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LA Rev Stat § 40:600.104 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.104. Accounts and audits

RS 600.104 - Accounts and audits A. Subject to the provisions of any contract with the holders of its bonds, the corporation shall establish a system of accounts. B. The legislative auditor shall prepare an annual audit of the accounts and operations of the corporation. C. The corporation shall submit to the governor and to both houses of the legislature an annual report on the operations of the corporation. It also shall submit to them a copy of the report of every audit of the books and accounts of the corporation, within sixty days from the receipt thereof by the corporation. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.105 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.105. Cooperation of state agencies

RS 600.105 - Cooperation of state agencies All state officers and agencies are authorized to render such services to the corporation within their respective functions as may be requested by the corporation. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.106 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.106. Suits to determine validity of bonds

RS 600.106 - Suits to determine validity of bonds Any suit to determine the validity of bonds of the corporation shall be brought only in accordance with R.S. 13:5121 et seq. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.107 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.107. State appropriations or grants

RS 600.107 - State appropriations or grants The state may make grants or appropriations of money or property to the corporation for the purpose of enabling it to carry out its public functions and corporate purposes. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.108 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.108. Termination of corporation

RS 600.108 - Termination of corporation A. The corporation and its corporate and public existence shall continue until terminated by law, provided that no such law shall take effect so long as the corporation shall have bonds outstanding, unless adequate provision has been made for the payment thereof. B. Upon termination of the existence of the corporation, all of its rights, money, assets, and revenues in excess of its obligations shall pass to and be vested in the state. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.109 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.109. Construction of Chapter

RS 600.109 - Construction of Chapter This Chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.110 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.110. Fees

RS 600.110 - Fees The corporation shall, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., promulgate the schedule of fees to be charged by the corporation in connection with the programs administered by it. Such schedule shall be submitted to and subject to approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 538, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.111 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.111. Mortgage foreclosure counseling

RS 600.111 - Mortgage foreclosure counseling A.(1) The corporation may establish a program to provide free mortgage foreclosure counseling and education to homeowners who have defaulted or are in danger of defaulting on the mortgages on their homes. (2) If the corporation establishes such a program, the corporation may work with the office of financial institutions and the office of financial institutions shall cooperate with the corporation to effectuate the purposes of this Section. (3) The corporation may enter into an agreement with any public, private, or nonprofit entity to carry out any part of the mortgage foreclosure counseling and education program. (4) The program may include a central toll-free telephone number that homeowners may call to receive mortgage foreclosure counseling and education. (5) The corporation may award grants for the training of counselors who will provide mortgage foreclosure counseling and education from funds appropriated by the legislature for that purpose or any other funding available for that purpose. (6) The corporation may establish standards for the certification of counselors who will provide mortgage foreclosure counseling and education. B. The program shall be funded through self-generated funds of the corporation; however, the corporation may solicit contributions and grants from the private sector, nonprofit entities, and the federal government to assist in carrying out the purposes of this Section. C. The corporation shall annually submit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs and the House Committee on Commerce on the operation of the mortgage foreclosure counseling and education program and shall include a summary of the mortgage foreclosure rates and trends in the state of Louisiana and the United States of America. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:601 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§601. Title

RS 601 - Title  This Part may be cited as the "State Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law."
LA Rev Stat § 40:602 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§602. Definition of terms

RS 602 - Definition of terms   As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section:   (1) "Advertisement" includes all representations of fact or opinion disseminated to the public in any manner or by any means other than by the labeling.   (2) "Cosmetic" includes all substances and preparations intended for cleansing, altering the appearance of, or promoting the attractiveness of a person. The term includes soaps only when medicinal or curative qualities are claimed by the use thereof.   (3) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health and "secretary" means the secretary thereof.   (4) "Device" includes all devices intended for use in diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or beast, or intended to affect the structure of any function of the body.   (5) "Drug" includes all substances and preparations recognized in the official compendium, as herein defined. It includes all substances and preparations intended for use in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or beast, and all substances and preparations, other than food and cosmetics, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body.  (6) "Food" includes all substances and preparations used for or entering into the composition of food, drink, confectionery, chewing gum, or condiment for man or beast.   (7) "Label" means the principal display or displays of written, printed, or graphic matter upon any food, drug, device, or cosmetic, or the immediate container thereof, or upon the outside container or wrapper, if any, of the retail package of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic.   (8) "Labeling" includes all labels and other written, printed, and graphic matter, in any form whatsoever, accompanying any food, drug, device, or cosmetic.   (9) "Medical opinion" means the opinion, within their respective fields, of the practitioners of any branch of the medical profession, the practice of which is licensed by law in this state.   (10) "Medical profession" means the legalized profession of the healing art.   (11) "Official compendium" means the United States Pharmacopoeia, Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, National Formulary, or any supplement of any of them, official at the time any drug, to which the provisions thereof relate, is introduced into commerce.   (12) "Scientific opinion" means the opinion, within their respective fields, of competent pharmacologists, physiologists, or toxicologists.   Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786 §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:603 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§603. Liability of persons

