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LA Rev Stat § 3:1464 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1464. Powers and duties of the commissioner

RS 1464 - Powers and duties of the commissioner  The commissioner shall:  (1) Adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  (2) Administer and enforce the provisions of this Part and all rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.  (3) Collect, administer, and disburse the proceeds of all fees, interest, penalties, and other monies collected pursuant to this Part.  (4) Appoint and employ all personnel necessary for the efficient and proper administration of this Part.  (5) Enter, either directly or through a duly authorized agent, any land or areas where hemp is grown, stored, or processed for the purposes of conducting inspections, collecting samples, testing, examining, and copying records, and carrying out suppression or eradication activities as provided in this Part.  (6) Seek and obtain injunctive or other civil relief to restrain and prevent violations of this Part, rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part, or orders and rulings issued by the commissioner pursuant to this Part.  (7) 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.  (8) Create a state plan, in consultation with the governor and attorney general, to monitor and regulate the production of industrial hemp. The state plan shall include all requirements specified in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, P.L. 115-334.  (9) On or before January 31, 2020, and annually for four years thereafter, submit a status report on the state's industrial hemp program to the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development. The report shall include the following information:  (a) The number of applications received.  (b) The number of licenses issued in the state and in each parish.  (c) Total industrial hemp acreage in the state and in each parish.  (d) The number of licenses issued to growers with land under two hundred acres and the total amount of industrial hemp sold from those growers to processors.  (e) Type of industrial hemp grown and processed, whether for fiber, seeds, or other uses.  (f) Estimated value of the industrial hemp industry.  Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1466 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1466. Records required

RS 1466 - Records required  A. Every grower, processor, handler, and seed producer shall maintain full and accurate records as required by rules and regulations of the department.  B. The department's rules and regulations on record keeping shall, at a minimum, require the following:  (1) All licensees shall maintain documentation of any sales or distribution, including the party to which the product was sold or distributed.  (2) Growers and seed producers shall maintain documentation of traceability from seed acquisition to harvest to crop termination.  (3) Processors shall maintain documentation of industrial hemp acquisition from grower to final product.  (4) Any person transporting or delivering industrial hemp shall have a dated invoice, bill of lading, or manifest in his possession during the entire time he is transporting or delivering industrial hemp. The invoice, bill of lading, or manifest shall include the following information:  (a) The seller's and the purchaser's name and address.  (b) The specific origin and destination of the industrial hemp being transported.  (c) The quantity of industrial hemp being transported.  Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1467 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1467. Fees; disposition of funds

RS 1467 - Fees; disposition of funds  A. The commissioner may establish annual application, license, and testing fees to be paid to the department. The amount of the fees shall be based on the cost of the regulatory functions performed and services provided. The combined total of the annual application fee and license fee shall not exceed five hundred dollars, and the testing fee shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars.  B. All assessments, fees, penalties, and other funds received pursuant to this Part shall be deposited in the Seed Fund provided for in R.S. 3:1449.  Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1468 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1468. Testing; inspections

RS 1468 - Testing; inspections  A.(1) The department shall collect samples to test all industrial hemp crops prior to harvest to ensure the THC concentration does not exceed a total delta-9 THC concentration of 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. The grower shall harvest his approved industrial hemp plants not more than thirty days following the date of sample collection by the department, unless specifically authorized in writing by the department.  (2) The department may enter into contracts, cooperative endeavor agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements with any public postsecondary education institution for the testing of THC levels in industrial hemp crops or industrial hemp products deemed necessary by the commissioner.  B. In addition to any scheduled testing, the department may randomly inspect any industrial hemp crop or industrial hemp product in the possession of any person or entity with a grower, processor, handler, or seed producer license and take a representative composite sample for THC concentration analysis if the department has reason to believe a violation of this Part has occurred.  Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1469 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1469. Industrial hemp research

RS 1469 - Industrial hemp research  A.(1) The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and the Southern University Agricultural Center are authorized to cultivate, handle, and process industrial hemp and industrial hemp seeds for research and development of new varieties.  (2) The universities in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may contract with licensed hemp seed producers for development of seed for distribution through a process as determined by the department.  B. The University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy is authorized to handle and process industrial hemp for medicinal research and development.  C. The University of Louisiana at Monroe Agribusiness Program is authorized to cultivate, handle, and process industrial hemp for product research and development.  D. Except for those entities exempted pursuant to this Part, all industrial hemp licensees whose intent is to perform industrial hemp research shall submit an annual industrial hemp research plan to the department. The department shall adopt rules establishing the requirements of the industrial hemp research plan. Such rules shall include performance-based sampling requirements.  Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1470 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1470. Civil penalties; procedures for imposition of penalties

