Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Prohibition on Printing of Certain Election Materials. No branch, department, agency, official, employee, or other entity of state government shall expend funds of, administered by, or under the control of any branch, department, agency, employee, official, or other entity of …

A. Any administrative head of any branch, department, agency, or entity who violates any provision of this Chapter and any employee who, without the authorization of his administrative superior, violates any provision of this Chapter shall be personally liable for the cost of any…

A. Books, Booklets, Pamphlets, and Brochures 1. Size: 5 1/2 inch x 8 1/2 inch, 6 inch x 9 inch, 8 1/2 inch x 11 inch, or 9 inch x 12 inch 2. Paper a. Text: 50 lb. or 60 lb. white offset, 60 lb. or 70 lb. enamel (gloss and dull) b. Cover: 65 lb. Number 1 Antique cover (white and s…

A. Except for interagency distribution and distribution otherwise required by law, and except for distribution of printed material by any public college or university to potential students for recruitment purposes, no state department, agency, or other instrumentality of state go…

A. As a public service, each state department and agency that publishes a periodical of an informational nature that has as its intent public distribution rather than solely internal or interagency distribution is authorized to have published in each issue of such periodical the …

A. All requests for information shall be directed to: Division of Administration Office of Technology Services PO Box 94095 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095 B. Questions regarding specifications, deliveries, and other matters pertaining to printing jobs shall be submitted directly by t…

A. The purpose of this Chapter is to implement the Technology Commercialization Credit and Jobs Program as established by R.S. 51:2351 et seq. B. This Chapter shall be administered to achieve the following purposes: 1. to induce companies purchasing the rights to commercialize te…

A. Terms not otherwise defined in this Chapter shall have the same meaning given to them in R.S. 51:2352 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. B. In this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning provided in this Section, unless the context clearly requires oth…

A. Prior to earning any credits pursuant to the Technology Commercialization Credit and Jobs Program, a taxpayer must apply for and obtain an eligibility certification from DED that the taxpayer is eligible to earn such credits. B. The application for eligibility certification mu…

A. The technology commercialization tax credit shall be: 1. equal in value to 40 percent of the amount of money invested by the taxpayer applicant in commercialization costs for one business location; 2. a refundable credit which may be applied to any income or corporation franch…

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A.1. An application fee in the amount equal to 0.5 percent (0.005) times the total anticipated tax incentive with a minimum application fee of $500 and a maximum application fee of $15,000 shall be submitted with each application. 2. All fees shall be made payable to: Louisiana D…

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an applicant who receives tax credits pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall not be eligible to receive the other credits or exemptions provided for in the following provisions of law in connection with the …

A. Pursuant to Act 125 of the 2015 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, applications approved on or after July 1, 2015, are subject to the following reductions from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2018: 1. technology commercialization credits⎯28.8 percent of the amount of…

A. In addition to the definitions listed below, and unless otherwise provided, the definitions in R.S. 3:3202 and §103 shall apply to this Subchapter of these regulations. Complaint―any information or report of any pesticide-related problem which could adversely affect human heal…

D. Investigation. In investigating any possible or known pesticide emergencies, the following information shall be sought and recorded: 1. the date, time and location of the incident; 2. the date and time the incident was reported to the department; 3. the department employee rec…

A. Upon determining that an emergency exists, the director shall immediately declare in writing that an emergency exists and direct that the following emergency procedures be employed. The director shall notify the appropriate governmental agencies and the media as soon as is pra…

A. Containment. At the earliest possible time, the director shall direct and supervise efforts to accomplish the containment of the emergency. B. Identification of Pesticide. The pesticide or pesticides involved in the emergency shall be identified. Efforts to identify the pestic…

A. When remediation is complete or there no longer exists a situation involving imminent danger to human health or the environment, the director shall declare in writing that the emergency has ended. The director shall notify the appropriate governmental agencies and the media as…

A. This Chapter is adopted pursuant to R.S. 3:4721 et seq., and shall govern the department’s logo program. B. For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning hereafter ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Commissioner―the com…

A. The department shall have sole discretion to determine whether an agricultural product, restaurant or agritourism activity is eligible to be labeled with one of the certified logos. To be eligible, a company must possess and be in compliance with all applicable state and feder…

A. Applications for use of the logos shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the department or by completing an online application on the department’s website. B. In order for a product to be eligible for inclusion in the logo program, it must be made, grown, manufacture…

A. Applications for use of the logo(s) may be denied if: 1. the product or activity falls outside of the definition as prescribed by law; 2. the product is of a quality markedly inferior to that representative of similar products produced in Louisiana; 3. the applicant has misuse…

A. All licenses shall expire on December 31 of the third calendar year after issuance. For example, if a license is issued on July 1, 2017, it will expire on December 31, 2019. B. Applications for renewal of registration shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the depart…

