La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4227 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4227
Assaults
Status: in_force

Any person who forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates or interferes with any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under this Chapter shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Whoever, in the commission of any such acts, uses a deadly or dangerous weapon, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Whoever kills any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under this Chapter shall be punished as provided under the applicable state law.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §25; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1399 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1399
Detained commercial feeds; withdrawal from distribution; condemnation and confiscation; stop order
Status: in_force

A. When the commissioner or his authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of this Part or of any of the prescribed regulations of the commission, he may issue and enforce a written or printed stop order warning the distributor not to dispose of the lot of commercial feed in any manner until written permission is given by the commissioner or the court. The commissioner shall release the stop order when the provisions and regulations have been complied with. If compliance is not obtained within thirty days, the commissioner may begin or upon request of the distributor or registrant shall begin proceedings for condemnation.

B. Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with the provisions of this Part and regulations of the commission shall be subject to seizure upon the petition of the commissioner to the district court of the parish in which the commercial feed is located. In the event the court finds the commercial feed to be in violation of this Part and orders the condemnation of the commercial feed, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial feed and the laws of the state including sale of the feed at public auction or destruction of the feed at the distributor's expense. In no instance shall the disposition of the commercial feed be ordered by the court without first giving the registrant or distributor an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the commercial feed or for permission to process or relabel the commercial feed to bring it into compliance with this Part.

C. The commissioner may stop the sale, distribution, or movement of any commercial or customer-formula feed, whole or cracked unmixed grains or seeds, whole hays, straw, chaff, or hulls from grains or seeds, corn stover, or other materials which are sold for the purpose of feeding livestock and which the commissioner or his authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe contains any disease, toxin, hazardous waste, poisonous residues, or other material which poses an immediate threat to the lives or health of livestock in this state. A stop order may be issued by the commissioner without a court order, and the feed or material which is subject to the stop order may be detained for up to five working days. If an amicable agreement as to the disposition of the feed or material cannot be reached in that time, the commissioner shall begin proceedings for condemnation.

D. The commissioner may temporarily suspend the sale, distribution, or movement of any raw milk from a producer when the raw milk causes an outbreak of a contagious or infectious disease that poses an immediate threat to animal or public health. For the purposes of this Part, the Senate and House committees on agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, and rural development may conduct oversight review to override the commissioner's temporary suspension.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2012, No. 146, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2024, No. 699, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:86 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 86
Tit. 3, § 86. Applicability of general corporation laws
Status: in_force

The provisions of Title 12, Chapter 1, and all powers and rights thereunder, apply to the associations organized hereunder, except where such provisions are in conflict with, or inconsistent with, the express provisions of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1445 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1445
Exemptions
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of R.S. 3:1436 shall not apply:

(1) To common carriers with respect to seeds transported in the ordinary course of business as a carrier. R.S. 3:1436 shall apply to carriers engaged in processing or merchandising seeds subject to the provisions of this Part.

(2) To seeds sold from a duly labeled container and taken therefrom in the presence of the purchaser. In such case the container in which the seeds are sold may be unlabeled unless the purchaser requests a label.

(3) To agricultural seeds when grown, sold, and delivered by the producer on his own premises when the growing of crops for reproductive purposes is not the primary farming occupation of the producer. If the seeds are advertised for sale through any medium or if the seeds are delivered by a common carrier, except for the purpose of recleaning, they shall be labeled in accordance with this Part.

B. The provisions of R.S. 3:1444 shall not apply:

(1) To seeds not intended for planting purposes.

(2) To seeds in storage in, consigned to, or being transported to seed cleaning or processing establishments for cleaning and processing only. Any labeling or representation that is made with respect to the unclean seeds shall be subject to this Part.

(3) To agricultural seeds when grown, sold, and delivered by the producer on his own premises when the growing of crops for reproductive purposes is not the primary farming occupation of the producer. If the seeds are advertised for sale through any medium or if the seeds are delivered by a common carrier, except for the purpose of recleaning, they shall be labeled in accordance with this Part.

(4) To seeds which are incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind, variety and origin if the seeds cannot be identified by examination, unless the person responsible for labeling failed to obtain an invoice or grower's declaration giving kind, variety, and origin.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §5; Acts 1987, No. 167, §1; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4015 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4015
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of this subpart or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months.

Acts 1974, No. 306, §1; Acts 1985, No. 74, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1398.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1398.1
Testing and records of raw milk
Status: in_force

A. Raw milk testing for salmonella shall be done once per month by an accredited laboratory. A producer of raw milk shall provide test results to the commission or a customer, upon request.

B. Test results shall be kept by the farmer or producer of raw milk for at least two years from testing.

Acts 2024, No. 699, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4217 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4217
Storage regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, by regulations, prescribe conditions under which carcasses, meat, meat food products and poultry products of cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, capable of use as human food, shall be stored or otherwise handled by any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling, freezing, storing or transporting, in or for intrastate commerce, such articles whenever the commissioner deems such action necessary to assure that such articles will not be adulterated or misbranded when delivered to the consumer. Violations of any such regulation is prohibited.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §15. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3538 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3538
National and international policy
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Legislature hereby finds and declares that the factors which affect the ability of Louisiana rice farmers to market their crop are established by national and international forces in the world market. The Louisiana Legislature further finds and declares that the expenditure of funds by the board for the purpose of influencing the development and implementation of national and international policy affecting the marketing of rice produced by Louisiana farmers is the expenditure of funds for a public purpose.

B. The board is hereby authorized to expend a portion of the funds received and administered by the board for the purpose of influencing the development and implementation of national and international policy affecting the marketing of rice produced by Louisiana farmers.

C. The amount of funds expended by the board in each fiscal year for the purposes authorized in this Section shall not exceed five percent of the budget of the board for that fiscal year.

D. The board shall not expend any funds for the purpose of influencing any legislative action on the state level.

Added by Acts 1988, No. 278, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8H, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2266 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2266
Indemnity
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Board of Animal Health is authorized to cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture, APHIS Veterinary Services, in the payment of indemnity, when funds permit, to owners of livestock that react to the official tuberculosis test as well as on those animals exposed to disease in a heavily infected herd. State indemnity shall not exceed that paid by the United States Department of Agriculture, APHIS Veterinary Services.

Acts 1950, No. 1979, §6; Acts 1970, No. 571, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 204, §§2, 3(E).
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4661 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4661
Count determinations for shrimp
Status: in_force

Shrimp may be sold by count if the size of the shrimp in a container is within the specified count size listed on the container or invoice. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, shrimp shall be sold in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 3:4615.

Acts 2001, No. 394, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:138 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 138
Tit. 3, § 138. Purchasing business of other associations, persons, firms or corporations; payment; stock issued
Status: in_force

Whenever an association organized under this Part with preferred capital stock shall purchase the stock or any property, or any interest in any property, of any person, firm, corporation, or association, it may discharge the obligations incurred, wholly or in part, by exchanging for the acquired interest shares of its preferred capital stock to an amount which at par value would equal a fair market value of the stock or interest purchased, as determined by the board of directors. In that case the transfer to the association of the stock or interest purchased shall be equivalent to payment in cash for the shares of stock issued.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:559.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 559.8
Aquacultural production; licensing; fees; records
Status: in_force

A. Every aquatic producer of a suitable species of aquatic livestock shall obtain a license from the department for each facility owned or operated by the aquatic producer. Each license shall be renewed annually. An application for a license shall be on a form furnished by the department and shall solicit such information as the department deems reasonably pertinent. A fee or structured fees for licenses, permits, applications for licenses, inspections, and other services required under this Part may be adopted by rule or regulation. The amount of any fees shall not generate revenues in excess of the total cost involved in providing the license, permit, or service.

B. Prior to approval and issuance of any license, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall inspect each facility subject to the license to determine that aquatic livestock at the facility are in compliance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

C. The criteria used by the department in inspecting the facility shall be established by rules and regulations. The criteria shall include the following:

(1) The species of aquatic livestock to be raised, maintained, or harvested at the facility.

(2) Whether the species is established in Louisiana.

(3) The physical location and size of the facility.

(4) The topography of the facility and the surrounding area.

(5) The approximate number of individual aquatic livestock at the facility.

(6) The facility's operational plan.

(7) The type of impoundment at the facility.

(8) The filtering or treatment system to be used to prevent the passage of eggs, larvae, juveniles, adults, waste, and unpurified water from the facility into areas or waters outside the facility.

(9) The emergency plan to become operational in the event of flooding or natural or manmade disasters.

(10) The most current best management practices for the type of facility.

D. Licensed aquatic producers shall maintain and preserve records as required by the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

Acts 2004, No. 865, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 743, §2A, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:346 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 346
Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

The district and all properties at any time owned by the district and the income therefrom and all bonds, certificates, and other evidence of indebtedness issued by the district under this Part and the interest or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation by the state of Louisiana.

Acts 2021, No. 337, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3612 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3612
Restrictions and limitations
Status: in_force

A. Nothing in this Part shall restrict any other remedy or right that any person or class of persons may have under any other provision of law.

B. Nothing in this Part shall limit or change any requirement of the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act and the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure.

C. Nothing in this Part shall apply to any governmental action where the purpose of the said governmental action is the regulation of agriculture or the regulation of agricultural activity by a governmental entity charged with the responsibility of promotion, protection, and advancement of agriculture.

Acts 1995, No. 302, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:928 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 928
Effectiveness
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Part shall remain in effect only as long as the federal funds required to implement the provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act referenced in this Part are provided.

B. The provisions of this Part shall be null and void upon the date of repeal of 21 CFR Part 112.

Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:922 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 922
Federal and state cooperation; designated authority
Status: in_force

A.(1) The department is hereby designated as the state agency responsible for cooperating with the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services regarding provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act that fall within the department's authority granted by this Part.

(2) The commissioner is authorized to receive and expend state and federal funds appropriated for the administration of this Part.

B. The department shall work with the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to develop a program to ensure the safety of agricultural produce in Louisiana.

C. The commissioner may accept advisory assistance from the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services in developing the program authorized by this Part, technical and laboratory assistance and training, including necessary curriculum, instructional materials, and equipment, and financial assistance or other aid for administration of the program authorized by this Part.

D. The commissioner shall represent the state in all communications and negotiations with the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services regarding the implementation of this Part and the provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act that fall within the department's authority granted by this Part.

Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4326 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4326
Supervision of forestry program; detailed plan
Status: in_force

The state forester with the approval of the forestry commission may administer and supervise the forestry program in each parish where such programs may be established.

Acts 2012, No. 808, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 304
Master farmer certification
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner of agriculture and forestry may certify individuals as master farmers in accordance with this Section. Each individual must successfully complete a master farmer certification program and have implemented an individual comprehensive soil and water conservation plan that meets the standards and specifications of the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation Service, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and the affected soil and water conservation district.

B. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations setting out the requirements for obtaining a certification. The curriculum shall be established by the Louisiana State University AgCenter. The Louisiana State University AgCenter may consult with other agencies and organizations as needed, including but not limited to the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Conservation and Energy, Louisiana Farm Bureau, the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission. The curriculum shall include but is not limited to the instruction on environmental issues in agriculture, nonpoint source pollution, best management and conservation practices, soil and water quality monitoring demonstrations, and development and implementation of an individual comprehensive soil and water conservation plan.

C. Any individual who has received a master farmer certification shall be presumed to be in compliance with state soil and water quality requirements as long as certification is maintained. The master farmer certification shall continue as long as the individual actively maintains his specific comprehensive conservation plan in accordance with best management practices.

Acts 2003, No. 145, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2023, No. 150, §1, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4675 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4675
Containers or pumps from which petroleum products not conforming to specifications are sold, to be labeled
Status: in_force

If any petroleum product which does not conform to the minimum specifications adopted by the commissioner in accordance with this Subpart is sold or dispensed in this state, the container or pump from which the petroleum product is to be dispensed shall be clearly, distinctly, and conspicuously labeled.

Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:556.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 556.10
Confidentiality
Status: in_force

The information received by the department from the reports required by R.S. 3:556.8 and the collections required by R.S. 3:556.9 shall be confidential with respect to the person submitting the report and the person remitting the collections. The figures for the total amount of artificial bait and crawfish bags sold and the total collections of each assessment shall be public record.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 679, §1; Acts 1985, No. 330, §1; Acts 1985, No. 492, §1; Acts 1986, No. 547, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:853 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 853
Procedures; interpretation of analytical results
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall establish and promulgate procedures for taking, identifying, handling and transporting samples. He is further empowered to establish policies for interpretation of analytical results.

Acts 1956, No. 316, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2358.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2358.1
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Part is to prevent the introduction into and dissemination within this state of contagious and infectious diseases of turtles by providing for the regulation, inspection, and control of farm-raised turtles, which activities are hereby found and declared by the legislature to promote agriculture and aquaculture within the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1990, No. 770, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2017, No. 69, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2353 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2353
Creation of eradication areas
Status: in_force

The state entomologist, subject to the approval of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, shall have authority to create and designate imported fire ant eradication areas. The commissioner of agriculture and forestry may declare all state laws and all regulations of the department pertaining to the eradication and control of imported fire ants to be in full force and effect in the designated area on and after the date stated. Treatment will begin after this declaration by the commissioner and after all property owners residing within the designated area have been notified. Official notice of the establishment of imported fire ant eradication areas shall be published in the official journal of the state of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 180, §1. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 268, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:283.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 283.2
Loans and guarantees for agricultural plants
Status: in_force

A. As part of the authority's participation in cooperative endeavors, the authority may:

(1) Loan funds to any person to be expended to acquire, construct, furnish, equip, make necessary improvements to, or purchase land for any agricultural plant which will be occupied by that person, under rules and regulations adopted by the authority. The loan shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the value of the property offered as security pursuant to a first mortgage. The minimum execution requirement by the borrower of a note is to be secured by a first mortgage on the property being acquired or constructed and payable to the authority within the time and under the terms and conditions together with additional endorsements as may be required by the authority.

(2) Loan to any person funds for operating capital, market development, and product inventories under rules and regulations adopted by the authority. The loan shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the value of the property offered as security pursuant to a first mortgage. The minimum execution requirement by the borrower of a note or notes is to be secured by a first mortgage on property, including product inventories and accounts receivable from the sale of inventories, under the terms and conditions as may be required by the authority.

