until veterinary care is obtained or the animal is euthanized if in legal compliance.

(7) Any dead animals shall be removed from kennel area and immediately and properly disposed of.

(8) The following procedures shall be performed daily:

(a) Isolate animals prior to cleaning so that no animal is exposed to water and/or disinfectant while cleaning.

(b) Pick up droppings and dispose of properly.

(c) Disinfect floor and wash down animal holding areas with water under pressure.

(d) All standing water shall be removed before returning animals.

(e) Provide fresh food and water.

(f) Clean cat litter boxes (replace cat litter at least weekly).

(g) Clean gutters and check drains.

(h) Clean aisles, floors, sinks, and kitchen.

(i) Clean inside area of debris, trash, and dirt.

(j) Shelter grounds shall be kept mowed and free of standing water, trash, and debris.

(k) Clean beds and resting boards.

(l) Wash food and water dishes with hot soapy water and cleanse with water to remove disinfectant or soap.

C. Euthanasia.

(1) Euthanasia methods and procedures must conform with recommendations outlined in the report of the American Veterinary Medical Association on Euthanasia, dated July 1, 1978, or as revised except as provided in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Subsection.

(2) Euthanasia by carbon monoxide gas chambers on cats and dogs shall be prohibited beginning on January 1, 2013 and thereafter.

(3) Euthanasia by intracardiac injection on cats and dogs shall be prohibited unless the animal is unconscious or rendered completely unconscious and insensitive to pain through the injection of an anesthetic.

(4) Euthanasia personnel shall attend the Humane Society of the United States Academy on Euthanasia or an equivalent program within one year of date of employment.

D. Records.

(1) A record shall be prepared for every animal that enters the shelter and shall include description of animal; veterinary treatment; length of time held; fees collected; and date euthanized, died, reclaimed, or adopted.

(2) Daily receipts for donations, animal impoundment fees, and adoptions shall be permanently recorded and filed.

(3) Records shall be available for inspection at all times.

E. Posting of pictures. Any animal shelter that maintains a social media account or a website may post pictures of every animal that enters the shelter upon intake and again prior to euthanasia of the animal.

Acts 1985, No. 806, §1, eff. July 22, 1985; Acts 2010, No. 764, §1, eff. June 30, 2010; Acts 2017, No. 184, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4206 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4206
Inspected and passed or condemned
Status: in_force

For the purposes hereinbefore set forth the commissioner shall cause to be made by inspectors appointed for that purpose an examination and inspection of all meat food products and poultry products prepared in any slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment, where such articles are prepared solely for intrastate commerce and for the purposes of any examination and inspection said inspectors shall have access at all times, by day or night, whether the establishment be operated or not, to every part of said establishment; and said inspectors shall assure that said establishment shall label, mark, stamp or tag as "Louisiana Inspected and Passed" all such products found to be unadulterated; and said inspectors shall label, mark, stamp or tag as "Inspected and Condemned" all such products found adulterated, and all such condemned meat, food products and poultry products shall be destroyed for food purposes, as hereinbefore provided, and the commissioner may remove inspectors from any establishment which fails to so destroy such condemned food products.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §5. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2265 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2265
Appraisal
Status: in_force

Cattle reacting to the official test for tuberculosis shall be appraised by a representative of the Louisiana Board of Animal Health and, when thus appraised, due consideration shall be given to the breeding value as well as the dairy and meat value of these cattle.

Acts 1950, No. 179, §5; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 204, §§2, 3(E).
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1747 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1747
Advertising sweet potatoes; contracts
Status: in_force

The commission shall plan and conduct a campaign for advertising, publicizing and promoting the increased consumption of sweet potatoes and as an incident thereto may prepare, print and publish for distribution and sale cookbooks which emphasize the value and uses of sweet potatoes. It may contract for any advertising, publicity and sale promotion services, the amount of the contract to be limited each year to the estimated amount of the tax for the year less the estimated cost of administering this Part. The commissioner is authorized and empowered to carry out any and all contracts made by the commission.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 389, §4; Acts 1960, No. 555, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8C, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3221
Registration of pesticides
Status: in_force

A. Each pesticide which is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this state shall be registered annually with the commissioner. Each manufacturer shall register each pesticide prior to the pesticide being sold, offered for sale, or distributed. Registration shall expire on the last day of December of each year. Each manufacturer shall pay an annual registration fee of four hundred dollars for each pesticide registered.

B. Each application for the initial registration of a pesticide and for the re-registration of a pesticide for which the label has been changed shall be accompanied by the following information:

(1) The brand of the pesticide.

(2) The name and address of the manufacturer of the pesticide.

(3) Two complete copies of the labeling of the pesticide, containing:

(a) The specific name of each active ingredient in the pesticide.

