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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 1 - Weights and Measures › Section XXXV-121 - Farm Bulk Milk Tank Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Division of Weights and Measures shall
				test the accuracy of any and all bulk milk tanks when it deems it appropriate
				or necessary. All installations of milk tanks shall be installed within the
				specifications of the Division of Weights and Measures which are outlined
				below.
1. All bulk milk tanks shall be
				installed in a rigid and level position on a reinforced concrete floor or
				reinforced concrete pier extending upwards from, or through concrete floor.
				Each foot, or leg, shall be fastened securely to floor or piers by means of a
				bolt or bolts and grouted around and over foot or leg with concrete to prevent
				tank from any movements.
2. The
				floor shall be not less than 6 inches thick of reinforced concrete. If piers
				are used, they shall be imbedded in ground not less than 36 inches, or 3 feet.
				The dimensions shall not be less than 16 by 16 inches wide. The same pier
				dimensions apply if the pier is mounted to concrete floor in a secure position
				to floor that complies with above floor specifications.
3. This applies to all new floor construction
				after July 1, 1964 and to all new installations of tanks after January 1,
				1965.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 1 - Weights and Measures › Section XXXV-123 - Weighmaster

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A weighmaster
				license shall be required of each individual in charge of weighing commodities
				being bought from or sold to the public and each such individual weighing for
				the public when a charge is made for such weighing or when a certificate of
				weights is issued. Each corporation, partnership, association, proprietorship
				or other business entity which engages in activities which require a licensed
				weighmaster shall employ at least one weighmaster per shift at each place of
				business. Individuals weighing at retail consumer outlets and individuals
				weighing prepackaged commodities shall be exempt from this provision.
B. The director of the Division of Weights
				and Measures may issue a weighmaster license after the applicant has passed the
				required test of his knowledge of weighing equipment.
C. The effective dates of all weighmaster
				licenses shall be January 1 through December 31 of any given year, and licenses
				must be renewed annually. Applications for weighmaster licenses may be
				submitted to LDAF at any time during the year, and are effective upon approval
				by LDAF through the end of that year.
D. The director of the Division of Weights
				and Measures shall have the authority to revoke or cancel any weighmaster
				license if it is found that the weighmaster is improperly using any type of
				weighing device.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:4603 (formerly R.S.
				  55:3).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 1 - Weights and Measures › Section XXXV-125 - Weights and Measures Fee Structure

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A. Fees for the tolerance testing of weights
				shall be as follows.
Class F
Class P
1. Weights up to and including 10 pounds or 5
							 kilograms
$7
$9
2. Weights over 10 pounds or 5 kilograms and
							 including 100 pounds or 60 kilograms
$10
$15
3. Weights over 100 pounds or 60 kilograms and
							 including 1000 pounds or 500 kilograms
$25
$50
4. Weights over 1000 pounds or 500 kilograms
$50
$75
B.
				Any tolerance adjustment will be charged an additional fee of $10 per
				weight.
C. Fees for mass
				calibration with report of calibration stating corrections and uncertainties
				shall be as follows.
1. Weights up to and including 3 kilograms or 5
							 pounds
$25
2. Weights over 3 kilograms or 5 pounds and including
							 30 kilograms or 50 pounds
$50
D.
				All tape certification, volumetric testing and calibration or special tests not
				listed in the fee schedule shall be performed at a rate of $30 per
				hour.
E. Incurred costs for return
				shipment shall be assessed when applicable.
F. The registration fee for each location
				utilizing scanning devices shall be as follows.
Category
Number of Point-of-Sale Devices
Fee
A
1 to 10
$50
B
11 to 25
$100
C
Over 25
$150
G.
				The annual fee for registration of taxi meters is $50.
H. The annual fee for registration of mass
				flow meters will be $250 per device.
I. The annual fee for registration of
				commercial weighing devices shall be as follows:
Category
Device Capacity
Annual Fee
1
Zero to 1,000 pounds
$50
2
Over 1,000 pounds to 10,000 pounds
$115
3
Over 10,000 pounds
$215
J.
				The annual fee for registration of electric vehicle charging devices will be
				$100 per charging point.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:4608 and
				  3:4622.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 1 - Weights and Measures › Section XXXV-127 - Registration

