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LA Rev Stat § 40:621 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§621. Adulterated cosmetics

RS 621 - Adulterated cosmetics  A cosmetic is considered adulterated if it has been found to be such by any department of the United States government, or:  (1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health under such conditions of use as are customary or usual.  (2) If it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance.  (3) If it has been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.  (4) If its container is composed of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health.  (5) If it contains a coal-tar color other than one from a batch that has been certified in accordance with regulations of the department.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:622 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§622. Misbranded cosmetics

RS 622 - Misbranded cosmetics  A cosmetic is considered misbranded if it has been found to be such by any department of the United States government, or:  (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular or if it is injurious to health under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or advertising thereof.  (2) If it is in package form and it does not bear a label containing: (a) the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor; and (b) an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count. However, under Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph reasonable variations shall be permitted and exemptions as to small packages shall be established by regulations prescribed by the department where compliance with that provision would be impracticable.  (3) If any word, statement, or other information required on the label under any provision of this Part is not prominently placed thereon in such a manner as to be easily seen and in such terms as to be readily understood by the purchasers and users of the articles under customary conditions of purchase and use. Due consideration shall be given to the size of the package.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:623 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§623. Certain cosmetics excepted from labeling requirements

RS 623 - Certain cosmetics excepted from labeling requirements  The department may promulgate regulations excepting from any labeling requirements of this Part cosmetics which are, in accordance with the practice of the trade, processed, labeled, or repacked in substantial quantities at establishments other than those where originally processed or packed, on condition that these cosmetics are in conformity with the provisions of this Part upon removal from the processing, labeling, or repacking establishment.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:624 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§624. Certification of coal-tar colors for cosmetics

RS 624 - Certification of coal-tar colors for cosmetics  The department may promulgate regulations for the certification of coal-tar colors which are harmless and suitable for use in cosmetics.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:625 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§625. False advertisement

RS 625 - False advertisement  A. An advertisement of a food, drug, device, or cosmetic is false if it is false or misleading in any particular regarding the food, drug, device, or cosmetic. Any representation concerning any effect of a drug or device is false under this Subsection if it is not supported by demonstrable scientific facts or substantial and reliable medical or scientific opinion.  B. Except as provided below, the advertisement of a drug or device representing it to have any therapeutic effect in the treatment of Bright's disease, cancer, tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, venereal disease, heart and vascular diseases, or any other diseases for which no known therapeutic effect has been fully established is false. No advertisement not in violation of Subsection A of this Section shall be considered false under this Subsection, if it is disseminated only to members of the medical and pharmaceutical professions or appears only in the scientific periodicals of these professions, or if it is disseminated only for the purpose of public health education by persons not commercially interested, directly or indirectly, in the sale of the drugs or devices.  C. Except as provided in R.S. 40:626, it is unlawful for any person to disseminate false advertisement by any means for the purposes of inducing, directly or indirectly, the purchase of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics.  Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:626 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§626. Exceptions as to false advertising by agencies

RS 626 - Exceptions as to false advertising by agencies  Publishers, radio broadcast licensees, television broadcast licensees, advertising agencies, and other agencies or mediums for dissemination of advertising do not violate the provisions of R.S. 40:625(C) by the dissemination of any false advertisement when the dissemination is caused by the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller who resides in Louisiana. However, the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller is amenable to the prosecution and penalties provided for the violations of that Subsection. No publisher, radio broadcast licensee, television broadcast licensee, advertising agency, or other agency or medium for the dissemination of advertising shall willfully refuse, on reasonable request of an officer or employee duly designated by the department, to furnish to the officer or employee the name and post office address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller, residing in Louisiana, who caused him to disseminate any such advertisement.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:627 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§627. Registration of certain products

RS 627 - Registration of certain products  A. Except as provided in Subsection E of this Section, the department may require all manufacturers, packers, or proprietors of processed foods, proprietary or patent medicines, prophylactic devices, and cosmetics, in package form, to register each separate and distinct product annually with the department and to supply it with a sample of each such product upon request.  B. The submission of a catalog and specimens of labels shall be required at the time of application for registration of products produced, packaged, and prepared in compliance with the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which will constitute satisfactory compliance for registration of the products. With respect to all other products, submission of a catalog and specimens of labels shall be required at the time of application for registration, but registration will not become effective until examination and approval of the label or product by the department. This approval shall be by written notification to the manufacturer, packer, or processor.  C. No manufacturer, packer, or proprietor shall sell any product which he has failed to register in conformity with this Section. Such failure also subjects the product to seizure and condemnation as provided by R.S. 40:632 through R.S. 634.  D. The department shall assess each manufacturer, packer, or proprietor a penalty of ten dollars for failure to register each separate and distinct product annually as provided in this Section. The penalty assessed shall be in addition to the examination and investigation charge assessed as provided in R.S. 40:628(B). Each failure to register a separate and distinct product shall constitute a separate violation. However, no manufacturer, packer, or proprietor shall be assessed more than one hundred dollars in any calendar year. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide for assessment and collection of the penalty provided in this Subsection.  E. This Section shall not apply to alcoholic beverages. For the purposes of this Section, "alcoholic beverages" has the same meaning as assigned in R.S. 26:2 and 241.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 10, §1, eff. Jan. 19, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 344, §1, eff. Feb. 1, 1986; Acts 2015, No. 393, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:628 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§628. Examination and investigation fee; food and drug control fees