(b) The percentage of the active ingredients in the pesticide.

(c) The percentage of the inert ingredients in the pesticide.

(d) The net contents of each package in which the pesticide will be sold.

(e) A statement of claims made for the pesticide.

(f) Directions for the use of the pesticide, including warnings or caution statements.

(4) The Material Safety Data Sheet prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency.

(5) Such other information as the commissioner by rule may require.

C. All information relative to the formulas of pesticides registered with the commissioner shall be exempt from the public records law and shall be confidential information.

D. The commissioner may refuse to register any pesticide. Any manufacturer who has been refused registration of a pesticide may request a hearing before the commission. The hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of Section 3214 of this Chapter.

E. Prior to registering a pesticide, the commissioner shall determine whether:

(1) The composition of the pesticide is sufficient to support the claims made for the pesticide.

(2) The label on the pesticide complies with state and federal requirements.

(3) Use of the pesticide will produce unreasonably adverse effects on the environment.

F. As part of the registration of any pesticide, the commissioner may impose the following conditions:

(1) Each package of pesticides sold or offered for sale shall carry a label which shall state the brand of pesticide, the name and address of the manufacturer of the pesticide, the specific name of each active ingredient contained in the pesticide, and such other information as the commissioner shall require.

(2) The commissioner may require each shipping container in which a manufacturer ships pesticides which are sold or offered for sale in this state to carry a label with the following information:

(a) The lot or batch number of the pesticide, from which the date of manufacture can be determined.

(b) Such other information as the commissioner shall require.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 167, §1; Acts 1986, No. 510, §2, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 220, §1; Acts 1988, No. 219, §1; Acts 1992, No. 15, §1; Acts 1992, No. 67, §1; Acts 1997, No. 198, §1; Acts 2003, No. 120, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4351.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4351.16
Exclusive use of expirations
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for purposes of soliciting, selling, or negotiating the renewal or sale of group self-insurance coverage, products, or insurance services, an insurance agent or insurance broker shall have the exclusive use of expirations, records, or other written or electronic information directly related to the group self-insurance application submitted by or the group self-insurance policy written through an insurance agent or insurance broker. The group self-insurance fund shall not use expirations, records, or other written or electronic information to solicit, sell, or negotiate the renewal or sale of insurance coverage, insurance products, or insurance services to the insured, either directly or by providing such information to others, without the express written consent of the insurance agent or insurance broker.

(2) The expirations, records, or other written or electronic information may be used to review the group self-insurance application, to issue a policy, or for any other purpose necessary for placing such business through the insurance producer. The expirations, records, or other written or electronic information may also be used for any other purpose which does not involve the soliciting, selling, or negotiating the renewal or sale of group self-insurance coverage, products, or services.

B. This Section shall not apply:

(1) When the insured requests, individually or through an insurance producer, that the group self-insurance company renew the policy or write other insurance business.

(2) When the insurance agent has, by contract, agreed to act exclusively for one company or group of affiliated companies, in which case the rights of the agent shall be determined by the terms of the agent's contract with that company or affiliated group.

(3) When the insurance producer is in default for nonpayment of premiums under the insurance agent's or insurance broker's contract or other agreement with the group self-insurer, unless there is a legitimate dispute as to monies owed.

(4) When the agency contract is terminated and the insurance company is required by law to continue coverage for the insured, in which event the insurance company shall continue to pay the insurance agent or the insurance broker commissions on such policies that the company is required to renew during the thirty-six-month period following the effective date of the termination. The commission shall be at the insurer's prevailing commission rates in effect on the date of renewal for that class or line of business in effect on the date of renewal for brokers or agents whose contracts are not terminated.

C. The insurance producer and insurer may, in a written agreement separate from the agency contract, mutually agree to terms different from the provisions set forth in this Section. The terms of any such agreement shall be negotiated in good faith between the parties.

D.(1) The department may adopt rules, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to enforce the provisions of this Section, and any violation of this Section or the rules adopted pursuant to this Section shall be subject to regulation by the department under R.S. 3:4351.5.

(2) In addition, the insurance producer shall have a right to a claim for lost commissions. The claim shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution terms in the applicable contract or agreement. In the absence of any dispute resolution terms, the parties shall attempt to resolve their dispute through mediation. If the claim is not resolved through mediation, the claim may be resolved through binding arbitration if the parties agree. In the absence of an agreement to resolve the claim through binding arbitration, the insurance producer may maintain an action for lost commissions.

(3) Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, nothing in this Section shall be interpreted as impairing any rights in law or contract currently enjoyed by any party.

