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LA Rev Stat § 3:749 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§749. Fees

RS 749 - Fees  A. The commission shall charge for the following services:  (1) The recording of a brand or mark shall be fifteen dollars.  (2) The renewing of recordation shall be ten dollars.  (3) The transfer of recordation shall be ten dollars.  (4) The second and subsequent certified copies of recordations, renewals, and transfers shall be six dollars and fifty cents.  (5) The commission shall establish by rule or regulation a fee, which shall not exceed seventy-five dollars, for the lifetime recordation of a brand or mark.  B. For each publication and each supplemental list of brands and marks, the commission shall charge the price required to be printed on the document by R.S. 43:31 plus one dollar.  C. The commission may charge fees authorized by other federal and state law for services provided in accordance with any agreement between the commission and any state or federal agency.  D.(1) All assessments, fees, penalties, and all other funds received under the provisions of this Part, subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana, shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.  (2) Out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the state treasurer, prior to placing the remaining funds in the state general fund, shall pay an amount equal to the total amount of funds paid into the state treasury under the provisions of this Part into a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the Livestock Brand Commission Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund".  (3) All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of each 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 on monies from the fund invested by the state treasurer shall be deposited in the fund.  (4) Subject to appropriation, the monies in the fund shall be used for the following purposes:  (a) To provide for the expenses of the program established by this Part, as determined by the commission.  (b) To fund any and all costs related to the carrying out of the powers and duties granted to the commission and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry under this Part.  Acts 1950, No. 245, §2. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 273, §1; Acts 1982, No. 113, §1; Acts 2003, No. 121, §1, eff. May 28, 2003; Acts 2021, No. 234, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 3:750 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§750. Livestock Crimestoppers Program

RS 750 - Livestock Crimestoppers Program  A. The Livestock Crimestoppers Program is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture to be administered by the Livestock Brand Commission.  B. The commission shall do the following:  (1) Create, maintain, and promote a statewide livestock crimestoppers program in order to assist law enforcement agencies in detecting and combatting livestock-related crimes.  (2) Determine which individuals shall be rewarded for providing information used in detecting and combatting livestock-related crimes.  (3) Determine the amount of any reward to be paid.  C. The commission may do the following:  (1) Assist and advise in the creation and maintenance of local livestock crimestoppers programs.  (2) Encourage the channeling of information from the programs to law enforcement agencies.  (3) Foster the detection of livestock-related crimes by the public.  (4) Promote the state and local programs through the media.  (5) Accept gifts, grants, and donations for the furtherance of the program and spend these in compliance with the conditions of the gifts, grants, or donations.  (6) Adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to administer the program. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  D. Initial funding for the livestock crimestoppers program shall be provided by a donation from the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association.  E. All donations and other funds made available to the program shall be kept in an interest-bearing account.  F. The identity of each person who submits information under any state or local livestock crimestoppers program and any information which may lead to the disclosure of that person's identity shall be kept confidential.  Added by Acts 1984, No. 30, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:751 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§751. Beaver, coyote, and coydog control program

RS 751 - Beaver, coyote, and coydog control program A. There is hereby established a beaver, nuisance feral swine, coyote, and coydog control program which shall be developed by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry to be administered by the Livestock Brand Commission. The program shall be limited to population control of beavers, nuisance feral swine, coyotes, and coydogs on private or public lands, excluding federally-owned lands, but including lands whereupon servitudes are granted to a federal entity. B. Any state, local, or private funds available to the commissioner to fund the program may be used to match federal funds available for such purpose. The commissioner may execute such agreements with any agency of the federal government to obtain matching funds to finance the beaver, nuisance feral swine, coyote, and coydog control program. C. Nonfederal funds to help finance the program may be obtained by the commission from the following sources: (a) Appropriations by the legislature. (b) Charges on participating landowners. (c) Contributions from any other sources for such purpose. D. The Livestock Brand Commission may adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this Section. E. Operation of the program shall be subject to the availability of funds. Acts 1995, No. 546, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:771 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§771. §§771 to 784 Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 113, §2.