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A. Each commercial
				weighing and measuring device in use in Louisiana, and every weighmaster,
				service agency, and service technician currently active in Louisiana, shall be
				registered as required by this Chapter.
B. Whenever there shall exist a weight or
				measure or weighing or measuring device in or about any place in which or from
				which buying or selling is commonly carried on, there shall be a rebuttable
				presumption that such weight or measure or weighing or measuring device is
				regularly used for the business purposes of that place and shall be registered
				as a commercial device.
C. Scales
				shall be registered according to the following criteria:
1. make;
2. model;
3. serial number;
4. capacity; and
5. intended use.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 1 - Weights and Measures › Section XXXV-129 - Standards

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A. For the purposes
				of registration of weighing and measuring devices, the criteria shall be
				compliance with the applicable requirements of NIST Handbook 44
				"Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and
				Measuring Devices." This publication is published annually by the United States
				Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and
				Technology.
B. For any device being
				registered for the first time, it shall be determined that the above criteria
				has been met and that the device:
1. has been
				tested and approved in Louisiana prior to January 1, 1987, with no
				modifications to the device since such test and approval;
2. has been tested by the National Institute
				of Standards and shown to comply with Handbook 44 criteria by the issuance of a
				Report of Test (Prior to 1985) or a Certificate of Conformance (1985, Forward);
				or
3. has been tested by the
				Division of Weights and Measures of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry
				or another state which uses Handbook 44 as its criteria and has been issued a
				certificate stating such test and compliance with said criteria.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 1 - Weights and Measures › Section XXXV-131 - Penalties

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The commission,
				or his duly authorized representative, shall mark any device that is incorrect
				and warn its owner or user that the device is incorrect and should not be used
				until it is made correct. If a device that has been so marked as incorrect
				continues to be used commercially, the commission may seize the device in order
				to protect the public. The commission shall give a notice of intent to seize
				the incorrect device five calendar days before the actual seizure. However, a
				device which is not used at fixed location may be seized immediately upon a
				determination that said device is incorrect.
B. Upon a showing by the owner or user that
				adequate steps have been taken to correct the seized device, the commission
				shall release the seized device.
C.
				The commission shall give the owner or user of the seized device a hearing
				within 60 calendar days of a request for such a hearing. If the owner or user
				of the seized device fails to request a hearing on the seizure within 30 days
				of seizure, the right to a hearing shall be deemed waived.
D. If the owner or user waives his right to
				request a hearing and takes no action to retrieve the device within 60 days of
				seizure, the device shall be deemed abandoned property. The device may then be
				disposed of by the state with an obligation to the owner.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:4603 (formerly R.S.
				  55:3).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 1 - Weights and Measures › Section XXXV-133 - Powers of the Director

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When
				necessary for the enforcement of the Louisiana Weights and Measures Law or any
				rule adopted pursuant thereto, the director or an employee at his direction
				may:
1. stop any commercial vehicle from
				which commodities are kept for sale, sold or in the process of delivery on the
				basis of weight measure or count and, after presentment of his credentials,
				inspect the contents, require that the person in charge of that vehicle produce
				any documents in his or her possession concerning the contents, and require him
				to proceed with the vehicle to a specified place for inspection; and
2. access all books, papers and other
				information necessary for the enforcement of the Louisiana Weights and Measures
				Law. If after inspection the director finds or has reason to believe that the
				requirements set forth in the Louisiana Weights and Measures Law are not being
				met, he shall have access to all books, papers, records, bills of lading,
				invoices and other pertinent data relating to the use, sale or representation
				of any commodity including weighing and measuring devices within this
				state.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 1 - Weights and Measures › Section XXXV-135 - Meat Labeling (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:4608, 3:4607 and
				  R.S.
				  51:614.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 1 - Weights and Measures › Section XXXV-137 - Mulch; Definition; Sale by Volume; Prohibitions

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A. Mulch is any product or material that is
				sold or offered or exposed for sale for primary use as a horticultural,
				aboveground dressing, for decoration, moisture control, weed control, erosion
				control, temperature control, or other similar purposes.
B. All mulch shall be sold or offered or
				exposed for sale in terms of volume measured by either the metric system or the
				inch-pound system.
1. If mulch is sold by the
				metric system, the volume of mulch shall be measured in terms of the cubic
				meter or liter.
2. If mulch is sold
				by the inch-pound unit the volume of mulch shall be measured in terms of the
				cubic yard or cubic foot.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-303 - Standard Fuel Specifications for Gasoline and Gasoline-Oxygenate Blends

