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LA Rev Stat § 3:4412 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4412. Assistance through cooperative agreements

RS 4412 - Assistance through cooperative agreements  A. The involvement of the state in a cooperative agreement may consist of either or both of the following types of assistance:  (1) A direct grant to assist the landowner in implementing an approved practice through the use of the landowner's resources or through contacts with private firms.  (2) Utilization of the state's personnel, equipment, or materials to implement an approved practice if private sector services are unavailable.  B. Approved practices shall include the following:  (1) Site preparation for reforestation by natural or artificial means.  (2) Planting of seeds or seedlings.  (3) Timber stand improvement through removal of undesirable trees.  (4) Such other forestry practices as shall be determined by the commissioner.  C. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to establish the extent of the state's involvement in each cooperative agreement with a landowner during a fiscal year.  Acts 1997, No. 1377, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2020, No. 81, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4413 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4413. Administration; powers and duties of the commissioner

RS 4413 - Administration; powers and duties of the commissioner The provisions of this Part shall be administered by the commissioner who shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. (2) To determine which forestry practices shall be approved practices. (3) To determine which landowners shall be eligible to receive assistance as part of a cooperative agreement. (4) To determine the extent of the state's participation in a cooperative agreement. (5) To employ personnel. (6) To purchase equipment, materials, and supplies. Acts 1997, No. 1377, §1, eff. July 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4414 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4414. Exclusions and limitations

RS 4414 - Exclusions and limitations A. Landowners who have received federal or private funding for reforestation shall not be eligible to participate, on the same acreage, in any cooperative agreement under this Part. B. Public utility companies and landowners who are engaged in the manufacturing or production of forestry products shall not be eligible to participate in any cooperative agreement under this Part. Acts 1997, No. 1377, §1, eff. July 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4415 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4415. Requirement of participation; right of action

RS 4415 - Requirement of participation; right of action Each landowner who participates in a cooperative agreement with the department shall enter into a contract approved by the commissioner requiring the land which is subject to the cooperative agreement to remain in forestry usage for a period of ten years. If the agreement is violated, the department shall have a right of action to recover the cost of the state's involvement in the cooperative agreement plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees. Acts 1997, No. 1377, §1, eff. July 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4416 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4416. Competitive research and cooperative extension grants

RS 4416 - Competitive research and cooperative extension grants A. In order to provide for research and cooperative extension activities to enhance reforestation, increase productivity, and further knowledge regarding the proper application of forestry principles, a competitive grant process shall be created. B. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations to establish procedures for awarding competitive grants under this Part. Acts 1997, No. 1377, §1, eff. July 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4421 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4421. Short title

RS 4421 - Short title This Part shall be cited as the "Forestry Product Fairness Act." Acts 2009, No. 352, §1, eff. July 6, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4422 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4422. Purpose

RS 4422 - Purpose The Louisiana Legislature recognizes the enormous contribution that the Louisiana forest products industry makes to the state. The continued health of the industry is vital to Louisiana's economic well-being. A fair and equitable process for awarding state incentives to the forest products industry is necessary to maintain economic viability. The purpose of this Part is to provide for a procedure that will ensure an open process for the awarding of incentives, that encourages the use of forest products but does not unfairly advantage one segment of the forest products industry over another, and that does not put existing businesses at a competitive disadvantage. Acts 2009, No. 352, §1, eff. July 6, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4423 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4423. Definitions

RS 4423 - Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed below: (1) "Commissioner" means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry. (2) "Forest products" include the following: (a) Products that are derived from woody biomass. (b) Forest wood waste, including residual tops and limbs of trees, unused cull trees, pre-commercial thinnings, and wood or debris from noncommercial tree species, slash, or brush. (c) Any wood chips or fibers or other organic substances and any inorganic substances recovered from forest wood waste or produced as byproducts of processing wood. (3) "Incentives" means any tax exemption, tax credit, tax exclusion, tax deduction, rebate, investment, contract, or grant made available by the state to directly support the purchase of forestry products. "Incentives" shall not mean any such benefit available under statutorily provided programs including Louisiana Quality Jobs Program Act (R.S. 51:2451, et seq.), Louisiana Enterprise Zone Act (R.S. 51:1781, et seq.), Industry Assistance (R.S. 47:4301, et seq.), Industrial Tax Exemption (La. Const. Art. VII, Sec. 21(F), Economic Development Award Program (R.S. 51:2341), Economic Development Loan Program (R.S. 51:2312), Tax Equalization (R.S. 47:3201, et seq.), Rapid Response Fund (R.S. 51:2361), and Mega-Project Development Fund (R.S. 51:2365). Acts 2009, No. 352, §1, eff. July 6, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4424 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4424. Distribution of incentives and funds

RS 4424 - Distribution of incentives and funds Incentives to directly support the purchase of forestry products shall be approved by the commissioner through a fair and equitable process prior to being awarded. The process shall be open to individuals and both new and existing partnerships, corporations, associations, or other legal entities. Acts 2009, No. 352, §1, eff. July 6, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4425 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4425. Rules and regulations