RS 771 - §§771 to 784 Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 113, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:821 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§821. Citation of part

RS 821 - Citation of part  This part shall be known and cited as the Louisiana Egg Grading and Marketing Law.
LA Rev Stat § 3:822 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§822. Definitions

RS 822 - Definitions  The following definitions apply in this Part.  (1) "Eggs" means pullet and hen eggs only.  (2) "Producer" means every person engaged in producing eggs in the state.  (3) "Person" means every person, partnership, firm, company, association, syndicate, or corporation engaged in the handling and selling of eggs.  (4) "Dealer" or "distributor" means every person, not a producer, engaged in buying, or selling eggs in the state.  (5) "Candling" means the practice of examining the interior of an egg by use of transmitted light for determining inedible eggs, and for determining quality in grading edible eggs.  (6) "Federal Standards" means the quality and weight requirements for grades as defined in the U.S. Standards for shell eggs that are now or may hereafter be established by the United States Department of Agriculture.  (7) "Current receipt eggs" or "ungraded eggs" means yard-run eggs or eggs as they are produced on the farm and ungraded.  (8) "Inedible eggs" means inedible eggs as defined in the U.S. Standards for shell eggs.
LA Rev Stat § 3:823 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§823. Inspection services

RS 823 - Inspection services  Any financially interested person, may, upon request secure federal inspection services at nominal charges or fees as outlined and in accordance with USDA Bulletin SRA-AMS No. 137 (Revised).
LA Rev Stat § 3:824 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§824. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.

RS 824 - Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:825 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§825. Commissioner of agriculture and forestry to appoint enforcement officer and deputies

RS 825 - Commissioner of agriculture and forestry to appoint enforcement officer and deputies The commissioner of agriculture and forestry shall appoint an enforcement officer and such deputies as may be needed, who shall be responsible for the enforcement of this part along with the regulations and supplemental rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner. Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:826 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§826. Exemption from Part

RS 826 - Exemption from Part  Producers selling eggs of their own production are exempt from the provisions of this Part.
LA Rev Stat § 3:827 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§827. Application of provisions

RS 827 - Application of provisions  The provisions of this Part apply equally to all eggs when offered for sale or marketed in the state whether produced in the state or elsewhere.
LA Rev Stat § 3:828 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§828. Regulations for advertising eggs

RS 828 - Regulations for advertising eggs  A person offering ungraded eggs for sale shall not use any descriptive words in connection with advertising, display or price announcements referring to the quality or condition of the eggs, except that current receipts may be advertised as such.
LA Rev Stat § 3:829 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§829. Eggs must be correctly described in advertisements

RS 829 - Eggs must be correctly described in advertisements  A person offering for sale or advertising shell eggs on a graded basis may advertise, post or display any descriptive terms which truly and correctly identify the actual grade or grades of the eggs with the appropriate size designated.
LA Rev Stat § 3:830 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§830. Eggs must be candled; permitted tolerance

RS 830 - Eggs must be candled; permitted tolerance  A person offering eggs for sale to any one other than a wholesale dealer shall first candle all eggs and remove all inedible eggs. A two percent tolerance for inedible eggs will be permitted for each case of eggs at the time of inspection.
LA Rev Stat § 3:831 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§831. Penalty for violations

RS 831 - Penalty for violations  Whoever violates a provision of this Part or any regulations issued hereunder shall be fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars.
LA Rev Stat § 3:832 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§832. Attorney General and district attorneys to represent commissioner of agriculture and forestry

RS 832 - Attorney General and district attorneys to represent commissioner of agriculture and forestry It shall be the duty of the Attorney General and the various district attorneys to represent the commissioner of agriculture and forestry in all legal proceedings in carrying out the provisions of this Part and the rules and regulations made pursuant thereto. Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:835 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§835. Purpose