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Gasoline and
				  gasoline-oxygenate blends sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Louisiana
				  shall meet the following requirements.
1. The
				  latest revision of ASTM D 4814, "Standard Specification for Automotive
				  Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel," as approved and published by ASTM International,
				  except that volatility standards for unleaded gasoline blended with ethanol
				  shall not be more restrictive than those adopted under the rules, regulations,
				  and Clean Air Act waivers of the U.S. Environmental Protection
				  Agency.1 Gasoline blended with ethanol shall be
				  blended under any of the following three options:
a. the base gasoline used in such blends
				  shall meet the requirements of the latest revision of ASTM D 4814; or
b. the blend shall meet the requirements of
				  the latest revision of ASTM D 4814; or
c. the base gasoline used in such blends
				  shall meet all the requirements of the latest revision of ASTM D 4814 except
				  distillation, and the blend shall meet the distillation requirements of the
				  ASTM specification.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-305 - Standard Fuel Specifications for Diesel Fuel

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Diesel fuel sold, offered for sale, or
				  distributed in Louisiana shall meet the following requirements.
1. The latest revision of ASTM D 975,
				  "Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils," as approved and published by
				  ASTM International except that the requirements of the lubricity standard
				  incorporated in ASTM D 975 shall not be mandatory until January 1,
				  2006.1
2. All diesel fuels identified on retail
				  dispensers, bills of lading, invoices, shipping papers, or other documentation
				  with terms such as premium, super, supreme, plus, or premier must conform to at
				  least two of the requirements in Subparagraphs a-e.
a. Cetane Number. A minimum cetane number of
				  47.0 as determined by ASTM Standard Test Method D 613.
b. Low Temperature Operability. A cold flow
				  performance measurement which meets the ASTM D 975 tenth percentile minimum
				  ambient air temperature charts and maps by either ASTM Standard Test Method D
				  2500 (Cloud Point) or ASTM Standard Test Method D 4539 (Low Temperature Flow
				  Test or LTFT). Low temperature operability is only applicable October 1-March
				  31 of each year.
c. Thermal
				  Stability. A minimum reflectance measurement of 80 percent as determined by
				  ASTM Standard Test Method D 6468 (180 minutes, 150°C).
d. Energy Content. A minimum energy content
				  of 38.65 MJ/L, gross (138,700 BTU/gallon, gross) as measured by ASTM Standard
				  Test Method D 240.
e. Fuel Injector
				  Cleanliness. A Coordinating Research Council (CRC) rating of 10.0 r less and a
				  flow loss of 6.0 percent or less as determined by the Cummins L-10 Injector
				  Depositing Test.
1For referenced ASTM standards,
					 visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at
					 service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards volume information, refer
					 to the standard's Document Summary page on the ASTM website. Copies of
					 referenced ASTM standards may be obtained from ASTM International, 100 Barr
					 Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, Tel: (610)
					 832-9500, Fax: (610) 832-9555 or may be inspected at the Division of Weights
					 and Measures, Department of Agriculture and Forestry, 5825 Florida Blvd., Baton
					 Rouge, LA 70806.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-307 - Standard Fuel Specifications for Aviation Turbine Fuels

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A. Aviation Turbine Fuels sold, offered for
				  sale, or distributed in Louisiana shall meet the specifications of the latest
				  revision of ASTM D 1655, "Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels,"
				  as approved and published by ASTM International.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4671, 4673, 4680, and
					 4681.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-309 - Standard Fuel Specifications for Aviation Gasoline

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Aviation Gasoline sold, offered for sale,
				  or distributed in Louisiana shall meet the specifications of the latest
				  revision of ASTM D 910, "Standard Specification for Aviation Gasoline," as
				  approved and published by ASTM International.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4671, 4673, 4680, and
					 4681.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-311 - Standard Fuel Specifications for Fuel Oils

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Fuel Oils sold, offered for sale or
				  distributed in Louisiana shall meet the specifications of the latest revision
				  of ASTM D 396, "Standard Specification for Fuel Oils," as approved and
				  published by ASTM International.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4671, 4673, 4680, and
					 4681.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-313 - Standard Fuel Specifications for Kerosene