RS 603 - Liability of persons  When construing and enforcing the provisions of this Part, unless otherwise provided, the act or omission of any officer, employee, or agent acting for or employed by any person, within the scope of employment or office, shall in every case be considered the act or omission of such person, as well as that of the officer, employee, or agent.  Whenever a corporation or association violates any of the provisions of this Part, unless otherwise provided, the violation shall also be considered a violation by the individual directors, officers or agents of the corporation or association who personally ordered or did any of the acts constituting the violation, in whole or in part.
LA Rev Stat § 40:604 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§604. Regulations

RS 604 - Regulations   The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement of this Part is vested in the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.   Amended by Acts 1978 No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:605 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§605. Examinations, investigations, and hearings conducted by board or agent

RS 605 - Examinations, investigations, and hearings conducted by board or agent  The department, or any designated officer or employee thereof, may conduct examinations and investigations for purposes of this Part.  Hearings authorized or required by this Part shall be conducted by the department or the officer or employee designated by it for the purpose.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:606 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§606. Court review of regulations and administrative actions; injunctions

RS 606 - Court review of regulations and administrative actions; injunctions  On the petition of any interested person, the district courts may:  (1) Restrain by injunction, temporary or permanent, the enforcement by an officer, representative, or employee of the department of any regulation promulgated by it under the provisions of this Part if it is shown that the regulation is unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious, or not in accordance with the facts or law, and that the petitioner may suffer substantial damage by reason of its enforcement; and  (2) Grant appropriate injunctive relief from any act or omission of any officer, representative, or employee of the department in the administration of this Part, if it has been shown that the act or omission is unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious, or not in accordance with the facts or law and that petitioner may suffer substantial damage thereby.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:608.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§608.1. Mislabeling of honey

RS 608.1 - Mislabeling of honey  A. It is unlawful for any person to package any product and label the product as honey or to use the word honey in any prominent location on the label of such product or to sell or offer for sale any product which is labeled as honey or which contains a label with the word honey prominently displayed thereon, unless such product is pure honey manufactured by honeybees.  B. Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars and each such violation shall constitute a separate offense.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 143, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:608.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§608.2. Unlawful practices in sale of kosher food; penalty

RS 608.2 - Unlawful practices in sale of kosher food; penalty  A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:  (1) Sell or expose for sale with intent to defraud in any place where food products are sold for consumption either on or off the premises, any article of food falsely represented as kosher, either by direct statements, orally or in writing, or by the display of the word kosher in English or Hebrew letters, or by the display of any sign or mark in simulation of such word, or by display of any insignia, six pointed star, or any mark which might reasonably be calculated to deceive or lead a reasonable person to believe that a representation is being made that the food exposed for sale is kosher, or prepared in accordance with orthodox Hebrew religious requirements; or  (2) Sell or expose for sale with intent to defraud any meat or meat preparations and falsely represent the same to be kosher, with intent to defraud, whether such meat or meat preparations be raw or prepared for human consumption, or as having been prepared under and a product or products sanctioned by the orthodox Hebrew religious requirements; or  (3) Falsely represent with intent to defraud any food product or the contents of any package or container to be so constituted and prepared, by having or permitting to be inscribed thereon the word kosher in any language.  B. The word kosher as used in Subsection A of this Section shall mean in conformity with orthodox Jewish religious requirements.  C. Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and each such violation shall constitute a separate offense. Added by Acts 1977, No. 722, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:608.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§608.3. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 222, §1.

RS 608.3 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 222, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:609 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§609. Exemption from labeling requirements

RS 609 - Exemption from labeling requirements  The department may promulgate regulations exempting from any labeling requirement of this Part small open containers of fresh fruits and fresh vegetables and also food which is, 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 the food is 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 § 40:610 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§610. Definitions and standards for food

RS 610 - Definitions and standards for food  The department may promulgate regulations fixing and establishing for any food a definition and standard of identity and a reasonable standard of quality or fill of container. However, no standard of quality shall be established for fresh fruit and fresh vegetables and no standard of identity for fresh apples and fresh pears. In any regulation pertaining to fill of container the department shall give due consideration to the natural shrinkage in storage and in transit of fresh natural food and to the need for the necessary packing and protective material.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:611 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§611. Tolerance for poisonous ingredients in food and certification of coal-tar colors for food