Acts 2022, No. 586, §1, eff. June 17, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 598, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3417 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3417
Special provisions for handling of warehouse receipts
Status: in_force

A. While an original warehouse receipt issued under this Chapter is outstanding and uncanceled, no other or further warehouse receipt shall be issued for the agricultural commodity or other farm product, or any part thereof, covered by such outstanding and uncanceled warehouse receipt.

B. Whenever a warehouse receipt is lost or destroyed, a warehouse receipt to replace such lost or destroyed warehouse receipt may be issued, but only with the prior approval of the commission.

C. No warehouse receipt shall be issued except for agricultural commodities or other farm products which are actually stored in the warehouse at the time of issuance of the warehouse receipt.

D. Every warehouse shall promptly and plainly cancel on the face thereof each warehouse receipt returned to it upon the delivery by it of the agricultural commodity or other farm product for which the warehouse receipt was issued.

E. Whenever any agricultural commodity or other farm product is held in open storage, the warehouse or grain dealer shall have a warehouse receipt to cover the agricultural commodity or other farm product or shall be able to account for the physical whereabouts of the agricultural commodity or other farm product.

F. Failure to properly account for any agricultural commodity or other farm product in open storage may subject the warehouse or grain dealer to seizure as provided by R.S. 3:3407, suspension or revocation of its license, other penalties provided by this Chapter, or any combination hereof.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1430.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1430.7
Reports; records
Status: in_force

A. Each manufacturer shall submit quarterly reports to the commissioner. The quarters shall end on the last day of September, December, March and June. Reports shall be on forms supplied by the commissioner and shall be submitted on or before the thirtieth day after the last day of each quarter. Each report shall contain the following information:

(1) The name and the principal address of the manufacturer.

(2) The amount of each brand and type of material sold in this state.

(3) The name and the principal address of the person to whom the material was sold or delivered.

(4) Such other information as the commission by rule may require.

B. Each distributor, jobber, and retailer who sells, offers for sale, or distributes agricultural liming materials in this state shall keep adequate records to reflect the disposition of all materials in his possession. The records shall be kept for two years. The records required by this Subsection shall be kept in a form acceptable to the commissioner and shall be made available to the commissioner upon request. The records shall contain the following information:

(1) The name and the principal address of each person from whom the distributor, jobber, or retailer purchases or obtains materials.

(2) The name and the principal address of each person to whom the distributor, jobber, or retailer sells or delivers materials.

(3) The amount and type of materials involved in each transaction.

(4) Such other information as the commission by rule may require.

C. All reports and records required by this Section shall be confidential and shall be exempt from the Public Records Law.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2012, No. 146, §1, eff. May 14, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3676 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3676
Administration of R.S. 3:3675
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Board of Animal Health may promulgate rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of R.S. 3:3675.

Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8E, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1413 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1413
Restrictions on sale of fertilizer
Status: in_force

A. Each person who manufactures, sells, or offers fertilizer for sale under his name or brand shall register with the commission. Such registration shall be renewed annually on January first. Renewal of registration may be denied by the commissioner for cause.

B. All fertilizers sold in the state must be labeled by tag or printed label if packaged and by invoice if in bulk to show:

(1) Name and address of registrant.

(2) Net weight of contents of package. Bulk deliveries must be accompanied by stamped weight tickets, unless otherwise provided by the commission.

(3) The minimum percent by weight of nitrogen (N).

(4) The minimum percent by weight of available phosphoric acid (P 2 O 5 ).

(5) The minimum percent by weight of soluble potash (K 2 O).

(6) In the case of bone, rock phosphate, basic slag, and other materials of low available phosphorus, the total content of phosphoric acid (P 2 O 5 ) shall be guaranteed in lieu of available phosphoric acid (P 2 O 5 ).

(7) The commission shall be authorized to permit guarantees for phosphorus and potassium on an elemental basis and to make such changes in other provisions of this Subpart as are appropriate.

(8) Other elements having value as fertilizer: the minimum percent by weight shall be guaranteed on an elemental basis provided minimum levels set by the commission are met or exceeded.

C.(1) Every person manufacturing or selling fertilizer as defined in R.S. 3:1411 shall pay to the commission an inspection fee of one dollar per ton on all fertilizers sold in the state, provided that in lieu of the inspection fee, those selling small package goods in total amount of less than one hundred tons per year shall pay a one hundred dollar fee.

(2)(a) Payment of the inspection fee shall be on the basis of tonnage reports submitted by the registrant who prior to making sales must file a statement with the commission agreeing to keep such records as are necessary to accurately indicate the tonnage and kind of fertilizer sold and must grant the commissioner the right to examine such records for verification of the statement of tonnage. The tonnage reports shall be made on forms supplied by the commissioner for supplying the necessary tonnage and statistical information. The tonnage reports and inspection fees shall be due and payable on the first day of April, the first day of July, the first day of October, and the first day of January. The minimum inspection fee due for each quarter shall be ten dollars.

