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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:749. Fees

RS 3:749 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:750. Livestock Crimestoppers Program

RS 3:750 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:751. Beaver, coyote, and coydog control program

RS 3:751 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:822. Definitions

RS 3:822 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:825. Commissioner of agriculture and forestry to appoint enforcement officer and deputies

RS 3:825 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:830. Eggs must be candled; permitted tolerance

RS 3:830 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:832. Attorney General and district attorneys to represent commissioner of agriculture and forestry

RS 3:832 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:835. Purpose

RS 3:835 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:836. Terms defined

RS 3:836 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:837. Louisiana Egg Commission; creation, organization

RS 3:837 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:838. Officers and employees

RS 3:838 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:840. Stop orders

RS 3:840 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:841. Levy of assessment; collection; costs

RS 3:841 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:842. Dealers and handlers; records; reports; licensing; fees

RS 3:842 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:843. Payment of assessment required

RS 3:843 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:844. Deposit and disbursement of assessments, fees, and other monies

RS 3:844 - Deposit and disbursement of assessments, fees, and other monies
A. All assessments, fees, interest, penalties, and other monies received under the provisions of this Part shall be deposited in a special fund established by the commissioner for the commission. The commissioner, as authorized by the commission, shall make disbursements from the fund for the activities of the commission authorized by this Part.
B. The monies in the fund shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) To provide for the expenses of the program established by this Part. The commissioner may retain a portion of the total assessments collected, as is necessary to defray the costs of collecting assessments and administering and enforcing this Part.
(2) To fund all costs related to: advertising, promoting, and marketing Louisiana eggs and egg products; promoting research; increasing consumption of eggs and egg products in Louisiana; providing producer, distributor, retailer, and consumer educational information as to the nutritional and health value of eggs; and fulfilling any other purpose authorized by this Part.
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:845. Exclusion from coverage of Part

RS 3:845 - Exclusion from coverage of Part
A. Retail stores that receive eggs or egg products from a licensed distributor solely for the purpose of selling the eggs or egg products directly to consumers are exempt from the licensing requirements of this Part.
B. Any producer who has egg production from less than five hundred hens is exempt from the licensing requirements of this Part and from the payment of any assessment if that producer sells his eggs or egg products directly to the consumer from the farm.
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:846. Penalties; offenses; hearings; costs

RS 3:846 - Penalties; offenses; hearings; costs
A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Part or the regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part; or who alters, forges, or counterfeits, or uses without authority any certificate or permit or other document provided for in this Part or in the regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part; or who fails to collect or to timely pay the assessments, fees, and penalties due or assessed under this Part, shall be subject, in addition to any unpaid assessments, late fees, or collection costs, to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each act of violation and for each day of violation. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be a separate offense.
B. Any licensee who violates any of the provisions of this Part or the regulations adopted pursuant to this Part shall be subject to having his license suspended, revoked, or placed on probation, in addition to any other penalties authorized by this Part.
C. Penalties may be assessed only by a ruling of the commissioner based upon an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and this Part.
(1) The commission shall be convened by the commissioner for the purpose of hearing any alleged violation of this Part or any rule and regulation adopted pursuant to this Part.
(2) The commissioner shall appoint a hearing officer to preside over the hearing.
(3) The commission shall make an initial determination on the matter. This determination shall be submitted to the commissioner in writing.
(4) The commissioner shall make the final determination on the matter. If the determination of the commissioner differs from the determination of the commission, the commissioner shall issue a written opinion based on the record of the hearing.
D. In addition to civil penalties, the commissioner may assess the cost of the adjudicatory hearing against any person found to be in violation of this Part or the regulations adopted pursuant to this Part. The commissioner shall, by regulation, determine the amount of costs to be assessed in adjudicatory hearings.
Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:851. Power to secure samples

RS 3:851 - Power to secure samples
The commissioner of agriculture and forestry hereinafter cited as the commissioner is empowered to secure samples of agricultural products which are sold or traded upon the basis of content or lack of specified constituents.
Acts 1956, No. 316, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:852. Analysis by state chemist; reports

RS 3:852 - Analysis by state chemist; reports
Samples received by the commissioner shall be transmitted to the state chemist who shall perform any necessary chemical or physical analysis. The results of such analyses shall be reported to the commissioner who in turn shall report them to all interested parties.
Acts 1956, No. 316, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:854. Extent of sampling and analysis

RS 3:854 - Extent of sampling and analysis
The extent to which sampling and analysis is carried out shall be determined by the commissioner according to the need therefor; provided, that any party to a transaction involving agricultural products sold upon basis of composition may request sampling and analysis to be performed.
Acts 1956, No. 316, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:901. State grades of farm products

