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La. Rev. Stat. § 40:63 Abortion, induced termination of pregnancy; purpose
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§63. Abortion, induced termination of pregnancy; purpose The purpose of this Part shall be the compilation of relevant maternal life and health factors and data concerning abortions which may be used in the improvement of maternal health and life. The further purpose and function…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:630 Carriers in interstate commerce; excepted from Part
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§630. Carriers in interstate commerce; excepted from Part Carriers engaged in interstate commerce are not subject to the provisions of this Part, other than R.S. 40:629, by reason of their receipt, carriage, or delivery of food, drugs, devices, cosmetics, or advertising matter in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:631 Factory inspections
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§631. Factory inspections A. In order to prevent commerce in adulterated or misbranded food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics and to safeguard the public health and prevent deceit upon the purchasing public, officers or employees duly designated by the department, after making reason…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:632 Causes for seizure and condemnation of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics
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§632. Causes for seizure and condemnation of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics Any article of food and any drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated, misbranded, or unregistered or which has been manufactured, processed, or packed in a factory or establishment, the operator …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:633 Seizure; procedure; prohibition on sale or disposal of article
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§633. Seizure; procedure; prohibition on sale or disposal of article A. Whenever a duly authorized officer or employee of the department finds or has probable cause to believe that cause for the seizure of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic, as set out in R.S. 40:632 exists, he …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:634 Condemnation and sale; release
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§634. Condemnation and sale; release A. When any article detained or seized pursuant to R.S. 40:633 has been found by the department to be subject to seizure and condemnation pursuant to R.S. 40:632, the department shall petition a court for an order of condemnation or sale, as t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:635 Condemnation or destruction of perishables in certain cases
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§635. Condemnation or destruction of perishables in certain cases A. Whenever the department or its duly authorized officer or employee finds in any factory, establishment, structure, or vehicle of transportation any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetables, fruit, or other perishable …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:636 Other prohibited acts
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§636. Other prohibited acts The following acts and the causing thereof are prohibited: (1) The introduction or delivery for introduction into commerce of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded. (2) The adulteration, or misbranding, of any food, drug…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:637 Procedure for reporting violations of Part
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§637. Procedure for reporting violations of Part A. Before reporting any violation of this Part to any district attorney for institution of criminal proceedings thereunder, the department may, in accordance with regulations prescribed by it, afford appropriate notice and opportun…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:638 Duties of district attorney
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§638. Duties of district attorney Each district attorney to whom the department reports any violation for institution of criminal or injunction proceedings under this Part, or to whom any health, food, or drug officer of the state or political subdivision thereof, presents eviden…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:639 Penalties
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§639. Penalties Except as provided in R.S. 40:971.3, whoever violates any provision of this Part shall be fined, for the first offense, not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. For the second or subsequent offense, he shall be fined no…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:64 Forms for collection of data
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§64. Forms for collection of data The state registrar shall prescribe forms for the collection of information and statistics with respect to abortions. Such forms shall require, but not be limited to, the following information: (1) The age, marital status, and state and parish (c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:640 Dealers excepted from penalty in certain cases
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§640. Dealers excepted from penalty in certain cases No dealer is subject to the penalties of R.S. 40:639: (1) For having received any article of food, drug, device, or cosmetic and in good faith sold it as received unless he refuses to furnish on request of an officer or employe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:641 Injunction proceedings
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§641. Injunction proceedings A. In order to avoid multiplicity of criminal prosecutions, the district courts may, for cause, restrain any person by temporary or permanent injunction from the repetitious introduction or causing to be introduced into commerce of any adulterated, mi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:65 Completion of forms; filing with vital records registry
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§65. Completion of forms; filing with vital records registry The information required by the form for which provision is made in R.S. 40:64 shall be completed by the physician or physicians performing the abortion in each case in which an abortion is performed. Such completed for…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:651 Definitions
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§651. Definitions As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them: (1) "Confirmed positive test result" means any result obtained from a laboratory test of an ingredient, equipment, container, or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:652 Food processing plants; written food processing plan
