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LA Rev Stat § 3:3414.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3414.4. Prompt payment for cotton; suit on bond; private action; attorney fees

RS 3414.4 - Prompt payment for cotton; suit on bond; private action; attorney fees  A. Any cotton merchant or cotton agent who purchases cotton from a producer shall pay the producer for the cotton within ten working days after the day the cotton is delivered, or pursuant to the contract of sale.  B. Any producer from whom cotton was purchased or contracted to be purchased and to whom money is due for cotton sold for future delivery as a result of the nonperformance of the cotton merchant or cotton agent shall be entitled to submit a claim on the security to the commission pursuant to its administrative procedures. Limitation of liability as to the security shall not restrict suits against the cotton merchant or cotton agent for losses incurred in excess of the amount of the security. Suit may be brought in any parish where the crop or any part thereof was grown or any other venue authorized by law. Upon suits being filed in excess of the amount of the bond or alternate security, the commission may require new security in an amount sufficient to secure the aggregate amount of such suits, and if such additional security is not given within thirty days of demand therefor, the commission may cancel the license of the cotton merchant. In the case of the insolvency of a cotton merchant, any cotton producer or cotton landowner having contracts for future delivery shall be entitled to submit a claim on the security to the commission pursuant to its administrative procedures and participate in the recovery on the security to the extent of his pro rata losses under his contract.  C. Should the security proceeds recovered be insufficient to satisfy all claims in full, any producer who has received only partial satisfaction shall retain all other rights possessed under the law without prejudice.  D. The commission may bring an action on the security in any court of competent jurisdiction.  Acts 1997, No. 1034, §1; Acts 2010, No. 767, §1, eff. June 30, 2010; Acts 2015, No. 430, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:3415 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3415. Scale ticket required; contents

RS 3415 - Scale ticket required; contents A. Whenever any agricultural commodity or other farm product is delivered to a warehouse or grain dealer licensed under this Chapter, the warehouse or grain dealer shall issue a scale ticket covering the commodity or other farm product within seventy-two hours of delivery. Scale tickets covering commodities or other farm products deposited for any type of storage shall be marked to indicate "storage". Title to commodities deposited for storage shall remain with the producer. B. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 767, §2, eff. June 30, 2010. C. Each warehouse and grain dealer shall use sequentially prenumbered scale tickets which shall have an original and not less than one copy. D. Each scale ticket shall contain the following information: (1) The name and location of the licensed warehouse or grain dealer facility where delivered. (2) The name and other information sufficient to identify the owner of the agricultural commodity or other farm product. (3) The type, quantity, and grade or applicable grade factors necessary to determine the net value of the commodity received. This requirement shall not apply to grain dealers and warehouses which do not issue grades. (4) The date the commodity was delivered. (5) One of the following, as appropriate: (a) If the commodity is to be deposited on a "spot" basis, the words "spot" or "spot sale", and when so marked the scale ticket shall serve as written confirmation of the sale. (b) If the commodity is deposited for any type of storage, the word "storage". (c) If the commodity is deposited for contract, the word "contract". Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1986, No. 337, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 767, §2, eff. June 30, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 3:3416 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3416. Warehouse receipts; authorization for and release

RS 3416 - Warehouse receipts; authorization for and release 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 § 3:3417 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3417. Special provisions for handling of warehouse receipts