(b) If the report is not filed and payment made within thirty days after the due date, a penalty of ten percent of the amount due shall be assessed against the registrant. If payment is not made within thirty days after the due date, the amount of fees due plus the penalty shall constitute a debt and shall become the basis for a judgment against the registrant.

(c) Any information as to the amount of fertilizer sold and business practices of the registrant obtained from tonnage reports and from inspection of records and books shall remain confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure as a public record.

D.(1) No superphosphate containing less than eighteen percent available phosphoric acid (P 2 O 5 ) shall be sold in this state.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to specialty fertilizer as defined in R.S. 3:1411 or to mixtures whose primary purpose is to supply the so-called "minor elements".

E. However, upon a determination by the commissioner that a shortage of fertilizer exists to a degree sufficient to constitute an emergency, he may authorize the sale of basic slag with not less than three units of phosphate and six units of soluble potash to be used as fertilizer during such emergency.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2012, No. 15, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3401 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3401
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited as the Agricultural Commodity Dealer and Warehouse Law.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2308 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2308
Authority to search for and destroy infected bees and beekeeping equipment
Status: in_force

A. The state entomologist, or his agents and employees, may enter any depot, express office, storeroom, warehouse, or other premises for the purpose of inspecting any honeybees or beekeeping equipment therein when there is probable cause to conclude that the bees or beekeeping equipment are infected with any contagious or infectious diseases or to ascertain whether such bees may have been or are being transported in violation of this Part.

B. No person shall interfere with the state entomologist or any of his agents who are making such inspection of properties or premises.

C. If the state entomologist, or his agents, find any honeybees or beekeeping equipment infected with or exposed to any contagious or infectious diseases, he may require the destruction, treatment, or disinfection of such infected or exposed bees or beekeeping equipment.

D. If the state entomologist, or his agents, find that any honeybees or beekeeping equipment has been brought into the state in violation of this Part, he may require the removal of the honeybees or beekeeping equipment from the state.

Acts 1984, No. 529, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4704 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4704
Allowable use of the terms "Cajun" and "Louisiana Creole"
Status: in_force

No person shall, in commerce, advertise, sell, offer or expose for sale, distribute, package or in any other manner identify any services or goods as “Cajun” or "Louisiana Creole" unless: the services or goods originate in, are substantially connected with, or have been substantially transformed in the state of Louisiana; or the goods would qualify for the ten percent preference pursuant to R.S. 39:1595 for products produced, manufactured, assembled, grown, or harvested in Louisiana.

Acts 2006, No. 124, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1026 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1026
Creation of soil and plant analysis laboratory at Northeast Louisiana State University
Status: in_force

A. Northeast Louisiana State University shall establish, create, and maintain, within its college of agriculture, a laboratory to analyze samples of soil, plants, water, seeds, and fertilizer when such samples are sent to the laboratory with a request that they be analyzed. The laboratory shall contain sufficient equipment, facilities, and personnel to conduct a year-round sample testing program.

B. The university, through its college of agriculture, shall fix and assess fees for sample analysis sufficient to cover the costs of requested analytical work.

C. If at any time the sample testing program is terminated either by the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities or by the legislature, the laboratory and all other facilities, fixtures, and equipment used in the program may be used by the college of agriculture and college of chemistry as the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities may designate.

D. The laboratory shall become self-supporting within five years.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 287, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2571 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2571
Livestock allowed on levees; conditions
Status: in_force

A. Horses, mules, cattle, hogs, sheep, or livestock of any description may go on the levees, or the space between the base of the levees and the draining ditch at any time, except where, in the judgment of the levee commissioners of a district and the office of engineering, damage would occur to the levees from exposure to wear, tear, and abuse.

B. In cases where the water is against the levee on both sides, that is, where the grounds on the river and land side are both covered with water, people living in the vicinity may put stock on these levees temporarily.

Acts 1995, No. 385, §1; Acts 2012, No. 753, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1746 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1746
Collection, deposit, and disbursement of sweet potato tax money
Status: in_force

A. The tax imposed and levied by this Part shall be collected by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry from the shipper or processor along with the fee collected in connection with the inspection of sweet potatoes and issuance of certificates and tags required for shipment thereof.

B. The proceeds of the tax collected from the shippers and processors by the department, together with the proceeds from the sale of any authorized publications of the commission, shall be deposited with the state treasurer in a special fund to be established by him for the Louisiana Sweet Potato Advertising and Development Commission in the administration of this Part, and disbursements thereof shall be made on the warrant of the commissioner drawn on the state treasurer out of the funds; however, disbursements may be authorized only by a majority of the members of the commission. The interest earned on the investment of monies in this fund shall be credited to the fund.