RS 1470 - Civil penalties; procedures for imposition of penalties  A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of or the regulations adopted pursuant to this Part; or who alters, forges, or counterfeits, or uses without authority any license or other document provided for in this Part or in the regulations adopted pursuant to this Part; or who fails to collect or to timely pay the assessments, fees, and penalties due or assessed pursuant to 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 constitute a separate offense.  B. Any licensee who violates any of the provisions of 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.  (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 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1471 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1471. Criminal penalties

RS 1471 - Criminal penalties  A. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to cultivate, handle, process, or transport industrial hemp in any of the following circumstances:  (1) Without a license.  (2) Outside the scope of a license.  (3) If the industrial hemp originates from a seed that has not been approved by the commissioner.  (4) If the Cannabis sativa L. plant or any part of that plant would otherwise be industrial hemp as defined by this Part except that it has a THC concentration that exceeds the THC concentration authorized in this Part. This shall not include handling the plant for destruction as required by the department pursuant to this Part.  B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than twenty years and shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars.  C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, the Southern University Agricultural Center, and the University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy when performing research and development as provided for in R.S. 3:1469.  Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1472 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1472. Stop order

RS 1472 - Stop order  A stop order issued by the department shall prohibit further sale, exchange, movement, processing, or distribution of all Cannabis plants or plant parts included in the order until the commissioner is satisfied that this Part and rules and regulations of the commissioner and commission have been complied with and the commissioner has issued a written release to the person with such material. After a stop order is issued, the person receiving the stop order shall have thirty days within which to comply and to obtain a written release of the order or be subject to the penalties provided by this Part. This Section does not prevent the commissioner from otherwise proceeding in accordance with this Part. Acts 2020, No. 344, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1473 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1473. Centralized website

RS 1473 - Centralized website  The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center shall develop a centralized industrial hemp website that provides to the public information, resources, and educational opportunities concerning industrial hemp. The agricultural center shall develop the website in collaboration with the Southern University Agricultural Center, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the Louisiana Department of Health, the office of alcohol and tobacco control, the Department of Economic Development, and relevant industry associations.  Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1481 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1481. Definitions

RS 1481 - Definitions  As used in this Part:  (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of alcohol and tobacco control.  (2) "Consumable hemp processor" means any individual, partnership, corporation, cooperative association, or other business entity that receives industrial hemp for the manufacturing or processing of a consumable hemp product.  (3)(a) "Consumable hemp product" means any product derived from industrial hemp that contains any cannabinoid, including cannabidiol, and is intended for consumption or topical use.  (b) "Consumable hemp product" shall include commercial feed, pet products, and hemp floral material.  (4) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.  (5) "Industrial hemp" or "hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a total delta-9 THC concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.  (6) "Remote retailer" means a person or entity who offers any consumable hemp product for sale at retail, or for any transaction of products in lieu of a sale, through a digital application, catalog, or the internet, that can be purchased and delivered directly to a consumer in Louisiana.  (7) "Retail sale" or "sale at retail" means the sale or any transaction in lieu of a sale of products to the public for use or consumption but does not include the sale or any transaction in lieu of a sale of products for resale.  (8) "State plan" means a plan required for approval by the United States Secretary of Agriculture to monitor and regulate the production of hemp.  (9) "THC" means a combination of tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid.  (10) "Wholesaler" means a wholesale seller, distributor, or packer of consumable hemp products.  Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1482 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1482. Consumable hemp products; prohibitions

RS 1482 - Consumable hemp products; prohibitions  A. No person shall sell any part of hemp for inhalation, except for hemp rolling papers.  B. No person shall process or sell:  (1) Any alcoholic beverage containing cannabidiol.  (2) Any consumable hemp product without a license or permit required pursuant to this Part.  C. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly, willfully, or intentionally violate the provisions of this Section. Whoever knowingly, willfully, or intentionally violates the provisions of this Section shall be penalized as follows:  (1) On a first conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars.  (2) On a second conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.  (3) On a third or subsequent conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars.  D. The provisions of this Part shall be preempted by any federal statute, federal regulation, or guidance from a federal government agency that is less restrictive than the provisions of this Part.  Acts 2019, No. 164, §1, eff. June 6, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 344, §1; Acts 2021, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1551 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1551. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 26, §3, eff. May 23, 2013.

RS 1551 - Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 26, §3, eff. May 23, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1552 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1552. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 26, §3, eff. May 23, 2013.

