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LA Rev Stat § 3:4705 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4705. Enforcement

RS 4705 - Enforcement A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner of agriculture is hereby authorized: (1) To take any and all actions to enforce this Subpart in order to protect the terms "Cajun" and "Louisiana Creole" and any derivative or combination of either term as certification marks owned by the state of Louisiana. (2) To take any and all actions to prevent misuse and infringement of the certification marks. (3) To register, file, or otherwise record Louisiana’s claim to the certification marks in any state, national, or international office as may be required or desirable in order to give full force and effect to said certification marks. B. In addition to the remedies provided in this Section, the commissioner of agriculture, when enforcing this Subpart, shall have all other remedies available to civil plaintiffs under law, including the right to seek injunctive relief. Acts 2006, No. 124, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4711 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4711. Legislative findings

RS 4711 - Legislative findings The legislature hereby finds and declares that the agricultural and seafood industries are of vital importance to this state, the livelihood of its farmers and fishermen, and to the sustenance of the life of its citizens. The legislature further finds that preserving Louisiana's agricultural and seafood industries can and does serve the following public purposes: (1) Ensuring the viability of Louisiana's agricultural and seafood industries. (2) Ensuring that Louisiana's farmers and fishermen can continue to provide agricultural and seafood products to the consumers of this state. (3) Enhancing the economic well-being of this state by providing jobs and tax revenue. Acts 2004, No. 58, §1, eff. Dec. 7, 2004; Acts 2006, No. 558, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8M, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4721 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4721. Logo for state products

RS 4721 - Logo for state products  A. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry may develop and adopt an official logo for:  (1) Products grown, manufactured, or produced in Louisiana.  (2) Agricultural related activities conducted in Louisiana.  B. The logo may be registered as a trademark and appropriate steps may be taken to protect the logo from misuse or infringement.  C. The department may license the use of the logo and may adopt rules for determining which products and which growers, producers, or manufacturers will be allowed to use the logo.  D. The department by rule may establish fees to be charged for the use of the logo.  E. The department may spend funds to promote the logo.  F. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2.  Acts 1988, No. 325, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1116, §2; Acts 2009, No. 24, §§1, 8B, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2016, No. 329, §1, eff. June 2, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4722 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4722. Violations; penalties

RS 4722 - Violations; penalties  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 § 3:4731 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4731. Short title

RS 4731 - Short title This Subpart shall be cited as the "Louisiana Catfish Marketing Law". Acts 2009, No. 506, §1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4732 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4732. Legislative findings

RS 4732 - Legislative findings The legislature finds that aquaculture sales and consumption have increased worldwide and that the use of antibiotics or chemicals not approved for use in food-producing animals in the United States is permitted in aquaculture in other countries and that consumers of aquaculture in Louisiana should be provided clear information as to where the aquaculture product originates to protect the health and welfare of Louisiana consumers. The legislature further finds that food-misrepresentation or the passing off of less expensive aquaculture products as pricier aquaculture products to unknowing customers and retailers has become an issue in the marketplace and is a deceitful practice. Consumers and retailers should be informed of the country of origin and species of fish in the marketplace. Acts 2009, No. 506, §1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4735 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4735. Penalties

RS 4735 - Penalties A. The commissioner shall notify, in writing, any retailer or food service establishment in violation of this Subpart and shall give the retailer or food service establishment three days to correct the violation. No penalties shall apply to any retailer or food service establishment that corrects the violation within three days from the date of notification by the commissioner. B. In addition to any other civil or criminal penalties, any person who violates any of the provisions of this Subpart or who otherwise misrepresents as catfish any other fish or other fish product not defined as catfish in R.S. 3:4733(1) or as catfish product in R.S. 3:4733(2) shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars. For a second offense, a person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars. For any subsequent violations, a person shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by having the license for the retail or food establishment suspended indefinitely or until such establishment has corrected the violation, or both. Any retailer offering catfish or catfish products for sale that are found to be designated incorrectly as to the country of origin or the method of production shall not be held liable by reason of the conduct of another if the retailer proves they had no knowledge of the violation. C. Any person against whom a complaint is made or who has been made subject to a fine or license suspension as provided by this Section may avail themselves of a due process administrative hearing. D. Any owner or manager of a restaurant who is found guilty of a violation of this Section shall, upon a first offense, be fined one hundred dollars; upon a second offense, be fined two hundred fifty dollars and upon a third or subsequent offense, be fined one thousand dollars. Acts 2009, No. 506, §1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 16, §1, eff. May 26, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4736 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4736. Testing