RS 4425 - Rules and regulations The commissioner and the secretary of the Department of Economic Development shall jointly promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, subject to oversight by the House Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, for the administration and enforcement of this Part. Acts 2009, No. 352, §1, eff. July 6, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4501 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4501. Legislative findings

RS 4501 - Legislative findings  The legislature hereby finds, determines, and declares that the production of agricultural and aquacultural food products constitutes an important and significant portion of the state economy and that it is beneficial to the citizens of this state to protect the vitality of the agricultural and aquacultural economy by providing a cause of action for producers of perishable agricultural food products to recover damages for the disparagement of any perishable agricultural or aquacultural food product. Acts 1991, No. 972, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4502 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4502. Definitions

RS 4502 - Definitions  As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (1) "Disparagement" means dissemination to the public in any manner of any false information that the disseminator knows or should have known to be false, and which states or implies that a perishable agricultural or aquacultural food product is not safe for consumption by the consuming public. Such information is presumed to be false when not based upon reasonable and reliable scientific inquiry, facts, or data. (2) "Perishable agricultural or aquacultural food product" means any food product of agriculture or aquaculture which is sold or distributed in a form that will perish or decay beyond marketability within a period of time. Acts 1991, No. 972, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4503 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4503. Cause of action; recovery of damages

RS 4503 - Cause of action; recovery of damages  Any producer of perishable agricultural or aquacultural food products who suffers damage as a result of another person's disparagement of any such perishable agricultural or aquacultural food product has a cause of action for damages, and for any other appropriate relief in a court of competent jurisdiction. Acts 1991, No. 972, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4504 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4504. Limitations of action

RS 4504 - Limitations of action  Any civil action for damages for disparagement of perishable agricultural or aquacultural food products shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues. Acts 1991, No. 972, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4601 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4601. Short title

RS 4601 - Short title  This Chapter may be cited as the "Louisiana Weights and Measures Law". Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4604 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4604. Powers

RS 4604 - Powers  A. The commission shall have the following powers:  (1) To hold hearings and conduct investigations. (2) To advise the commissioner of the requirements for the registration of weights, measures, and weighing and measuring devices. (3) To hold hearings on alleged violations of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter. (4) To advise the commissioner on the civil penalties to be imposed or the injunctive relief to be sought to punish and restrain violations of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter. (5) To recommend that the commissioner suspend or revoke licenses, certificates, and permits, or impose probation on holders of licenses, certificates, or permits. (6) To approve examination required for the licensure of service agencies or service persons. B. The commissioner shall have the following powers:  (1) To issue stop-use, hold, and removal orders with respect to any weights and measures commercially used, and stop-sale, hold, and removal orders with respect to any packaged commodities or bulk commodities kept, offered, or exposed for sale. (2) To seize, for use as evidence, without formal warrant, any incorrect or unapproved weight, or measure, or a reasonable number of the packages or a reasonable quantity of the commodity found to be used, retained, offered, or exposed for sale or sold in violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter. C. The commissioner may enter into a cooperative endeavor or cooperative agreement with any other governmental agency or entity as he deems necessary to further the public purposes of this Chapter. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4605 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4605. Adjudicatory hearings

RS 4605 - Adjudicatory hearings  A. All adjudicatory hearings held by the commission shall be conducted in accordance with the following provisions:  (1) The commissioner shall convene the commission for the purpose of hearing the matter. (2) The commissioner shall appoint a hearing officer who shall preside over the hearing. (3) The commissioner may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents and records anywhere in the state in any hearing before the commission. (4) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. (5) The commission shall make an initial determination on the matter. This determination shall be submitted to the commissioner in writing. (6) 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. (7) Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph, appeals from rulings of the commissioner shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 49:964(B), any appeal from a determination of the commission or the commissioner, when filed in forma pauperis, shall be by civil proceedings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred. B. Whenever the commissioner revokes, suspends, or imposes a probation on a license, certificate, or permit, the holder of such license, certificate, or permit shall be informed of the ruling by certified mail. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4606 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4606. State standards; supply of copies

RS 4606 - State standards; supply of copies  A. The weights and measures received from the United States under joint resolution of congress approved June 14, 1836 and July 27, 1866, and any weights and measures in conformity therewith applied by the state shall, when they have been certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, be the state standard of weights and measures. These state standards shall be submitted to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for certification as often as required by that institute. B. The state shall supply as many copies of the state standards of weights and measures and as many other weights, measures, and apparatus as are necessary for enforcement personnel to enforce the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4607 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4607. Inspection and testing; entry upon premises