(3) Guarantee funds, on an interim or long-term basis, for an amount to be expended to acquire, construct, furnish, equip, make necessary improvements to, or purchase land for, any agricultural plant for any loan made by any lending institution to any person approved by the authority, provided that whenever the authority guarantees the payment of the loan, the authority shall make and enter into a guarantee agreement with the lending institution and the borrower setting forth the terms and conditions under which the authority is obligated and the extent to which repayment of the loan is guaranteed and secured. Each loan guaranteed by the authority shall be secured by a first mortgage on property. Whenever the authority enters into a loan guarantee agreement, the authority may impose and collect an origination fee not to exceed one percent of the amount of the loan guaranteed.

(4) Guarantee funds, on an interim or long-term basis, to any person for operating capital, market development, and product inventories, under rules and regulations adopted by the authority. The minimum execution requirement by the borrower of a note or notes is to be secured by a first mortgage on property, including product inventories and accounts receivable from the sale of inventories, under the terms and conditions as may be required by the authority.

(5) Renegotiate, refinance, or foreclose on any mortgage or commence any action to protect or enforce any right or benefit conferred by any law, mortgage, contract, or other agreement and bid for and purchase such property at any foreclosure or at any other sale or otherwise to acquire or take possession of the property. In such event, the authority may complete, administer, pay the principal of and interest on any obligation incurred in connection with the property, and dispose of and otherwise deal with such property in such manner as may be desirable or necessary to protect the interest of the authority.

B. The aggregate of loans and loan guarantees made by the authority under this Section shall not exceed twenty million dollars at any one time.

C. The authority shall:

(1) Give priority to persons who utilize Louisiana agricultural products to the maximum extent possible.

(2) Fix the rate of interest to be charged on every loan at a rate not less than the base federal reserve discount rate.

(3) Keep records showing from whom any money is received and for what purpose and to whom any money is paid and for what purpose.

(4) Keep vouchers and receipts for all money disbursed.

D. The authority shall not loan or guarantee any loan:

(1) For any applicant who fails to submit all information required by this Section or by rules and regulations of the authority.

(2) If the amount loaned would result in the property offered as security being burdened with indebtedness in excess of seventy-five percent of the appraised value of the property.

(3) For any person with any pending or outstanding charge or liability relating to failure or inability to pay promissory notes or other evidence of indebtedness.

(4) For any person who has presently pending, at the federal, state, or local level, any proceeding concerning the denial or revocation of a necessary license or permit.

(5) If the proceeds of the loan are to be, or may be, used for consolidation of existing, previous financial obligations.

(6) To a person in excess of fifty percent of the total funds for loans or guarantees under this Section.

E. The authority shall not:

(1) Subordinate its interest, if such subordination shall result in any risk to the authority's security position.

(2) Enter into any cooperative endeavor, unless the cooperative endeavor involves the creation of a significant number of new jobs in relation to the amount of participation by the authority.

F. When requested by the authority, the commissioner may contract with consulting engineers, architects, attorneys, accountants, construction experts, financial experts, and such other persons as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Section. Contracts entered into under this Section shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 38:2310 et seq.

G. The authority shall transmit, at the end of each fiscal year, reports to the House and Senate committees on agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, and rural development, the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance. The reports shall set forth the cooperative endeavors approved and rejected, the terms, conditions, and status of each loan guarantee entered into in the fiscal year covered by the report, and the status of all loans and guarantees entered into in previous fiscal years.

H. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.

Acts 2009, No. 510, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4425 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4425
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner and the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development shall jointly promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, subject to oversight by the House Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, for the administration and enforcement of this Part.

Acts 2009, No. 352, §1, eff. July 6, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4007 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4007
Test of samples; notification
Status: in_force

A. Time composites: The composite sample shall be tested within two days after the close of the sampling period and as otherwise defined by rule and regulation.

B. Fresh milk sample: The fresh milk sample shall be utilized for composite building and/or tested within forty-eight hours from the time it is secured and as otherwise defined by rule and regulation.

C. Notification: The purchaser and/or the cooperative shall notify each producer of this butterfat pay test not later than the 15th day of the month following that during which the tests were conducted. For semimonthly testing periods the information shall include the average pay test and volume of milk for the 1st through the 15th; the average pay test and volume of milk for the 16th through the end of the month; a weighted average test and total volume of milk for the month. In the absence of composite samples, the information may be submitted by monthly periods.

Acts 1974, No. 306, §1; Acts 1985, No. 74, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2076 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2076
Funding
Status: in_force

To achieve the purposes of this Chapter, the commissioner may accept and expend monies from any source, including gifts, contributions, donations, state appropriations, and federal grants and may accept and use services from individuals, corporations, and governmental entities.

Acts 2021, No. 168, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3811 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3811
Revocation of licenses and permits
Status: in_force

A. The commission may revoke or suspend any license or permit issued under the provisions of this Chapter upon a determination by the commission that the holder of the license or permit has violated the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission, or has failed to meet the professional or occupational standards determined by the commission, or has failed to insure that the personnel employed by the holder of the license or permit meet the professional or occupational standards determined by the commission.

B. Licenses and permits may be revoked or suspended only by a ruling of the commission based on an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act.

C. The commission shall notify each person whose license has been revoked or suspended, by certified mail, return receipt requested.

D. Each person whose license or permit has been revoked or suspended shall return the license or permit to the commission within fifteen days of the date on which the notice of the revocation or suspension was received.

Added by Acts 1965, No. 127, §2. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 621, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 120, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:556.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 556.6
Assessments
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby levied and imposed an assessment of one-quarter of one cent per pound on all artificial crawfish bait sold in this state. The assessment shall be ultimately paid by the crawfish farmers and harvesters who purchase the artificial bait.

B. There is hereby levied and imposed an assessment on each bag used to package live crawfish in the amount of one cent for each bag holding less than twenty-five pounds of crawfish, and two cents for each bag holding twenty-five pounds or more of crawfish. The assessment shall ultimately be paid by the crawfish farmers and harvesters who purchase the bags.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 679, §1. Amended by Acts 1985, No. 330, §1; Acts 1985, No. 492, §1; Acts 1986, No. 547, §1; Acts 2014, No. 219, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3619 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3619
Applicability
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this Part, the provisions contained in this Part shall apply only to immovable property acquired by a foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor after August 1, 2024. If a foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor acquires immovable property despite the prohibitions contained in this Part, the property shall be subject to forfeiture only during the period in which the foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor owns the property. Rights in immovable property shall not be void or voidable because the property or right therein previously was held by a foreign adversary or prohibited foreign actor.

Acts 2024, No. 420, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:559.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 559.6
Powers of the commissioner
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall have the following powers and responsibilities:

(1) To develop a regulatory framework for the orderly development and maintenance of a modern, sustainable aquacultural segment of Louisiana's agriculture industry and to promote aquaculture and aquaculture products.

(2) To develop criteria for licensing and permitting and for granting or denying licenses and permits issued pursuant to this Part.

(3) To hold hearings on alleged violations of the provisions of this Part or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(4) To impose civil penalties and decide on injunctive or other civil relief to be sought for violations of the provisions of this Part or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(5) To adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Part, including regulations establishing the criteria for granting or denying licenses and permits. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of this Part and promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

(6) To administer and enforce the provisions of this Part and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(7) To collect, administer, and disburse the proceeds of all fees, interest, penalties, and other monies collected pursuant to this Part.

(8) To issue licenses and permits to persons engaged in aquacultural activities in accordance with this Part.

(9) To conduct inspections and investigations in accordance with the provisions of this Part and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Part.

(10) To seek and obtain injunctive or other civil relief to restrain and prevent violations of this Part, rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part, or orders and rulings issued pursuant to this Part.

(11) To institute civil proceedings to enforce his orders or rulings, collect any fees, fines, penalties, or costs due under this Part or to otherwise enforce the provisions of this Part or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(12) To issue a stop order to prevent a violation or further violation of this Part or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Part.

B. Any suit filed pursuant to this Part may be filed in East Baton Rouge Parish or in any parish of proper venue.

Acts 2004, No. 865, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 743, §2A, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2304
Power to fight diseases and pests of bees
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have full and plenary power to deal with all contagious and infectious diseases of bees and all other pests of bees, including but not limited to American and European Foulbrood, Acarine mite, Varroa mite, and Africanized bees. The state entomologist, through agents or otherwise, may do and perform such acts as may be necessary to control, eradicate, or prevent the introduction, spread, or dissemination of any and all contagious and infectious diseases of bees and all other pests of bees.

Amended by Acts 1984, No. 529, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4116 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4116
Penalties for violation
Status: in_force

A. Violation of this sub-part shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars in the discretion of the court. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the penalties herein provided, violation of this sub-part may be enjoined at the suit of any person aggrieved or about to be aggrieved thereby, or at the suit of the commissioner or the board. No showing of irreparable injury shall be required in any suit for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or permanent injunction filed by the commissioner or the board.

B. In addition to the penalties provided in this sub-part, any person who shall be injured in business or property by reason of any other person's violation of any of the provisions of this sub-part may intervene in the suit for injunction instituted pursuant to this paragraph against such other person, or may sue in a separate action such other person in the courts of competent jurisdiction, and shall recover three times the actual damages sustained as a result of such violation, together with the costs of the suit and reasonable attorneys fees. In addition to the above remedy any such person may in such courts and places sue to enjoin the violation of any of the provisions of this sub-part.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 31, §1; Acts 1985, No. 75, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4682 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4682
Products not conforming to specifications, duty of commissioner
Status: in_force

A. When the analysis of a sample of a petroleum product taken in conformity with the provisions of this Subpart discloses that the product from which the sample was taken does not conform to the specifications fixed by the commissioner it is the duty of the commissioner to immediately serve notice on the manufacturer, distributor or seller that the product must not be sold in the state. If the petroleum product is in the process of transportation and has not yet been delivered to the consignee or retailer, the commissioner may immediately notify the consignor of the result of the test and instruct said consignor to withdraw the product from sale in this state. Failure on the part of the consignor to obey these orders shall constitute a violation of this Subpart.

B. If the petroleum product is not in the process of transportation, but is exposed or offered for sale or distribution, the commissioner may, by written notice, suspend the sale or distribution of this product. The retailer or distributor upon whom a notice of suspension is served, is prohibited from doing business in the sale or distribution of this product until formally released by order of the commissioner. The order of suspension given by the commissioner must apply only to that product and cannot be extended to cover other petroleum products sold or distributed by a retail dealer or distributor which are found to conform to specifications fixed under the provisions of this Subpart.

Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4006 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4006
Responsibilities of purchaser, cooperative, and licensed personnel; suspension of license
Status: in_force

A. Purchaser; cooperative; tank truck owner: The purchaser, cooperative and tank truck owner shall be responsible, bound, and coequally liable for their licensed employees to carry out the provisions of this subpart, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner.

B. Measurer-sampler: A licensed measurer-sampler shall be responsible and liable for the correct measuring, conversion, sampling, transport and care of milk samples so long as they are under his care and as may otherwise be defined by rule and regulation.

C. Milk and cream tester: A licensed tester shall be responsible for the proper storage, preparation, mixing, testing, and posting of fresh and/or composite samples of milk and the subsequent results thereof.

D. Calibration technician: No person other than a licensed milk and cream tester, approved by the commissioner in writing or by special license, shall calibrate, adjust, or otherwise supervise any electronic fat analysis device. The employment of any electronic fat analysis device, which must be approved by the commissioner, by any purchaser or cooperative shall require not less than two approved calibration technicians.

E. Suspension of licenses: If investigation by the commissioner discloses intentional misconduct in the procuring of any sample, or the tampering with a milk sample, equipment, electronic analysis device or butterfat records, the license of the sampler, tester or calibration technician and/or their licensed employer may be immediately suspended by the commissioner for a period of not more than thirty days, and may be revoked as provided in R.S. 3:4010.

Acts 1974, No. 306, §1; Acts 1985, No. 74, §1; Acts 1985, No. 218, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4672 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4672
Measuring devices; calibration of vehicle tanks; application of Subpart; removal or change of markings unlawful; certificate of calibration
Status: in_force

A. No person shall use any commercial weighing or measuring device in the distribution, handling or sale of petroleum products unless it is true and accurate. The standard of weights and measures applied to commercial weighing and measuring devices shall be those adopted by the commissioner in regulations promulgated pursuant to this Chapter. The standard of weights and measures adopted by the commissioner shall be as stringent as those standards issued 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 weighing or measuring petroleum products.

B. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to seal and forbid the use of any inaccurate commercial weighing or measuring device until such time as the defect is corrected. The breaking of this seal shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this Subpart. No person shall refuse to permit the commissioner to inspect and seal, if deemed necessary, any such commercial weighing or measuring device, or break the seal after being placed on the device.

C. For the purpose of strengthening and making the administration of this Subpart more effective, the commissioner is authorized to require, under regulation promulgated by him, the measuring, calibration, and determination of the capacity in gallons of any vehicle tank, as defined herein, and to require every person to produce evidence of this calibration when deemed necessary.

D. The provisions of this Subpart are not applicable to carriers-for-hire operating under valid common carrier certificates or contract carrier permits issued by the Louisiana Public Service Commission and not engaged in transporting gasoline, motor fuel, or any other petroleum products for the purpose of sale, use, or consumption within this state, and persons operating motor busses under franchises or licenses issued by municipalities.

E. No person shall sell, withdraw, or distribute petroleum products from a vehicle tank or from any fuel tank or auxiliary fuel tank for the purpose of distribution or sale, unless the vehicle tank has been measured and calibrated under the provisions of this Subpart. The failure of the owner of any vehicle tank, after notice by the commissioner in accordance with regulations promulgated by him, to submit a vehicle tank for measuring, calibrating, and determining capacity or for inspection under said regulations shall constitute a violation of this Subpart.

F. Proof of the fact that a vehicle tank has been measured and calibrated in compliance with this Subpart shall be a certificate issued by a licensed service agency.

G. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 47, §2, eff. May 21, 2004.

Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 47, §2, eff. May 21, 2004; Acts 2017, No. 278, §1, eff. June 15, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4412 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4412
Assistance through cooperative agreements
Status: in_force

A. The involvement of the state in a cooperative agreement may consist of either or both of the following types of assistance:

(1) A direct grant to assist the landowner in implementing an approved practice through the use of the landowner's resources or through contacts with private firms.

(2) Utilization of the state's personnel, equipment, or materials to implement an approved practice if private sector services are unavailable.

B. Approved practices shall include the following:

(1) Site preparation for reforestation by natural or artificial means.

(2) Planting of seeds or seedlings.

(3) Timber stand improvement through removal of undesirable trees.

(4) Such other forestry practices as shall be determined by the commissioner.

C. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to establish the extent of the state's involvement in each cooperative agreement with a landowner during a fiscal year.

Acts 1997, No. 1377, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2020, No. 81, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2094 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2094
Powers of the state veterinarian
Status: in_force

A. The state veterinarian may:

(1) Establish, maintain, and enforce quarantine lines and place movement restrictions on intrastate and interstate travel of livestock.

(2) Place any livestock in quarantine until the necessary inspections or tests or epidemiological investigations have been completed.

(3) Appoint inspectors to enter premises, to inspect and disinfect livestock premises, and enforce quarantines.

(4) Make a determination based on epidemiological evaluation of current disease risks that additional requirements are needed to prevent the introduction or spread of disease.

(5) Direct a person to comply with the entry or additional requirements in writing or orally and confirmed in writing.

B. In consultation with federal officials and agencies and based upon an epidemiological evaluation of the current risk of introduction or spread of disease, the state veterinarian may place any animal used for research in quarantine until the disease risk has abated. The determination to lift a quarantine issued pursuant to this Subsection shall be based on validated data derived from evidence-based practices.

Acts 2013, No. 200, §1; Acts 2015, No. 216, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4680 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4680
Commissioner, powers and duties
Status: in_force

The commissioner is authorized to establish rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Subpart for the purpose of properly enforcing this Subpart. It shall be his duty to faithfully and impartially enforce the provisions of this Subpart, and, for that purpose, he shall have full access, ingress and egress at all reasonable hours to any place where petroleum products are stored, transported, sold, or offered for sale. He is also authorized to open and inspect any case, package, or other container, tank, pump, vehicle tank, or storage tank. He may enter upon any barge, vessel, or other vehicle of transportation, and may take samples from any vehicle tank, not exceeding two litres or one-half gallon per sample, for analysis. He may, with instruments conforming to the weights and measures adopted by him in accordance with this Chapter, check any commercial weighing or measuring device or the volume or weight of contents of any tank, pump, vehicle tank, storage tank, or any other type of container. He is also authorized to inspect all books and records of manufacturers, common or contract carriers, or distributors of petroleum products which may be necessary for the proper enforcement of this Subpart. The commissioner is also authorized to deputize from time to time any sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, or other like officer in the state to take a specific sample, whose duty it shall be to send or deliver to the commissioner the sample taken.

Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1214 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1214
State agencies to co-operate
Status: in_force

Agencies of this state which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any state-owned lands, and of any parish, or other governmental subdivision of the state, which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any parish-owned or other publicly owned lands, lying within the boundaries of any district organized hereunder, shall co-operate to the fullest extent with the supervisors of such districts in the effectuation of programs and operations undertaken by the supervisors under the provisions of this Part. The supervisors of such districts shall be given free access to enter and perform work upon such publicly owned lands.

The provisions of land-use regulations adopted pursuant to R.S. 3:1209 shall have the force and effect of law over all such publicly owned lands, and shall be in all respects observed by the agencies administering such lands.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1731 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1731
Sweet potato dealer's permit requirement; application; exception; denial, suspension, revocation, and probation of dealer's permit
Status: in_force

A. All persons, including sweet potato growers and farmers, commercially growing, selling or offering for sale sweet potatoes shall not grow, move, clean, grade, pack or repack for sale, or process in any manner sweet potatoes without a valid sweet potato dealer's permit.

B. Applicants for a sweet potato dealer's permit shall complete and file the application required by the department, which shall set forth the following conditions:

(1) A guarantee to reimburse any purchase price of sweet potatoes which are confiscated because of sweet potato weevil infestation or unauthorized sale, offer for sale, or movement.

(2) An agreement to permit, at the dealer's cost, the disposal or destruction by the department or the return to point of origin of any sweet potatoes sold, offered for sale, moved or moving without authorization, or infested with sweet potato weevils.

(3) A signed agreement to comply with any and all sweet potato quarantine regulations and any conditions specified in the agreement.

C. The provisions of this Section do not apply to retail grocers and other retail outlets selling or offering for sale sweet potatoes possessing a valid certificate permit or certificate permit tags indicating that the sweet potatoes have been inspected, and that are sold or offered for sale directly to the consumer from a permanent building at a permanent location.

D. A sweet potato dealer's permit may be suspended, revoked, or placed on probation if the holder thereof fails to comply with the provisions of Parts III and III-A of Chapter 12 of this Title or with the provisions of a signed compliance agreement with the department, subject to a finding in support of such action in a properly conducted adjudicatory hearing.

E. The department may refuse to renew a sweet potato dealer's permit if the person or business applying for such permit owes unpaid sweet potato fees, taxes, or civil penalties.

Acts 2013, No. 332, §1, eff. June 17, 2013.
La. R.S. § 3:75 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 75
Tit. 3, § 75. Membership; stock certificates; association may be member
Status: in_force

Under the terms and conditions prescribed in its by-laws, an association formed under this Part may admit as members and issue certificates of stock or membership only to persons engaged in the production of agricultural products grown by them and to be handled by or through the association, including the lessees and tenants of lands used for production of such products and lessors and landlords who receive as rent all or part of the crop raised on the leased premises.

Certificates of stock or membership shall not be transferable and no persons shall acquire by operation of law or otherwise the benefit of membership except as provided in this Section.

An association organized hereunder may become a member or stockholder of any other association or associations organized hereunder.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3391.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3391.12
Enforcement; civil penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) In order to enforce the provisions of this Part, the rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this Part, or any quarantine declared or stop order issued by him or in order to implement a treatment program, the commissioner may:

(a) Seek and obtain from a court of proper jurisdiction and venue an order or orders of enforcement.

(b) Seek and obtain injunctive relief from any court of proper jurisdiction and venue to restrain and prevent violations.

(c) Institute civil proceedings for enforcement in any court of proper jurisdiction and venue.

(2) The commissioner may request the awarding of costs and attorney fees in any court proceeding brought pursuant to this Section.

B.(1) The commissioner may impose civil penalties for violations of the provisions of this Part, the rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this Part, or any quarantine declared or stop order issued by him.

(2) Any civil penalties imposed shall not exceed five thousand dollars per offense. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense.

(3) 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.

(4) 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. All assessments, fees, penalties, and other funds received under the provisions of this Part shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury.

Acts 1999, No. 486, §1, eff. June 21, 1999; Acts 2012, No. 834, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. R.S. § 3:1210 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1210
Tit. 3, § 1210. Entry of land for inspection
Status: in_force

The supervisors shall have authority to go upon any lands within the district to determine whether land-use regulations adopted under the provisions of R.S. 3:1209 are being observed.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1211 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1211
Performance of work under the regulations by the supervisors
Status: in_force

Where the supervisors of any district shall find that any of the provisions of land-use regulations prescribed in an ordinance adopted in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 3:1209 are not being observed on particular lands, and that such non-observance tends to increase erosion on such lands and is interfering with the prevention or control of erosion on other lands within the district, the supervisors may seek, according to law, from the district court having jurisdiction, a mandatory injunction ordering the land occupant and the land owner to comply with the land-use regulations, and, in the alternative, authorizing the supervisors to go on the land, perform the work or other operations or otherwise bring the condition of such lands into conformity with the requirement of such regulations and to recover the costs and expenses thereof, with interest, from the occupant and owner of such land. In all cases where the person in possession of lands, who shall fail to perform such work, operations, or avoidances shall not be the owner, the owner of such lands shall be joined as a party defendant.

When such judgment shall be paid or collected, the proceeds shall be paid over to the district within the boundaries of which the land shall lie.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3372 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3372
Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The commission may impose civil penalties for the commission of any act which is a violation under R.S. 3:3371. The schedule for civil penalties is as follows:

(1) Minor - not more than two hundred dollars.

(2) Moderate - not more than five hundred dollars.

(3) Major - not more than five thousand dollars.

B. The commission may suspend or revoke any permit, license, or registration for the commission of any act which is a major violation or for multiple acts which are minor or moderate violations. No permit, license, or registration shall be suspended or revoked without the affirmative vote of each of the five members of the commission.

C. The commission may place any person who holds a permit, license, or registration on probation for any violation under R.S. 3:3371.

D. The commission in its discretion may combine the penalties of civil penalties, probation, suspension, or revocation, subject to the other provisions of this Section.

E. Civil penalties may be assessed, probation may be imposed, and permits, licenses, and registrations may be suspended or revoked only by a ruling of the commission based on an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and the following special provisions:

(1) The commission shall appoint a hearing officer.

(2) The commission shall notify the alleged violator by certified mail at least thirty days prior to the date the hearing is held.

(3) The notice shall contain the following information:

(a) A statement of the alleged violation.

(b) The specific Section of this Part or the specific rule or regulation alleged to have been violated.

(c) The date, time, and place where the hearing will be held.

(d) A statement of the rights which will be accorded to the licensee or registered employee at the hearing.

(e) A statement as to the possible penalties which may be imposed upon a finding by the commission at the hearing that the alleged violator committed the alleged violation.

(4) The alleged violator shall have the right to representation by legal counsel and the right to examine and cross-examine witnesses as in civil cases. The alleged violator shall have the right to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence upon depositing with the commission the fees required for issuing subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum in civil cases.

F. The commission may institute civil proceedings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred to enforce its rulings.

G. The commission may institute civil proceedings seeking injunctive relief to restrain and prevent violations 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.

H. The provisions of R.S. 3:3205 shall apply to this Part. The commissioner or his duly authorized representatives acting at his direction shall administer the provisions of R.S. 3:3205 as they apply to violations of this Part or to violations of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part.

Acts 1984, No. 800, §1, eff. July 13, 1984; Acts 1988, No. 215, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2006 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2006
Right to notice and opportunity to prove bull not subject to castration
Status: in_force

No animal shall be castrated under the authority of this Part without notice to the owner thereof; except where the owner of any scrub bull who fails to keep such animals enclosed in violation of any police jury ordinance or regulation cannot be found with reasonable diligence within twenty days, the police jury may castrate the animal.

When the owner of any animal declared to be a scrub bull by a police jury contends that the animal is entitled to pedigree under the provisions of R.S. 3:2004, he shall, upon reasonable assurance of paying all costs of impounding, be entitled to a reasonable time, not exceeding sixty days, to prove that the animal is not a scrub bull as defined by this Part. If he is unable to prove such fact within such period of time the animal shall be castrated.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2474 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2474
Confirmation of sterilization
Status: in_force

The releasing agency shall consider the animal sterilized upon receipt of written confirmation signed by the Louisiana licensed veterinarian who performed the sterilization.

Acts 1990, No. 567, §1, eff. July 19, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1420 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1420
Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner may seek to collect any fee, penalty, or cost that may be due under this Subpart or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Subpart.

B. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings in any court of proper jurisdiction and venue in order to:

(1) Enforce the rulings of the commission; or

(2) Collect any fee, penalty, or cost due under the provisions of this Subpart or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Subpart; or

(3) Seek injunctive relief to restrain and prevent violations of the provisions of this Subpart or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Subpart.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2221
Establishment of brucellosis eradication procedures
Status: in_force

A. Any person owning or having charge of any male or female cattle over eight months of age in a herd which has shown evidence of brucellosis infection, or has intermingled with or otherwise been exposed to brucellosis infected animals, upon at least thirty days prior written notification by an employee or authorized agent of the Louisiana Board of Animal Health shall present and restrain the cattle for identification and testing, and such infected herds shall be retested until these herds have become classified brucellosis negative as defined in rules and regulations of the Louisiana Board of Animal Health. Cattle in open range country shall be worked at a time to correspond to the normal procedure for handling such cattle.

B. Evidence of infection includes finding one or more reactors to an official brucellosis agglutination test on animals bred on the farm, at livestock auction market, at a slaughter establishment or concentration point, or upon official report of a positive brucellosis milk ring test of a dairy herd.

C. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 118, §1; Acts 1966, No. 291, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1433 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1433
Powers and responsibilities of commission
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall:

(1)(a) Make rules and regulations governing the methods of sampling, inspecting, and making analysis tests and examinations of all seeds and other propagating stock;

(b) Establish the standards and tolerances to be allowed in the administration of this Part;

(c) Make rules and regulations governing the conditions for growing, harvesting, processing, preparing for market, labeling, distributing, and marketing seeds and propagating stock as certified, registered, or foundation;

(d) Set forth in its rules the minimum requirements of varietal purity and mechanical standards as a condition to sale or distribution as certified, registered, or foundation seeds or other propagating stock;

(e) Make rules and regulations establishing a reasonable schedule of charges to persons for each sample of seed tested by the Louisiana Seed Testing Laboratory, establishing a reasonable fee schedule to be charged for making application for inspection and field inspection for certification of seed, and establishing a reasonable fee schedule to be charged for printing certified tags, provided there shall be no charge for the testing of official samples submitted by duly authorized agricultural inspectors for law enforcement purposes; and

(f) Make all rules and regulations pertaining to the enforcement of this Part.

(2) Limit the sale and distribution of seeds for the production of agricultural, vegetable, or flower crops to certified seeds or planting stock when the commission determines that the limitation will best serve the crop industry.

(3) In making rules and regulations, give consideration to the following with respect to each kind of seed or other propagating stock regulated by this Part:

(a) The minimum requirements of varietal purity and mechanical standards.

(b) The kind, quality, and estimated amounts to be available for sale in Louisiana during the next succeeding crop season.

(c) The demand in Louisiana.

(d) The agricultural practices for production in Louisiana as compared with the practice in other states.

(e) The accepted cultural and trade practices prevailing in other states with respect to offering and displaying for sale, labeling, sampling, and making analyses.

(f) The general welfare of growers in Louisiana.

(4) Hold hearings on alleged violations of the provisions of this Part or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(5) Advise the commissioner on the civil penalties to be imposed or the injunctive or other civil relief to be sought to punish and restrain violations of the provisions of this Part or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(6) Perform such other advisory functions as the commissioner may assign to the commission.

(7) Declare plants to be weeds or noxious weeds in all or part of the state and to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the sale, distribution, movement, and use of weed seeds or noxious weed seeds by regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

B. The commission may adopt rules establishing user fees to be charged for all services provided by the commission and establishing regulatory fees to be charged for all regulatory functions performed by the commission. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The amount of the user fees shall be based on the cost of the services provided. The amount of the regulatory fees shall be based on the cost of the regulatory functions performed.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 372, §1; Acts 1954, No. 439, §2; Acts 1975, No. 766, §2; Acts 1977, No. 149, §2; Acts 1988, No. 163, §1; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4635 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4635
Powers of inspectors
Status: in_force

The inspecting officer may board any boat arriving with oysters in order to make the inspection and measurement provided by this Subpart and to ascertain the number of sacks, barrels, and baskets arriving and the names and addresses of the sellers, exporters, consignors, buyers, importers, and consignees of the oysters to be inspected and measured and the quantity consigned to each buyer, importer, and consignee, and any other information necessary to perform the duties imposed upon him by law. The owner or other person in charge of the boat or of its manifest shall produce the manifest and allow him to examine it, if he so demands.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4722 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4722
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner may impose a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars for each violation of this Subpart or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Subpart. Each day on which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.