RS 835 - Purpose The purpose of this Part is to promote the general well-being of Louisiana's egg industry by encouraging increased production and quality in Louisiana eggs through marketing and research; by expanding the market for Louisiana eggs and egg products through promotion and marketing; by increasing the consumption of eggs and egg products in Louisiana through advertising, promotion, and marketing; by providing producers, distributors, retailers, and consumers educational information as to the nutritional and health value of eggs; by performing any other act deemed advisable in promoting this industry and the general welfare of the people of this state. Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 495, §1; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:836 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§836. Terms defined

RS 836 - Terms defined As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise: (1) "Case" means a standard thirty dozen egg case. (2) "Commission" means the Louisiana Egg Commission. (3) "Commissioner" means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry. (4) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. (5) "Distribute" means to ship, bring, or take eggs or egg products into or out of Louisiana or to transfer eggs or egg products in Louisiana from one place to another. (6) "Egg products" means shell eggs, whether in cooked, dried, frozen, liquid, or raw form, and any product made from shell eggs, egg whites, egg yolks, or any combination thereof. (7) "Eggs" means pullet and hen eggs only. (8) "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, company, association, corporation, limited liability company, and any other legal entity or group of persons. (9) "Producer" means any person engaged in the business of producing eggs in Louisiana or any person deriving a profit from such a business. Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1; Amended by Acts 1975, No. 212, §1; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:837 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§837. Louisiana Egg Commission; creation, organization

RS 837 - Louisiana Egg Commission; creation, organization  A. The Louisiana Egg Commission is hereby created within the department with its domicile at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  B. The commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the commissioner and confirmed by the Senate.  (1) Two members shall be active egg producers.  (2) Two members shall be active distributors.  (3) Two members shall have knowledge of the egg industry.  (4) One member shall be appointed from the public at large.  C. The commissioner, or his designee, shall serve ex officio and shall have all rights and responsibilities of appointed members. The commissioner or his designee shall be counted for purposes of constituting a quorum.  D. At the same time and in the same manner, the commissioner shall appoint one alternate for each appointed member. Each alternate shall possess the same qualifications as the member for whom he is appointed as an alternate. When a member is unable to be present at any meeting of the commission, his alternate shall serve in his place. Any alternate serving in the place of a member shall be deemed to be a member for purposes of that meeting and shall exercise all of the powers vested by law in the member, including the right to vote.  E. Appointed members and alternates shall serve terms concurrent with the term of the commissioner making the appointment.  F. Vacancies in the office of the members and alternates shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. Persons appointed to fill vacancies shall serve out the unexpired term.  G. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.  H. Members of the commission shall not receive any salary for performing their duties as members. Members may receive a per diem for each day spent in actual attendance of meetings of the commission, in an amount not to exceed forty dollars. Members may receive a mileage allowance for mileage traveled in attending meetings, at a rate not to exceed that paid to state employees. Members shall not receive per diem or mileage for more than twelve meetings per year.  I. The commission shall meet as needed on the call of the chairman or upon the request of any three members.  J. The commission, by a vote of a majority of the members, may expel a member or alternate for good cause. Good cause shall include but shall not be limited to three consecutive unexcused absences. The expulsion of a member or alternate creates a vacancy in that office.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2015, No. 320, §1. NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 523, §§2 and 3.
LA Rev Stat § 3:838 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§838. Officers and employees

RS 838 - Officers and employees A. The members shall annually elect a chairman and such other officers as deemed necessary. B. The commission shall employ a director and assistant director who shall be appointed by the commission, subject to the approval of the commissioner. The director and assistant director shall be in the unclassified service. The commissioner is authorized to employ such other personnel necessary for the efficient and proper administration of this Part. All employees of the commission shall be under the direction and supervision of the commissioner. Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 495, §2; Acts 1986, No. 447, §1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:840 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§840. Stop orders