RS 628 - Examination and investigation fee; food and drug control fees A. All inspection, investigation, and examination fees collected by the department under the provisions of this Part shall be devoted to the expenses of inspections, examinations, and investigations conducted under the authority of this Part and for the maintenance and enforcement of the provisions of this Part. B. The department shall charge and collect from the manufacturers, packers, or proprietors of the products referred to in R.S. 40:627 an annual examination and investigation charge of not more than twenty-seven dollars for any one separate and distinct product registered, up to a maximum of two hundred seventy dollars annually from each manufacturer, packer, or proprietor. Manufacturers, packers, or proprietors of soft drinks and nonalcoholic beverages, except nonalcoholic fruit juices, and manufacturers, packers, or proprietors of products offered for sale or sold at retail only in their own establishments are exempt from the payment of examination and investigation charges here authorized. C. The department shall charge and collect an annual food and drug control permit fee from manufacturers, packers, and processors of foods, drugs, and cosmetics. The fee shall not apply to any plant required to have a commercial seafood permit pursuant to R.S. 40:31.35. This Section shall not apply to meat packers, meat processors, and meat warehouses, or agricultural commodities or any combination thereof, regulated by the state Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The fee shall be for each separate establishment for which a permit is required based on the annual sales of such establishment according to the following schedule: Annual salesAnnual feeUnder $500,000$ 175.00$500,001 - $1,000,000 475.00$1,000,001 - $2,500,000  775.00$2,500,001 - $5,000,000 1,075.00over $5,000,000 1,375.00D. The department shall charge and collect an annual food and drug control fee of three hundred dollars from warehouses and distributors of foods, drugs, and cosmetics. The fee shall be for each separate establishment for which a permit is required. Amended by Acts 1954, No. 472, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1985, No. 344, §1, eff. Feb. 1, 1986; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 125, §1, eff. July 1, 2000.
LA Rev Stat § 40:629 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§629. Records of interstate shipment

RS 629 - Records of interstate shipment  A. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Part, carriers engaged in interstate commerce and persons receiving food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics in interstate commerce shall, upon the request in the manner set out below of an officer or employee duly designated by the department, permit the officer or employee to have access to and to copy all records showing the movement in interstate commerce of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic, and the quantity, shipper, and consignee thereof.  B. The request provided for in this Section shall be accompanied by a definite statement in writing specifying the nature or kind of food, drug, device, or cosmetic to which it relates.  C. Evidence obtained under this Section shall not be used in criminal prosecution of the person from whom obtained.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:630 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§630. Carriers in interstate commerce; excepted from Part

RS 630 - Carriers in interstate commerce; excepted from Part  Carriers engaged in interstate commerce are not subject to the provisions of this Part, other than R.S. 40:629, by reason of their receipt, carriage, or delivery of food, drugs, devices, cosmetics, or advertising matter in the usual course of business as carriers.
LA Rev Stat § 40:631 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§631. Factory inspections

RS 631 - Factory inspections  A. In order to prevent commerce in adulterated or misbranded food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics and to safeguard the public health and prevent deceit upon the purchasing public, officers or employees duly designated by the department, after making reasonable request, may enter any factory, warehouse, or other establishment in which food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for storage or shipment in commerce or are held after such shipment, or any vehicle being used to transport food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics in commerce and inspect the factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers, and labeling therein.  B. No owner, operator, or custodian of such a place shall refuse this reasonable request, under pain of the penalties provided in this Part.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:632 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§632. Causes for seizure and condemnation of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics

RS 632 - Causes for seizure and condemnation of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics  Any article of food and any drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated, misbranded, or unregistered or which has been manufactured, processed, or packed in a factory or establishment, the operator of which did not, at the time of manufacture, processing, or packing, hold an unsuspended valid permit, if so required under R.S. 40:612, is subject to seizure and condemnation by the department or by any officer or employee it designates for that purpose.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:633 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§633. Seizure; procedure; prohibition on sale or disposal of article

RS 633 - Seizure; procedure; prohibition on sale or disposal of article  A. Whenever a duly authorized officer or employee of the department finds or has probable cause to believe that cause for the seizure of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic, as set out in R.S. 40:632 exists, he shall affix to the article a tag, stamp, or other appropriate marking, giving notice that the article is, or is suspected of being subject to seizure under the provisions of R.S. 40:632 and that it has been detained and seized by the department. He shall also warn all persons not to remove or dispose of the article by sale or otherwise, until permission of the department or of the court of the jurisdiction in which the article is detained or seized is given. B. It is unlawful for any person to remove or dispose of the detained or seized article by sale or otherwise without permission of the department or of the court in such cases.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:634 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§634. Condemnation and sale; release

