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LA Rev Stat § 3:4614 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4614. Net weights of cereals; exceptions

RS 4614 - Net weights of cereals; exceptions  A. No one shall pack for sale, keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell any of the following commodities except in containers of net avoirdupois weights of two, five, ten, twenty-five, fifty, one hundred, and multiples of one hundred pounds: wheat flour, self-rising wheat flour, phosphated wheat flour, bromated flour, enriched flour, enriched self-rising flour, enriched bromated flour, corn flour, corn meal, hominy, and hominy grits. B. The provisions of this Section do not apply to:  (1) The retailing of flours, meals, hominy, and hominy grits direct to the consumer from bulk stock. (2) The sale of flours and meals to commercial bakers or blenders in containers of more than one hundred pounds. (3) The sale of flours and meals for export. (4) Flours, meals, hominy, and hominy grits packed in cartons containing five pounds or less net. (5) The exchange of wheat for flour by mills grinding for toll. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4615 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4615. Meat, poultry, fish, and seafood; ready-to-eat food

RS 4615 - Meat, poultry, fish, and seafood; ready-to-eat food  A. Meat, poultry, fish, and seafood shall be sold by weight, except the whole shellfish in the shell may be sold by weight, measure, or count. Shellfish are aquatic animals having a shell, such as mollusks, which includes scallops, or crustaceans, which includes lobster and shrimp. B. The following may be sold by weight, measure, or count:  (1) Items sold for consumption on the premises. (2) Items sold as one of three or more different elements, excluding condiments, comprising a ready-to-eat meal sold as a unit, for consumption elsewhere than on the premises where sold. (3) Ready-to-eat chicken parts cooked on the premises but not packaged in advance of sale. (4) Sandwiches when offered or exposed for sale on the premises where packed or produced and not intended for resale. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4616 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4616. Net weight employed in all sales; exemptions

RS 4616 - Net weight employed in all sales; exemptions  A. Whenever any commodity is sold on the basis of weight, only the net weight of the commodity shall be employed in the sale. All contracts concerning goods sold on a basis of weight shall be understood and construed accordingly. B. Rope and twine and cordage products may be marked and sold under this Chapter according to gross weight, under rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner consistent with trade practices existing in the rope and twine industry. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4618 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4618. Sales contrary to law prohibited

RS 4618 - Sales contrary to law prohibited  No one shall keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell any commodity in a manner contrary to law. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4619 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4619. Observation by customer of weighing or measuring devices

RS 4619 - Observation by customer of weighing or measuring devices  No one shall use in retail trade, except in the preparation of packages packed in advance of sale, a weighing or measuring device which is not so positioned that its indications may be accurately read and the weighing and measuring operation observed from some position which may reasonably be assumed by a customer. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4620 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4620. Hindering, obstructing, or impersonating prohibited

RS 4620 - Hindering, obstructing, or impersonating prohibited  No one shall hinder or obstruct the department in any way in the performance of its official duties. No one shall impersonate in any way the commissioner, his inspectors, or the director. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4622 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4622. Fees; Weights and Measures Fund

