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LA Rev Stat § 3:844 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§844. Deposit and disbursement of assessments, fees, and other monies

RS 844 - Deposit and disbursement of assessments, fees, and other monies 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 Rev Stat § 3:845 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§845. Exclusion from coverage of Part

RS 845 - Exclusion from coverage of Part A. Retail stores that receive eggs or egg products from a licensed distributor solely for the purpose of selling the eggs or egg products directly to consumers are exempt from the licensing requirements of this Part. B. Any producer who has egg production from less than five hundred hens is exempt from the licensing requirements of this Part and from the payment of any assessment if that producer sells his eggs or egg products directly to the consumer from the farm. 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 Rev Stat § 3:846 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§846. Penalties; offenses; hearings; costs

RS 846 - Penalties; offenses; hearings; costs A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Part or the regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part; or who alters, forges, or counterfeits, or uses without authority any certificate or permit or other document provided for in this Part or in the regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part; or who fails to collect or to timely pay the assessments, fees, and penalties due or assessed under this Part, shall be subject, in addition to any unpaid assessments, late fees, or collection costs, 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. Any licensee who violates any of the provisions of this Part or the regulations adopted pursuant to 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. 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 and this Part. (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. D. In addition to civil penalties, the commissioner may assess the cost of the adjudicatory hearing against any person found to be in violation of this Part or the regulations adopted pursuant to this Part. The commissioner shall, by regulation, determine the amount of costs to be assessed in adjudicatory hearings. Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:851 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§851. Power to secure samples

RS 851 - Power to secure samples 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 § 3:852 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§852. Analysis by state chemist; reports

RS 852 - Analysis by state chemist; reports  Samples received by the commissioner shall be transmitted to the state chemist who shall perform any necessary chemical or physical analysis. The results of such analyses shall be reported to the commissioner who in turn shall report them to all interested parties.  Acts 1956, No. 316, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:853 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§853. Procedures; interpretation of analytical results

RS 853 - Procedures; interpretation of analytical results  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 § 3:854 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§854. Extent of sampling and analysis

RS 854 - Extent of sampling and analysis  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 § 3:855 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§855. Arbitration committee

RS 855 - Arbitration committee  In event of controversy between buyers and sellers regarding composition of an agricultural product, upon request, the commissioner may appoint an arbitration committee composed of three disinterested parties to resolve the matter.  Acts 1956, No. 316, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 3:856 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§856. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 58, §1, eff. June 4, 2021.

RS 856 - Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 58, §1, eff. June 4, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 3:901 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§901. State grades of farm products

RS 901 - State grades of farm products 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 § 3:902 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§902. Mislabeling of fresh fruits and vegetables prohibited

RS 902 - Mislabeling of fresh fruits and vegetables prohibited A. No person shall mislabel any fresh fruit or vegetable, or place or have any false or misleading statement or designation of quality, grade, trade-marks, trade-name, area of production or place of origin on any wrapper or container, or on the label or lining of any container of any fresh fruit or vegetable, or on any placard used in connection with or having reference to any fresh fruit or vegetable or container, bulk lot, bulk load, load, arrangement, or display of fresh fruits or vegetables. B. Unless there is deception as to contents, quality, or area of production, nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the obliteration of old markings or labels on used containers which are not closed, where such marking or labels are clearly inapplicable to the contents, or of old markings or labels on unlidded containers in which the product is not packed. Acts 1978, No. 242, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8A, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:903 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§903. Fees for inspection, classification, and grading

RS 903 - Fees for inspection, classification, and grading  The commissioner may collect fees for the inspection, classification, and grading of farm products, fruits, and vegetables. The fees shall not exceed the actual cost necessary to provide for the proper inspection, grading, and classification of the products.  Acts 1978, No. 242, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8A, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2017, No. 39, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:904 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§904. Penalty for violations; injunctive relief; costs

RS 904 - Penalty for violations; injunctive relief; costs  A. Whoever violates this Part or the regulations promulgated under this Part shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both.  B. In addition to the penalties authorized in this Section, the commissioner may apply for injunctive relief restraining violations of this Part or institute necessary actions for failure to pay accounts due the department. The person condemned in any such proceeding shall be liable for the costs of court and for any additional costs incurred by the department in gathering the necessary evidence, including reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees.  Acts 1978, No. 242, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8A, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2017, No. 39, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:921 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§921. Definitions

RS 921 - Definitions  As used in this Part, the following words, terms, and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:  (1) "Commissioner" means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry.  (2) "Covered produce farm" means any farm engaged in the growing, harvesting, packing, or holding of produce for human consumption which is subject to the requirements of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, but shall not include farms that have twenty-five thousand dollars or less of gross income from sales of produce in a year.  (3) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.  (4) "Produce" means any food that is defined as such within the meaning of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and is a raw agricultural commodity, including raw agricultural commodities that are grown domestically or imported or offered for sale in Louisiana.  Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 3:922 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§922. Federal and state cooperation; designated authority

RS 922 - Federal and state cooperation; designated authority  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 § 3:923 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§923. Authority; enforcement

RS 923 - Authority; enforcement  A. The commissioner is authorized to and may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to do the following:  (1) Enforce standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption and administer the provisions of this Part.  (2) Enter the premises of any covered produce farm during reasonable hours to inspect the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce.  (3) Investigate the organization, business, conduct, practices, and management of any covered produce farm engaged in intrastate commerce.  (4) Inspect or copy any covered produce farm record related to the growing, harvesting, packing, or holding of produce.  (5) Issue stop orders prohibiting the growing, harvesting, packing, or holding of produce.  B. No person shall impede, obstruct, hinder, or otherwise prevent or attempt to prevent the department, an inspector of the department, or any employee of the department in the performance of his duties pursuant to this Part.  C. The provisions of this Section shall not limit the commissioner's authority to respond to an emergency in order to prevent a public health hazard, including communication with applicable state and federal agencies.  Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 3:924 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§924. Records; registration; reports