RS 634 - Condemnation and sale; release  A. When any article detained or seized pursuant to R.S. 40:633 has been found by the department to be subject to seizure and condemnation pursuant to R.S. 40:632, the department shall petition a court for an order of condemnation or sale, as the court may direct. The proceeds of the sale minus the legal costs and charges shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.  B. Upon the payment of the costs of the condemnation proceeding and upon the execution and delivery of a surety bond to the effect that the goods shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of contrary to the provisions of this Part, the department or court may order that the goods be delivered to the owner thereof instead of being condemned or sold.  C. If the department finds that any article seized pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 40:633 was not subject to seizure pursuant to that Section, the department or the designated officer or employee shall remove the tag or marking.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:635 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§635. Condemnation or destruction of perishables in certain cases

RS 635 - Condemnation or destruction of perishables in certain cases  A. Whenever the department or its duly authorized officer or employee finds in any factory, establishment, structure, or vehicle of transportation any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetables, fruit, or other perishable articles which are unsound or contain any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance or that may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe for human consumption, the officer or employee of the department designated by it shall immediately condemn or destroy it or in any other manner render it unconsumable as human food.  B. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to prohibit any duly authorized officer or employee of the department from causing the destruction of any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetables, fruit, or other perishable articles which are of foreign origin and are the subject of a current import ban issued by an agency of the federal government.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2021, No. 195, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:636 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§636. Other prohibited acts

RS 636 - Other prohibited acts  The following acts and the causing thereof are prohibited:  (1) The introduction or delivery for introduction into commerce of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded.  (2) The adulteration, or misbranding, of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic in commerce.  (3) The receipt in commerce of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded, and the delivery or proffered delivery thereof in the original unbroken package for pay or otherwise.  (4) The forging, counterfeiting, simulating, or falsely representing or, without proper authority, using any mark, stamp, tag, label, or other identification device authorized or required by regulations promulgated under the provisions of this Part.  (5) The possession in any place where sales or service is made to the public of any food, drug, device or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded.  (6) The using by any person to his own advantage, or the revealing, other than to the department, its officers or employees, or to the courts when relevant in the trial of any case under this Part, any information acquired under authority of R.S. 40:612 through R.S. 40:615 or R.S. 40:631 concerning any method or process which, as a trade secret, is entitled to protection.  Amended by Acts 1952, No. 482, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:637 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§637. Procedure for reporting violations of Part

RS 637 - Procedure for reporting violations of Part  A. Before reporting any violation of this Part to any district attorney for institution of criminal proceedings thereunder, the department may, in accordance with regulations prescribed by it, afford appropriate notice and opportunity for hearing to interested persons upon the question of such violations. The report to the district attorney when such hearings are held shall be accompanied by findings of the appropriate officers and employees. B. The department need not report for prosecution minor violations of this Part when the purposes of the Part can best be accomplished by a suitable written notice or warning.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1985, No. 346, §1, eff. July 9, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 40:638 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§638. Duties of district attorney

RS 638 - Duties of district attorney  Each district attorney to whom the department reports any violation for institution of criminal or injunction proceedings under this Part, or to whom any health, food, or drug officer of the state or political subdivision thereof, presents evidence satisfactory to the district attorney, of any such violation, shall institute appropriate proceedings in the proper court without delay.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:639 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§639. Penalties

RS 639 - Penalties  Except as provided in R.S. 40:971.3, whoever violates any provision of this Part shall be fined, for the first offense, not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. For the second or subsequent offense, he shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. But any person who violates the provisions of R.S. 40:625(C) shall only be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each violation if the violation does not involve gross deception or imminent danger to health, and is established by opinion evidence only.  Acts 2017, No. 108, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:640 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§640. Dealers excepted from penalty in certain cases

RS 640 - Dealers excepted from penalty in certain cases  No dealer is subject to the penalties of R.S. 40:639:  (1) For having received any article of food, drug, device, or cosmetic and in good faith sold it as received unless he refuses to furnish on request of an officer or employee duly designated by the department the name and address of the person from whom he purchased or received the article and all documents pertaining to the delivery of the article to him, or  (2) If he established a guaranty or undertaking signed by the person residing in Louisiana from whom he received in good faith the article of food, drug, device, or cosmetic, or advertising copy thereof to the effect that the designated article is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this Part and that the copy is not false. To afford protection, this guaranty or undertaking shall contain the name and address of the person furnishing it. This person shall be amenable to the prosecution and penalties which would attach in due course to the dealer under the provisions of this Part.  Amended by Acts 1950, No. 316, §11. Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.