RS 3:901 - State grades of farm products
The official minimum state grades of all farm products, fruits, and vegetables presented for sale or for shipment, intrastate or interstate, shall be the grades recommended by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and recognized in the central market of the nation as government grades.
Acts 1978, No. 242, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8A, eff. June 12, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:902. Mislabeling of fresh fruits and vegetables prohibited

RS 3:902 - Mislabeling of fresh fruits and vegetables prohibited
A. No person shall mislabel any fresh fruit or vegetable, or place or have any false or misleading statement or designation of quality, grade, trade-marks, trade-name, area of production or place of origin on any wrapper or container, or on the label or lining of any container of any fresh fruit or vegetable, or on any placard used in connection with or having reference to any fresh fruit or vegetable or container, bulk lot, bulk load, load, arrangement, or display of fresh fruits or vegetables.
B. Unless there is deception as to contents, quality, or area of production, nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the obliteration of old markings or labels on used containers which are not closed, where such marking or labels are clearly inapplicable to the contents, or of old markings or labels on unlidded containers in which the product is not packed.
Acts 1978, No. 242, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8A, eff. June 12, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:903. Fees for inspection, classification, and grading

RS 3:903 - Fees for inspection, classification, and grading
The commissioner may collect fees for the inspection, classification, and grading of farm products, fruits, and vegetables. The fees shall not exceed the actual cost necessary to provide for the proper inspection, grading, and classification of the products.
Acts 1978, No. 242, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8A, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2017, No. 39, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:904. Penalty for violations; injunctive relief; costs

RS 3:904 - Penalty for violations; injunctive relief; costs
A. Whoever violates this Part or the regulations promulgated under this Part shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both.
B. In addition to the penalties authorized in this Section, the commissioner may apply for injunctive relief restraining violations of this Part or institute necessary actions for failure to pay accounts due the department. The person condemned in any such proceeding shall be liable for the costs of court and for any additional costs incurred by the department in gathering the necessary evidence, including reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees.
Acts 1978, No. 242, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8A, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2017, No. 39, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:921. Definitions

RS 3:921 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following words, terms, and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
(1) "Commissioner" means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry.
(2) "Covered produce farm" means any farm engaged in the growing, harvesting, packing, or holding of produce for human consumption which is subject to the requirements of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, but shall not include farms that have twenty-five thousand dollars or less of gross income from sales of produce in a year.
(3) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
(4) "Produce" means any food that is defined as such within the meaning of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and is a raw agricultural commodity, including raw agricultural commodities that are grown domestically or imported or offered for sale in Louisiana.
Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:922. Federal and state cooperation; designated authority

RS 3:922 - Federal and state cooperation; designated authority
A.(1) The department is hereby designated as the state agency responsible for cooperating with the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services regarding provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act that fall within the department's authority granted by this Part.
(2) The commissioner is authorized to receive and expend state and federal funds appropriated for the administration of this Part.
B. The department shall work with the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to develop a program to ensure the safety of agricultural produce in Louisiana.
C. The commissioner may accept advisory assistance from the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services in developing the program authorized by this Part, technical and laboratory assistance and training, including necessary curriculum, instructional materials, and equipment, and financial assistance or other aid for administration of the program authorized by this Part.
D. The commissioner shall represent the state in all communications and negotiations with the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services regarding the implementation of this Part and the provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act that fall within the department's authority granted by this Part.
Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:923. Authority; enforcement

RS 3:923 - Authority; enforcement
A. The commissioner is authorized to and may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to do the following:
(1) Enforce standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption and administer the provisions of this Part.
(2) Enter the premises of any covered produce farm during reasonable hours to inspect the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce.
(3) Investigate the organization, business, conduct, practices, and management of any covered produce farm engaged in intrastate commerce.
(4) Inspect or copy any covered produce farm record related to the growing, harvesting, packing, or holding of produce.
(5) Issue stop orders prohibiting the growing, harvesting, packing, or holding of produce.
B. No person shall impede, obstruct, hinder, or otherwise prevent or attempt to prevent the department, an inspector of the department, or any employee of the department in the performance of his duties pursuant to this Part.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not limit the commissioner's authority to respond to an emergency in order to prevent a public health hazard, including communication with applicable state and federal agencies.
Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:924. Records; registration; reports