B. Civil penalties may be assessed only by a ruling of the commissioner based on an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

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

Acts 2016, No. 329, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2691 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2691
Police juries authorized to protect livestock
Status: in_force

The police juries of the different parishes may enact such ordinances as they in their discretion deem necessary for the protection of the livestock industries in their respective parishes.

Acts 2003, No. 4, §1, eff. May 8, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1416 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1416
Cancellation of registration; causes for
Status: in_force

Repeated failure of a registrant to meet the guaranteed weight or analysis of a fertilizer, or to fail to make payment of the inspection fee, or to fail to pay penalties assessed shall be considered just cause for cancellation of a manufacturer registration.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:78 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 78
Tit. 3, § 78. By-laws; contents
Status: in_force

Each association incorporated under this Part shall, within thirty days after its incorporation, adopt for its government and management, a code of by-laws not inconsistent with the powers granted by this Part. The by-laws shall prescribe the manner and method of removal from office of any officer or director of the association and shall prescribe the manner and method of filling vacancies. A majority vote of the members or stockholders, or their written consent, is necessary, to adopt by-laws. Each association in its by-laws may also provide for any of the following matters:

(1) The time, place and manner of calling and conducting its meetings.

(2) The number of stockholders or members constituting a quorum.

(3) The right of members or stockholders to vote by proxy or by mail, and the conditions, manner, form and effect of the votes.

(4) The number of directors constituting a quorum.

(5) The qualifications, duties, and term of office of directors and officers; the time of their election and the mode and manner of giving notice thereof.

(6) Penalties for violations of the by-laws.

(7) Form and manner of amendment of by-laws.

(8) The amount of entrance, organization, and membership fees, if any; manner and method of collection of the fees, and the purposes for which they may be used.

(9) The amount which each member or stockholder shall be required to pay annually, or from time to time, to carry on the business of the association; the charge to be paid by each member or stockholder for service rendered by the association to him; and the producing, marketing, renting, or leasing contract between the association and its members or stockholders which every member or stockholder shall be required to sign.

(10) The qualifications of members or stockholders of the association and the conditions precedent to membership or ownership of common stock; the manner, method, and time of allotment and distribution of surpluses; the method, time, and manner of permitting members to withdraw or permitting the holders of common stock to transfer their stock; the manner of assignment and transfer of the interest of members, and of the shares of common stock; the conditions upon which, and the time when, membership of any member shall cease; the automatic suspension of the rights of a member when he ceases to be eligible to membership in the association; the mode, manner, and effect of the expulsion of a member; the manner of determining the value of a member's interest and provision for its purchase by the association upon the death or withdrawal of a member or stockholder or upon the expulsion of a member or forfeiture of his membership. In case of the withdrawal or expulsion of a member, the board of directors shall equitably and conclusively appraise his property interests in the association and shall fix the amount thereof in money, which shall be paid to him at such time as may be fixed by the board of directors, not to exceed the termination of the current marketing or other agreements.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:17.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 17.1
Prescribed burning by noncertified prescribed burn managers
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Section shall only be applicable to any prescribed burning that is not conducted in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 3:17. As used in this Section, "noncertified prescribed burn manager" means an individual who has not successfully completed the certification program of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center or other approved program and is not certified by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

B. A noncertified prescribed burn manager, prior to conducting a prescribed burn, shall provide the office of forestry with the location, date, and time of the prescribed burn. The office of forestry shall review the information, and the noncertified prescribed burn manager shall agree to follow the relevant smoke management guidelines as approved by the department in order for the notification to be accepted.

C. The commissioner of agriculture and forestry is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the intent and purposes of this Section.

D. Prescribed burning conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall not entitle the noncertified prescribed burn manager with a rebuttable presumption of nonnegligence.

E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the burning of leaf piles, yard debris, or hand-piled natural vegetation.

F. Any person who violates this Section or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Section may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars for a first offense and a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars for a second or subsequent offense. Civil penalties may only be assessed by a ruling of the commissioner based upon an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2024, No. 288, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3104 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3104
Reporting
Status: in_force

Each licensee shall maintain records which include the total number of animals, or the parts thereof, killed, sold, or transported, and the name of the person to whom the animals were sold or transported.

Acts 1991, No. 110, §1; Acts 2012, No. 214, §2(B).
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 16
Fees for chemical and other analyses
Status: in_force

The director of agricultural chemistry, with the approval of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, may establish fees to be charged for all chemical or other analyses conducted or performed by the agricultural chemistry laboratory. The fees shall be established by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The amount of the fee shall be based on the costs incurred in conducting or performing the analyses.

Acts 1988, No. 158, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:321 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 321
Policy statement
Status: in_force

Louisiana's rural areas are a vital element of the state. In order to mitigate the rapid deterioration of rural health, education, infrastructure, and other systems essential to the socioeconomic well-being of Louisiana's rural population, it is necessary that the state encourage and support the creation of a rural development program. It is therefore declared to be the public policy of this state to develop and enhance the state's rural areas through a rural development fund and a program of rural development.

Acts 2021, No. 331, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4204
Postmortem inspection
Status: in_force

For the purposes hereinbefore set forth the commissioner shall cause to be made by inspectors appointed for that purpose, as hereinafter provided, a postmortem examination and inspection of the carcasses and parts thereof of all cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, capable of use as human food, to be prepared at any slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering or similar establishment in this state in which such articles are prepared solely for intrastate commerce; and the carcasses and parts thereof of all such animals found to be not adulterated shall be marked, stamped, tagged or labeled as "Louisiana Inspected and Passed"; and said inspectors shall label, mark, stamp or tag as "Inspected and Condemned" all carcasses and parts thereof thus inspected and condemned and all carcasses and parts thereof condemned shall be destroyed for food purposes by the said establishment in the presence of an inspector. The commissioner may remove inspectors* from any such condemned carcass or part thereof, and said inspectors, after said first inspection shall, when they deem it necessary, reinspect said carcasses or parts thereof to determine whether since the first inspection the same have become adulterated and if any carcass or any part thereof shall, upon examination and inspection subsequent to the first examination and inspection, be found to be adulterated, it shall be destroyed for food purposes by the said establishment in the presence of an inspector.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §3. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.

*NOTE: AS IT APPEARS IN ACTS 1970, NO. 615.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2653 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2653
Unnecessary to prove knowledge that dog would injure livestock
Status: in_force

In the prosecution of actions under this Subpart, it shall not be necessary for the plaintiff to show that the owner, harborer, or possessor of the dog had knowledge of the fact that the animal would kill, harass, or wound livestock.

Acts 2003, No. 4, §1, eff. May 8, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:19 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 19
Louisiana Organic Certification Cost-Share Rebate Program; legislative findings; authority
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner has the duty and authority to promote, protect, and advance Louisiana agriculture. The legislature finds that there is potential for growth of organic agricultural production in Louisiana. The legislature further finds that there exists a need to support and encourage organic production in the state.

B. The commissioner is authorized to establish a state cost-share rebate program within the department. The purpose of the program is to provide for the reimbursement of a portion of organic certification costs incurred by organic producers and handlers who are certified by private organic certifiers which are accredited by the USDA National Organic Program. Such program shall be in addition to the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture.

C. The commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with organic producers and handlers and promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to carry out the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2012, No. 14, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3373 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3373
Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

A. No person shall engage in any aspect of structural pest control work without first obtaining the proper permit, license, or registration.

B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned for not more than six months, or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.

Acts 1984, No. 800, §1, eff. July 13, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4222
Federal and state cooperation; designated authority
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner is hereby designated as the state agency which shall be responsible for cooperating with the secretary of agriculture of the United States under the provisions of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act and such agency is directed to cooperate with the secretary of agriculture of the United States in developing and administering the meat inspection program of this state under this Chapter to assure that its requirements are at least equal to those imposed pursuant to the Federal Meat Inspection Act and in developing and administering the program of this state under the provisions of this Chapter in such a manner as will effectuate the purposes of this Chapter and the federal acts. However, no provision of this Chapter shall be understood or construed as changing or repealing any present constitutional provision or statutory law of the state with respect to the powers, duties and responsibilities of the Louisiana Department of Health or with respect to the Sanitary Code or the State Food, Drugs and Cosmetic Act except to the extent and only to the extent of direct conflict with the provisions herein contained and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Where practical the Louisiana Department of Agriculture shall enter into a contractual agreement with the Louisiana Department of Health for services presently being rendered by the Louisiana Department of Health and all related services under the provisions of various applicable laws, to the extent necessary to assure compliance with the provisions and purposes of this Chapter.

B. In such cooperative efforts, the commissioner is authorized to accept from the secretary advisory assistance in planning and otherwise developing the state program, technical and laboratory assistance and training including necessary curricular and instructional materials and equipment, and financial and other aid for administration of such a program. The commissioner is further authorized to spend public funds of this state appropriated for administration of this Chapter to pay fifty per centum of the estimated total cost of the cooperative program.

C. The commissioner of agriculture shall serve as the representative of the governor in all consultations and negotiations with the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture concerning the development and implementation of this Chapter and the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act.

D. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 256, §2.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §20; Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1982, No. 443, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1982, No. 750, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1; Acts 2012, No. 811, §1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 256, §§1, 2; Acts 2024, No. 33, §1, eff. May 13, 2024.

*21 U.S.C.A. §601 ET SEQ.

**21 U.S.C.A. §451 ET SEQ.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:559.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 559.13
Penalties; enforcement
Status: in_force

A. Any person who violates any provision of this Part or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto or any provision of a stop order shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each act of violation and for each day of violation. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be a separate offense.

B. Any licensee or permit holder who violates any of the provisions of this Part or the rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto or any stop order shall be subject to having his license or permit suspended, revoked, or placed on probation, in addition to any other penalties authorized by this Part.

C. In addition to any penalty that may be imposed under Subsection A or B of this Section, any person who operates a facility requiring a license from which eggs, larvae, juveniles, or adults of aquatic livestock or their waste or unpurified water escape or are released may be required to reimburse the department any cost incurred by them in the destroying, removing, containing, or monitoring of the release or discharge. It shall be an affirmative defense that the release or discharge was an act of nature or sabotage if the aquatic producer operating the facility held, at the time of the release or discharge, a valid unsuspended license listing the facility. No affirmative defense shall be available to an aquatic producer if, at the time of the release or discharge, he was unlicensed, or if his license was suspended, or if the facility from which the release or discharge came was not listed on his license, or if he was producing, managing, harvesting, or marketing aquatic livestock that had not been determined to be suitable for aquaculture pursuant to this Part.

D. Penalties and costs of reimbursement may be assessed only by a ruling of the commissioner based upon an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and this Part. The commissioner shall appoint a hearing officer to preside over the hearing.

E. In addition to civil penalties, the cost of the adjudicatory hearing may be assessed against any person found to be in violation of this Part or the regulations adopted pursuant to this Part. The amount of costs to be assessed in adjudicatory hearings shall be established by regulation.

F. Any action brought for civil violation shall not preclude criminal prosecution for the same violation of this Part or rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.

Acts 2004, No. 865, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 743, §2A, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4671 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4671
Sale at retail of petroleum products; failing to meet specifications prohibited
Status: in_force

No person shall sell at retail any petroleum product in a manner that fails to comply with law or regulations promulgated by the commissioner. The commissioner's authority to promulgate such regulations is conferred hereby. Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed as regulating the purchase or sale of petroleum products as medicants, germicides, insecticides, or cleaning fluids.

Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, May 28, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 47, §1, eff. May 21, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4620 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4620
Hindering, obstructing, or impersonating prohibited
Status: in_force

No one shall hinder or obstruct the department in any way in the performance of its official duties. No one shall impersonate in any way the commissioner, his inspectors, or the director.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2133 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2133
Authority to maintain quarantine lines, appoint inspectors, accept federal aid and enter into agreements to pay indemnity
Status: in_force

A. The board or the commissioner or his designee, may establish and maintain quarantine lines; appoint as many inspectors as may be deemed necessary and the funds at its disposal will permit; and delegate authority to inspectors to enter premises, to inspect and disinfect livestock premises, and enforce quarantine including parishes, farms, pens, and stables. The board or commissioner may also appoint as its inspectors representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture, and may accept from the United States government such assistance, financially and otherwise, for carrying out the purposes of this Part, as may be available from time to time.

B. The board shall have authority to enter into agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for the purpose of paying indemnities on livestock destroyed or slaughtered by these agencies to prevent, control, or eradicate foreign or domestic diseases that may threaten the livestock industry of Louisiana.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 722, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 204, §3(B).
La. R.S. § 3:828 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 828
Tit. 3, § 828. Regulations for advertising eggs
Status: in_force

A person offering ungraded eggs for sale shall not use any descriptive words in connection with advertising, display or price announcements referring to the quality or condition of the eggs, except that current receipts may be advertised as such.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2481 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2481
Purpose
Status: in_force

The primary purpose of the Louisiana Commemorative Stamp Program is to generate revenue to support the spay and neuter programs of the Louisiana Pet Overpopulation Advisory Council and its related projects.

Acts 2024, No. 440, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3386 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3386
Application of pesticides by certified commercial applicator
Status: in_force

A. No person shall apply or supervise the application of any herbicide, rodenticide, insecticide, or restricted use pesticide, on a non-fee basis for grass and weed control, and rodent and general pest control in, on, or around structures or grounds of schools that provide education to pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade classes, unless that person is a certified commercial applicator or is under the supervision of a certified commercial applicator as provided in R.S. 3:3242 and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder. Such certified commercial applicator shall be trained in integrated pest management that includes but is not limited to pest prevention, least toxic methods of pest control, and applying pesticides judiciously. Training material shall include but not be limited to the guidelines in the EPA publication "Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting Integrated Pest Management".

B. Pesticide applications for wood destroying insects shall be applied by a structural pest control operator licensed under the provisions of R.S. 3:3368.