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§652. Food processing plants; written food processing plan A. Beginning January 1, 2011, every food processing plant operating within the state shall maintain a written food processing plan which shall be immediately available for review by the department upon request. B. The sec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:653 Food processing plants; recall plan
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§653. Food processing plants; recall plan A. Beginning January 1, 2011, every food processing plant operating within this state shall maintain a written food recall plan which shall be immediately available for review by the department upon request. B. The secretary shall promulg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:654 Food processing plants; foodborne illness reporting and testing requirements
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§654. Food processing plants; foodborne illness reporting and testing requirements A. Whenever any person or firm that operates a food processing plant in this state obtains information from testing of samples or specimens of finished foods or finished ingredients which indicates…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:66 Failure to complete form; penalty
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§66. Failure to complete form; penalty Failure to complete such form as required in R.S. 40:65 shall be a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for ninety days in jail or by a five hundred dollar fine, or both. Such failure to complete such form and to timely transmit same shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:661 RS 40:661
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§661 eff. Jan. 1, 2028. See Acts 2025, No. 463. PART I-B. DISCLOSURE OF HARMFUL INGREDIENTS §661. Food containing artificial colors, additives, or banned chemicals; ingredient information A. Any food product offered for sale in this state shall be labeled by the manufacturer in a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:662 RS 40:662
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§662 eff. Jan. 1, 2028. See Acts 2025, No. 463. §662. Seed oil; notice to patrons of food service establishments required A. Any food service establishment, as defined in R.S. 40:5.5, that cooks or prepares food using seed oil shall display a disclaimer on the menu or other clear…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:67 Persons over twelve years of age; establishment of birth record
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§67. Persons over twelve years of age; establishment of birth record Any person born in Louisiana who is over twelve years of age and who has no birth record on file with the vital records registry may establish a birth record through the district courts of the various parishes o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:671 Washing prohibited; penalty
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§671. Washing prohibited; penalty A. No one shall wash any articles of food intended for human consumption in any body of water on the right of way of any public highway or road, or in any water anywhere except running water. B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:676 Laetrile
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§676. Laetrile A. The manufacture, sale, possession, and use of laetrile, or amygdalin is lawful in the state of Louisiana. However, the sale of the parenteral form of laetrile is lawful only with the prescription of a licensed physician. B. The manufacture, sale, possession and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:68 Petition
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§68. Petition The suit shall be filed contradictorily against the state registrar either in the parish of residence or the parish of birth. Persons born in Louisiana and residing outside the state must file suit in the parish of birth. The petition shall be accompanied by a lette…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:681 License required for use of containers
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§681. License required for use of containers No person shall use or sell or transfer for use in the manufacturing, production, preparation, compounding, blending, or packing for sale, distribution, or transfer of a food, drug, or beverage any containers other than new containers …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:682 Qualifications for license; sterilization process
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§682. Qualifications for license; sterilization process A. The department shall issue the license required in R.S. 40:681 to any applicant upon receipt of such evidence as it requires to show that the applicant is properly equipped and maintains and uses the method provided for i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:683 Duration of license
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§683. Duration of license The license provided for in R.S. 40:681 extends for one year from the date of its issuance unless sooner revoked as herein provided. It shall be renewed annually thereafter upon the same terms and conditions as prescribed in R.S. 40:682. A license fee of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:684 Issuance of certificate by licensee; revocation of license for wrongful issuance
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§684. Issuance of certificate by licensee; revocation of license for wrongful issuance Each licensee shall issue a certificate with each shipment of containers to a purchaser or transferee, stating that the licensee has cleansed, sterilized, and freed the containers from rust and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:685 Sterilization certificate as license for use of containers
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§685. Sterilization certificate as license for use of containers If the purchaser or transferee of containers covered by this Part shows a certificate of sterilization signed by a duly qualified licensee, he is duly licensed under the provisions of this Part. No purchaser or tran…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:686 Sale or transfer to licensee to cleanse or sterilize
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§686. Sale or transfer to licensee to cleanse or sterilize Nothing contained in this Part prohibits the sale or transfer for use of containers covered hereby which have not been so cleansed and sterilized to a purchaser or transferee who is duly licensed under the provisions of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:687 Re-use of closures
