Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part V - Advertising, Marketing and Processing › Chapter 17 - Louisiana Egg Commission › Section V-1705 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Officers. The commission shall elect a
				chairman and vice-chairman and such other officers as it may deem advisable.
				Such officers shall possess the authority and shall bear the responsibilities
				as set forth in
				§1707 hereinafter.
B. Executive Committee. The commission shall
				have an executive committee comprised of the chairman, vice-chairman and
				treasurer, and the commission may delegate to such executive committee, such
				duties and responsibilities as the commission deems necessary and expedient, in
				order to more efficiently conduct the business of the commission. The executive
				committee shall have authority to authorize the expenditures of money without
				further leave or authority from the commission as a whole, but only up to $500
				for any one item of such expense.
C. Rules and Regulations. The commission
				shall adopt rules and regulations and modify and amend same in accordance with
				these rules and regulations.
D.
				Personnel. The commission shall employ such personnel and engage such
				professional persons and services as it deems necessary to carry out the
				purposes of this part, and to fix and pay salaries to such personnel and the
				fees presented by such professional persons or for such professional
				services.
E. Operations of the
				Commission. The operations of this commission pursuant to the Act and pursuant
				to these rules and regulations, shall be conducted by the commission as a
				whole, except that the commission may delegate such authority as set forth in
				these rules and regulations.
F.
				Contracts. The commission, through its chairman, may enter into cooperative
				agreements with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the
				Research and Marketing Administration of the United States Department of
				Agriculture for conducting consumer, producer and dealer information service in
				order to promote the food value of eggs, and also for instructions on grades
				and packs and how to evaluate their merits, in order to expand the market for
				Louisiana eggs. In this regard, the commission may utilize its funds made
				available by the Act and by these rules and regulations, and may also share
				expenses with the United States Department of Agriculture.
G. Books and Records. The commission shall
				keep books, records and accounts of all of its proceedings, and shall be open
				to inspection and audit by the state auditor at all times.
H. Purchase of Equipment and Supplies. The
				commission may purchase all office equipment and supplies necessary to conduct
				its operations, and it may incur all other reasonable and necessary expenses
				and obligations necessary to carry out the purposes of the commission as set
				forth in the Act and in these rules and regulations.
I. Investigations and Prosecutions. The
				commission shall be authorized to investigate and institute prosecution
				proceedings against any person for violations of the Act or of these rules and
				regulations.
J. License. The
				commission is authorized to pass upon licenses in accordance with the Act and
				these rules and regulations, and to suspend or revoke same as provided
				herein.
K. Annual Meeting. The
				annual meeting of the commission shall be held in conjunction with the annual
				convention of the Louisiana Poultry Industries, Inc., the specific time and
				place of such meeting to be determined by the chairman, and due notice being
				given thereof.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Adopted
				  in accordance with R.S. 3:551.3 and R.S.
				  3:551.4.