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Kerosene (Kerosine) sold, offered for
				  sale, or distributed in Louisiana shall meet the specifications of the latest
				  revision of ASTM D 3699, "Standard Specification for Kerosine," as approved and
				  published by ASTM International.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4671, 4673, 4680, and
					 4681.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-315 - Standard Specifications for Ethanol

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Ethanol intended for blending with
				  gasoline sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Louisiana shall meet the
				  specifications of the latest revision of ASTM D 4806, "Standard Specification
				  for Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with Gasolines for Use as Automotive
				  Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel," as approved and published by ASTM
				  International.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4671, 4673, 4680, and
					 4681.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-317 - Standard Fuel Specifications for Fuel Ethanol

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A. E85 Fuel Ethanol sold, offered for sale,
				  or distributed in Louisiana shall meet the specifications of the latest
				  revision of ASTM D 5798, "Standard Specification for Fuel Ethanol (Ed75-Ed85)
				  for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engines" as approved and published by ASTM
				  International.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4671, 4673, 4680, and
					 4681.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-319 - Standard Fuel Specifications for Fuel Methanol

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A. M85 Fuel Methanol sold, offered for sale
				  or distributed in Louisiana shall meet the specifications of the latest
				  revision of ASTM D 5797, "Standard Specification for Fuel Methanol M70-M85 for
				  Automotive Spark Ignition Engines," as approved and published by ASTM
				  International.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4671, 4673, 4680, and
					 4681.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-323 - Automotive Gasoline and Automotive Gasoline-Oxygenate Blends

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A. All dispensing
				  devices for automotive gasoline and automotive gasoline-oxygenate blends shall
				  post the Antiknock Index in accordance with applicable federal regulations ( 16
				  CFR Part 306, adopted 44 FR 19169, as amended 58 FR 41372-4, 59 FR 48798, 61 FR
				  54549, and 61 FR 55840).
B. The
				  term
leaded
shall only be used when the fuel meets
				  specification requirements of
				  §303. A 5
C. Each dispensing device from which gasoline
				  or gasoline-oxygenate blends containing a lead substitute is dispensed shall
				  display the following legend: "Contains Lead Substitute." The lettering of this
				  legend shall not be less than 12 mm (1/2 in) in height and the color of the
				  lettering shall be in definite contrast to the background color to which it is
				  applied.
D. Each dispensing device
				  from which gasoline or gasoline-oxygenate blends that contain lead in amounts
				  sufficient to be considered "leaded" gasoline or lead substitute engine fuel
				  are sold shall be equipped with a nozzle spout having a terminal end with an
				  outside diameter of not less than 23.63 mm (0.930 in).
E. It is prohibited to use specific terms to
				  describe a grade of gasoline or gasoline-oxygenate blend unless it meets the
				  minimum Antiknock Index requirement shown in Paragraph E.1: Minimum Antiknock
				  Index Requirements.
1. Minimum Antiknock
				  Index Requirements
Term
Minimum Antiknock Index
Premium, Super, Supreme, High
91
Midgrade, Plus
89
Regular Leaded
88
Regular, Unleaded
87
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-325 - Diesel Fuel

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Diesel fuel
				  sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Louisiana shall be identified by
				  grades No. 1-D, No. 1-D (low sulfur), No. 2-D, No. 2-D (low sulfur), No. 2-D
				  (ultra-low sulfur) or No. 4-D.
B.
				  Each retail dispenser of diesel fuel shall be labeled according to the grade
				  being dispensed. These labels shall be located on the upper 50 percent of the
				  dispenser front panel in a position clear and conspicuous from the driver's
				  position, in a type at least 12 mm (1/2 in) in height and 1.5 mm (1/16 in)
				  stroke (width of type).
C. Before
				  or at the time of delivery of premium diesel fuel, the retailer or the
				  wholesale purchaser-consumer shall be provided on an invoice, bill of lading,
				  shipping paper, or other documentation a declaration of all performance
				  properties that qualifies the fuel as premium diesel fuel as required in
				  §305. A 2
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4671, 4673, 4680, and
					 4681.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-327 - Biodiesel and Biomass-Based Diesel