RS 4736 - Testing The commissioner shall have authority to enter the premises of any wholesaler, distributor, or retailer to pull samples of catfish, catfish products, siluriformes, or siluriforme products for laboratory testing to test for species identification or any other testing as may be necessary to determine compliance with this Subpart. Acts 2009, No. 506, §1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4737 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4737. Rules and regulations

RS 4737 - Rules and regulations The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this Subpart. Acts 2009, No. 506, §1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4738 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4738. Cooperative endeavor agreement

RS 4738 - Cooperative endeavor agreement  The Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall enter into a written cooperative endeavor agreement authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to perform inspections in order to determine compliance with this Subpart.  Acts 2009, No. 506, §1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4741 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4741. Short title

RS 4741 - Short title  This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Truth in Labeling of Food Products Act".  Acts 2019, No. 273, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4742 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4742. Purpose

RS 4742 - Purpose  The purpose of this Part is to protect consumers from misleading and false labeling of food products that are edible by humans.  Acts 2019, No. 273, §1, eff. Oct 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4743 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4743. Definitions

RS 4743 - Definitions  As used in this Part:  (1) "Agricultural product" means any beef, pork, poultry, crawfish, shrimp, meat, sugar, or rice product that is edible by humans.  (2) "Beef" means the flesh of a domesticated bovine that is edible by humans.  (3) "Beef product" means a type of agricultural product that is edible by humans and produced in whole or in part from beef, including beef jerky, beef patties, chopped beef, fabricated steak, hamburger, ground beef, ribs, and roast.  (4) "Cell cultured food product" means any cultured animal tissue produced from in vitro animal cell cultures outside of the organism from which it is derived.  (5) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture and forestry.  (6) "Deceptively similar" means misleading to a reasonable person.  (7) "Food product" means any edible product sold or offered for retail sale that is intended for human consumption.  (8) "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon or affixed to the container or wrapper in which a food product is offered for direct retail sale.  (9) "Labeling" means the act of identifying, describing, or advertising a food product by means of a label or through other means.  (10) "Meat" means a portion of a beef, pork, poultry, alligator, farm-raised deer, turtle, domestic rabbit, crawfish, or shrimp carcass that is edible by humans but does not include a:  (a) Synthetic product derived from a plant, insect, or other source.  (b) Cell cultured food product grown in a laboratory from animal cells.  (11) "Meat product" means a type of agricultural product that is edible by humans and made wholly or in part from meat or another portion of a beef, pork, poultry, alligator, farm-raised deer, turtle, domestic rabbit, crawfish, or shrimp carcass.  (12) "Misbrand" means to intentionally identify or label a food product in a false or misleading way.  (13) "Misrepresent" means to intentionally use any untrue, misleading, or deceptive oral or written statement, advertisement, label, display, picture, illustration, or sample.  (14) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, trust, firm, company, or other entity doing business in Louisiana.  (15) "Pork" means the flesh of a domesticated swine that is edible by humans.  (16) "Pork product" means a type of agricultural product that is edible by humans and produced in whole or in part from pork, including bacon, bratwurst, ground pork, ham, pork chops, ribs, roast, and sausage.  (17) "Poultry" means domesticated birds that are edible by humans.  (18) "Rice" means the whole or broken kernels obtained from the species Oryza sativa L. or Oryza glaberrima, or wild rice, which is obtained from one of the four species of grasses from the genus Zizania or Porteresia.  Acts 2019, No. 273, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4744 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4744. Applicability; prohibited activities