RS 611 - Tolerance for poisonous ingredients in food and certification of coal-tar colors for food  A. No poisonous or deleterious substance shall be added to any food unless it is required in the production of the food or cannot be avoided by good manufacturing practice. When such a substance is required or cannot be avoided, the department may, for the protection of public health, promulgate regulations limiting the quantity therein or thereon.  In determining the quantity of added substance to be tolerated in or on different articles of food, the department shall take into account the extent to which the use of this substance is required or cannot be avoided in the production of each such article and the other ways in which the consumer may be affected by the same or other poisonous or deleterious substances.  B. The department may promulgate regulations for the certification of coal-tar colors which are harmless and suitable for use in food.  This certificate shall contain the physiological factors tested and give notice that only those factors have been tested.  No person shall use this certificate in the label or advertising of any food. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:612 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§612. Contaminated food; permit control

RS 612 - Contaminated food; permit control  Whenever the department finds, after investigation, that the distribution of any class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganism during the manufacture, processing, or packing thereof, is injurious to health, and such injurious nature cannot be adequately determined after the articles have entered state commerce, it may then, and in that case only, promulgate regulations, governing the conditions of manufacture, processing, or packing for such temporary periods of time as may be necessary to protect the public health. Thereafter, no manufacturer, processor, or packer of that class of articles shall introduce into state commerce any such food unless he holds an unsuspended, valid permit issued by the department as provided by the regulations.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:613 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§613. Regulations governing issuance and renewal of permit

RS 613 - Regulations governing issuance and renewal of permit  The department shall make regulations prescribing the time for which the permits are issued and governing the issuance and renewal thereof.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:614 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§614. Suspension of permit; reinstatement

RS 614 - Suspension of permit; reinstatement  Upon notice to the permittee, the secretary of the department may suspend immediately any permit issued under authority of R.S. 40:612 if it is found that any of the conditions of the permit have been violated. The holder of a permit so suspended may apply at any time for its reinstatement. After a prompt hearing and an inspection of the establishment, the department shall immediately reinstate the permit if it is found that adequate measures have been taken to comply with and maintain the conditions of the permit, as originally issued or as amended.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:615 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§615. Inspection of permittee's establishment; denial of access

RS 615 - Inspection of permittee's establishment; denial of access  Any officer or employee duly designated by the department has access to any factory or establishment, the operator of which holds a permit from the department, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the conditions of the permit are being complied with. Denial of access for this inspection is grounds for suspension of the permit until the access is freely given by the operator.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:616 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§616. Adulterated drugs

RS 616 - Adulterated drugs  A drug is considered adulterated if it has been found to be such by any department of the United States government, or:  (1) If it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance.  (2) If it has been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may have been contaminated with filth or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health.  (3) If its container is composed of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health.  (4) If it contains, for purposes of coloring only, a coal-tar color other than one from a batch that has been certified in accordance with department regulations.  (5) If its name is recognized in the official compendium, or if it purports to be a drug the name of which is so recognized, and it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity as determined by the tests or methods of assay set forth in the official compendium or in the regulations of the department, unless its standard of strength, quality, or purity is plainly stated on its label.  However, no such department regulation shall be adopted unless tests or methods of assay have not been prescribed in the official compendium or the tests or methods of assay prescribed therein are insufficient and, after due notice by the department of that fact, the official body in charge of the revision of the compendium has not corrected the deficiency.  (6) If it is not subject to the provisions of paragraph (5) of this Section and its identity or strength differs from or its purity or quality falls below that which it purports or is represented to possess.  (7) If any substance has been mixed or packed therewith so as to reduce its quality or strength or substituted wholly or in part therefor.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:617.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§617.1. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 100, §2

RS 617.1 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 100, §2
LA Rev Stat § 40:618 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§618. Drugs recognized in compendiums

RS 618 - Drugs recognized in compendiums  Whenever a drug is recognized in both the United States Pharmacopoeia and the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, it shall be subject to the requirements of the United States Pharmacopoeia for purposes of this Part unless it is labeled and offered for sale as a homeopathic drug, in which case it shall be subject to the provisions of the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States and not to those of the United States Pharmacopoeia.
LA Rev Stat § 40:619 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§619. Certain drugs and devices excepted from labeling and packaging provisions

RS 619 - Certain drugs and devices excepted from labeling and packaging provisions  The department shall promulgate regulations exempting from any labeling or packaging requirement of this Part drugs and devices 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 drugs and devices 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 § 40:620 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§620. Certification of coal-tar colors for drugs

RS 620 - Certification of coal-tar colors for drugs  The department may promulgate regulations for the certification of coal-tar colors which are harmless and suitable for use in drugs for purposes of coloring only.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.