RS 924 - Records; registration; reports  Any person, firm, or corporation owning or operating a covered produce farm in the state shall:  (1) Register with the department on an annual basis no later than July first of each year.  (2) Update their registration with the department within ninety days of any changes in activity on the covered produce farm.  (3) Maintain all records required by the rules adopted pursuant to this Part and make those records available to the department upon request.  (4) File with the commissioner annual or special reports and answers in writing.  Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 3:925 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§925. Criminal penalties; offenses

RS 925 - Criminal penalties; offenses  A. Any person, firm, or corporation convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of any of the following offenses shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars:  (1) To willfully make, or cause to be made, any false entry or statement of fact.  (2) To willfully make, or cause to be made, any false entry in any account, record, or memorandum required pursuant to this Part.  (3) To willfully neglect or fail to make full, true, and factual entries in any accounts, records, or memoranda required pursuant to this Part.  (4) To willfully remove out of the state's jurisdiction, or mutilate, alter, or by any other means falsify any documentary evidence required pursuant to this Part.  (5) To willfully refuse to submit to the commissioner or to his authorized agents, for the purpose of inspection and making copies, any documentary evidence required pursuant to this Part.  B. The department shall not impose a fine pursuant to the provisions of this Section if the federal government has imposed a fine for the same violation pursuant to provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.  Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 3:926 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§926. Civil penalties

RS 926 - Civil penalties  A. Any person who violates a provision of this Part or a regulation adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars per violation.  B. Civil penalties may be assessed only by ruling of the commissioner based upon an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and this Part.  Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 3:927 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§927. Louisiana Department of Health; authority

RS 927 - Louisiana Department of Health; authority  A. Nothing in this Part shall be construed as eliminating or diminishing the authority of the Louisiana Department of Health to regulate food as provided in Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  B. The Louisiana Department of Health 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 its authority granted in Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 3:928 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§928. Effectiveness

RS 928 - Effectiveness  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 § 3:1021 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1021. Proceeds of alimony tax may be used to purchase lands to donate

RS 1021 - Proceeds of alimony tax may be used to purchase lands to donate The police juries of the various parishes of the state are authorized to appropriate funds out of the general alimony tax, for the purpose of purchasing lands to be donated to the United States Government for use by the United States in the maintenance and operation of agricultural experiment and research stations.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1022 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1022. Assent to federal grants to state

RS 1022 - Assent to federal grants to state The State of Louisiana, in accordance with Section 2, of an Act of Congress, approved March 16, 1906, entitled, "An Act to provide for an increased annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations and regulating the expenditure thereof," and in accordance with Section 2, of an Act of Congress, approved February 24, 1925, entitled, "An Act to authorize the more complete endowment of Agricultural Experiment Stations, and for other purposes," does hereby accept the grants of money for the purposes set out in the above recited Acts of Congress.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1023 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1023. Board of supervisors of state university authorized to receive federal grants

RS 1023 - Board of supervisors of state university authorized to receive federal grants The Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is the governing board of the experiment stations in Louisiana, mentioned or contemplated by the Acts of Congress recited in R.S. 3:1022, and is the beneficiary of all moneys granted by those Acts of Congress, with full power to receive, administer, and expend the funds. The treasurer of the Board, or other officer duly appointed by it, is authorized to receive and receipt for all moneys granted by those Acts of Congress.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1024 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1024. Director of experiment stations as state chemist

RS 1024 - Director of experiment stations as state chemist The director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center shall be the state chemist, with all the rights conferred and all the duties and obligations imposed on the state chemist, especially as to analytical and microscopical work that may be necessary or desirable and all research as may contribute to the knowledge of the properties, values, and proper use of commercial feeding stuffs, commercial fertilizers, and commercial insecticides and fungicides in Louisiana. Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1025 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1025. Duty of state chemist to analyze samples of soils, water, oils, and minerals

RS 1025 - Duty of state chemist to analyze samples of soils, water, oils, and minerals 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 § 3:1026 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1026. Creation of soil and plant analysis laboratory at Northeast Louisiana State University

RS 1026 - Creation of soil and plant analysis laboratory at Northeast Louisiana State University A. Northeast Louisiana State University shall establish, create, and maintain, within its college of agriculture, a laboratory to analyze samples of soil, plants, water, seeds, and fertilizer when such samples are sent to the laboratory with a request that they be analyzed. The laboratory shall contain sufficient equipment, facilities, and personnel to conduct a year-round sample testing program. B. The university, through its college of agriculture, shall fix and assess fees for sample analysis sufficient to cover the costs of requested analytical work. C. If at any time the sample testing program is terminated either by the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities or by the legislature, the laboratory and all other facilities, fixtures, and equipment used in the program may be used by the college of agriculture and college of chemistry as the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities may designate. D. The laboratory shall become self-supporting within five years. Added by Acts 1978, No. 287, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1062 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1062. Authorization for other branch experiment stations

RS 1062 - Authorization for other branch experiment stations The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College may establish branch experiment stations at such places and for such purposes as it deems necessary to best serve the agricultural and livestock interests of Louisiana.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1063 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1063. Management and control

RS 1063 - Management and control 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.