RS 3417 - Special provisions for handling of warehouse receipts A. While an original warehouse receipt issued under this Chapter is outstanding and uncanceled, no other or further warehouse receipt shall be issued for the agricultural commodity or other farm product, or any part thereof, covered by such outstanding and uncanceled warehouse receipt. B. Whenever a warehouse receipt is lost or destroyed, a warehouse receipt to replace such lost or destroyed warehouse receipt may be issued, but only with the prior approval of the commission. C. No warehouse receipt shall be issued except for agricultural commodities or other farm products which are actually stored in the warehouse at the time of issuance of the warehouse receipt. D. Every warehouse shall promptly and plainly cancel on the face thereof each warehouse receipt returned to it upon the delivery by it of the agricultural commodity or other farm product for which the warehouse receipt was issued. E. Whenever any agricultural commodity or other farm product is held in open storage, the warehouse or grain dealer shall have a warehouse receipt to cover the agricultural commodity or other farm product or shall be able to account for the physical whereabouts of the agricultural commodity or other farm product. F. Failure to properly account for any agricultural commodity or other farm product in open storage may subject the warehouse or grain dealer to seizure as provided by R.S. 3:3407, suspension or revocation of its license, other penalties provided by this Chapter, or any combination hereof. Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:3418 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3418. Delivery and discharge from storage of stored agricultural commodities

RS 3418 - Delivery and discharge from storage of stored agricultural commodities 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.
LA Rev Stat § 3:3419 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3419. Records required

RS 3419 - Records required A. Each warehouse shall maintain complete, separate, and correct records and accounts pertaining to each warehouse, including, but not limited to, records and accounts of all commodities and farm products received therein and withdrawn therefrom, all unissued warehouse receipts and scale tickets issued by it, and the warehouse receipts and scale tickets returned to it and canceled by it. B. Each grain dealer and cotton merchant shall maintain complete, separate, and correct records, including but not limited to records of each transaction with each producer and records reflecting the grain dealer's or cotton merchant's daily position with respect to all commodity transactions. C. Warehouses, cotton merchants, and grain dealers shall maintain all required records in a form acceptable to the commission for a period of five years. D. Each warehouse, cotton merchant, and grain dealer shall permit any officer or authorized representative of the commission to enter all locations listed on the application of such warehouse, cotton merchant, or grain dealer and inspect, copy, examine, or audit all contents, facilities, equipment, records, books, and accounts relating thereto. Such inspection, copying, examination, or audit may be made on any business day, during normal working hours. The warehouse, cotton merchant, or grain dealer shall provide the necessary assistance required for any inspection, copying, examination, or audit made in accordance with this Chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto. Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1997, No. 1034, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 767, §1, eff. June 30, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 138, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 3:3419.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3419.1. Communication of producer information

RS 3419.1 - Communication of producer information A. Notwithstanding any other law or contractual provision to the contrary, a grain dealer and agriculture lender may communicate, either orally or in writing, information related to an agricultural commodities booking or contract concerning a producer with whom the parties have a mutual business relationship. Information concerning the producer that may be shared shall be limited to the following: (1) Name, address, phone number, and Farm Service Agency number. (2) The amount of agricultural commodities booked or contracted by the producer and prices contracted for. (3) Grain dealer or marketer expenses, carrying costs, hedging expenses, and the amount of agricultural commodities actually delivered by a producer on a production contract. (4) The amount of crop loans made to a producer and any loan balances outstanding with respect to the producer for such crop loans and any collateral and security interests applicable to such crop loans. B. Notwithstanding any other law or contractual provision to the contrary, any grain dealer or agriculture lender that communicates information provided for under Subsection A of this Section shall be held harmless and shall not be liable to the producer or any other party under any theory of law for communicating such information. C. A grain dealer or agriculture lender receiving information relative to a producer under the provisions of this Section shall not share the information with any persons not authorized in this Section to receive such information. D. The provisions of this Section shall only be applicable during the duration of a gubernatorially or presidentially declared disaster which includes the parish or parishes where a producer, with whom a lender and elevator have a mutual business relationship under the provisions of this Section, farms or produces agricultural commodities. Acts 2010, No. 860, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:3420 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3420. Schedule of charges and tariffs

RS 3420 - Schedule of charges and tariffs Whenever there is a change in any warehouse's schedule of charges or tariffs, the new schedule shall be filed with the commission prior to implementation thereof. These charges or tariffs shall be the same for the same class of service to each customer of the warehouse and shall be posted conspicuously in each location covered by the license. Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2012, No. 145, §1, eff. May 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 3:3421 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3421. Confidentiality of records