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A. A biodiesel or biomass-based diesel blend
				  containing more than 5 percent of a biodiesel or biomass-based diesel by volume
				  shall be identified by the term "biodiesel blend" or "biomass-based diesel
				  blend." A blend containing 5 percent or less of a biodiesel or biomass-based
				  diesel by volume shall not be required to be identified by the term "biodiesel
				  blend" or "biomass-based diesel blend."
B. Each dispenser of biodiesel or
				  biomass-based diesel blends containing more than 5 percent but no more than 20
				  percent of a biodiesel or biomass-based diesel shall be labeled with either the
				  capital letter B (biodiesel) or BBD (biomass-based diesel) followed by the
				  numerical value representing the volume percentage of biodiesel or
				  biomass-based diesel fuel and ending with "biodiesel blend" or "biomass-based
				  diesel blend" (i.e., B10 biodiesel blend; B20 biodiesel blend, BBD20
				  biomass-based diesel blend), or the phrase "biodiesel blend between 5 percent
				  and 20 percent" or "biomass-based diesel blend between 5 percent and 20
				  percent" or similar words.
1. Each label shall
				  be located on the upper 50 percent of the dispenser's front panel in a position
				  clear and conspicuous from the driver's position.
2. The size, color and lettering shall
				  conform to the requirements of
				  16 CFR
				  306.12. Biodiesel uses blue letters in the
				  black band at the top and black letters in a blue background at the bottom.
				  Biomass-based diesel uses orange letters in the black band at the top and black
				  letters in an orange background on the bottom.
3. For blends that contain more than 20
				  percent biodiesel or biomass-based diesel, the label must state the blend
				  percentage and follow the color scheme above.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-329 - Aviation Turbine Fuels

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A. Aviation
				  turbine fuels sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Louisiana shall be
				  identified by Jet A, Jet A-1, or Jet B.
B. Each dispenser or airport fuel truck
				  dispensing aviation turbine fuels shall be labeled in accordance with the
				  "Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing," NFPA Standard
				  407.1
C.
				  Each aircraft fuel-servicing vehicle shall have a sign on each side and the
				  rear to indicate the product. The sign shall have letters at least 3 inches (75
				  mm) high of color sharply contrasting with its background for visibility. It
				  shall show the word "FLAMMABLE" and the name of the product carried, such as
				  "JET A," "JET B," "GASOLINE," or "AVGAS."
1National Fire Protection
					 Association. A copy of the standard may be obtained from the NFPA web page
					 www.nfpa.org or from the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch
					 Park, Quincy, Ma. 02169-7471, Telephone (617) 770-3000, Fax (617)
					 770-0700.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4608, 3:4673, and
					 3:4680.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-331 - Aviation Gasoline

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A. Aviation
				  gasoline sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Louisiana shall be
				  identified by Grade 80, Grade 100, or Grade 100LL.
B. Each dispenser or airport fuel truck
				  dispensing aviation gasoline shall be labeled in accordance with the "Standard
				  for Aircraft Fuel Servicing," NFPA Standard
				  407.1
C.
				  Each aircraft fuel-servicing vehicle shall have a sign on each side and the
				  rear to indicate the product. The sign shall have letters at least 3 inches (75
				  mm) high of color sharply contrasting with its background for visibility. It
				  shall show the word "FLAMMABLE" and the name of the product carried, such as
				  "JET A," "JET B," "GASOLINE," or "AVGAS."
1National Fire Protection
					 Association. A copy of the standard may be obtained from the NFPA web page
					 www.nfpa.org or from the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch
					 Park, Quincy, Ma. 02169-7471, Telephone (617) 770-3000, Fax (617)
					 770-0700.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4608, 3:4673, and
					 3:4680.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-333 - Fuel Oils

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Fuel Oil sold,
				  offered for sale, or distributed in Louisiana shall be identified by the grades
				  of No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 (Light), No. 4, No. 5 (Light), No. 5 (Heavy), or No.
				  6.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4608, 3:4673, and
					 3:4680.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-335 - Kerosene (Kerosine)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Kerosene
				  sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Louisiana shall be identified by the
				  grades No. 1-K or No. 2-K.
B. Each
				  retail dispenser of kerosene shall be labeled as 1-K Kerosene or 2-K Kerosene.
				  In addition, No. 2-K dispensers shall display the following legend:
				  "Warning-Not Suitable For Use In Unvented Heaters Requiring No. 1-K." The
				  lettering of this legend shall not be less than 12 mm (1/2 in) in height by 1.5
				  mm (1/16 in) stroke; block style letters and the color of lettering shall be in
				  definite contrast to the background color to which it is applied.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4608, 3:4673 and
					 3:4680.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-337 - Gasoline-Alcohol Blends