C. The proceeds of two cents of the four-cent per bushel tax collected each year shall be disbursed by the commissioner when authorized by a majority of the commission as follows:

(1) One-eighth of the above amount to finance activities and services initiated by the Louisiana Sweet Potato Association as approved by a majority of the members of the commission.

(2) Seven-eighths of the above amount to the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station to finance sweet potato research work as approved by a majority of the members of the commission.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 389, §3; Acts 1960, No. 555, §1; Acts 1963, No. 63, §2; Acts 1968, No. 434, §1; Acts 1975, No. 134, §1; Acts 1997, No. 61, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8C, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2015, No. 3, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:2531 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2531
Tit. 3, § 2531. Municipalities authorized to prohibit livestock from running at large
Status: in_force

All cities and towns having a population of more than one thousand, and all towns and villages in this state having a population of one thousand or less and situated within three miles of the corporate limits of any city having a population of twenty-five thousand or more, may regulate, restrict, and prohibit by proper ordinances, the running at large of livestock of all kinds within the corporate limits of the cities, towns, and villages; establish impounding pens and yards, and employ pound keepers; fix impounding fees and charges; and provide for the sale or disposition of impounded animals or stock.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3623 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3623
Landowner's right of action; remedies
Status: in_force

A. An owner of forest land shall have a cause of action against a governmental entity for damages resulting from governmental action which prohibits or limits an owner's ability to conduct forestry activities on forest land in which the owner has an interest.

B. An action brought under the provisions of this Section may be filed in the district court that has jurisdiction over the property and the owner shall be entitled to a trial by jury, provided that the requirements of R.S. 13:5105 are met.

C. In an action brought pursuant to this Section and subject to the provisions of R.S. 13:5105 et seq., upon a determination that a governmental action caused a diminution in value of forest land resulting in prohibition or limit of use in violation of this Part, the owner shall recover a sum equal to the diminution in value of the property and retain title thereto.

D. The court in issuing any final order in any action brought pursuant to this Section may award costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees, to the prevailing party in addition to other remedies provided by law.

E. A subsequent repeal or rescission by the governmental entity of the governmental action, which is the subject of a suit, shall not preclude the owner of the right to recover damages resulting from such action and in the discretion of the court, reasonable attorney and expert witness fees.

Acts 1995, No. 302, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:47 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 47
Penalties
Status: in_force

A. If the commissioner determines that a violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter has occurred, an adjudicatory hearing shall be held to make a determination with respect to the suspected violation.

B. The commissioner shall give written notice to the alleged violator, which shall comply with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, at least five days prior to the date set for such adjudicatory hearing.

C. The commissioner shall designate a hearing officer to preside at all adjudicatory proceedings.

D. At any such adjudicatory hearing, the alleged violator shall be accorded all of the rights set forth in the Administrative Procedure Act.

E. Whenever the commissioner makes a determination from the proceedings of the adjudicatory hearing that a violation of this Chapter or these regulations has occurred, the commissioner may impose a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars for each violation. Civil penalties shall be imposed only on the basis of an adjudication of violations pursuant to an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

F. Each separate day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate violation.

Acts 2015, No. 166, §1, eff. June 23, 2015.
La. R.S. § 3:209 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 209
Tit. 3, § 209. Loans to non-members
Status: in_force

The corporation may enter into and execute all contracts and agreements and loans, as authorized in this Chapter, with a borrower who is not a member of the corporation provided

(1) that the borrower is a tenant or lessee of a member or the payment of the loan of the borrower has been guaranteed by a member, and

(2) that the amount of capital stock required by the corporation as part security for the loan is pledged and delivered by the member to the corporation; and in each case the act executed between the corporation and borrower shall state the position of the borrower, who is not a member, and the member lessor or guarantor shall intervene in the act for the purpose of substantiating the averments and making the pledge and pawn and delivery of the stock as required.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2501 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2501
Animal control agency control officers; applicable parishes; P.O.S.T. certification; commissions; powers
Status: in_force

A. Any animal control agency maintained by a parish governing authority described in Subsection B of this Section shall be authorized to commission such animal control officers as provided in Subsection B of this Section as animal control investigators or specialists of the agency who, if P.O.S.T. certified, shall exercise regular police powers of the state granted to law enforcement officers. Any such investigator or specialist shall be empowered to enforce all animal-related crimes defined by ordinance or state law including but not limited to animals at large, animal cruelty, dog fighting, animal theft, or any law or ordinance governing animal disease control.