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§687. Re-use of closures No person shall use more than once closures of any character in the packing for sale or transfer of a food, drug, or beverage. The term "closure" includes any crown, screw cap, vacuum cap, cork, or any other article used to cap or seal any container of an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:688 Rules and regulations
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§688. Rules and regulations The secretary of the department may prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect and enforce the provisions of this Part. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:689 Penalty
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§689. Penalty Whoever violates any provision of this Part shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. Each day that conditions or actions in violation of this Part continue constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:69 Proof required
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§69. Proof required The court shall require such proof as it deems necessary to be convinced of the true birth facts of the petitioner such as full name of registrant at birth, birth date, city or town and parish of birth, sex, race, mother's maiden name and father's name, also p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:690 Metal beverage containers
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§690. Metal beverage containers A. No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail in this state any metal beverage container so designed and constructed that a metal part of the container is detachable in opening the container. The provisions of this Section do not prohibit the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:695 Tampering with consumer products; false reports of violations; prohibition; penalties
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§695. Tampering with consumer products; false reports of violations; prohibition; penalties A. Tampering with consumer products is the tampering with or attempt to tamper with any food, drug, device, or cosmetic, or the tampering with or attempt to tamper with the label or contai…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:7 Communicable disease epidemic; procedure
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§7. Communicable disease epidemic; procedure A. If any parish or municipality or any portion thereof becomes infected with any disease to such an extent as to threaten the spread of the disease to the other portions of the state, the state health officer shall issue his proclamat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:70 Copy of petition and judgment to registrar
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§70. Copy of petition and judgment to registrar A certified copy of the petition and judgment for a delayed certificate of birth shall be furnished to the state registrar of vital records within ten days after the judgment is rendered. Acts 1979, No. 776, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:700 Definition of terms
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§700. Definition of terms As used in this Subpart, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section: (1) "Advertisement" includes all representations of fact or opinion disseminated to the public in any manner or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:700.1 Rules and regulations
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§700.1. Rules and regulations The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations, with the advice and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Water Treatment Devices, for the efficient enforcement of this Subpart.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:700.10 Penalties
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§700.10. Penalties A. Whoever violates any provision of this Subpart shall be fined, for the first offense, not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. B. For the second or subsequent offense, he shall be fined not more than one thousan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:700.11 Injunction proceedings
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§700.11. Injunction proceedings A. In order to avoid multiplicity of criminal prosecutions, the district courts may, for cause, restrain any person by temporary or permanent injunction from the dissemination or causing to be disseminated of a false advertisement by any means for …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:700.2 False advertisement
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§700.2. False advertisement A. An advertisement of a water treatment device is false if it is false or misleading in any particular regarding the water treatment device. B. Except as provided below, the advertisement of a water treatment device representing it to have any therape…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:700.3 Exceptions as to false advertising by agencies
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§700.3. Exceptions as to false advertising by agencies Publishers, radio broadcast licensees, television broadcast licensees, advertising agencies, and other agencies or mediums for dissemination of advertising do not violate the provisions of R.S. 40:700.2 by the dissemination o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:700.4 Other prohibited acts
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§700.4. Other prohibited acts The following acts and the causing thereof are prohibited: (1) The verbal or written misrepresentation of any water treatment device by any person selling such devices to the public for the purposes of inducing, directly or indirectly, the purchase o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:700.5 Permit; application; fees; renewal
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§700.5. Permit; application; fees; renewal A. The department may require all dealers who engage in the business of selling water treatment devices to the public to obtain a permit and shall provide by regulation for a reasonable time period in which to obtain such permit. B. The …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:700.6 Revocation of permit
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§700.6. Revocation of permit A. The department may revoke any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Subpart at any time the holder of a permit is found to be in noncompliance with the provisions of this Subpart or the rules and regulations established by the department…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:700.7 Surety bond
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§700.7. Surety bond A. Every dealer permitted pursuant to the provisions of this Subpart shall maintain with the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health a surety bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars. Each bond shall be issued by a surety authorized to do business in…