Acts 1995, No. 237, §1; Acts 2015, No. 311, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3105 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3105
Fencing requirements
Status: in_force

The fencing requirements for owning or breeding of imported exotic deer, elk, and antelope pursuant to this Part shall be specified pursuant to rule and regulation by the commissioner. The fencing requirements for farm-raised white tail deer and other exotic cervidae shall be specified pursuant to rule and regulation by the commissioner.

Acts 1991, No. 110, §1; Acts 1992, No. 41, §1; Acts 1995, No. 461, §1; Acts 2010, No. 17, §1, eff. May 26, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 214, §2(C); Acts 2014, No. 110, §1, eff. May 16, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4325 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4325
Parish board of forestry; appointment and term; compensation
Status: in_force

Upon approval by the commission and the state forester, the governing authority of each parish cooperating may appoint a parish board of forestry. It shall consist of one member of the governing authority of the parish, one representative of the commission, two representatives of the forest products industries presently in a managerial or executive capacity, and one representative of the parish landowners. The last three named members shall serve for terms of three years after the initial terms, of one, two, and three years. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term. The parish board serves without compensation or per diem.

Acts 2012, No. 808, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4351.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4351.13
Disclosure
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person who is an officer, trustee, employee, administrator, agent, or representative of the group self-insurance fund, as well as any person, partnership, corporation, banking corporation, or any other legal entity which performs any service for the group self-insurance fund, or prepares any report, audit, financial statement or report for, or makes any representation on behalf of, for, or with regard to the group self-insurance fund, in connection with any investigation, or examination authorized by this Part, to act with the specific intent to do any of the following:

(1) Represent falsely, directly or indirectly, to the department or any employee, trustee, or administrator of the department, that an asset of such group self-insurance fund is unencumbered, or to misrepresent any other material fact pertaining to the status of any asset or liability of the group self-insurance fund.

(2) Materially misrepresent to the department, or any employee, trustee, or administrator of the department, the value of any asset or the amount of any liability of the group self-insurance fund, or any affiliate, subsidiary, or holding fund associated therewith, provided that with regard to a material misrepresentation of the value of any asset or liability, any deviation from the actual value of such assets or liability which results from utilization of and compliance with generally accepted insurance accounting and reporting procedures shall not be deemed a violation of this Section.

(3) Fail to disclose to the department the existence of any liability of the group self-insurance fund, or affiliate, subsidiary, or holding company associated therewith when such disclosure is properly requested or required in writing by an examiner or administrator of the department.

(4) Materially misrepresent, withhold, deny access to, or otherwise preclude the obtainment of any information properly requested in writing and in accordance with provisions of law affecting dissemination or disclosure of information by specific institutions by an examiner or administrator of the department, which is material and relevant to an examination properly conducted by the department and examiners and administrators of the department.

B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section, upon conviction, shall be fined by the court not more than fifty thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.

Acts 2022, No. 586, §1, eff. June 17, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 598, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1404 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1404
Evidence
Status: in_force

In any controversy or prosecution arising under the provisions of this Part, a certificate of the state chemist or other state employee making analyses or inspection, duly sworn to by the state chemist or employee, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein certified.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:821 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 821
Tit. 3, § 821. Citation of part
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and cited as the Louisiana Egg Grading and Marketing Law.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4674.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4674.1
Biodiesel production; restaurant waste fats, oils, and grease
Status: in_force

A. As provided in R.S. 3:4674, the production and use of renewable fuels, including biodiesel, in Louisiana is vital to the economy and environment of Louisiana. To further encourage and promote the production of biodiesel and avoid the unnecessary disposal of material that otherwise could be beneficially used within this state, the legislature hereby finds and declares that waste fats, oils, and grease generated by Louisiana restaurants should be used to produce biodiesel within Louisiana.

B. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Biodiesel" means bio-diesel as defined in R.S. 3:4674(B)(2).

(2) "Restaurant" means a food preparation establishment, including but not limited to a coffee shop, cafeteria, sandwich stand, fast food restaurant, or school cafeteria, that gives or offers for sale food to the public, guests, or employees, as well as a kitchen or catering facility in which food is prepared on the premises for serving elsewhere.

(3) "Waste fats, oils, and grease" means waste fats, waste cooking oils, grease trap wastes, and the like that are produced in restaurants.

C. Restaurants shall be encouraged to provide their waste fats, oils, and grease to biodiesel manufacturers. Moreover, restaurants shall be encouraged to gather, process, and store their waste fats, oils, and grease in a manner that facilitates the use of such waste fats, oils, and grease in the production of biodiesel.

D. The commissioner shall study and monitor the production of biodiesel within the state. When the annual capacity of biodiesel production facilities in Louisiana reaches twenty-five million gallons, the commissioner shall provide notice to all restaurants within the state, informing them that the annual capacity of biodiesel production facilities in Louisiana has reached twenty-five million gallons. In such notice, the commissioner shall further encourage each restaurant within this state to provide its waste fats, oils, and grease either directly to a biodiesel manufacturer or to a third party who shall provide such waste fats, oils, and grease to a biodiesel manufacturer. The notice shall be provided by posting a copy of such notice on the department's website and mailing a copy of such notice to the Louisiana Restaurant Association. The Louisiana Restaurant Association, may disseminate the commissioner's notice to Louisiana restaurants in such manner as it deems appropriate.

Acts 2009, No. 217, §1, eff. June 30, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:844 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 844
Deposit and disbursement of assessments, fees, and other monies
Status: in_force

A. All assessments, fees, interest, penalties, and other monies received under the provisions of this Part shall be deposited in a special fund established by the commissioner for the commission. The commissioner, as authorized by the commission, shall make disbursements from the fund for the activities of the commission authorized by this Part.

B. The monies in the fund shall be used for the following purposes:

(1) To provide for the expenses of the program established by this Part. The commissioner may retain a portion of the total assessments collected, as is necessary to defray the costs of collecting assessments and administering and enforcing this Part.

(2) To fund all costs related to: advertising, promoting, and marketing Louisiana eggs and egg products; promoting research; increasing consumption of eggs and egg products in Louisiana; providing producer, distributor, retailer, and consumer educational information as to the nutritional and health value of eggs; and fulfilling any other purpose authorized by this Part.

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. R.S. § 3:4282 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4282
Tit. 3, § 4282. Fire posters and warning notices
Status: in_force

The state forester shall prepare and distribute for posting and display notices printed in large letters calling attention to the destruction caused by fire and to the forest fire laws and the penalties for their violation.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:331 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 331
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds and declares that economic development is one of the missions of land grant universities. The Louisiana Board of Regents' Master Plan for Higher Education calls for the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center to play an integral role in supporting agricultural industries, sustaining rural areas, and encouraging efficient use of resources through research and educational programs conducted by its experiment stations and extension service.

Acts 2004, No. 796, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3508 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3508
Administration
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner shall administer and enforce this Chapter.

B. The commissioner may issue, administer, and enforce the provisions of any marketing order issued pursuant to this Chapter which regulates producer marketing or the handling of any commodity within this state.

C. The commissioner may do all of the following:

(1) Confer and cooperate with the legally constituted authorities of other states and of the United States, for the purpose of obtaining uniformity in the administration of federal and state marketing regulations, licenses, or orders.

(2) Conduct joint hearings and issue joint or concurrent marketing orders for the purposes and within the standards which are set forth in the Chapter.

(3) Exercise any administrative authority to effect such uniformity of administration and regulation of such commodities.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2075 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2075
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The board shall:

(1) Advise the commissioner on the development and maintenance of the Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research Program.

(2) Maintain a permanent record of its proceedings.

(3) Submit an annual report of its activities to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development and the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development by January first of each year.

B. The board may:

(1) Provide information to governmental entities upon request on subjects of concern to the equine industry and collaborate with the state or federal government on the development and administration of the program.

(2) Cooperate with any local, state, regional, or national organization or agency engaged in activities consistent with the objectives of the program.

C. The commissioner may:

(1) Adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to administer the program. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(2) Enter into contracts or other agreements to accomplish any purpose authorized by this Chapter, including advertising, education, marketing, promotion, research, or services.

Acts 2021, No. 168, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1435 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1435
Authority of the commissioner
Status: in_force

The commissioner may:

(1) Employ agents necessary to enforce this Part and the rules and regulations made under this Part.

(2) In order to have access to seeds subject to this Part, enter, during regular business hours, any public or private premises where agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds or other propagating stock is sold, offered for sale, or distributed.

(3) Issue and enforce a stop order to the person with a lot of seed or other propagating stock that the commissioner finds, or has good reason to believe, is in violation of this Part or the rules and regulations made under this Part.

(4) Establish and maintain a seed laboratory; employ a State seed analyst, other analysts, and other personnel whose work he shall direct and supervise; and incur such other expenses necessary to comply with this Part.

(5) Make purity, germination, and additional tests of seeds for persons upon request. The analyses shown by these tests shall be confidential and shall be made available only to the requestor, unless otherwise specifically authorized by the requestor, and shall be exempt from the Public Records Law, R.S. 44:1 et seq.

(6) Enter, either directly or through a duly authorized agent, the premises of any person producing, processing, distributing, or selling seeds and examine that person's books, accounts, and records, and obtain any other information necessary, for purposes of enforcing the provisions of this Part and the regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(7) Seek and obtain injunctive or other civil relief to restrain and prevent violations of this Part, or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part, or orders and rulings issued by the commissioner pursuant to this Part.

(8) Institute civil proceedings to enforce his orders or rulings, collect any assessments, late fees, fines, penalties, or costs due under this Part or to otherwise enforce the provisions of this Part or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §3; 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; Acts 2018, No. 362, §1, eff. May 20, 2018; Acts 2020, No. 148, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1025 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1025
Duty of state chemist to analyze samples of soils, water, oils, and minerals
Status: in_force

The state chemist, or his designee, shall analyze samples of soils, water, oils, minerals, etc., when samples are sent to him with the request that they be analyzed. The work shall not be compulsory during the period beginning January first and ending May 15 of each year.

Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3251 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3251
Fees
Status: in_force

A. The examination fee for each examination shall be established by the commissioner by rule in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars. In establishing the amount of the examination fee, the commissioner shall consider the cost incurred in obtaining, administering, and grading the examination.

B. The fees for the licenses and certificates issued or reissued by the commissioner shall be as follows:

(1) The resident license fee shall be two hundred dollars. For the purposes of this Paragraph, a "resident" means any person who has been domiciled in Louisiana for a period of at least ninety days immediately preceding the date of application for the license and who has not claimed residence in any other state for any other purpose.

(2) The nonresident license fee shall be five hundred dollars. For the purposes of this Paragraph, a "nonresident" means any person who does not qualify as a resident under Paragraph (1) above.

(3) The certification fee, except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, shall be twenty dollars.

(4) The fee for issuing the annual certification card shall be twenty dollars. This provision shall not apply to private applicators.

(5) The fee for inspecting each item of mechanically powered equipment shall be fifty dollars.

(6) The fee for registering each field scout shall be ten dollars.

C. The certification fee for private applicators shall be twenty-five dollars. The certification fee for employees of local, state, and federal governments for the application of pesticides in the course of their public employment shall be twenty-five dollars.

D. The commissioner by rule shall establish procedures for the payment of fees.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No. 156, §1; Acts 2003, No. 120, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:669 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 669
Issuance of charter; special provision
Status: in_force

The owner of any livestock market operated and conducted as such on April 1, 2019, shall be issued a charter for the operation of said market.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 142, §1; Acts 2020, No. 306, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1463 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1463
Powers and responsibilities of the commission
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) Establish criteria and standards for industrial hemp seed approval.

(2) Hold hearings on alleged violations of the provisions of this Part or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(3) Advise the commissioner on the civil penalties to be imposed or the injunctive or other civil relief to be sought to punish and restrain violations of the provisions of this Part or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:556.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 556.9
Collections
Status: in_force

A. The assessments provided for in R.S. 3:556.6 shall be collected at the first point of sale in Louisiana. The person selling the artificial bait or crawfish bags shall collect the assessments.

B. Each person who collects the assessments shall remit the collections to the department on or before the fifteenth day after each quarter.

C. The assessments shall be included in the purchase price of the artificial bait or the crawfish bags each time the artificial bait or the bags are sold until they are purchased by a crawfish farmer or harvester.

D. Each person who collects an assessment shall place a stamp or seal on each unit of artificial bait for which the assessment has been collected. The stamp or seal shall be supplied by the department and shall be in the size, shape, and design approved by the board.

E. The board may impose a civil penalty for failure to collect and remit assessments in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Civil penalties shall be imposed in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) The civil penalty shall not exceed one hundred dollars per violation.

(2) Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense.

(3) Civil penalties may be assessed only by a ruling of the board based on an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(4) The board may institute civil proceedings to enforce its rulings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 679, §1. Amended by Acts 1985, No. 330, §1; Acts 1985, No. 492, §1; Acts 1986, No. 547, §1; Acts 1987, No. 133, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1736.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1736.3
Promulgation of rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have full and plenary power to deal with sweet potato pests and diseases that may be prescribed, controlled, or eradicated. He shall have full power to promulgate and enforce the rules, ordinances, and regulations and to do and perform such acts through agents or otherwise, as in his opinion may be necessary to control, eradicate, or prevent the introduction, spread, or dissemination of any and all contagious diseases and pests as far as may be possible and all such rules, ordinances, and regulations shall have the force of law.

Acts 2013, No. 332, §1, eff. June 17, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1443 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1443
Disclaimer or nonwarranty clause of no effect
Status: in_force

The use of a disclaimer or nonwarranty clause in any invoice, advertisement, or label pertaining to seeds shall not exempt a person from the provisions of this Part.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §5; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2858 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2858
Impounded animals, release of prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

No person shall by force, threats, or fraud release any animal impounded under the provisions of R.S. 3:2572.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both.

Added by Acts 1950, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 12, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1407 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1407
Disposition of funds; Feed and Fertilizer Fund
Status: in_force

A.(1) All fees, assessments, penalties, and all other funds received by the commission under the provisions of this Part and Part III of this Chapter, except for the deficiency assessments paid to the purchaser-user as provided for in R.S. 3:1415 and the consumer as provided for in R.S. 3:1430.13 and subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.

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

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

B. Subject to appropriation, the monies in the Feed and Fertilizer Fund shall be used for the following purposes:

(1) To provide for the expenses of the programs established by this Part and Part III of this Chapter and the expenses of the offices of agricultural and environmental sciences and animal health and food safety, as determined by the commissioner.