RS 3:924 - Records; registration; reports
Any person, firm, or corporation owning or operating a covered produce farm in the state shall:
(1) Register with the department on an annual basis no later than July first of each year.
(2) Update their registration with the department within ninety days of any changes in activity on the covered produce farm.
(3) Maintain all records required by the rules adopted pursuant to this Part and make those records available to the department upon request.
(4) File with the commissioner annual or special reports and answers in writing.
Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:925. Criminal penalties; offenses

RS 3:925 - Criminal penalties; offenses
A. Any person, firm, or corporation convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of any of the following offenses shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars:
(1) To willfully make, or cause to be made, any false entry or statement of fact.
(2) To willfully make, or cause to be made, any false entry in any account, record, or memorandum required pursuant to this Part.
(3) To willfully neglect or fail to make full, true, and factual entries in any accounts, records, or memoranda required pursuant to this Part.
(4) To willfully remove out of the state's jurisdiction, or mutilate, alter, or by any other means falsify any documentary evidence required pursuant to this Part.
(5) To willfully refuse to submit to the commissioner or to his authorized agents, for the purpose of inspection and making copies, any documentary evidence required pursuant to this Part.
B. The department shall not impose a fine pursuant to the provisions of this Section if the federal government has imposed a fine for the same violation pursuant to provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:926. Civil penalties

RS 3:926 - Civil penalties
A. Any person who violates a provision of this Part or a regulation adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars per violation.
B. Civil penalties may be assessed only by ruling of the commissioner based upon an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and this Part.
Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:927. Louisiana Department of Health; authority

RS 3:927 - Louisiana Department of Health; authority
A. Nothing in this Part shall be construed as eliminating or diminishing the authority of the Louisiana Department of Health to regulate food as provided in Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
B. The Louisiana Department of Health is hereby designated as the state agency responsible for cooperating with the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services regarding provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act that fall within its authority granted in Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:928. Effectiveness

RS 3:928 - Effectiveness
A. The provisions of this Part shall remain in effect only as long as the federal funds required to implement the provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act referenced in this Part are provided.
B. The provisions of this Part shall be null and void upon the date of repeal of 21 CFR Part 112.
Acts 2017, No. 327, §1, eff. June 22, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1021. Proceeds of alimony tax may be used to purchase lands to donate

RS 3:1021 - Proceeds of alimony tax may be used to purchase lands to donate
The police juries of the various parishes of the state are authorized to appropriate funds out of the general alimony tax, for the purpose of purchasing lands to be donated to the United States Government for use by the United States in the maintenance and operation of agricultural experiment and research stations.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1022. Assent to federal grants to state

RS 3:1022 - Assent to federal grants to state
The State of Louisiana, in accordance with Section 2, of an Act of Congress, approved March 16, 1906, entitled, "An Act to provide for an increased annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations and regulating the expenditure thereof," and in accordance with Section 2, of an Act of Congress, approved February 24, 1925, entitled, "An Act to authorize the more complete endowment of Agricultural Experiment Stations, and for other purposes," does hereby accept the grants of money for the purposes set out in the above recited Acts of Congress.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1023. Board of supervisors of state university authorized to receive federal grants

RS 3:1023 - Board of supervisors of state university authorized to receive federal grants
The Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is the governing board of the experiment stations in Louisiana, mentioned or contemplated by the Acts of Congress recited in R.S. 3:1022, and is the beneficiary of all moneys granted by those Acts of Congress, with full power to receive, administer, and expend the funds. The treasurer of the Board, or other officer duly appointed by it, is authorized to receive and receipt for all moneys granted by those Acts of Congress.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1024. Director of experiment stations as state chemist

RS 3:1024 - Director of experiment stations as state chemist
The director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center shall be the state chemist, with all the rights conferred and all the duties and obligations imposed on the state chemist, especially as to analytical and microscopical work that may be necessary or desirable and all research as may contribute to the knowledge of the properties, values, and proper use of commercial feeding stuffs, commercial fertilizers, and commercial insecticides and fungicides in Louisiana.
Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1025. Duty of state chemist to analyze samples of soils, water, oils, and minerals

RS 3:1025 - Duty of state chemist to analyze samples of soils, water, oils, and minerals
The state chemist, or his designee, shall analyze samples of soils, water, oils, minerals, etc., when samples are sent to him with the request that they be analyzed. The work shall not be compulsory during the period beginning January first and ending May 15 of each year.
Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1026. Creation of soil and plant analysis laboratory at Northeast Louisiana State University