B. The commissioning of animal control officers designated in Subsection A of this Section shall be applicable only to those parishes who maintain animal control agencies with a population of over fifty thousand, according to the most recent federal decennial census as follows, subject to the following limitations:

(1) An animal control agency maintained by the parish governing authority in a parish with a population of over fifty thousand, according to the most recent federal decennial census, but less than one hundred thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census, may commission one P.O.S.T. certified animal control officer.

(2) An animal control agency in a parish with a population of over one hundred thousand, according to the most recent federal decennial census but less than one hundred fifty thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census, may commission two P.O.S.T. certified animal control officers.

(3) An animal control agency in a parish with a population of over one hundred fifty thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census may commission three P.O.S.T. certified animal control officers.

C. Any officer designated in Subsection A of this Section who has met the qualifications of P.O.S.T. and was P.O.S.T. certified on or after January 1, 2000, and has maintained firearm qualifications and worked continuously for an animal control agency designated in Subsection B of this Section shall be deemed to be P.O.S.T. certified.

Acts 2006, No. 807, §1; Acts 2009, No. 21, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2363 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2363
Sale of dyed chicks, ducklings, goslings, or rabbits; requirements for maintenance; penalties
Status: in_force

A. No person shall sell or offer for sale any dyed chick, duckling, gosling, or rabbit.

B. Stores, shops, vendors, and others offering chicks, ducklings, goslings, or rabbits for sale, or displaying chicks, ducklings, goslings, or rabbits to the public, shall provide and operate brooders or other devices that may be necessary to maintain the chicks, ducklings, or goslings in good health, and shall make adequate food and water available to such birds or rabbits at all times.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both. Each day on which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.

Acts 1985, No. 760, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1251 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1251
Adoption of federal soil conservation policy
Status: in_force

A. It is hereby recognized and declared as a matter of legislative determination that the public welfare of this state requires the cooperation of this state with other states and with the federal government in the accomplishment of the policy declared by the Congress of the United States in the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, and particularly in Section 7(a) thereof, including:

(1) Preservation and improvement of soil fertility.

(2) Promotion of the economic use and conservation of land.

(3) Diminution of exploitation and wasteful and unscientific use of national soil resources.

(4) The protection of rivers and harbors against the result of soil erosion in aid of maintaining the navigability of waters and water courses and in aid of flood control.

B. The Legislature of Louisiana therefore accepts the provisions and requirements of the Act and adopts the policy thereof as the policy of the state of Louisiana and the purposes thereof as the purposes of this Part.

Acts 2023, No. 185, §1, eff. June 8, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:278 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 278
Bonds as legal investment and security for public deposits
Status: in_force

The state and all public officers, any parish, municipality, or other subdivision or instrumentality of the state, any bank, banker, trust company, savings bank and institution, building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment company or any person carrying on a banking or investment business, any insurance company or business, insurance associations, and any person carrying on an insurance business, and any executor, administrator, curator, trustee, and other fiduciary, and retirement system or pension fund may legally invest any sinking funds, monies or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds issued by the Authority pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, and such bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize such persons, firms, corporations, associations, political subdivisions and officers, or other entities, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including, but not limited to, sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension and trust funds, and funds held on deposit for the purchase of any such bonds of the Authority, and that any such bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits. However, nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments or security for public deposits shall be construed as relieving any such person, firm, or corporation or other entity from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 96, §1, eff. July 23, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3523 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3523
Seasonal marketing regulations
Status: in_force

A. Upon recommendation of the advisory board which is concerned, the commissioner may issue and make effective seasonal marketing regulations if all of the following requirements are complied with:

(1) The marketing order or agreement concerned provides for the issuance of such seasonal marketing regulations and sets forth the limits within which such seasonal marketing regulations may be made effective by the commissioner.

(2) The commissioner finds that such seasonal marketing regulations are reasonable and proper and a practical means of carrying out the marketing provisions which are authorized in such marketing order or agreement.

B. Seasonal marketing regulations shall be applicable to a particular marketing order or agreement for the purpose of carrying into effect by administrative order the marketing regulatory authorizations of such marketing order or agreement as such authorizations may be applicable to, or required by, changing economic or marketing conditions and requirements during each marketing season in which such marketing order or agreement may operate.

C. Seasonal marketing regulations shall not extend beyond the marketing regulatory authorizations which are specified in the marketing order or agreement, or modify or change the language of such marketing order by adding to, or subtracting from, such marketing order or agreement any of the marketing regulatory authorizations which are classed in R.S. 3:3517 as major amendments, or modify the language of any marketing order or agreement for the purpose of clarification as provided in R.S. 3:3518 for minor amendments.