RS 4744 - Applicability; prohibited activities  A. The provisions of this Part shall apply only to a person that places a label on a food product as defined in R.S. 3:4743.  B. No person shall intentionally misbrand or misrepresent any food product as an agricultural product through any activity including:  (1) Affixing a label to a food product that is false or misleading.  (2) Selling a food product under the name of an agricultural product.  (3) Representing a food product as an agricultural product for which a definition and standard of identity has been provided by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq., unless:  (a) The food product conforms to the definition and standard.  (b) The label of the food product bears the name of the food specified in the definition and standard and includes the common names of optional ingredients other than spices, flavoring, and coloring present in the food as regulations require.  (4) Representing a food product as meat or a meat product when the food product is not derived from a harvested beef, pork, poultry, alligator, farm-raised deer, turtle, domestic rabbit, crawfish, or shrimp carcass.  (5) Representing a food product as rice when the food product is not rice.  (6) Representing a food product as beef or a beef product when the food product is not derived from a domesticated bovine.  (7) Representing a food product as pork or a pork product when the food product is not derived from a domesticated swine.  (8) Representing a food product as poultry when the food product is not derived from domesticated birds.  (9) Utilizing a term that is the same as or deceptively similar to a term that has been used or defined historically in reference to a specific agricultural product.  (10) Affixing a label that uses the term "rice" in the name of the food product when the food product is not rice or derived from rice.  (11) Representing a cell cultured food product as a meat product.  (12) Representing a food product as sugar when it is not an unaltered plant-based simple sugar or sucrose.  Acts 2019, No. 273, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4745 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4745. Powers

RS 4745 - Powers  A. The commissioner of agriculture shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Part and adopt rules and regulations to enforce the provisions of this Part. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.  B. The commissioner may:  (1) Employ personnel to enforce the provisions of this Part.  (2) Receive and investigate complaints regarding alleged violations of this Part and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Part.  (3) 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 by the commissioner pursuant to this Part.  (4) Institute civil proceedings to enforce his rulings or collect any penalties due under this Part.  Acts 2019, No. 273, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4746 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4746. Penalties

RS 4746 - Penalties  A. A person who violates any provision of this Part or of any rule or regulation adopted under the provisions of this Part shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each violation. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be a separate offense.  B. Penalties may be assessed only by a ruling of the commissioner based upon an adjudicatory hearing held by the Louisiana Commission of Weights and Measures pursuant to R.S. 3:4605.  C. 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.  D. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings to enforce his rulings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.  E. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings seeking injunctive relief to restrain and prevent the violation of the provisions of this Part, or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part, in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred.  Acts 2019, No. 273, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4751 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4751. Definitions

RS 4751 - Definitions  As used in this Chapter, the following words, terms, and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Agricultural use" means farming in all of its branches, including but not limited to the cultivation and the tillage of the soil; the production, cultivation, growing, and harvesting of any products from agricultural, horticulture, aquaponic, hydroponic, or aquaculture practices; the raising of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, dairy-producing animals, and poultry; agricultural education; agricultural tourism; or any practices performed by a farmer or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with farming operations. This also is inclusive of administrative or office space used to run any of the above practices or operations. For purposes of this Chapter, the term "agricultural use" does not include timber production.  (2) "Political subdivision" means any unit of local government including a municipality, parish, or special district authorized by law to perform governmental functions.  (3) "Urban" means an area within the boundaries of an urbanized area, as that term is used by the United States Census Bureau, that includes at least forty-five thousand people.  (4) "Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone" means an area within a political subdivision that is comprised of individual properties designated as urban agriculture preserves by the political subdivision for farming purposes.  Acts 2015, No. 429, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4752 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4752. Implementation; ordinances