(2) To renovate, maintain, and equip a building on the Baton Rouge campus of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College to provide administrative offices and analytical laboratories to be used in connection with the programs established by this Part and Part III of this Chapter.

(3) To build, equip, and maintain a building to house the offices of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

(4) To fund any and all costs related to the fulfillment of the powers, responsibilities, and purposes of this Part and Parts I and III of this Chapter.

C. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry or the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority on behalf of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry may fund the anticipated funds appropriated from the Feed and Fertilizer Fund into revenue bonds for the purpose of renovating a building on the Baton Rouge campus of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College to provide administrative offices and analytical laboratories to be used in connection with the programs established by this Part and Part III of this Chapter and for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, renovating, and equipping buildings and related facilities for use by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry in connection with promoting and assisting agriculture and forestry in this state. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry may pledge those funds to secure the repayment of revenue bonds or to secure a lease or purchase agreement entered into in connection with the issuance of revenue bonds for those purposes.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2011, No. 31, §1; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013; Acts 2020, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3414.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3414.1
Prompt payment
Status: in_force

Each grain dealer who purchases grain from producers under a spot price or daily market contract shall pay the producer for the grain within ten working days after the day the grain is delivered pursuant to the contract of sale.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 340, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4690 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4690
Petroleum bulk sale of motor fuel, temperature adjusted volume required
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning hereinafter ascribed to them:

(1) "Gross gallons" are those gallons that have not been temperature adjusted.

(2) "Net gallons" are those gallons that have been temperature adjusted to sixty degrees Fahrenheit.

(3) "Petroleum product bulk sale" means a single sale of at least seven thousand gross gallons of a petroleum product made at a single place and time other than those sales made on a consignment basis.

(4) "Petroleum jobber" means any person, firm, corporation or association of persons:

(a) Who is a distributor or wholesaler of a petroleum product or who is the intermediate or middleman between the refiner and the retail dealer, the consumer, or another jobber; and

(b) Whose principal business is buying petroleum products for resale to retail dealers, consumers, or other jobbers.

(5) "Refiner" means any person engaged in the refining of crude oil to produce petroleum products and includes any affiliate of such person.

(6) "Retailer" is as defined in R.S. 51:421(A).

B.(1) Any refiner making a petroleum bulk sale of petroleum products to any retailer or petroleum jobber shall make the sale on a temperature adjusted volume basis of net gallons. The net gallons adjustment shall be made in accordance with "API/ASTM-IP Petroleum Measurement Table 6B" of the 1980 American Petroleum Institute's Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards.

(2) The refiner shall provide the retailer or petroleum jobber with a receipt, invoice, or meter ticket specifying the petroleum product received and the following information:

(a) The gross gallons received.

(b) The temperature at the time of loading.

(c) The APA gravity.

(d) The net gallons purchased.

C. A retailer or petroleum jobber may bring a civil action against a refiner who violates a provision of Subsection B of this Section. The action may be brought, regardless of the amount in controversy, in the district court in any parish in which the refiner or the petroleum jobber or the retailer is doing business.

D. In an action under this Section, the court shall grant equitable relief, that may include a declaratory judgment, any permanent injunctive relief, or any temporary injunctive relief, that the court determines is necessary to remedy the effects of the refiner violation.

E. A retailer or petroleum jobber who prevails in an action brought under this Section shall be awarded the amount of actual damages and shall also be awarded court costs and reasonable attorney's fees in relation to the amount of work performed by the attorney.

F. In addition to any other remedy or damages provided for in this Section, if the court determines that the refiner willfully and knowingly violated the provisions of Subsection B of this Section, the court may award three times the amount of actual damages to the prevailing retailer or petroleum jobber.

Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4107 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4107
Compensation, officers, quorum, staff
Status: in_force

A. The members of the board shall receive a per diem of thirty dollars for each day spent in attending hearings held by the board and thirty dollars per day for each day spent in attending meetings of the board or in performing such duties as may be required of them by law or by the directives or instructions of the board, and they shall also receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in attending such hearings or meetings or in performing such duties; provided, however, that no member shall receive per diem and expenses for more than twelve days per calendar year spent in attending meetings of the board. In applying the foregoing limitation, days spent in attending hearings held by the board or in performing such duties as may be required of them by law or by the directives or instructions of the board are not to be counted. The members of the board shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman, and a secretary at the first meeting of the board and annually thereafter at the first meeting held by the board after August 1 of each year. The date, time, and place of the first meeting shall be fixed by the governor. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum. However, hearings may be held by such smaller number of board members as the board may determine. For good cause, the board may designate a hearing officer for adjudicatory proceedings, who shall conduct the hearing and who shall, at the conclusion of the hearing, present the entire record of the proceeding to the board for disposition.

B. The board shall employ a director and assistant director who shall be appointed by the board, subject to the approval of the commissioner. The director and assistant director shall be in the unclassified service. The board shall employ such other assistants and employees, permanent and temporary, as may be necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the board, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. The board shall employ a licensed attorney of the state of Louisiana as its legal counsel, who shall serve on a full-time or a part-time basis, and the board may obtain the services of such additional attorneys as it deems necessary. The board may also contract for auditing and other technical services, whenever it determines that such services are needed.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 31, §1; Acts 1985, No. 75, §1; Acts 1986, No. 447, §1, eff. July 1, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3242 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3242
Certification of commercial applicators
Status: in_force

A. No person shall apply or supervise the application of any restricted use pesticide as a commercial applicator unless that person has the proper certification. Certification shall be issued only after the applicant has satisfactorily passed an examination. The commissioner shall establish categories and subcategories for certification in different areas of commercial application and shall establish specific standards for each category and subcategory. Certification shall be valid for three years and shall be renewed in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner. The commissioner by rule shall provide for the issuance of annual certification cards. Commercial applicators may supervise the ground application of restricted use pesticides within the commercial applicator's certification by competent uncertified individuals who are under the direct supervision of the commercial applicator. Commercial applicators shall not supervise the aerial application of any pesticide by any uncertified person.

B. No person shall apply or supervise the application of any herbicide, rodenticide, insecticide, or restricted use pesticide, on a non-fee basis for grass and weed control, and rodent and general pest control in, on, or around structures or grounds of government subsidized and administered housing and multiplex housing, unless that person owns, leases, or rents the property or has proper certification as provided in Subsection A of this Section and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1995, No. 237, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:126 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 126
Members
Status: in_force

Under the terms and conditions prescribed in its articles or by-laws, an association may admit as voting members, or issue common stock or certificates of voting membership only to persons engaged in the production of agricultural products, including the lessees and tenants of lands used for production of such products and lessors and landlords who receive as rent all or part of the crop raised on the leased premises, provided that if the articles or by-laws so stipulate, persons not engaged in the production of agricultural products may be admitted as nonvoting members, the titles, classifications and conditions of such nonvoting memberships to be specified in the articles or by-laws.

Certificates of membership of a nonstock association shall not be transferable, and no person shall acquire common stock by operation of law or otherwise, except as provided herein.

If a member of a nonstock association be other than a natural person, the member may be represented by any individual, associate, officer, manager, or member thereof, duly authorized in writing.

If the articles or by-laws so provide, members or stockholders may be represented at annual and special meetings by representatives or delegates, and in such cases, all rights of members and stockholders as defined in this Part shall be exercised by such representatives or delegates to the extent authorized by the articles or by-laws.

One association organized hereunder may become a member or stockholder of any other association organized hereunder.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 87, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4624 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4624
Penalty
Status: in_force

A. A violator of any provisions of this Chapter or of any rule or regulation adopted under the provisions of this Chapter may be subject to a civil penalty for each act of violation. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be a separate offense.

B.(1) The commissioner may assess a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each violation of any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Chapter if the violator subject to the civil penalty has not been assessed a civil penalty under any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation pursuant to this Chapter in the five years preceding the violation.

(2) The commissioner may assess a civil penalty of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars for each violation of any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Chapter if the violator subject to the civil penalty has been assessed a civil penalty under any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation pursuant to this Chapter in the five years preceding the violation.

(3) The commissioner may assess a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation of any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Chapter if the violator subject to the civil penalty has been assessed two or more civil penalties under any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation pursuant to this Chapter in the five years preceding the violation.

C. Penalties may be assessed only by a ruling of the commissioner based upon an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

D. 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.

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 Chapter, or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter, in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.

G.(1) The commissioner may require a violator to submit a corrective action plan to the department. If a corrective action plan is required, the plan shall include the following:

(a) A statement acknowledging the violation as determined by the department.

(b) An identification of the cause of the violation and timeline of events.

(c) A plan outlining actions the violator will take to improve performance to meet program requirements, the persons or position titles responsible for implementing the corrective action plan, and the date that the plan will be implemented.

(d) A statement acknowledging that failure to effectively improve performance may result in further enforcement actions.

(2) Failure to submit a corrective action plan within thirty days of notice may result in additional civil penalties.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003; Acts 2024, No. 210, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 21
Agricultural Meteorology Program; creation; legislative findings; purpose
Status: in_force

A. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that federal programs of disaster assistance for the agriculture and forestry industries rely on accurate and timely meteorological data.

B. Creation and purpose. There is hereby created the Agricultural Meteorology Program, hereinafter referred to as the "program", within the department. The purpose of the program is to collect and disseminate weather statistics and meteorological data to federal and state agencies, including but not limited to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Louisiana Office of State Climatology.

Acts 2024, No. 34, §1, eff. May 13, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1430.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1430.8
Standards
Status: in_force

A. All solid agricultural liming materials other than marl or chalk shall have a neutralizing value of at least ninety percent. All marl and chalk shall have a neutralizing value of at least fifty percent. The commission by rule shall establish minimum neutralizing values for industrial byproducts which are to be used as agricultural liming materials. Such rules shall be based upon the recommendations of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.

B. Liquid or suspension materials shall have a neutralizing value of at least fifty percent.

C. The neutralizing value of a material shall be expressed as a percentage of the calcium carbonate equivalent.

D. The commission by rule shall classify substances which are harmful to plant growth and by rule shall establish the maximum amounts of these materials which may be present in agricultural liming materials which are sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this state.

E. Solid dolomitic liming materials shall contain at least six percent elemental magnesium derived from magnesium carbonate. Liquid or suspension dolomitic liming materials shall contain at least three percent elemental magnesium derived from magnesium carbonate.

F. Calcite liming materials shall contain less than six percent elemental magnesium.

G. Solid liming materials shall contain less than fifteen percent moisture.

H. The following materials shall meet the following screen standards:

(1) Aragonite: Ninety percent shall pass through a ten-mesh sieve and five percent shall pass through a one-hundred-mesh sieve.

(2) Burnt lime, finely ground limestone, and marl: Ninety-eight percent shall pass through a ten-mesh sieve and seventy percent shall pass through a one-hundred-mesh sieve.

(3) Ground limestone: Ninety percent shall pass through a ten-mesh sieve, fifty percent shall pass through a sixty-mesh sieve, and twenty-five percent shall pass through a one-hundred-mesh sieve.

(4) Ground shells: Fifty percent shall pass through a one-hundred-mesh sieve.

(5) Suspension materials: One hundred percent shall pass through a twenty-mesh sieve and sixty percent shall pass through a two-hundred-mesh sieve.

I. The state chemist shall determine the neutralizing value, the particle size, and the moisture content of all samples submitted for analysis. The commission in consultation with the state chemist by rule shall establish the method of analysis and the tolerance for all analyses.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4351.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4351.14
Departmental complaint directives; failure to comply; fines; hearing
Status: in_force

A. Any person subject to the regulatory authority of the department who fails to comply with any directive issued by the department in connection with a consumer complaint shall be fined an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars for each occurrence.

B. Any person against whom a fine has been levied shall be given ten days' notice of the action. Upon receipt of this notice, the person aggrieved may apply for and shall be entitled to an administrative hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2022, No. 586, §1, eff. June 17, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 598, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3416 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3416
Warehouse receipts; authorization for and release
Status: in_force

A. Each warehouse shall, on demand, issue a warehouse receipt for any agricultural commodity or other farm product stored in the warehouse. Warehouse receipts may be negotiable or non-negotiable.

B. Each person to whom a non-negotiable warehouse receipt is issued shall furnish the warehouse with a written statement indicating the person or persons having power to authorize delivery of the commodity covered by the warehouse receipt, together with a bona fide signature of such person or persons. No warehouse shall honor an order for the release of the commodity covered by a non-negotiable warehouse receipt until it has first ascertained that the person issuing the order has authority to order the release and that the signature of the person authorizing the release is genuine.

C. Except as otherwise provided by law, or by the rules and regulations of the commission, a warehouse shall not deliver any agricultural commodity or other farm product for which it has issued a non-negotiable warehouse receipt unless the warehouse receipt has been returned to it or unless it has obtained an authorized written order for a partial release of such commodity or other farm products. When a portion of the commodity has been delivered on the basis of a partial release, the last portion of the commodity shall not be delivered unless the warehouse receipt is returned.

D. In any circumstances not specifically provided for in this Chapter, the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 10 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 control.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1472 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1472
Stop order
Status: in_force

A stop order issued by the department shall prohibit further sale, exchange, movement, processing, or distribution of all Cannabis plants or plant parts included in the order until the commissioner is satisfied that this Part and rules and regulations of the commissioner and commission have been complied with and the commissioner has issued a written release to the person with such material. After a stop order is issued, the person receiving the stop order shall have thirty days within which to comply and to obtain a written release of the order or be subject to the penalties provided by this Part. This Section does not prevent the commissioner from otherwise proceeding in accordance with this Part.

Acts 2020, No. 344, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3707 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3707
Term of Chapter
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall cease to be effective and shall be repealed when all business of the board regarding litigation, adjudicatory hearings, or any other legal or administrative proceedings is resolved or determined by a judgment, order, or decree, which is final and unappealable, or is otherwise finally resolved or determined. Such litigation, adjudicatory hearings, or other legal or administrative proceedings may involve but are not limited to those concerning entitlement to or distribution of undistributed incentive payments previously authorized under this Chapter, or recovery of any wrongfully obtained incentive payments or legal interest thereon under this Chapter or penalties imposed under this Chapter.

Acts 1990, No. 31, §1, eff. June 20, 1990
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3423 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3423
Deposit of the revenues of the commission; Agricultural Commodity Dealers and Warehouse Fund
Status: in_force

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

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

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

D. Subject to appropriation, the monies in the fund shall be used for the following purposes:

(1) To provide for the expenses of the program established by this Chapter, as determined by the commissioner.