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A dispenser
				  of motor fuel containing greater than 1 percent but no more than 10 percent
				  ethanol by volume shall have a label on both sides of the dispenser stating
				  "contains ethanol" or "contains up to 10 percent ethanol," or "may contain up
				  to 10 percent ethanol," or similar wording approved by the commissioner.
1. These labels shall be located on the upper
				  50 percent of the dispenser's front panel in a position clear and conspicuous
				  from the driver's position, in a type at least 12 millimeter (1/2 in) in
				  height, 1.5 millimeter (1/16 in) stroke (width of type).
2. The color of the lettering shall be in
				  definite contrast to the background color to which it is applied.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-339 - Fuel Ethanol

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Fuel ethanol
				  sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Louisiana shall be identified by the
				  capital letter E followed by the numerical value volume percentage of
				  ethanol.
B. Each retail dispenser
				  of fuel ethanol shall be labeled with the capital letter E followed by the
				  numerical value volume percent denatured ethanol and ending with the word
				  "ethanol", e.g., "E85 Ethanol."
C.
				  Fuel ethanol shall be labeled with its automotive fuel rating in accordance
				  with 16 CFR Part 306.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4608, 3:4673, and
					 3:4680.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-341 - Fuel Methanol

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Fuel
				  methanol sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Louisiana shall be
				  identified by the capital letter M followed by the numerical value volume
				  percentage of methanol.
B. Each
				  retail dispenser of fuel methanol shall be labeled by the capital letter M
				  followed by the numerical value volume percent and ending with the word
				  "methanol", e.g., "M85 Methanol."
C. Fuel methanol shall be labeled with its
				  automotive fuel rating in accordance with 16 CFR Part 306.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4608, 3:4673, and
					 3:4680.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-343 - Retail Storage Tanks

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No water
				  phase greater than 6 mm (1/4 in), as determined by an appropriate detection
				  paste, is allowed to accumulate in any tank utilized in the storage of
				  gasoline-alcohol blend, aviation gasoline, and aviation turbine fuel.
B. Water shall not exceed 50 mm (2 in) in
				  depth when measured with water indicating paste in any tank utilized in the
				  storage of biodiesel, diesel, gasoline, gasoline-ether blends, and kerosene
				  sold at retail except as required in Subsection A.
C. The fill connection for any petroleum
				  product storage tank or vessel supplying engine-fuel devices shall be
				  permanently, plainly, and visibly marked as to the product contained.
D. When the fill connection device is marked
				  by means of a color code, the color code shall be conspicuously displayed at
				  the place of business.
E. Each
				  retail location shall maintain on file a calibration chart or other means of
				  determining the volume of each regulated product in each storage tank and the
				  total capacity of such storage tank(s). This information shall be supplied
				  immediately to the commissioner or his designee on request.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4608, 3:4673, and
					 3:4680.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-345 - Sampling

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The commissioner
				  or his designee may obtain samples of any and all petroleum products provided
				  for in this Subchapter that are sold, offered for sale, distributed, or used in
				  this state. The samples may be taken from any commercial weighing or measuring
				  device used in the sale or distribution of petroleum products, from any tank or
				  other container used in the transporting of such products, or from any tank or
				  other container containing petroleum products intended for distribution or use
				  in Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:4608, 3:4673, and
					 3:4680.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-349 - Product Registration