RS 4752 - Implementation; ordinances  A political subdivision may, after public hearing, establish by ordinance an urban agriculture incentive zone within its boundaries for the purpose of entering into enforceable contracts with landowners, on a voluntary basis, for the use of vacant, unimproved, or blighted lands for agricultural use as defined in R.S. 3:4751(1).  Acts 2015, No. 429, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4753 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4753. Rules and regulations

RS 4753 - Rules and regulations  A. Following the adoption of the ordinance pursuant to R.S. 3:4752, a political subdivision that has established an urban agriculture incentive zone within its boundaries may adopt rules and regulations consistent with zoning and other relevant ordinances or local laws for the implementation and administration of the urban agriculture incentive zone and of contracts related to that urban agriculture incentive zone.  B. The political subdivision may impose a fee upon contracting landowners for the reasonable costs of implementing and administering contracts.  C. The political subdivision shall impose a fee equal to the cumulative value of the tax benefit received during the duration for the contract upon landowners for cancellation of any contract prior to the expiration of the contract, unless the political subdivision makes a determination that the cancellation was caused by extenuating circumstances despite the good faith effort by the landowner.  Acts 2015, No. 429, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4754 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4754. Contract requirements

RS 4754 - Contract requirements  A. Following the adoption of the ordinance as provided for in R.S. 3:4752, a political subdivision may enter into a contract with a landowner to enforceably restrict the use of the land subject to the contract to uses consistent with urban agriculture. Any contract entered into pursuant to this Chapter shall include but is not limited to all of the following provisions:  (1) An initial term of not less than three years.  (2) A restriction on property that is at least three thousand square feet and not more than three acres.  (3) A requirement that the entire property subject to the contract shall be dedicated toward commercial or noncommercial agricultural use.  (4) A prohibition against any dwelling on the property while under contract.  (5) A notification that if a landowner cancels a contract, the political subdivision is required to impose a cancellation fee, pursuant to R.S. 3:4753(C).  B. A contract entered into pursuant to this Chapter shall not prohibit the use of structures that support agricultural activity including but not limited to toolsheds, greenhouses, produce stands, and instructional space.  C. A contract entered into pursuant to this Chapter that includes a prohibition on the use of pesticide or fertilizers that require a license for application on properties under contract shall permit those pesticides or fertilizers allowed by the United States Department of Agriculture National Organic Program.  D. A political subdivision shall not enter into a new contract or renew an existing contract pursuant to this Chapter after January 1, 2021. Any contract entered into pursuant to this Chapter on or before January 1, 2021, shall be valid and enforceable for the duration of the contract.  E. A political subdivision shall not establish an urban agriculture incentive zone within any portion of any other political subdivision's economic development district unless the governing authority of the political subdivision consents to the establishment of the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone.  Acts 2015, No. 429, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§2. Shows and exhibits; misleading advertisements; penalty

RS 2 - Shows and exhibits; misleading advertisements; penalty No person shall, in advance of any show or exhibit, knowingly advertise by posters or other written placards in which is set forth in writing the exhibition to the public either for money or otherwise of anything which the person knew at the time would not or could not be placed on exhibit as set forth by the advertisement, poster, or placard. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and in default of payment of the fine and costs shall be imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than twelve months.
LA Rev Stat § 4:3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§3. Playing or singing of the national anthem at certain athletic contests

RS 3 - Playing or singing of the national anthem at certain athletic contests  No competitive athletic event may be held in a venue, the construction, operation, or maintenance of which is financed wholly or partially by the state or a political subdivision of the state, unless the event is preceded by the playing or singing of the national anthem.  Acts 2021, No 224, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§5. Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 638, §3.

RS 5 - Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 638, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 4:6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§6. Repealed by Acts 1962, No. 371, §1, eff. June 30, 1963.

RS 6 - Repealed by Acts 1962, No. 371, §1, eff. June 30, 1963.