RS 3421 - Confidentiality of records Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 44 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, all financial statements, position reports, and any other documents required for licensure and filed by applicants for licensure under this Chapter shall be kept confidential by the commission and its agents and employees and are not subject to disclosure except as follows: (1) Upon waiver by the licensee. (2) In actions or administrative proceedings commenced under this Chapter or Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. (3) When required by subpoena or court order. (4) Disclosure to law enforcement agencies in regard to the detection and prosecution of criminal offenses. (5) When released to a bonding company approved by the commission or to the United States Department of Agriculture or any of its divisions. Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2011, No. 138, §1, eff. June 24, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 3:3422 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3422. Commission authorized to charge regulatory fees

RS 3422 - Commission authorized to charge regulatory fees A. The commission shall charge regulatory fees on all agricultural commodities or other farm products regulated under this Chapter. The regulatory fees shall be due and payable to the commission by the licensee at the first point of sale as follows: (1) $.01 per hundredweight for commodities normally weighed by hundredweight. (2) $.007 per bushel for commodities normally weighed by bushel. B. The commission by rule may establish regulatory fees for all other agricultural commodities and other farm products regulated under this Chapter and the point at which the regulatory fees shall be due and payable by the licensee. The regulatory fees established by the commission under this Subsection shall be comparable to the regulatory fees established under Subsection A of this Section. C. No producer shall be entitled to claim a refund of any regulatory fees established by the commission under this Section. D. Every moisture measuring device used or held for use at any commercial facility which receives, holds, dries, stores, mills, processes or otherwise deals in agricultural commodities in this state, when such use or intended use is for the purpose of determining discounts or other price variances in connection with the purchase or sale of such commodity, shall be registered with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The commission shall register and inspect all moisture meters or other devices used to measure moisture in agricultural commodities on an annual basis. The commission may establish by rule and regulation a fee for the registration and inspection of moisture meters or other such devices not to exceed twenty dollars for registration and forty dollars for inspection. Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No. 161, §1; Acts 2003, No. 172, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2010, No. 767, §1, eff. June 30, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 3:3423 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3423. Deposit of the revenues of the commission; Agricultural Commodity Dealers and Warehouse Fund

RS 3423 - Deposit of the revenues of the commission; Agricultural Commodity Dealers and Warehouse Fund 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 § 3:3424 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3424. Prohibited acts; criminal penalties

RS 3424 - Prohibited acts; criminal penalties A. It shall be unlawful for any warehouse to sell, alienate, encumber, transfer title to, pledge, mortgage, or hypothecate in any manner any agricultural commodity or other farm product, or any portion thereof, which has been deposited by the owner thereof specifically for any type of storage, under any type of warehouse receipt or under a scale ticket marked "storage", and which is not the property of the warehouse, without the specific written authorization of the owner thereof. The sale, alienation, encumbrance, transfer of title, pledging, mortgaging, or hypothecation of any such agricultural commodity or other farm product without the written authorization of the owner thereof shall be presumptive evidence of the warehouseman's criminal intent to deprive such owner of his agricultural commodity or other farm product, or the market value thereof, and the warehouse and warehouseman shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both. B. Any grain dealer who intentionally violates R.S. 3:3413(B) by maintaining a risk position in excess of thirty percent of its current net worth shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both. C. Any warehouseman, cotton merchant, or cotton agent, or grain dealer who is found to have willfully submitted false reports of any kind required by this Chapter or by rule or regulation of the commission shall be subject, upon conviction, to the penalties for perjury established under R.S. 14:123. D. The willful failure of a cotton merchant or a cotton agent to pay for cotton delivered which was purchased by the cotton merchant or cotton agent from a cotton producer in this state shall be fraudulent conduct for the purposes of R.S. 14:67. Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1997, No. 1034, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:3425 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3425. Limitations of applicability

RS 3425 - Limitations of applicability 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 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§3501. Short title

RS 3501 - Short title 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.