RS 840 - Stop orders A. When the commissioner believes that a violation of the provisions of this Part or of the regulations adopted pursuant to this Part has occurred, the commissioner may issue a stop order prohibiting the production, processing, handling, distribution, sale, offering for sale, movement, or disturbance of any eggs or egg products. B. Any person aggrieved by a stop order may petition the commission to hold a hearing on the matter. The hearing shall be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and the provisions of this Section. C. Based on the results of the hearing, or a consent agreement mutually entered into by the commissioner and a violator, the commissioner may take one or more of the following actions: (1) Release the eggs or egg products from the stop order. (2) Require the cause for the stop order to be remedied prior to releasing the stop order. (3) Destroy the eggs or egg products. (4) Provide for the disposition of the eggs or egg products. Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 495, §3; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:841 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§841. Levy of assessment; collection; costs

RS 841 - Levy of assessment; collection; costs A. An assessment of two cents per case is hereby levied on all eggs and egg products produced in Louisiana or produced elsewhere and distributed in Louisiana. The commissioner, by regulation, may establish the assessment on all eggs or egg products not sold by the case in an amount equal to the per case assessment. B. Louisiana egg producers shall pay this assessment at the point of first sale in Louisiana. The assessment due on eggs or egg products produced elsewhere but distributed in Louisiana shall be paid at the point of first receipt of the eggs or egg products in Louisiana. C. The person purchasing the eggs or egg products at the first point of sale or receiving the eggs or egg products at the first point of receipt in Louisiana shall be responsible for collecting the assessment and remitting payment to the department on or before the fifteenth day of each month for collections made during the previous month. The assessment shall be remitted to the department along with such forms and information as the commissioner may require. D. Any person who fails to pay any assessment due under the provisions of this Part within fifteen days after the payment is due shall be liable not only for the assessment but also for a late fee equal to twenty percent of the amount of the unpaid assessments. Any person cast in judgment for any unpaid assessment or late fee shall pay all costs connected with the bringing of the civil action, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by or on behalf of the commission, plus legal interest from date of judicial demand. Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 495, §4; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:842 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§842. Dealers and handlers; records; reports; licensing; fees

RS 842 - Dealers and handlers; records; reports; licensing; fees A. Except as otherwise provided by this Part, every person who produces, processes, distributes, or sells eggs or egg products in Louisiana shall obtain a license to do so from the department. Each license shall be renewed annually. Failure to obtain or renew a license, when required, shall be a violation of this Part. An application for a license, or for a renewal, shall be on a form furnished by the department and shall furnish such information as the commissioner shall deem reasonably pertinent. A fee of one hundred dollars shall accompany each license application and renewal. B. Every person who produces, processes, holds, stores, maintains, distributes, or sells eggs or egg products in Louisiana shall keep a complete and accurate record of all eggs and egg products handled and all assessments paid or collected by him. These records shall be in a form and contain such information as the commissioner may require. These records shall be preserved for the period of time set by the commissioner in regulations adopted pursuant to this Part. C. The department shall have access, during normal working hours, to any premises where there is reason to believe that eggs or egg products are being produced, processed, held, stored, maintained, distributed, sold, or offered for sale. The department may examine any facility and any records relating to the production, processing, holding, storing, maintaining, distributing, or selling of eggs or egg products. The department may inspect and audit all books and records relating to the amount of any assessment that may be due and the collection and payment of any such assessment. Entrance on the premises under the provisions of this Subsection shall not be deemed to be criminal trespass under any state law or local ordinance. Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:843 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§843. Payment of assessment required

RS 843 - Payment of assessment required Except as otherwise provided by this Part, no person shall produce, process, store, hold, maintain, distribute, sell, or offer for sale any eggs or egg products in Louisiana upon which the assessment has not been paid. Any person who is not responsible for paying or collecting the assessment, but who pays the assessment, shall have the right to reimbursement from either the person responsible for paying the assessment or the person responsible for collecting the assessment, or both. Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.