RS 3:1026 - Creation of soil and plant analysis laboratory at Northeast Louisiana State University
A. Northeast Louisiana State University shall establish, create, and maintain, within its college of agriculture, a laboratory to analyze samples of soil, plants, water, seeds, and fertilizer when such samples are sent to the laboratory with a request that they be analyzed. The laboratory shall contain sufficient equipment, facilities, and personnel to conduct a year-round sample testing program.
B. The university, through its college of agriculture, shall fix and assess fees for sample analysis sufficient to cover the costs of requested analytical work.
C. If at any time the sample testing program is terminated either by the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities or by the legislature, the laboratory and all other facilities, fixtures, and equipment used in the program may be used by the college of agriculture and college of chemistry as the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities may designate.
D. The laboratory shall become self-supporting within five years.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 287, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1101. Board of control of state penitentiary to maintain demonstration farms

RS 3:1101 - Board of control of state penitentiary to maintain demonstration farms
The board of control of the state penitentiary shall maintain on Hope Plantation, Oakley Plantation and Monticello Plantation a general system of demonstration of agricultural and stock raising operations, to which at least five hundred acres of land on each of the properties should be dedicated from the area of each of the properties; it may in its discretion and to meet the requirements of the purposes herein set forth increase the area. No portion of the land so dedicated shall be sold by the Governor of the state by virtue of the authority of any legislative act prior to July 22, 1914, permitting the sale.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1103. Nature of operations on farms

RS 3:1103 - Nature of operations on farms
The Department of Institutions shall purchase and maintain on demonstration farms such livestock and shall engage in such general farming and agricultural operations as in its judgment will best demonstrate the proper operation of agricultural and stock farms in the respective sections in which they are located. To this end it shall as rapidly as possible equip and maintain on the properties modernly equipped farm and stock implements, fixtures, and buildings, and in general do such things as will be required to make effective the provisions of this Part.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1105. Record of activities; issuance of bulletins

RS 3:1105 - Record of activities; issuance of bulletins
The board of control of the state penitentiary shall keep an accurate and detailed record of all work, experiments, demonstrations, and enterprises undertaken or conducted by it, which record shall at all times be accessible to the general public. It shall at stated intervals issue bulletins advising the public of its operations and the results thereof, and shall publish the bulletins through the press or otherwise.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1106. Authority to sell animal or agricultural products of farms

RS 3:1106 - Authority to sell animal or agricultural products of farms
The board of control may market, sell, trade, or dispose of any of the animal or agricultural products of demonstration farms, whether it be for the maintenance thereof or with the aim toward proper and commensurate compensation to aid in the promotion of the agricultural and stock raising industries of the state.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1107. Transfer of lands from farms to United States for demonstration purposes

RS 3:1107 - Transfer of lands from farms to United States for demonstration purposes
In the event the government of the United States should undertake at any time to establish, in either of the parishes in which the state farms are situated, any agricultural, cattle, stock, or other demonstration farm or station, for the purpose of promoting in any manner the animal industries or agricultural interests of this state or of any section or portion thereof, and for the purpose of so doing should require the requisite lands to be given or the use thereof dedicated to it, the board of control of the state penitentiary under the authority of the governor may in the name of the state dedicate and transfer to the government of the United States, from the farms named, an acreage of not more than that which is dedicated on the farms to the purposes set forth in this Part, or which may be dedicated. The use and enjoyment of the dedicated acreage shall remain with and in the government of the United States as long as the land shall be used for the purposes of agricultural, cattle, stock, or other demonstration farm. In the event of transfer the board of control of the state penitentiary shall exercise no further rights upon the property transferred and shall not be required to conduct and operate the particular farm or farms dedicated to the uses of the United States government.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1141. Parishes empowered to acquire land

RS 3:1141 - Parishes empowered to acquire land
The governing authorities of the several parishes of this state may acquire the ownership of a tract of land, and when so acquired the title to the land shall rest in the public. In those parishes having large areas of different classes of soil, they may, under this Part, acquire tracts representative of the several classes of soil that predominate in the particular parish.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1142. Working farms; use of prisoners

RS 3:1142 - Working farms; use of prisoners
The tracts of land acquired under this Part are to be constituted parish experimental farms, and the parish is to improve the property so that it may be worked by the parish in accordance with plans to be suggested by the state and United States agricultural departments. The governing authorities of the parishes may utilize parish prisoners in the working of the experimental farms.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry › §3:1143. Farms to promote scientific knowledge of agriculture

RS 3:1143 - Farms to promote scientific knowledge of agriculture
The parish experimental farms provided for by this Part are established for the purpose of demonstrating the possibilities of the soil in the respective parishes, and in every way to disseminate a scientific knowledge of agriculture. In consequence, the work and results obtained on the parish experimental farms shall be open to the inspection and study of the public at stated times.