A. No person shall, in commerce, advertise, sell, offer or expose for sale, distribute, package or in any other manner identify any services or goods with the logo affixed to such service or good, unless the logo use has been previously approved by the department. B. Any permissi…

A. In the event that the department determines that a licensee has misused the logo(s), the department shall conduct an adjudicatory hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act in order to determine whether to suspend or revoke the licensee’s permission to use the…

A. The purpose of this Chapter is to implement the Research and Development Tax Credit Program as established by R.S. 47:6015. B. This Chapter shall be administered to achieve the following purposes: 1. encourage the development, growth, and expansion of the private sector within…

A. Terms not otherwise defined in this Chapter shall have the same meaning given to them in R.S. 47:6015 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. B. In this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning provided in this Section, unless the context clearly requires oth…

A. Type. Any taxpayer meeting the following criteria shall be allowed a tax credit to be applied against income and corporation franchise taxes due: 1. employs 50 or more persons (including affiliates) and claims for the taxable year a federal income tax credit under 26 U.S.C. §4…

A. Prior to claiming a research and development tax credit on any tax return or selling any research and development tax credit, a person must apply for and obtain a credit certification from LED. B. The application for a credit certification shall be submitted on a form provided…

A. An application for credit certification shall constitute: 1. a consent by the taxpayer that credits granted under this Section, but later disallowed in whole or in part, may be recovered by the secretary of the Department of Revenue from the taxpayer applicant through any coll…

A. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, the following types of businesses will be ineligible to participate in the program, unless specifically invited by the secretary of LED to: 1. professional services firms that do not have a pending or issued United States pa…

A. For tax years 2018 and later, credits based upon participation in either the Small Business Technology Transfer Program or the Small Business Innovation Research Grant not previously claimed by a taxpayer shall be transferable in accordance with the following provisions. 1. A …

A. In accordance with the authority vested in the Commissioner of Administration by §231 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of 1950 and in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950-970, as amended, notice is hereby given of this intent to is…

A. When used in these regulations, the following terms shall have meanings as set forth below. General Transportation Aircraft―aircraft owned and operated by any state agency routinely for the general transportation of state officers or state employees in the conduct of official …

A. State Officer 1. Statewide elected officials―Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Education, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Elections, Commissioner of Insurance. 2. Duly elected members of the Lou…

A. Any state officer or state employee may utilize the aircraft owned and operated by the state for general transportation purposes in the conduct of official state business, in connection with the function of the department of the state officer or employee, subject to the provis…

A. Aircraft owned and operated by the agency may be utilized for the personal transport of state officers or employees on a space-available standby basis, subject to the following conditions: 1. such travel shall be approved, in writing, by the appropriate department head on an i…

A. State-owned aircraft shall not be utilized to transport state officers or state employees covered by these policies to any event, meeting, function, or other occasion which is primarily political in nature, or for any other political purpose. B. Any statewide elected official …

A. In order to effect these provisions of this policy, all passengers in state-owned aircraft shall provide specific information on the purpose of their travel at the time of reserving space and/or during check-in procedures. In the event that there is any question about the purp…

A. All general transport air travel in aircraft owned and operated by state agencies must be authorized and approved, in writing, by the head of the department, board, or commission from whose funds the traveler is paid, on forms designed or approved by the Division of Administra…

A. All passengers in aircraft owned and operated by state agencies shall be billed for air travel in accordance with a fee schedule established by the agency supplying the aircraft. Fees should cover the cost of operation for the particular type of aircraft utilized for both offi…

A. All air travel in special purpose aircraft owned and operated by the state must be authorized and approved, in writing, by the head of the department, board, or commission from whose funds the traveler is paid, on forms designed or approved by the Division of Administration. A…

A. Special purpose aircraft shall not be utilized for general transportation purposes without the prior, written approval of such usage by the head of the agency owning and operating the aircraft. Complete justification for such usage of these aircraft must be submitted and maint…

A. All passengers in aircraft owned and operated by state agencies shall be billed for air travel in accordance with a fee schedule established by the agency supplying the aircraft. Fees should cover the cost of operation for the particular type of aircraft utilized for both offi…

A. The Commissioner of Administration may waive, in writing, any provision of these regulations when the best interest of the state will be served. Such waiver shall be based upon adequate written documentation from the requesting agency. The request from the agency must be recei…

A. All notices, petitions, documents, or other correspondence to the commission or the commissioner shall be addressed and mailed to Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Advisory Commission on Pesticides, 5825 Florida Blvd, Ba…

A. The chairman shall serve a term of one year or until a successor is elected. In the absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman shall preside. In the absence of both the chairman and the vice-chairman, the chairman's duly appointed representative shall preside.