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				  engine fuels designed for special use that do not meet ASTM specifications or
				  standards set out in this Subchapter shall be registered with the commissioner,
				  on forms prescribed by the commissioner, 30 days prior to when the registrant
				  wishes to engage in sales. The registration form shall include all of the
				  following information.
1. Identity-business
				  name, address(es), and telephone number(s).
2. Address-mailing address if different than
				  business address.
3. Business
				  Type-type of ownership of the distributor or retail dealer, such as an
				  individual, partnership, association, trust, corporation, or any other legal
				  entity or combination thereof.
4.
				  Signature-an authorized signature, title, and date for each
				  registration.
5. Product
				  Description-product brand name and product description.
6. Product Specification-a product
				  specification sheet shall be attached.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products › Subchapter A - Standards › Section XXXV-351 - Test Methods and Reproducibility Limits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. ASTM Standard Test Methods referenced for
				  use within the applicable Standard Specification shall be used to determine the
				  specification values for enforcement purposes.
B. Reproducibility Limits
1. When determining the Antiknock Index
				  acceptance or rejection of a gasoline sample, the AKI reproducibility limits as
				  outlined in ASTM D 4814 Appendix X1 shall be utilized for enforcement
				  purposes.
2. The reproducibility
				  limits of the ASTM standard test method used for each test performed shall be
				  utilized for enforcement purposes, except as indicated in Paragraph 1
				  above.
3. Dispute Resolution. In
				  the event of a dispute over a reported test value, the guidelines presented in
				  the specifications of ASTM D 3244, "Standard Practice for Utilization of Test
				  Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications," shall be used to determine
				  the acceptance or rejection of the sample.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 5 - Consumer Products-Testing and Labeling › Subchapter A - Chloramphenicol › Section XXXV-501 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. As used in this
				  Chapter the following terms shall have the meaning given to them except where
				  the context expressly indicates otherwise.
Chloramphenicol Region
- a geographic area
					 where Chloramphenicol has been declared by the commissioner to be used on or
					 administered to crabs, crawfish, or shrimp, or found in seafood, honey, or a
					 product made from seafood or honey.
Geographic Area
- a country, province,
					 state, or territory or definable geographic region.
Honey
- any raw or processed honey or any
					 product that contains honey.
Seafood
- any crab, crawfish or shrimp,
					 whether whole, portioned, processed or shelled, or any item or product
					 containing crab, crawfish or shrimp meat.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:2, 3:3 and
					 3:4608.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 5 - Consumer Products-Testing and Labeling › Subchapter A - Chloramphenicol › Section XXXV-503 - Selling, Testing, Declarations, Records, Penalties

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No seafood or honey may be held, offered
				  or exposed for sale, or sold in Louisiana if the seafood or honey is
				  contaminated with Chloramphenicol.
B. The department may inspect, take samples
				  for testing, and test for Chloramphenicol in any seafood or honey of whatever
				  origin, being held, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in
				  Louisiana.
C. No seafood or honey
				  harvested from or produced, processed, or packaged in a Chloramphenicol region
				  may be held, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in Louisiana without first
				  meeting the requirements of Subsection F.
D. The commissioner may make or rescind
				  declarations related to Chloramphenicol in accordance with this Subsection.
1. The commissioner may declare a geographic
				  area to be a Chloramphenicol region, based upon information that would lead a
				  reasonable person to believe that Chloramphenicol is being used on,
				  administered to, or found in seafood or honey in that geographic
				  area.
2. Any declaration made
				  pursuant to this Subsection and any rescission of any prior declaration shall
				  be by rule promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative
				  Procedure Act.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 5 - Consumer Products-Testing and Labeling › Subchapter A - Chloramphenicol › Section XXXV-505 - Labeling by Country of Origin

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  All seafood or honey specifically listed in
				  §503. E.1 of this
				  Chapter, which is being shipped into Louisiana or held, offered or exposed for
				  sale, or sold in Louisiana, and which come from a foreign country, shall
				  indicate the country of origin, except as otherwise provided in this
				  Section.
B. Every package or
				  container that contains foreign seafood or honey specifically listed in
				  §503. E.1 of this
				  Chapter shall be marked or labeled in a conspicuous place as legibly,
				  indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the package or container will
				  permit so as to indicate to the ultimate retail purchaser of the seafood or
				  honey the English name of the country of origin.
1. Legibility must be such that the ultimate
				  retail purchaser in the United States is able to find the marking or label
				  easily and read it without strain.
2. Indelibility must be such that the wording
				  will not fade, wash off or otherwise be obliterated by moisture, cold or other
				  adverse factors that such seafood or honey are normally subjected to in storage
				  and transportation.
3. Permanency
				  must be such that, in any reasonably foreseeable circumstance, the marking or
				  label shall remain on the container until it reaches the ultimate retail
				  purchaser unless it is deliberately removed. The marking or label must be
				  capable of surviving normal distribution and storing.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 5 - Consumer Products-Testing and Labeling › Subchapter B - Fluoroquinolones › Section XXXV-511 - Fluoroquinolones in Seafood Prohibited; Testing and Sale of