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

Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983. Acts 1992, No. 984, §2; Acts 2003, No. 172, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2011, No. 138, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, No. 793, §2.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2483 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2483
Design, marketing, and sale of commemorative pet stamps and prints; regulations
Status: in_force

The council or its agents shall provide by regulation for the annual creation of commemorative pet stamps and prints; the manner of selection of art and artist; the submission process; the manner of reproduction, distribution, marketing, and sale of such stamps and prints; and the criteria for its annual contests. The council may sell such stamps and prints by any method and platform that it deems to be most beneficial to the council, including public or private auction or direct sale to an individual, group, or organization. The cost for a commemorative pet stamp shall be no less than fifteen dollars for residents and nonresidents. The council shall retain exclusive ownership and production rights to the design for reproduction of commemorative pet stamps and prints to sell to interested persons. Upon completion of this process, the original artwork shall be returned to the artist.

Acts 2024, No. 440, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:316 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 316
Functions, powers, and duties of other departments and state agencies
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be deemed to derogate or detract in any way from the functions, powers, or duties prescribed by law of any other department of the state or to interrupt or preclude the direct relationship of any such department or agency with local agencies, individuals, or corporations for the carrying out of such functions, powers, or duties.

Acts 1990, No. 216, §1; Acts 1991, No. 396, §2; Acts 1991, No. 449, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:901 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 901
State grades of farm products
Status: in_force

The official minimum state grades of all farm products, fruits, and vegetables presented for sale or for shipment, intrastate or interstate, shall be the grades recommended by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and recognized in the central market of the nation as government grades.

Acts 1978, No. 242, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8A, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4274 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4274
Powers and duties of commission
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall:

(1) Prepare or cause to be prepared plans for execution of laws relating to forestry.

(2) Select and employ the state forester, and control his tenure of office.

(3) Direct and advise the state forester in the work of the commission.

(4) Prepare a budget of expenditures for the commission prior to each regular session of the legislature, and submit this to the state budget officer, and file a duplicate with the governor.

(5) Cooperate with the government of the United States and any of its bureaus, services, and agencies in accordance with federal statutes and regulations thereunder.

(6) Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 808, §2.

(7) Maintain its offices and be domiciled in the parish of East Baton Rouge.

B. The commission may also sue and be sued; and have and exercise all authority and power as prescribed by law in relation to the practice of forestry.

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 2012, No. 808, §2; Acts 2015, No. 249, §1, eff. June 29, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3304
Cooperative agreements
Status: in_force

In order to accomplish the objectives of this Part, the commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate governmental agencies.

Added by Acts 1988, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3408 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3408
Contents of application for and renewal of warehouse license, cotton merchant license, and grain dealer license
Status: in_force

A. The application for licensure as a warehouse, cotton merchant, or grain dealer shall contain:

(1) The name and business address of the applicant.

(2) If the applicant is a corporation or other business entity, the names and addresses of the principal officers of the corporation or other business entity.

(3) If the applicant is a trade, cooperative, or other type of association, the names and addresses of the board of directors of such association.

(4) The kinds of agricultural commodities which the applicant proposes to store or trade.

(5) The address and the capacity of the principal place of business of the applicant.

(6) The address and the capacity of any other locations within the state where the applicant will engage in the business of storing agricultural commodities or buying and selling agricultural commodities on a regular basis.

(7) A current financial statement which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) A balance sheet.

(b) A statement of income (profit and loss).

(c) A statement of retained earnings.

(d) A statement of cash flows.

(8) The financial statement shall be one of the following types of statements:

(a) A compilation, or compiled statement.

(b) A review, or reviewed statement.

(c) An audit, or audited statement.

(9) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 2 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the financial statement shall be prepared by an accountant who is not a full-time employee of the applicant and who meets at least one of the following requirements:

(a) Is a certified public accountant.

(b) Is a graduate of an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in accounting.

(c) Has passed the examination administered by the National Society of Accountants.

(10) All financial statements shall be accompanied by a certification by the applicant or the chief executive officer of the applicant, under penalty of perjury as provided in R.S. 14:123, that the financial statement accurately reflects the financial condition of the applicant for the period covered in the statement. Only one financial statement shall be required for a chain of warehouses covered by a single warehouse license. The initial application for a license shall be accompanied by the warehouse's, cotton merchant's, or grain dealer's most recent financial statement. Thereafter, all financial statements shall be filed within ninety days after the close of the grain dealer's, cotton merchant's, or warehouse's fiscal year.

(11) Any additional information which the commission may require.

B. The application for annual renewal of the said licenses shall contain the same information as required under Subsection A of this Section.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983. Acts 1983, No. 11, §1; Acts 1984, No. 951, §1; Acts 1990, No. 121, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1034, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 145, §1, eff. May 14, 2012.
La. R.S. § 3:137 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 137
Tit. 3, § 137. Remedies for breach of contract
Status: in_force

The by-laws or the marketing contract of any association existing hereunder may fix, as liquidated damages, specific sums to be paid by the member or stockholder to the association upon the breach or threatened breach by him of any provision of the marketing contract regarding the sale or delivery or withholding of products; and may further provide that the member will pay all costs, premiums for bonds, expenses, and fees in case any action is brought upon the contract by the association. Such provisions shall be valid and enforceable in the courts of this State, and the clauses providing for liquidated damages shall be enforceable and shall not be regarded as penalties.

In the event of any breach or threatened breach of a marketing contract by a member or other person, the association shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent the breach or further breach of the contract, and to a decree of specific performance thereof. Pending the adjudication of the action and upon filing a verified complaint showing the breach or threatened breach, and upon filing a bond in the sum of one hundred dollars, the association shall be entitled to an injunction against the member or other person. The officiating judge may increase the bond to five hundred dollars after a hearing on five days notice to the parties, if justice demands the increase in the amount of the bond.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4613 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4613
Commodities in package form; stamping of weight or measure; standard fill
Status: in_force

A. No one shall keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell any commodity in package form unless the net quantity of the contents is plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package, in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count. A box or carton used for shipping purposes containing a number of packages which are individually marked as provided in this Subsection need not be so marked itself.

B. No one shall keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell any commodity in package form if its container is so made, formed, or filled, or if it is so wrapped as to mislead the purchaser as to the quantity of the contents, or if the contents of its container fall below the standard of fill prescribed by rules or regulations promulgated as provided in this Section.

C. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, fixing and establishing, for any commodity in package form, a reasonable standard of fill of containers in order to effectuate the purposes of this Section.

D. There is no violation of this Chapter if a discrepancy between the actual weight or volume at the time of sale to the consumer and the weight marked on the container, or between the fill of the container and the capacity of the container, is due to unavoidable leakage, shrinkage, evaporation, or waste, or to causes beyond the control of the vendor acting in good faith.

E. As used in this Section, the words "in package form" include a commodity in a package, carton, case, can, box, barrel, bottle, phial, or other receptacle, or in coverings or wrappings of any kind, packed by the manufacturer or when packed prior to the order of the commodity by the vendor, which may be labeled, branded, or stenciled, or otherwise marked, or which may be suitable for labeling, branding, or stenciling, or marking otherwise, making one complete package of the commodity. The term shall include both the wholesale and the retail package.

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:730.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 730.4
Powers; commissioner; board
Status: in_force

A. The board shall have the following powers:

(1) To plan and conduct, in consultation with the department, a campaign for advertising, promoting, and marketing Louisiana strawberries, promoting and funding research, increasing consumption of strawberries in Louisiana, providing producers, distributors, retailers, and consumers educational information as to the nutritional and health value of strawberries and fulfilling any other purpose authorized by this Part.

(2) To enter into any contract or other agreement to accomplish any purpose authorized by this Part, including advertising, education, marketing, promotion, publicity, and research activities or services.

(3) To decide upon a distinctive logo, emblem, name, or other method for distinguishing Louisiana-produced strawberries and to register or have the department register any such logo, emblem, name, or method and promote the use of same in promoting Louisiana strawberries.

(4) To hold meetings in the board's parish of domicile or in such other locations within the state as the board may direct.

(5) To hold hearings on alleged violations of the provisions of this Part or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(6) To advise the commissioner on the civil penalties to be imposed or the injunctive or other civil relief to be sought to punish and restrain violations of the provisions of this Part or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

(7) To perform such other advisory functions as the commissioner may assign to the board.

B. The commissioner shall have the following powers:

(1) To adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Part.

(2) To administer and enforce the provisions of this Part and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part through the department.

(3) To collect, administer, and disburse the proceeds of the assessments, penalties, and other monies collected pursuant to this Part.

(4) To enter, either directly or through a duly authorized agent, the premises of any person producing or shipping strawberries and examine that person's books, accounts, and records, and obtain any other information necessary for purposes of determining that the assessments required under this Part have been collected and transmitted to the department and that the person is in compliance with the provisions of this Part and any regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Part.

(5) To seek and obtain injunctive or other civil relief to restrain and prevent violations of this Part or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part or orders and rulings issued by the commissioner pursuant to this Part.

(6) To institute civil proceedings to enforce his orders or rulings, collect any assessments, late fees, fines, penalties, or costs due under this Part and to otherwise enforce the provisions of this Part or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.

C. Any suit filed by or on behalf of the board, commissioner, or department pursuant to this Part may be filed in East Baton Rouge Parish or in any other parish in which venue is authorized.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 485, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 577, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1253, §1; Acts 2004, No. 764, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8D, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4224 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4224
Authority to detain meats
Status: in_force

Whenever carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, meat food product or poultry product of cattle, sheep, poultry, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, or any product exempted from the definition of meat food product or poultry product, or any dead, dying, disabled or diseased animal or fowl described above is found by any authorized representative of the commissioner upon any premises where it is held for purposes of, or during or after distribution in intrastate commerce, and there is reason to believe that any such article is adulterated or misbranded and is capable of use as human food, or that it has not been inspected, in violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of the Federal Meat Inspection Act* or the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act,** or that such article or animal has been or is intended to be, distributed in violation of any such provisions, it may be detained by such representative for a period not to exceed twenty days, pending action under R.S. 3:4225 or notification of any federal authorities having jurisdiction over such article or animal, and shall be moved by any person, entity, firm, or corporation from the place at which it is located when so detained, until released by such representative. All official marks may be required by such representative to be removed from such article or animal before it is released unless it appears to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the article or animal is eligible to retain such marks.

Acts 1968, No. 376, §22. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.

*21 U.S.C.A. §71 et seq. (Transferred; see now, 21 U.S.C.A. §601 et seq.).

**21 U.S.C.A. §301 et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1656 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1656
Permitting of growers of nursery stock; definitions; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. The state entomologist shall issue permits or certifications to growers of nursery stock.

B. For the purposes of this Section, "nursery stock" means all trees, shrubs, ornamental plants, grass sod, foliage plants, or marsh plants grown or propagated for sale or distribution.

C. The state entomologist shall adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1995, No. 253, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:272 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 272
Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

Subject to the rights of the holders of the bonds of the Authority, the Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to issue from time to time its bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the Authority then outstanding, together with the payment of any redemption premiums thereon and interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such outstanding bonds. All such refunding bonds of the Authority shall be issued, sold, or exchanged, and delivered, shall be secured, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as any other bonds issued by the Authority pursuant to this Chapter, unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Authority. Refunding bonds issued by the Authority as herein provided may be sold or exchanged for outstanding bonds of the Authority and, if sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to any other authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption, or payment of such outstanding bonds.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 96, §1, eff. July 23, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1393 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1393
Registration and labeling
Status: in_force

A. No person shall manufacture a commercial or customer-formula feed for distribution in this state unless the person has registered with the commission by filing on forms provided by the commissioner his name, the state of incorporation if incorporated, the location of his principal place of business, and the location of each manufacturing facility in this state when such facilities are so located. Registration shall be renewed annually on July first. Renewal of registration may be denied by the commissioner for cause. A distributor or guarantor may apply to the commission for registration as a manufacturer and for authority to label feeds for sale in this state. All provisions applicable to a manufacturer shall then apply to the distributor or guarantor.

B. Registration shall authorize the registrant to distribute in this state any commercial feed for which a label has been approved by the commissioner.

C. No person registering with the commission shall manufacture for distribution in this state or distribute a commercial feed which has not been approved as to labeling pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 3:1394 and such additional regulations of the commission as may be adopted from time to time.

D. Approved labeling shall authorize a registrant to manufacture, sell, or offer for sale in this state a particular commercial feed.

E. The commissioner may refuse approval of the label of any commercial feed not in compliance with the provisions of this Part and may revoke approval of any registration or approval of any label when a commercial feed is found not to be in compliance with any provision of this Part. No registration or label shall be revoked or canceled unless the registrant shall have been given an opportunity to be heard before the commission and to amend his application or label in order to comply with the requirements of this Part.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2024, No. 101, §1, eff. May 21, 2024.
La. R.S. § 3:1104 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1104
Tit. 3, § 1104. Employment of help
Status: in_force

The board of control of the state penitentiary shall employ such scientific and expert help as is advisable or necessary.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3006 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3006
Sale of unclaimed livestock
Status: in_force

If, after the notice provided for in R.S. 3:3004 and 3005, the owner does not appear at the time specified, the sheriff shall proceed to sell such impounded livestock in the following manner:

The sheriff or animal control authority of the parish in which the livestock was found at large shall give notice by the parish government's public notice procedure. The place of the sale shall be at the courthouse or at some other public place in the vicinity of the courthouse, and the sale shall be made not less than ten nor more than twenty days after publication of one notice of the sale. The sale shall be by auction to the last and highest bidder for cash. From the price of the sale, the sheriff shall deduct the fee of the person impounding the livestock, the cost of feeding and caring for the livestock at the rates specified in R.S. 3:3004, and all expenses incurred in the sale. The sheriff shall pay the person taking up the livestock the fee due him and the person feeding and caring for the livestock the fees provided for such services, and the remainder shall be retained in the parish government where the animal was located.

Acts 1958, No. 399, §1; Acts 2024, No. 55, §1, eff. May 15, 2024.
La. R.S. § 3:4362 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4362
Tit. 3, § 4362. Expenditures for management and utilization of areas acquired; disposal of products from land
Status: in_force

When lands are acquired or leased under R.S. 3:4361 the commission may:

(1) Make expenditures from any funds not otherwise obligated, for the management, development, and utilization of such areas;

(2) Sell or otherwise dispose of products from such lands; and

(3) Make rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this Part.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:851 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 851
Power to secure samples
Status: in_force

The commissioner of agriculture and forestry hereinafter cited as the commissioner is empowered to secure samples of agricultural products which are sold or traded upon the basis of content or lack of specified constituents.