RS 4607 - Inspection and testing; entry upon premises A. The department shall keep a general supervision over the weights, measures, and weighing and measuring devices offered for sale, sold, and in use in the state. When not otherwise provided by law, the department may inspect, test, and try all weights, measures, and weighing or measuring devices used, kept, offered, or exposed for sale, in order to ascertain whether or not they are correct. B. At least once a year and more often if it thinks necessary, the department shall so inspect, test, and try all commercial weighing or measuring devices. C. From time to time, the department shall weigh or measure and inspect packages or amounts of commodities of whatever kind kept for the purpose of sale, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in the process of delivery, in order to determine whether they contain the amounts represented and whether they are offered for sale or sold in a manner in accordance with law. D. The department may, for the purposes mentioned in this Section and in the general performance of its official duties, enter and go upon, without formal warrant, any stand, place, building, or premises, or stop any person and require him, if necessary, to proceed, with or without any vehicle involved, to some place which the department may specify. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4608 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4608. Rules and regulations; standard for apparatus

RS 4608 - Rules and regulations; standard for apparatus A. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter. The regulations may, by specific reference, adopt all or part of any handbook, standards or procedures issued or established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the American Society for Testing and Materials, their successors, or any other federal or nonprofit agency that prepares and issues nationally recognized standards for commercial weighing and measuring devices. The regulations may include standards of net weight, net measure, or net count for any commodity, product, or article, and specifications and tolerances for all weights, measures, and weighing and measuring devices. These specifications and tolerances shall be designated to eliminate from use, without prejudice to apparatus which conform as closely as practicable to the official standards, those which are not accurate, those which are faulty in that they are not reasonably permanent in their adjustment or will not repeat their indications correctly, and those which facilitate the perpetration of fraud. B. For purposes of this Chapter, apparatus are correct when they conform to all applicable requirements promulgated as specified in this Section. Other apparatus are incorrect. C. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4609 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4609. Approval or disapproval of apparatus; procedure

RS 4609 - Approval or disapproval of apparatus; procedure  A. Whenever the department compares weights, measures, or weighing or measuring devices and finds that they correspond or causes them to correspond with the standards in its possession, it shall seal or mark the weights, measures, or weighing or measuring devices with appropriate devices. B. The department shall condemn and seize and may destroy incorrect weights, measures, or weighing or measuring devices which, in its best judgment, are not susceptible of satisfactory repair. If the apparatus is incorrect and yet, in its best judgment, may be repaired, the department shall mark or tag it as condemned for repairs. C. The owners or users of any weights, measures, or weighing or measuring devices which are condemned for repairs shall have them repaired and corrected within a reasonable period specified by the department. During that time, the owners or users may neither use nor dispose of the apparatus in any way, but shall hold it at the disposal of the department. D. Any weights, measures, or weighing or measuring devices which have been condemned for repairs and have not been repaired shall be confiscated by the department. E. The department may require any weight, measure, or any weighing or measuring device to be issued a certificate of conformance prior to use for commercial or law enforcement purposes. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4610 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4610. Removal of tag unlawfully

RS 4610 - Removal of tag unlawfully  No one shall remove from any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring device, contrary to law or regulation, any tag placed thereon by the department. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4611 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4611. Use of unsealed instruments

RS 4611 - Use of unsealed instruments No one shall use or have in his possession any commercial weighing or measuring device which has not been sealed by the department at its direction, within the year prior thereto, unless written notice has been given to the department to the effect that the commercial weighing or measuring device is available for examination or is due for re-examination, as the case may be. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4612 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4612. False device prohibited

RS 4612 - False device prohibited  A. No one shall use, sell, hire, offer, or expose for sale or hire, or have in possession for the purpose of using, selling, or hiring a false weight, measure, or weighing or measuring device or any device to be used or calculated to falsify any weight or measure. B. No one shall use, sell, hire, offer, or expose for sale or hire, any incorrect commercial weighing or measuring device. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2003, No. 139, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 3:4613 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§4613. Commodities in package form; stamping of weight or measure; standard fill

RS 4613 - Commodities in package form; stamping of weight or measure; standard fill  A. No one shall keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell any commodity in package form unless the net quantity of the contents is plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package, in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count. A box or carton used for shipping purposes containing a number of packages which are individually marked as provided in this Subsection need not be so marked itself. B. No one shall keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell any commodity in package form if its container is so made, formed, or filled, or if it is so wrapped as to mislead the purchaser as to the quantity of the contents, or if the contents of its container fall below the standard of fill prescribed by rules or regulations promulgated as provided in this Section. C. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, fixing and establishing, for any commodity in package form, a reasonable standard of fill of containers in order to effectuate the purposes of this Section. D. There is no violation of this Chapter if a discrepancy between the actual weight or volume at the time of sale to the consumer and the weight marked on the container, or between the fill of the container and the capacity of the container, is due to unavoidable leakage, shrinkage, evaporation, or waste, or to causes beyond the control of the vendor acting in good faith. E. As used in this Section, the words "in package form" include a commodity in a package, carton, case, can, box, barrel, bottle, phial, or other receptacle, or in coverings or wrappings of any kind, packed by the manufacturer or when packed prior to the order of the commodity by the vendor, which may be labeled, branded, or stenciled, or otherwise marked, or which may be suitable for labeling, branding, or stenciling, or marking otherwise, making one complete package of the commodity. The term shall include both the wholesale and the retail package. Acts 1992, No. 55, §1.