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Definitions
Food Producing Animals
- both animals that
					 are produced or used for food and animals that produce material used as
					 food.
Geographic Area
- a country, province,
					 state, or territory or definable geographic region.
Seafood
- any edible freshwater or
					 saltwater fish or shellfish, whether whole, portioned, processed and any
					 product containing seafood.
B. No seafood may be held, offered or exposed
				  for sale, or sold in Louisiana if such seafood contains
				  Fluoroquinolones.
C. No seafood
				  that is harvested from or produced, processed or packed in a geographic area,
				  that the commissioner declares to be a location where Fluoroquinolones is being
				  used on or found in food producing animals or in products from such animals,
				  may be held, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in Louisiana without first
				  meeting the requirements of Subsection E. No seafood from any such geographic
				  area may be used, as an ingredient in any food held, offered or exposed for
				  sale, or sold in Louisiana without first meeting the requirements of Subsection
				  E.
D. The commissioner may declare
				  a geographic area to be a location where Fluoroquinolones is being used on or
				  found in food producing animals or in products from such animals, based upon
				  information that would lead a reasonable person to believe that
				  Fluoroquinolones is being used on or found in food producing animals, or in
				  products from such animals, in that geographic area.
1. Any such declaration shall be subject to
				  promulgation in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure
				  Act.
2. The commissioner may
				  release any such geographic area from a previous declaration that
				  Fluoroquinolones is being used on food producing animals in that location. Any
				  such release shall be subject to promulgation in accordance with the
				  Administrative Procedure Act.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 7 - Truth in Labeling of Food Products › Section XXXV-701 - Authority

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Department
				of Agriculture and Forestry adopts these regulations under the authority of
				R.S.
				3:4741 et seq. for the purposes of regulating
				and enforcing the truthfulness in labeling agricultural products and to
				prohibit the misbranding or misrepresentation of food products.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:4741.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 7 - Truth in Labeling of Food Products › Section XXXV-705 - Application

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The provisions
				of this Chapter shall apply only to persons who place a label on retail food
				products sold or offered for sale.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:4741.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 7 - Truth in Labeling of Food Products › Section XXXV-707 - Requirements for Food Labeling

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All food
				products in package form shall bear a printed or stenciled label that clearly
				and accurately indicates the actual contents of the food product on the
				principal display panel.
B. If the
				label of a food product includes the name of a food product or agricultural
				product that is not contained in the package, the principal display panel must
				clearly state the actual contents of the package and/or description of the food
				product contained therein.
C.
				Nothing in these regulations shall be construed to conflict with any other
				laws, rules, or regulations regarding the labeling of food products.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:4741.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 7 - Truth in Labeling of Food Products › Section XXXV-709 - Prohibitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Except as
				otherwise provided herein, no person shall:
1.
				misbrand or misrepresent any food product as a covered agricultural
				product;
2. affix a label to any
				food product that is false or misleading;
3. Represent a food product as meat or a meat
				product unless the food product is derived from beef, pork, poultry, alligator,
				farm-raised deer, turtle, domestic rabbit, crawfish, or shrimp. This shall
				include representing a cell-cultured food product as a meat product;
4. Represent a food product as rice unless
				the food product is rice or derived from rice;
a. This shall include using the term "rice"
				in the name of the food product when the food product is not rice or derived
				from rice.
5. Represent
				a food product as beef or a beef product unless the food product is derived
				from a domesticated bovine;
6.
				Represent a food product as pork or a pork product unless the food product is
				derived from a domesticated swine;
7. Represent a food product as poultry or a
				poultry product unless the food product is derived from poultry, as defined in
				this Chapter.
8. Represent a food
				product as sugar unless the food product is an unaltered plant-based simple
				sugar or sucrose;
9. Utilize a term
				that is the same or deceptively similar to a term that has been used or defined
				historically in reference to another agricultural product.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services › Chapter 7 - Truth in Labeling of Food Products › Section XXXV-711 - Complaints and Investigations.

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				department may receive complaints regarding violations of this Chapter.
				Complaints may be directed to the departments Weights and Measures
				division.
B. Upon receipt of a
				complaint, the Department may investigate the alleged violation.
C. The department may also investigate
				possible violations that the department may notice.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:4741.