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LA Rev Stat § 3:1430.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1430.10. Violations

RS 1430.10 - Violations The following actions are prohibited: (1) The sale, offering for sale, or distribution of materials which are not registered with the commissioner. (2) The sale, offering for sale, or distribution of materials which do not meet the standards set forth in R.S. 3:1430.8. (3) The sale, offering for sale, or distribution of agricultural materials in packages which contain less material than the net weight listed on the package. (4) The sale, offering for sale, or distribution of bulk materials which contain less material than the net weight listed on the invoice. (5) The making of false or misleading claims concerning any material on the label of the material, orally, on any printed matter, or through any medium. (6) Any action which violates any provisions of this Subpart or any provision of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Subpart. Acts 2010, No. 579, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1430.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1430.12. Fees

RS 1430.12 - Fees A. The annual fee for registering agricultural liming materials shall be fifteen dollars payable to the commission. B. The late fee for each application to register an agricultural liming material, other than an application for initial registration, which is received after the first day of April of each year shall be fifty dollars payable to the commission. C. Each manufacturer of agricultural liming materials which are sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this state shall pay to the commission a fee of ten cents on each ton of materials delivered in this state. The fee imposed by this Subsection shall be paid quarterly at the same time the tonnage reports required by R.S. 3:1430.7 are submitted to the commissioner; however, the minimum fee due for each quarter shall be ten dollars. Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2012, No. 17, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1430.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1430.13. Disposition of fees and penalties

RS 1430.13 - Disposition of fees and penalties A. All fees and penalties provided for in this Part shall be paid to the commission and disposed of as provided in this Section. B. All deficiency assessments imposed under the provisions of R.S. 3:1430.11(A), (B), (C), or (D) shall be paid to the consumer if the identity of the consumer can be ascertained. C. All fees, all deficiency assessments imposed under the provisions of R.S. 3:1430.11(A), (B), (C), or (D) for which the consumer cannot be ascertained, and all penalties imposed under the provisions of R.S. 3:1430.11(E), subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. D. Out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer, prior to placing the remaining funds in the state general fund, shall pay an amount equal to the total amount of the funds paid into the state treasury under the provisions of Parts II and III of this Chapter into the Feed and Fertilizer Fund. The funds are to be used for the expenses of the programs established for the purposes of Parts II and III of this Chapter and for the other purposes for which funds in the Feed and Fertilizer Fund may be used as determined by the commissioner. Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2011, No. 31, §1; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1432 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1432. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 26, §3, eff. May 23, 2013.

RS 1432 - Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 26, §3, eff. May 23, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1434 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1434. Powers and duties of the commissioner

RS 1434 - Powers and duties of the commissioner  The commissioner shall:  (1) Enforce this Part and all rules and regulations made and adopted by the commission.  (2) Sample, inspect, test, and make analyses of agricultural, vegetable, and flower seeds transported, offered for sale, sold, or distributed in Louisiana for planting purposes; determine whether the seeds are in compliance with this Part and with rules and regulations made under this Part; and notify promptly the person who transported, distributed, sold, or offered for sale the seeds of any violation.  (3) Carry out and enforce the rules and regulations made pertaining to certified, registered, or foundation seeds or planting stock and to the limiting of planting of a crop to certified seed, when such is prescribed.  (4) Require reports necessary to administer this Part and rules and regulations made under this Part.  (5) Collect, administer, and disburse the proceeds of the assessment, fees, interest, penalties, and other monies collected pursuant to this Part.  (6) Have exclusive jurisdiction and authority over all matters related to the regulation of seeds.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §2; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013; Acts 2016, No. 392, §1, eff. June 5, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1435 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1435. Authority of the commissioner

RS 1435 - Authority of the commissioner  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 § 3:1437 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1437. Registration of seed dealers

RS 1437 - Registration of seed dealers  A. Every person, except persons exempt by R.S. 3:1445, including an out-of-state distributor, who labels, sells, offers, or handles for sale in or distributes for sale in Louisiana, agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds or other propagating stock of one pound or more in weight within Louisiana shall register with the commissioner as a seed dealer. Every seed dealer shall register the number and location of each place of business at which the seeds are labeled, sold, distributed, or offered or handled for sale. The commissioner shall issue to the registered seed dealer a license to engage in the business.  B. The commissioner shall issue a license on an annual basis with licenses expiring on the first day of July of each year following the issuance date. The commissioner shall establish the fee for the license. The fee shall be established by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The amount of the fee shall not exceed two hundred dollars.  Amended by Acts 1975, No. 766, §4; Acts 1977, No. 149, §5; Acts 1988, No. 162, §1; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013; Acts 2015, No. 318, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1438 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1438. Suspension or revocation of seed dealer license

RS 1438 - Suspension or revocation of seed dealer license Any licensee who violates any of the provisions of this Part or the regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part shall be subject to having his license suspended, revoked, or placed on probation, in addition to any other penalties authorized by this Part. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §5; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1439 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1439. Failure of seed dealer to register; effect

RS 1439 - Failure of seed dealer to register; effect The commissioner may issue a stop order against any seed dealer who fails to comply with R.S. 3:1437. Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2012, No. 146, §1, eff. May 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1440 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1440. Stop order

RS 1440 - Stop order A stop order shall prohibit further sale, exchange, movement, or distribution of seeds included in the order until the commissioner is satisfied that this Part and rules and regulations of the commission have been complied with and the commissioner has issued a written release to the person with such seed. After a stop order is given, the person receiving the stop order shall have thirty days within which to comply and to obtain a written release of the order. This Section shall not prevent the commissioner from proceeding in accordance with other Sections in this Part. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §5; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 146, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1441 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1441. Seizure

RS 1441 - Seizure When the commissioner issues a stop order to a person with a lot of seed and such person fails to comply with this Part or the regulations of the commission, the commissioner shall seize the lot of seed and shall destroy the lot within thirty days, or shall dispose of it in the manner prescribed by the rules and regulations made by the commission. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §5; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2012, No. 146, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1442 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1442. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 175, §2, eff. July 1, 2003.