D. Notice of the issuance and the effective date of any such seasonal marketing regulations shall be given by the commissioner to all producers and handlers that are directly affected by any such regulations in the manner and within the time which is specified in the applicable marketing order or agreement, or as specified in the administrative rules and regulations which are made effective for such marketing order or agreement pursuant to R.S. 3:3522.

E. It is intended that the provisions of this Section be interpreted liberally so that the commissioner may carry out the marketing regulations and procedures authorized in this Section in a practical and effective manner.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3522 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3522
Administrative rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. Upon recommendation of the advisory board which is concerned, the commissioner may establish administrative rules and regulations for each marketing order or marketing agreement as may be necessary.

B. Such rules and regulations may include, but shall not be limited to, any of the following:

(1) Methods for the purpose of explaining the provisions of such marketing order or agreement.

(2) Prescribing forms and procedures to be followed by producers and handlers that are directly affected by such marketing order or agreement.

(3) Providing information to producers and handlers that are subject to such marketing order or agreement.

(4) Other procedural and explanatory provisions to enable such producers and handlers better to understand the program and their obligations under it and thereby assist in obtaining cooperation and compliance.

C. The provisions of R.S. 3:3520 relative to publication, mailing of notice, and time of taking effect are applicable to any such administrative rules and regulations.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4383 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4383
Authority for forestry commission to implement a program of urban forestry
Status: in_force

A. The commission is authorized to implement a program in urban forestry to encourage better tree management and planting in urban areas, to assist the cities in seeking innovative solutions to problems such as tree maintenance and vandalism, and to encourage demonstration projects to maximize the benefits of urban forests.

The commission shall assume the primary responsibility in carrying out the intent of this Part in cooperation with other appropriate local, state and federal agencies such as the Cooperative Extension, the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the Department of Transportation and Development and the United States Forest Service.

B. The commission shall be the agent of the state and shall have full power to cooperate with those agencies of the federal government which have powers and duties concerning urban forestry, and shall perform all things necessary to secure for this state the benefits of federal urban forestry programs.

C. The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards for the implementation of the urban forestry program, which rules and regulations shall be submitted to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development for approval before final promulgation.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 746, §1; Acts 2008, No. 580, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4271 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4271
Louisiana Forestry Commission established; state policy
Status: in_force

A. To protect, conserve, and replenish the natural resources of the state, the practice of forestry in the state is placed under the Louisiana Forestry Commission, which is hereby established in the executive branch of the state government.

B. Repealed by Acts 2012, No, 808, §2.

Amended by Acts 1975, No. 81, §1. Acts 1990, No. 176, §1; Acts 2012, No. 808, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3556 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3556
Use of funds
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board shall plan and conduct a program of research and advertising designed to promote the soybean, wheat, corn, and grain sorghum industries in Louisiana. The board is authorized to use the funds derived from any assessment imposed by this Chapter for these purposes, including basic administration expenses of the plan. Use of these funds may be applied, as prescribed in this Section, within or without the state of Louisiana, including regional, national, and international applications.

B. The board is authorized to apply for and receive monies from the national assessment for grain sorghum pursuant to 7 CFR 1221.

Added by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 45, §1; Acts 1985, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 1985; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8G, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 25, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3; Acts 2014, No. 205, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4674 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4674
Minimum ethanol and bio-diesel requirements
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the production and use of renewable fuels in Louisiana is a matter of grave public necessity and is vital to the economy of Louisiana. The use of renewable domestic fuels such as ethanol and bio-diesel will expand United States and Louisiana fuel supplies without increasing dependency on foreign oil. Expanding United States and Louisiana fuel supplies through the use of renewable domestic fuels will reduce consumer fuel prices and spur Louisiana's rural economy by increasing production and demand for agricultural raw materials such as corn. Building plants and distribution centers to produce ethanol and bio-diesel will also serve as an economic boost for our agricultural community. Renewable domestic fuels such as ethanol help Louisiana's environment by providing a clean-burning, high-octane fuel that reduces automotive emissions. Therefore, the establishment of specifications for use of renewable fuels in Louisiana is a matter of public policy.

B. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them:

(1) "Alternate renewable fuel" means liquid fuel that is domestically produced from renewable biomass which can be used in place of ethanol or bio-diesel and it must meet the definition of renewable fuel in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

(2) For purposes of this Section, "bio-diesel" means:

(a) A fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from renewable resources including but not limited to vegetable oils, waste grease, or animal fats, and meeting the requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D-6751, or

(b) A diesel fuel substitute produced from non-petroleum renewable resources (inclusive of vegetable oils and animal fats) that meet the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and any blending components derived from renewable fuel.

