LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

 LACC – Grain Division

 5825 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge LA 70821

 Mike Strain DVM, COMMISIONER

 

 

 

 Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry

 Grain Inspection Fees and Charges

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 15, 2022. This is a revised fee schedule and, if approved, will supersede all other fee 

schedules. The Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) must approve all fees for official services 

and OA’s will assess only those fees appearing on their currently approved fee schedule.

INSPECTION POINTS: Delhi, Jonesville, Oak Grove (LOUISIANA)

REGULAR HOURS: Open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday except holidays. Holidays and all other 

hours will be considered overtime.

HOURLY RATES: Regular hours are $26.00 per hour. Overtime hours are $39.00 per hour (assessed in half hour 

increments). There will be a four-hour minimum when called out on weekends and holidays.

HOLIDAYS: New Years, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, 

Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Election Day (every 2 years), and any other day the Governor 

proclaims as a legal holiday.

MILEAGE AND

TRAVEL RATE The IRS standard mileage rate and applicable hourly rate for actual miles traveled from nearest

inspection point. Change to mileage rate is effective when the IRS changes their standard mileage 

rate. 

FGIS 

ADMINISTRATIVE 

TONNAGE FEES In addition to all other applicable fees, FGIS administrative tonnage fees for export grain

shipments inspected and/or weighed, excluding land carrier shipments to 

Canada and Mexico, will be assessed at the current per metric ton rate 

identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 Service Fees and Billing. 

Codes, Attachment 1. Invoices will identify assessed administrative 

tonnage fees as separate line items per applicable carrier/unit 

type. 

 
FGIS SUPERVISION In addition to all other applicable fees, FGIS supervision fees for domestic U.S. grain shipments

FEES ASSESSED inspected and/or weighed, include land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico, will be assessed 

 the current per metric ton rate identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 Service Fees and Billing

 Codes, Invoices will identify assessed supervision fees as separate line items per applicable 

 carrier/unit type. 

Services requested and not covered by the above fees will be assessed the applicable hourly rate. Official Commercial 

inspections are available upon request and fees will be negotiated on a case-by-case- basis.

OFFICIAL SERVICES:

Online sampling and inspection services, per regular hour .....................................................................................................$26.00

 On-line sampling service includes Mechanical Diverter, Ellis Cup or Pelican and will be 

 assessed the appropriate hourly rate for the time involved in the request for service. 

 No unit fee will be assessed.

Overtime hourly rate ...............................................................................................................................................................$39.00

Probe sampling and inspection service

 Unit Fee: Rail Car (per car)............................................................................................................................................ $20.50 

 Barge, per 1000 bushels.................................................................................................................................................... $2.60 

Truck or Trailer (per carrier).................................................................................................................................................. $10.00

Submitted Sample Inspections........................................................................................................................................ $12.30

Each unit will be assessed the appropriate hourly rate for the time involved....

in the request for service in addition to the unit fee.

Submitted sample inspections will be assessed the overtime hourly rate in addition

to the regular fee for submitted sample inspections whenever the applicant requests

that submitted samples be inspected during overtime hours.

Re-inspection service, based on official file sample

Rail Car (per sample) ......................................................................................................................................................$10.30 

Truck or trailer (per sample)............................................................................................................................................ $5.30 

Barge (per sample ............................................................................................................................................................$25.30 

Factor only determination, per factor (not to exceed full grade fee) ........................................................................................ $5.20 

Aflatoxin testing ......................................................................................................................................................................$30.00

Re-inspection based on new sample same as original fee

Sampling only service

Probe Sampling Barge (per barge) ........................................................................ $100.00

On-Line Sampling Barge (per hour) ....................................................................... $20.00