RS 4622 - Fees; Weights and Measures Fund  A. Each commercial weighing and measuring device which is subject to the jurisdiction of the department shall be registered annually with the department in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner.  B. The registration fee for each commercial weighing and measuring device shall be as follows:  (1) Category 1--zero to 1,000 pounds weight up to $50.00  (2) Category 2--over 1,000 to 10,000 pounds  weight up to $135.00  (3) Category 3--over 10,000 pounds weight up to $250.00  (4) The registration fee of any other commercial weighing and measuring device shall be as established in a fee schedule adopted by the commissioner. The fee rates shall be based on the cost of the work performed.  C. Each weighmaster who is licensed by the commission shall pay an annual license fee of one hundred dollars.  D. The commissioner shall adopt, by rule, the fees charged for weighing and measuring services performed by the department, including those services performed by the department's State Metrology Laboratory. The fee rates shall be based on the cost of the work performed.  E. The registration fee for each service agency shall be one hundred dollars. The registration fee for each service person shall be sixty-five dollars.  F. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 139, §3, eff. May 28, 2003.  G.(1) There is hereby created, as a special fund in the state treasury, the Weights and Measures Fund. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all of the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay an amount equal to the amount received by the state treasury from all assessments, fees, penalties, and other funds received under the provisions of this Chapter into the fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the 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 from investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in the fund.  (2) Subject to annual appropriation by the legislature, the monies in the fund shall be used solely to provide for the expenses of the program established by this Chapter and to the carrying out of the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the commission and the commissioner under the provisions of this Chapter.  Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2003, No. 117, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 139, §§1 and 3, eff. May 28, 2003; Acts 2021, No. 145, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4623 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4623. Exemption from Chapter

RS 4623 - Exemption from Chapter  A. This Chapter does not in any way apply to or affect the provisions pertaining to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission or the storage, handling, sale, transportation, or distribution of liquefied petroleum gas and the measures used in connection therewith as provided in R.S. 40:1841 et seq.  B. This Chapter does not apply to platform scales used solely for safety purposes in connection with the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas; however, this does not prevent the department from entering into any cooperative endeavor or cooperative agreement with the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission to certify or register such scales.  C.(1) This Chapter does not apply to the sale of an aggregate of twenty thousand bushels or less per year of shelled field corn made directly from a producer to a purchaser.  (2) This Chapter does not apply to the sale of an aggregate of more than twenty thousand bushels per year of shelled field corn if the net weight of the shelled field corn is verified by a National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) certified scale prior to distribution of the shelled field corn.  Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 47, §1, eff. May 21, 2004; Acts 2018, No. 155, §1; Acts 2019, No. 337, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4624 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4624. Penalty

RS 4624 - Penalty A. A violator of any provisions of this Chapter or of any rule or regulation adopted under the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each act 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 commissioner based upon an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. 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 Chapter, or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter, in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4631 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4631. Oyster labeling and packaging; sale of shell stock oysters

RS 4631 - Oyster labeling and packaging; sale of shell stock oysters  A. Oyster meats may be sold by fluid volume or net drained weight at wholesale or retail. Oyster meats may also be sold by count at retail but only at the time of final sale. Prepackaging of oysters being sold by count is prohibited unless the prepackaged item itself is labeled with the net weight of oyster meat contained in such package.  B. Shell stock oysters shall be sold by volumetric measure, weight, or count. All oysters sold by volumetric measure, weight, or count shall be market size and wholesome.  C. Oysters removed from the shell shall be labeled clearly by volume or weight.  D. Any person packaging, labeling, or distributing shucked oysters shall follow the guidelines set forth in the NIST Handbook 130 adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures.  E. Oysters shall be shucked and prepackaged only in facilities which are certified by the Louisiana Department of Health.  F. This Section shall not apply to those oysters which are shucked in a restaurant for immediate consumption on the premises.  Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 1995, No. 379, §1; Acts 2004, No. 213, §1; Acts 2014, No. 217, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4632 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4632. Inspection and stamping of basket

RS 4632 - Inspection and stamping of basket  Each basket may be inspected by the commissioner as provided for in Part I of Chapter 30 of Title 3 and the accuracy of the measure stamped thereon. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4633 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4633. Inspection of mini-sacks, sacks, and barrels; standards contents

RS 4633 - Inspection of mini-sacks, sacks, and barrels; standards contents  A. The department may also inspect the sacks and barrels in which the oysters arrive.  B. Each mini-sack of oysters shall contain one-half bushel; each sack of oysters shall contain one and one-half bushels; and each barrel shall contain three bushels. Mini-sacks, sacks, and barrels shall contain correct measurements at the time of delivery to the consignee, buyer, or importer and at the time of delivery to any subsequent buyer after arrival.  Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2018, No. 172, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4634 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4634. Duty of having baskets and oysters inspected