RS 1552 - Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 26, §3, eff. May 23, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1601 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1601. Short title

RS 1601 - Short title This Part may be cited as the "Louisiana Boll Weevil Eradication Law". Acts 1992, No. 58, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1602 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1602. Legislative findings and purpose

RS 1602 - Legislative findings and purpose The legislature hereby finds and declares that the boll weevil has for many years been a public nuisance, a pest, and a menace to the cotton industry. The boll weevil has caused the destruction of vast quantities of cotton and thereby imposed severe economic losses upon cotton producers in the state. Due to the interstate nature of the boll weevil infestation, it is necessary to secure the cooperation of cotton producers and other state and federal governments to carry out a program of boll weevil suppression and eradication. The purpose of this Part is to secure the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil and to cooperate with state and federal agencies in the administration of cost-sharing programs for the suppression or eradication of the boll weevil. Acts 1992, No. 58, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1603 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1603. Definitions

RS 1603 - Definitions  As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Affected cotton producer" means a cotton producer as defined herein and the term "affected cotton producer" as used herein shall also include landlords of share tenants and landlords of cash tenants.  (2) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 185, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.  (3) "Boll weevil" means any Anthonomus grandis Boheman in any stage of development.  (4) "Certificate" means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with boll weevils.  (5) "Commission" means the Louisiana Boll Weevil Eradication Commission established in this Part.  (6) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, or his duly authorized designee.  (7) "Cotton" means any cotton plant or cotton plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle.  (8) "Cotton producer" means any person who is actively and directly engaged in the production, planting, growing, or farming of cotton for market, or otherwise actively causing cotton to be produced for market.  (9) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.  (10) "Eradication zone" means any area or areas of the state, designated by the commissioner, where boll weevil eradication programs will be undertaken.  (11) "Host" means any plant or plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle.  (12) "Infested" means actually infested with a boll weevil or so exposed to infestation that it would be reasonable to believe that an infestation exists.  (13) "Move" means to ship, offer for shipment, deposit for transmission by mail, receive for transportation, carry, or otherwise transport, move or allow to be moved.  (14) "Noncommercial cotton" means any cotton intended for purposes other than processing, including but not limited to cotton planted for ornamental purposes and volunteer cotton.  (15) "Permit" means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner to provide for the movement of regulated articles to restricted designations for limited handling, utilization, or processing.  (16) "Person" means any individual, firm, company, corporation, partnership, society, association, or other business or public entity.  (17) "Regulated article" means any article of any character carrying or capable of carrying the boll weevil, including but not limited to cotton plants, seed cotton, cottonseed, other hosts, gin trash, gin equipment, mechanical cotton pickers, and other equipment associated with cotton production, harvesting, or processing.  Acts 1992, No. 58, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1; Acts 2019, No. 185, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1604.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1604.1. Powers and duties of the commission and commissioner

RS 1604.1 - Powers and duties of the commission and commissioner  A. The commission shall have the following powers:  (1) To conduct investigations and hold hearings on alleged violations of rules or regulations of this Part.  (2) To advise the commissioner of the requirements involved in eradicating and controlling boll weevils.  (3) To advise the commissioner as to the findings of the commission.  (4) To advise the commissioner on the penalties to be imposed or the injunctive relief to be sought for violations.  (5) To adopt rules or regulations concerning quarantines, eradication zones, movement of regulated articles, regulation of activities affecting the boll weevil eradication program, and such other rules or regulations authorized by this Part.  (6), (7) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 185, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.  (8) To adopt rules or regulations needed for the commission to carry out its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Part.  B. The commissioner shall have the following powers:  (1) To administer and enforce the provisions and the rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.  (2) To enter into any cooperative endeavor or cooperative agreement with any federal, state, or local agency as he deems necessary to further the purposes of this Part.  (3), (4) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 185, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.  (5) To enter property to conduct inspections, examine and copy records, and carry out suppression or eradication activities as provided in this Part.  (6) To make final determinations regarding violations of any provision of this Part or of the rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this Part and to impose penalties for any such violations.  (7) To institute civil proceedings to enforce orders or rulings or other civil relief to collect any late fees, fines, penalties or costs due under this Part or otherwise enforce the provisions of this Part or rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.  (8) To exercise any power authorized by this Part and to adopt rules or regulations necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Part.  Acts 2008, No. 64, §1, eff. June 5, 2008; Acts 2019, No. 185, §§1, 2, eff. June 11, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 3:1605 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§1605. Cooperative agreements

RS 1605 - Cooperative agreements The commissioner, through the commission, is authorized to carry out programs to suppress or eradicate the boll weevil in the state. The commissioner is authorized to cooperate with any agency of the federal government, any state, any other agency in the state or in the region, or any person engaged in growing, processing, marketing, handling cotton, or any group of such persons in programs to effectuate the purposes of this Part and may enter into written agreements, including cooperative endeavor agreements, to effectuate such purposes. Such agreements may provide for cost sharing, and for division of duties and responsibilities under this Part and may include other provisions generally to effectuate the purposes of this Part. Acts 1992, No. 58, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1.