RS 1442 - Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 175, §2, eff. July 1, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1443 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1443. Disclaimer or nonwarranty clause of no effect

RS 1443 - Disclaimer or nonwarranty clause of no effect 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 § 3:1444 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1444. Prohibitions

RS 1444 - Prohibitions  No person shall:  (1) Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds unless the seeds have been tested in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission. The commission by rule may require information relative to the test to be affixed to the packaging of the seeds.  (2) Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds that are not labeled in accordance with this Part or that have false or misleading labeling.  (3) Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds for which there has been false or misleading advertisement.  (4) Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural seeds containing noxious weed seeds, subject to tolerances and methods of determinations, in excess of those prescribed under this Part.  (5) Detach, deface, destroy, or use a second time any label provided for in this Part or the rules and regulations made by the commission.  (6) Alter or falsify any seeds, seed labels, seed tests, laboratory reports, records, or other documents to create a misleading impression as to kind, kind of variety, history, quality, or origin of seed.  (7) Disseminate any false or misleading advertisement concerning agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds.  (8) Obstruct in any way any authorized person in the performance of his duties under this Part.  (9) Fail to comply with a stop order or to move or otherwise handle or dispose of any lot of seed held under a stop order, except with express permission of the commissioner for the purposes specified by him.  (10) Use relabeling stickers without having both the calendar month and year the germination test was completed and the lot number that matches the existing, original lot number.  (11) Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 26, §3, eff. May 23, 2013.  Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §5; Acts 1978, No. 34, §1; Acts 1986, No. 190, §1; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2012, No. 146, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 26, §§1, 3, eff. May 23, 2013; Acts 2018, No. 362, §1, eff. May 20, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1445 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1445. Exemptions

RS 1445 - Exemptions 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 § 3:1446 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1446. Penalty for violation; procedures for imposition of penalties

RS 1446 - Penalty for violation; procedures for imposition of penalties A. Whoever violates this Part or the rules and regulations made under this Part may be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred 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. Penalties may be assessed only by a ruling of the commission based upon an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and this Part as follows: (1) The commission shall be convened by the commissioner for the purpose of hearing any alleged violation of this Part or any rule and regulation adopted pursuant to this Part. (2) The commissioner shall appoint a hearing officer to preside over the hearing. (3) The commission shall make an initial determination on the matter. This determination shall be submitted to the commissioner in writing. (4) The commissioner shall make the final determination on the matter. If the determination of the commissioner differs from the determination of the commission, the commissioner shall issue a written opinion based on the record of the hearing. (5) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as requiring the commission to institute adjudicatory proceedings for minor violations of this Part when the department believes that the public interest will best be served by a suitable notice of noncompliance in writing. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §5; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1447 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1447. Secretary of state as agent for service

RS 1447 - Secretary of state as agent for service Any person who is not a resident of or domiciled within the state of Louisiana, and who, having no duly appointed agents for service of process within the state, engages in the business of distributing, selling, or packaging seeds within the state of Louisiana, does by such act appoint the secretary of state as his agent for service of process of any legal document and submits to the jurisdiction of any court within the parish where he engages in that business, as if such person were a citizen of or domiciled within said parish. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1448 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1448. Regulatory fee

RS 1448 - Regulatory fee  The commission may charge a regulatory fee on all seeds sold in Louisiana. The fee shall be established by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The proceeds of the fee shall be used to defray the costs of regulating the seed industry in Louisiana. The fee shall be collected at the first point of sale in Louisiana. The amount of the fee shall be based on the cost of regulating the seed industry and shall not exceed thirty cents per one hundred pounds of seed.  Added by Acts 1988, No. 178, §1; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2015, No. 318, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1449 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1449. Disposition of funds; Seed Fund

RS 1449 - Disposition of funds; Seed Fund  A. All assessments, fees, penalties, and other funds received under the provisions of this Part shall be disposed of in accordance with the following provisions:  (1) All assessments, fees, penalties, and all other funds received under the provisions of this Part, 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 that 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 under the provisions of this Part into a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the Seed Fund.  (3) All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The treasurer shall invest the 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.  B. 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 Part, as determined by the commissioner.  (2) To fund any and all costs related to the carrying out of the powers and duties granted to the commission and the commissioner of agriculture and forestry under this Part.  (3) To fund any and all costs related to the carrying out of the powers and duties granted to the commission and the commissioner of agriculture and forestry pursuant to R.S. 3:1461 through 1471.  Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2013, No. 26, §1, eff. May 23, 2013; Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1461 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1461. Purpose

RS 1461 - Purpose  It is hereby the intent of the legislature to recognize industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity and authorize the cultivation, processing, and handling of industrial hemp as legal, agricultural activities in the state of Louisiana in accordance with the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, P.L. 115-334.  Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1463 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1463. Powers and responsibilities of the commission

RS 1463 - Powers and responsibilities of the commission  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.