RS 4634 - Duty of having baskets and oysters inspected  All buyers, sellers, importers, and exporters of oysters may, upon arrival have their baskets inspected and stamped and the oysters inspected and measured, in accordance with R.S. 3:4632 and 4633. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4635 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4635. Powers of inspectors

RS 4635 - Powers of inspectors  The inspecting officer may board any boat arriving with oysters in order to make the inspection and measurement provided by this Subpart and to ascertain the number of sacks, barrels, and baskets arriving and the names and addresses of the sellers, exporters, consignors, buyers, importers, and consignees of the oysters to be inspected and measured and the quantity consigned to each buyer, importer, and consignee, and any other information necessary to perform the duties imposed upon him by law. The owner or other person in charge of the boat or of its manifest shall produce the manifest and allow him to examine it, if he so demands. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4636 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4636. Certificate of inspection

RS 4636 - Certificate of inspection  The department may issue a certificate of inspection and measurement after its inspection. This certificate is prima facie evidence of the inspection and measurement of the oysters under the provisions of this Subpart. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4637 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4637. Penalty

RS 4637 - Penalty  A. A violator of any provisions of this Subpart or of any rule or regulation adopted under the provisions of this Subpart shall 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 commissioner based upon an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. 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 Subpart, or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Subpart, in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4641 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4641. Standard rule for measuring saw logs

RS 4641 - Standard rule for measuring saw logs  A. The standard rule or scale for the measurement of saw logs in this state is the Doyle Log Rule. B. The procedure for using the Doyle Log Rule is as follows:  Deduct four inches from the top diameter of the log inside the bark as an allowance for slab and edging. Square one-quarter of the remainder and multiply by the length of the log in feet. The result is the contents in board feet. C. The formula and values for the Doyle Log Rule are as follows:  (1) The formula is:  B.F.=((D-4)/4)2 x L  (2) The values for the elements of the formula are as follows:  (a) "B.F." is the volume in board feet. (b) "D" is the top diameter of the log inside the bark in inches. (c) "L" is the length of the log in feet. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4642 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4642. Use of any other rule or scale; penalty

RS 4642 - Use of any other rule or scale; penalty  A. No person shall compute the measurement of saw logs for severance tax purposes or for settlement of disputes by any other rule or scale than the Doyle Log Rule. B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than sixty days, nor more than one year, or both. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4651 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4651. Weight determination procedures

RS 4651 - Weight determination procedures  A. Any processor engaged in the processing, handling, storing, preparing, manufacturing, packing, or holding of farm-raised catfish or catfish products shall weigh the catfish or catfish products as they are unloaded from the live haul truck at the processing plant. B. All water shall be drained from the weighing baskets before the catfish or catfish products are weighed. No deductions for water in the weighing baskets shall be made. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4652. Weighing devices

RS 4652 - Weighing devices  A. A weighing device which has been approved by the department and which is of a type suitable for the weighing of farm-raised catfish or catfish products shall be used. B. The weighing ticket shall include but is not limited to the following:  (1) The name and address of the processor. (2) The name of the producer of the catfish or catfish products being weighed. (3) The date the catfish or catfish products are weighed. (4) The signature of the individual who weighed the catfish or catfish products. (5) Any additional information the commissioner of agriculture and forestry deems necessary for the lawful and accurate recording of the weight of farm-raised catfish or catfish products. C. Copies of all weight tickets shall be furnished to the producers along with settlement sheets. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4661 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4661. Count determinations for shrimp

RS 4661 - Count determinations for shrimp Shrimp may be sold by count if the size of the shrimp in a container is within the specified count size listed on the container or invoice. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, shrimp shall be sold in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 3:4615. Acts 2001, No. 394, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4671 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4671. Sale at retail of petroleum products; failing to meet specifications prohibited