(3) "Ethanol" means an ethyl alcohol that has a purity of at least ninety-nine percent, exclusive of added denaturants, that adheres to all of the following standards:

(a) It has been denatured in conformity with a method approved by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of the United States Department of Justice, as specified in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27, Parts 20 and 21.

(b) It meets all the requirements of American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) D4806, the standard specification for ethanol used as a motor fuel.

(c) It is produced from domestic agricultural products or byproducts or other bio-mass materials including municipal solid waste.

C.(1) Within six months after monthly production of denatured ethanol produced in the state of Louisiana equals or exceeds an annualized production volume of fifty million gallons, two percent of the total gasoline sold by volume in the state shall be denatured ethanol produced from domestically grown feedstock or other bio-mass materials.

(2) The requirements set forth in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may also be met through the production of an alternate renewable fuel but in no event shall such requirements exceed two percent of the total gasoline sold by volume by owners or operators of fuel distribution terminals.

D.(1) Within six months after monthly production of bio-diesel produced in the state of Louisiana equals or exceeds an annualized production volume of ten million gallons, two percent of the total diesel sold by volume in the state shall be bio-diesel produced from domestically grown feedstock.

(2) The requirements set forth in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may also be met through the production of an alternate renewable fuel but in no event shall such requirements exceed two percent of the total diesel sold by volume by owners or operators of fuel distribution terminals.

E. Within six months after monthly production of an alternate renewable fuel capable of substituting for ethanol and bio-diesel produced in the state of Louisiana equals or exceeds an annualized production volume of twenty million gallons, two percent of the total motor fuel sold by volume in the state shall be the alternate renewable fuel produced from domestically grown feedstock but in no event shall such requirement exceed two percent of the total motor fuel sold by volume by owners or operators of fuel distribution terminals.

F. Blenders and retailers will have six months to meet the new minimum content requirements. Any combination of alternative fuels, including but not limited to denatured ethanol, bio-diesel and alternative renewable fuel may be used to meet the two percent requirements of Subsections C, D, and E of this Section. The Louisiana Commission of Weights and Measures may waive or extend the six-month time period upon a finding that the quality or supply of bio-diesel or ethanol is insufficient to allow blenders or retailers to meet the minimum content requirements, or upon a finding that the motor fuel distribution terminals are or will be unable to blend ethanol due to delays in obtaining permits or delays in construction or installation of ethanol blending or storage equipment for reasons beyond the control of the terminal owner or operator.

G. Aviation fuels are exempt from the minimum ethanol and bio-diesel requirements in this Section.

H. Fuels containing ethanol or bio-diesel shall not be required to be sold in ozone nonattainment areas.

I. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, retailers shall not be required to purchase or sell ethanol or bio-diesel in the state of Louisiana.

J. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act for purposes of enforcing and carrying out the provisions of this Section.

K. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations requiring incentives to compensate for any costs associated with achieving the minimum ethanol and bio-diesel standards.

Acts 2006, No. 313, §1, eff. June 12, 2006; Acts 2012, No. 811, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 6
Placing of advertising signs on state-owned property
Status: in_force

A. The department may authorize the placement, erection, and maintenance of advertising and sponsorship signs on immovable property, improvements on immovable property, vehicles, vessels, airplanes, and assets of the department.

B. The department shall establish appropriate and reasonable fees and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2016, No. 70, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3613 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3613
Ownership of agricultural lands by foreign adversaries restricted
Status: in_force

A. No foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor shall directly or indirectly own, acquire, lease, or otherwise obtain any interest in agricultural land as defined by R.S. 3:3602.

B. A prohibited foreign actor may sell or convey an ownership interest in agricultural land in this state.

C. A person may conclusively rely upon an affidavit made by a person intending to acquire or holding an interest in immovable property to the effect that the person is not a foreign adversary or a prohibited foreign actor, and the correctness of those facts may not be controverted against any person relying on the affidavit, unless actual fraud by such person is proven. A person who gives a false affidavit shall be responsible for any loss or damage suffered by any person whose rights are adversely affected.

Acts 2024, No. 420, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2060 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2060
Penalty
Status: in_force

A. Any collecting person who fails to collect any assessment or remit any assessment collected, to the council, within the time required by this Part, may be assessed a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars for each violation plus all reasonable costs. Reasonable costs may be deemed to include the amount of the assessments remaining uncollected where it is determined that the noncollection of the assessment was caused by the collecting person. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense. The penalty shall be paid to the council and shall be disposed of in the same manner as funds derived from the payment of the assessment imposed herein.

B. Any determination of civil penalties and reasonable costs shall be made by an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 320, §1. HCR 187, 1987 R.S.; HCR 201, 1988 R.S.; Acts 1993, No. 587, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 298, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8K, eff. June 12, 2009.