Acts 1956, No. 316, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3622 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3622
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Forest activities" means any activity on forest land associated with the reforesting, growing, managing, protecting, and harvesting of timber, wood, and forest products.

(2) "Forest land" means any land in the state devoted to the growing of trees or the commercial production of timber, wood, or forest products that is located outside the corporate limits of any municipality. Land which is assessed for a use value under the provisions of R.S. 47:2301 et seq. shall be presumed to be forest land.

(3) "Governmental action" means annexation of territory by a governmental entity or the issuance of a rule, regulation, policy, or guideline promulgated for or by any governmental entity, or an order or other legally binding directive having the force of law or capable of being enforced by government which prohibits or limits the right of an owner to conduct forestry activities on forestry land. Governmental action does not mean the following:

(a) A formal exercise of the power of eminent domain.

(b) A result of police power to prohibit activities that are harmful to the public safety and health.

(c) An order issued as a result of a violation of law.

(d) The adoption, enactment, repeal, or amendment of a statute or resolution by the legislature.

(e) A government action directed or mandated by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(f) Law enforcement activity involving the seizure or forfeiture of private forest land for a violation of law or as evidence in a criminal proceeding.

(g) Action taken to enforce a mortgage or other valid security device.

(h) Actions taken in compliance with federal law or regulation.

(4) "Governmental entity" means:

(a) A board, authority, commission, department, office, or agency of the state government.

(b) A local governmental subdivision with a population of less than four hundred twenty-five thousand.

(c) A special purpose district.

(5) "Owner" means a person owning an interest in forest land at the time a governmental action becomes effective as to the forest land in which the owner owns an interest.

(6) "Prohibits or limits" means an existent reduction of twenty percent or more of the fair market value of forest land, or any portion thereof, or property rights thereto associated with conducting forestry activities on forest land before the action.

Acts 1995, No. 302, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:854 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 854
Extent of sampling and analysis
Status: in_force

The extent to which sampling and analysis is carried out shall be determined by the commissioner according to the need therefor; provided, that any party to a transaction involving agricultural products sold upon basis of composition may request sampling and analysis to be performed.

Acts 1956, No. 316, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4706 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4706
Seafood; misleading packaging and marketing
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that consumers must be protected from misleading and false labeling of seafood products. Louisiana's seafood culture is world-renowned and is a vital part of our culture and heritage. It is not only potentially misleading but dangerous to public health to solely rely on names and phrases associated with Louisiana when purchasing or consuming seafood. Phrases such as "Boudreauxs", "Gulf", and "Louisiana caught" are often on products that are from foreign countries that are not adhering to the same quality standards as Louisiana. Consumers need to be well informed on what seafood they are purchasing and consuming.

B.(1) No person shall engage in marketing, labeling, packaging, or advertising of crawfish, shrimp, or any product thereof that implies or suggests any association with Louisiana's culture and heritage if the association is likely to deceive the public as to its origin.

(2) No person shall market crawfish, shrimp, or any product thereof using any Louisiana-related imagery, phrases, colors, or styles if the products are not genuinely linked to Louisiana's cultural heritage and produced within the state or landed within the state.

(3) The prohibition in this Subsection shall not apply if the country of origin appears on the front of the package in thirty-point Arial Black font.

C. The commissioner shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this Section. When the commissioner has reason to believe that a violation has occurred, the commissioner may do any of the following:

(1) Issue a stop order prohibiting the continued distribution and sale of the seafood product.

(a) Any violation of a stop order shall constitute a separate violation.

(b) A stop order may be released by the commissioner upon a determination by the commissioner that the cause for issuing the stop order has been remedied.

(c) Any person aggrieved by a stop order may petition the commissioner for a hearing to contest the validity of the stop order by making a written request within five calendar days after issuance of the stop order. The hearing shall be held within ten calendar days of receipt of the written request for a hearing. The commissioner may appoint a hearing officer to preside over the matter. The commissioner shall issue a ruling in the matter. The hearing and any subsequent appeal shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

(d) Based upon the results of the hearing or a consent agreement, the commissioner may take one or more of the following actions:

(i) Release the stop order.

(ii) Require the cause for the stop order to be remedied prior to releasing the stop order.

(iii) Amend the stop order.

(2) Issue fines for violations of this Section as follows:

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

(b) For a second offense, a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each violation.

(c) For a third and subsequent offense, a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars for each violation.

D. If the commissioner issues a stop order for any crawfish, shrimp, or any product thereof, a retailer shall have a claim for reimbursement against the distributor that supplied the product in violation of this Section.

E. Penalties shall apply only to a person that places a label on crawfish, shrimp, or any product thereof and 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.

F. The commissioner shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to enforce the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2024, No. 148, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4013 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4013
Falsifying tests or weights or measures or records thereof prohibited
Status: in_force

No person shall underread, overread, or in any way manipulate any approved butterfat test so that other than the true butterfat percentage is obtained; or any weighing or measuring device so that other than the true weight or measure of the milk or cream purchase is obtained.

Acts 1974, No. 306, §1; Acts 1985, No. 74, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3425 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3425
Limitations of applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to, and the commission shall not have jurisdiction over, the following:

(1) Cold storage facilities.

(2) Facilities which store only commodities which are imported from outside the boundaries of the continental United States.

(3) Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1034, §2.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1997, No. 1034, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3501 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3501
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known as "Louisiana Commodities Marketing Law".

Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4216 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4216
Added exemptions
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall, by regulation and under such conditions, including sanitary standards, practices and procedures, as he may prescribe, exempt from specific provisions of this Chapter:

(1) The slaughtering by any person of poultry of his own raising, and the processing by him and transportation in commerce of the poultry products exclusively for use by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees;

(2) The custom slaughter by any person of poultry delivered by the owner thereof for such slaughter, and the processing by such slaughter and transportation in commerce of poultry products exclusively for use, in the household of such owner, by him and members of his household and his non-paying guests and employees; provided, that such custom slaughterer does not engage in the business of buying or selling any poultry products capable of use as human food;

(3) The slaughtering and processing of poultry products by any poultry producer on his own premises with respect to sound and healthy poultry raised on his premises and the distribution by any person solely within such jurisdiction of the poultry products derived from such operations, if, in lieu of labeling requirements, such poultry products are identified with the name and address of such poultry producer, and if they are not otherwise misbranded, and are sound, clean, and fit for human food when so distributed; and

(4) The slaughtering of sound and healthy poultry or the processing of poultry products of such poultry by any poultry producer or other person for distribution by him solely within such jurisdiction directly to household consumers, restaurants, hotels, and boarding houses, for use in their dining rooms, or in the preparation of meals for sales direct to consumers, if, in lieu of other labeling requirements, such poultry products are identified with the name and address of the processor, and if they are not otherwise misbranded and are sound, clean, and fit for human food when distributed by such processor.

The exemptions provided for in Paragraphs (3) and (4) herein shall not apply if the poultry producer or other person engages in the current calendar year in the business of buying or selling any poultry products other than specified in such clauses.

No exemption under Paragraph (3) and (4) herein shall apply to any poultry producer or other person who slaughters or processes the products of more than 5000 turkeys or an equivalent number of poultry of all species in the current calendar year, four birds of other species being deemed the equivalent of one turkey.

The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to poultry producers with respect to poultry of their own raising on their own farms if (1) such producers slaughter not more than 250 turkeys, or not more than an equivalent number of birds of all species during the calendar year for which this exemption is being determined, four birds of other species being deemed the equivalent of one turkey; (2) such poultry producers do not engage in buying or selling poultry products other than those produced from poultry raised on their own farms; and (3) none of such poultry moves in commerce.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 615, §2; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2092 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2092
Officers and employees
Status: in_force

A. The members of the board shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman, and such other officers as they deem necessary. All officers shall be members of the board.

B. The board, subject to the approval of the commissioner of agriculture, shall employ a director, an assistant director, and a state veterinarian, all of whom shall be in the unclassified service. The board, subject to the approval of the commissioner of agriculture, shall appoint the executive secretary of the board. The commissioner of agriculture shall employ other personnel of the board as necessary. All employees of the board shall be under the direction and supervision of the commissioner of agriculture.

C. The state veterinarian shall be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state, shall be a graduate of a recognized school of veterinary medicine, and shall have at least five years experience as a veterinarian.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 689, §1; Acts 1980, No. 330, §1; Acts 1982, No. 443, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2013, No. 200, §1; Acts 2018, No. 429, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4403 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4403
Prohibitions
Status: in_force

No portion of the Alexander State Forest shall be used for private commercial development.

Acts 1989, No. 423, §1, eff. June 30, 1989.
La. R.S. § 3:1063 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1063
Tit. 3, § 1063. Management and control
Status: in_force

The management and control of the experiment stations of Louisiana is vested in the board of supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and shall be exercised by the director of experiment stations of Louisiana subject to the direction and supervision of the board.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1467 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1467
Fees; disposition of funds
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner may establish annual application, license, and testing fees to be paid to the department. The amount of the fees shall be based on the cost of the regulatory functions performed and services provided. The combined total of the annual application fee and license fee shall not exceed five hundred dollars, and the testing fee shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars.

B. All assessments, fees, penalties, and other funds received pursuant to this Part shall be deposited in the Seed Fund provided for in R.S. 3:1449.

Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4702 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4702
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

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

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

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

D. The legislature deems it appropriate and in the best interests of the state of Louisiana and its citizens to adopt, appropriate, and establish the terms "Cajun" and "Louisiana Creole" and any derivative or combination of either term as certification marks, to be owned by the state of Louisiana and to be used by others engaged in commerce to certify Louisiana as the geographical and regional origin of certain goods, including agricultural goods, or services that originate in, are substantially connected with or have been substantially transformed in the state of Louisiana; to limit the use of the certification marks to those goods, including agricultural goods, or services that originate in, are substantially connected with or have been substantially transformed in the state of Louisiana; and to protect said certification marks against misuse and infringement, in order to ensure that consumers are not deceived or confused as to the origin, sponsorship, affiliation, connection or approval of said goods or services in, by, with or of the state of Louisiana.

Acts 2006, No. 124, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3532 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3532
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Chapter is to promote the growth and development of the rice industry in Louisiana by promotion of rice, thereby promoting the general welfare of the people of this state.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 104, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8H, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1397 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 1397
Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

The following acts and the causing thereof are hereby prohibited:

(1) The manufacture for distribution in this state or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded.

(2) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed.

(3) The distribution of agricultural commodities such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls which are adulterated within the meaning of R.S. 3:1396.

(4) The removal or disposal of a commercial feed in violation of an order issued under R.S. 3:1399.

(5) The failure or refusal to register as a manufacturer in accordance with R.S. 3:1393 or to meet the label requirements of R.S. 3:1394.

(6) Any violation of the provisions of R.S. 3:1401.

(7) The manufacture for distribution or distribution for consumption by ruminants of any commercial feeds containing protein derived from mammalian tissue.

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

(9) Refusing to allow the inspection of premises or records or the taking of samples by the commission, the commissioner, the department, or their representatives.

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

(11) Failure to timely pay any fee, penalty, or costs due under the provisions of this Part or of any rule or regulation of the commission adopted under the provisions of this Part.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1.
La. R.S. § 3:88 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 88
Tit. 3, § 88. Eligibility to federal funds
Status: in_force

Co-operatives organized under this Part may participate in and be eligible to funds to be loaned by the United States or any agency thereof to associations operating co-operatively and organized for agricultural purposes.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4232 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 4232
Commissioner of agriculture
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner of agriculture shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter.

B. The commissioner may employ such personnel as are necessary to enforce the provisions of this Chapter.

C. The commissioner may adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to enforce the provisions of this Chapter. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

D. The commissioner, or his representative, may take samples of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, or meat products in order to enforce the provisions of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 750, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3518 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3518
Minor amendments to marketing orders
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner may make minor amendments to any marketing order upon the recommendation of not less than seventy-five percent of the producer members or handler members of the advisory board, or not less than seventy-five percent of each group if both are represented upon the advisory board.

B. The commissioner may require a public hearing upon minor amendments if in his opinion the substance of such minor amendments so warrant. The commissioner is not, however, required to submit minor amendments for written assent or referendum approval.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 15
Application for license, permit, certification, registration, or certificate; social security number required; denial
Status: in_force

A. The department and each board or commission authorized to issue a license, permit, certification, registration, or certificate pursuant to this Title shall require each applicant to include his social security number on the application.

B. The department and each board or commission shall maintain confidentiality of an applicant's social security number.

C. Any department, board, or commission authorized to issue a license, permit, certification, registration, or certificate pursuant to the provisions of this Title may deny, revoke, or not renew such privileges if the applicant owes fees, fines, taxes, deficiency assessments, or civil penalties.

Acts 2012, No. 211, §1; Acts 2013, No. 104, §1; Acts 2015, No. 198, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2471 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 2471
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Adopter" means a person who is legally competent to enter into a contract and who is adopting or buying a dog or cat from a releasing agency.

(2) "Adult animal" means any dog or cat that has reached the age of one hundred eighty days or six months or more.

(3) "Releasing agency" means an animal pound, shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency, whether public or private. The term does not include an individual who occasionally renders humane assistance or shelter in the individual's home to a dog or cat.

(4) "Sterilization" means the surgical removal of the reproductive organs of a dog or cat in order to render the animal unable to reproduce.

Acts 1990, No. 567, §1, eff. July 19, 1990; Acts 2024, No. 440, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3418 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 3 / Section 3418
Delivery and discharge from storage of stored agricultural commodities
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided herein, every warehouse licensed under this Chapter shall, without unnecessary delay, deliver the agricultural commodity or other farm product stored therein upon a demand made either by the holder of a warehouse receipt or a scale ticket marked for storage covering the agricultural commodity or other farm product or by the depositor thereof if such demand is accompanied by an offer to satisfy the warehouse lien; an offer to surrender the warehouse receipt, if negotiable, with such endorsements as would be necessary for the negotiation of the warehouse receipt; and written acknowledgment, when the agricultural commodity or other farm product is delivered to it, that the commodity or product has been so delivered. The above action is not required in any circumstances where the warehouse has determined that there are liens recorded against the commodity or other farm product covered by the warehouse receipt or scale ticket marked for storage or where the order of any court of competent jurisdiction prohibits the release of the agricultural commodity or other farm product.

B. Every warehouse may require any depositor of an agricultural commodity or other farm product to remove the commodity or other farm product from storage upon sixty days prior written notice to the depositor.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.