RS 4671 - Sale at retail of petroleum products; failing to meet specifications prohibited No person shall sell at retail any petroleum product in a manner that fails to comply with law or regulations promulgated by the commissioner. The commissioner's authority to promulgate such regulations is conferred hereby. Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed as regulating the purchase or sale of petroleum products as medicants, germicides, insecticides, or cleaning fluids. Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, May 28, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 47, §1, eff. May 21, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4673 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4673. Petroleum product specifications

RS 4673 - Petroleum product specifications A. Each type of petroleum product governed by this Subpart and sold or distributed in Louisiana shall meet the specifications established by the commissioner, in regulations promulgated in accordance with this Subpart, for that type of petroleum product. B. The specifications established by the commissioner shall, at a minimum, conform to the following: (1) All requirements imposed by federal law or regulations. (2) Labeled octane, volatility, and other requirements established by the American Society for Testing and Materials, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, their successors, or any other federal or nonprofit agency that prepares and issues nationally recognized standards for establishing octane, volatility, and other requirements for petroleum products. C. No person shall sell any petroleum product which does not meet the specifications adopted by the commissioner in accordance with this Section unless authorized by the commissioner in regulations promulgated by him. Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4674.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4674.1. Biodiesel production; restaurant waste fats, oils, and grease

RS 4674.1 - Biodiesel production; restaurant waste fats, oils, and grease A. As provided in R.S. 3:4674, the production and use of renewable fuels, including biodiesel, in Louisiana is vital to the economy and environment of Louisiana. To further encourage and promote the production of biodiesel and avoid the unnecessary disposal of material that otherwise could be beneficially used within this state, the legislature hereby finds and declares that waste fats, oils, and grease generated by Louisiana restaurants should be used to produce biodiesel within Louisiana. B. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Biodiesel" means bio-diesel as defined in R.S. 3:4674(B)(2). (2) "Restaurant" means a food preparation establishment, including but not limited to a coffee shop, cafeteria, sandwich stand, fast food restaurant, or school cafeteria, that gives or offers for sale food to the public, guests, or employees, as well as a kitchen or catering facility in which food is prepared on the premises for serving elsewhere. (3) "Waste fats, oils, and grease" means waste fats, waste cooking oils, grease trap wastes, and the like that are produced in restaurants. C. Restaurants shall be encouraged to provide their waste fats, oils, and grease to biodiesel manufacturers. Moreover, restaurants shall be encouraged to gather, process, and store their waste fats, oils, and grease in a manner that facilitates the use of such waste fats, oils, and grease in the production of biodiesel. D. The commissioner shall study and monitor the production of biodiesel within the state. When the annual capacity of biodiesel production facilities in Louisiana reaches twenty-five million gallons, the commissioner shall provide notice to all restaurants within the state, informing them that the annual capacity of biodiesel production facilities in Louisiana has reached twenty-five million gallons. In such notice, the commissioner shall further encourage each restaurant within this state to provide its waste fats, oils, and grease either directly to a biodiesel manufacturer or to a third party who shall provide such waste fats, oils, and grease to a biodiesel manufacturer. The notice shall be provided by posting a copy of such notice on the department's website and mailing a copy of such notice to the Louisiana Restaurant Association. The Louisiana Restaurant Association, may disseminate the commissioner's notice to Louisiana restaurants in such manner as it deems appropriate. Acts 2009, No. 217, §1, eff. June 30, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4675 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4675. Containers or pumps from which petroleum products not conforming to specifications are sold, to be labeled

RS 4675 - Containers or pumps from which petroleum products not conforming to specifications are sold, to be labeled If any petroleum product which does not conform to the minimum specifications adopted by the commissioner in accordance with this Subpart is sold or dispensed in this state, the container or pump from which the petroleum product is to be dispensed shall be clearly, distinctly, and conspicuously labeled. Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.