Title 40, Public Health and Safety

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La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.62 Definitions
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§600.62. Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates or requires another or different meaning or intent: (1) "Division of administration" means the division of administration created wi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.63 Functions of Road Home Corporation
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§600.63. Functions of Road Home Corporation There is hereby authorized the formation and incorporation of a nonprofit corporation, the purpose of which shall be, exclusively for the health and welfare of the public, the acquisition, disposition, purchase, renovation, improvement,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.64 Membership of the board of directors; vacancies; compensation; expenses
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§600.64. Membership of the board of directors; vacancies; compensation; expenses A. The governor shall appoint seven persons to serve as the directors and members of this corporation, with one member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the president of the Senate …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.65 Applicable laws to Road Home Corporation
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§600.65. Applicable laws to Road Home Corporation The Road Home Corporation shall be subject to the Public Records Law, the Open Meetings Law, and the Code of Governmental Ethics. The Road Home Corporation is subject to examination, audit, and review by the legislative auditor. A…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.66 Powers and responsibilities of the Road Home Corporation and the Louisiana Land Trust
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§600.66. Powers and responsibilities of the Road Home Corporation and the Louisiana Land Trust A. In addition to the powers granted it by the general Nonprofit Corporation Law, Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, the Road Home Corporation shall have th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.67 Excess earnings
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§600.67. Excess earnings Any net earnings of The Road Home Corporation beyond that necessary for The Road Home Corporation to implement the purposes of this Chapter shall inure to the benefit of The Road Home Program. Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 428…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.68 Dissolution of the Road Home Corporation; title to property to vest in successor
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§600.68. Dissolution of the Road Home Corporation; title to property to vest in successor Upon dissolution of the Road Home Corporation, title to all property owned by the Road Home Corporation shall vest in the successor corporation created by the legislature, if any. If no such…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.7 Repealed by Acts 2011, No
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§600.7. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.71 Title
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§600.71. Title This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Housing Counseling Assistance Act." Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007. NOTE: Pursuant to Acts 2007, No. 383, §3, the provisions of this Section ceased to be effective on July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.72 Legislative findings
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§600.72. Legislative findings The legislature finds that: (1) Hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents were displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (2) Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed thousands of residential housing units in Louisiana, left thousands of residential h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.73 Definitions
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§600.73. Definitions For purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) "Division of administration" means the division of administration created within the office of the governor by Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.74 Sources
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§600.74. Sources Housing counseling assistance may be provided through private nonprofit organizations certified through the Louisiana Housing Corporation. Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 408, §5(B), eff. July 5, 2011. NOTE: Pursuant to Acts 2007, No. 3…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.75 Funding
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§600.75. Funding A. The office of community development, within the division of administration, or the Road Home Corporation, which is responsible for the delivery of the Road Home Housing Program, may set aside sufficient funds to accomplish and implement the requirements of thi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.76 Type of assistance
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§600.76. Type of assistance Housing counseling assistance providers may counsel owners relative to refinancing options, availability of loans and grants, determining entitlements from FEMA programs, housing programs of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, or any other housing progra…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.8 Repealed by Acts 2011, No
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§600.8. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.86 Short title; findings; purpose
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§600.86. Short title; findings; purpose A. This Chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the "Louisiana Housing Corporation Act". B.(1) The legislature hereby finds and declares that there exists in the state of Louisiana a serious shortage of affordable, accessible, dece…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.87 Definitions
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§600.87. Definitions The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this Chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Bonds" shall have the same meaning as "Securities" in R.S. 39:1421(1). (2) "Corporation" means the Louisi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.88 Creation of the corporation
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§600.88. Creation of the corporation There is hereby created a public body corporate and politic known as the Louisiana Housing Corporation. The Louisiana Housing Corporation, referred to in this Chapter as the "corporation", shall be an instrumentality of the state. Acts 2011, N…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.89 Organization of the corporation
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§600.89. Organization of the corporation A. The Louisiana Housing Corporation shall be governed by a board of directors composed of the following members: (1) One member shall be the state treasurer or his designee. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 49:307.1, the treasurer m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.9 Repealed by Acts 2011, No
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§600.9. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.90 Officers of the corporation; duties; liability
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§600.90. Officers of the corporation; duties; liability A. Executive director. (1) Appointment. (a) The board of directors of the corporation shall appoint an executive director of the corporation subject to confirmation by the Senate for a term not to exceed three years. Any per…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.91 Powers and duties of the corporation
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§600.91. Powers and duties of the corporation A. The corporation shall have the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Chapter, including the following powers in addition to all other powers granted by other provisions of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.92 Purchase of mortgage loans
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§600.92. Purchase of mortgage loans A. The corporation may purchase, or contract to purchase, insured mortgage loans with respect to residential housing from lending institutions, at such prices and upon such terms and conditions as it shall determine by rules or regulations adop…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.93 Loans to lending institutions
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§600.93. Loans to lending institutions A.(1) The corporation may make, or contract to make, secured loans to lending institutions at such interest rates, terms, and conditions as it shall determine by rules or regulations adopted by the board of directors. (2) All lending institu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.94 Bonds of the corporation
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§600.94. Bonds of the corporation A. The corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds from time to time, whether the interest thereon is subject to taxation under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as now enacted or subsequently amended or is exe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.95 Statutory pledge
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§600.95. Statutory pledge Any pledge made by the corporation shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The money, assets, or revenues of the corporation so pledged and thereafter received by the corporation shall immediately be subject to the lien of such …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.96 Refunding bonds
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§600.96. Refunding bonds A. Subject to the rights of the holders of the bonds of the corporation, the corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to issue from time to time its bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the corporation then outstanding, together with the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.97 Liability of directors, officers, or employees of the corporation
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§600.97. Liability of directors, officers, or employees of the corporation The directors, officers, or employees of the corporation, or any other person executing the bonds of the corporation shall not be personally liable on the bonds or be subject to any personal liability or a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.98 Purchase of bonds by corporation
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§600.98. Purchase of bonds by corporation Subject to the rights of holders of bonds, the corporation shall have the power out of any funds available therefor, to purchase bonds of the corporation, which shall thereupon be cancelled, at a price not exceeding either of the followin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:600.99 Approval of issuance of bonds by State Bond Commission
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§600.99. Approval of issuance of bonds by State Bond Commission The approval of the State Bond Commission shall be obtained prior to the issuance of any bonds of the corporation. No notice to, or consent or approval by, any other governmental body or public officer shall be requi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:601 Title
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§601. Title This Part may be cited as the "State Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law."
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:602 Definition of terms
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§602. Definition of terms As used in this Part, 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 by …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:603 Liability of persons
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§603. Liability of persons When construing and enforcing the provisions of this Part, unless otherwise provided, the act or omission of any officer, employee, or agent acting for or employed by any person, within the scope of employment or office, shall in every case be considere…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:604 Regulations
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§604. Regulations The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement of this Part is vested in the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. Amended by Acts 1978 No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:605 Examinations, investigations, and hearings conducted by board or agent
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§605. Examinations, investigations, and hearings conducted by board or agent The department, or any designated officer or employee thereof, may conduct examinations and investigations for purposes of this Part. Hearings authorized or required by this Part shall be conducted by th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:606 Court review of regulations and administrative actions; injunctions
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§606. Court review of regulations and administrative actions; injunctions On the petition of any interested person, the district courts may: (1) Restrain by injunction, temporary or permanent, the enforcement by an officer, representative, or employee of the department of any reg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:607 Adulterated food
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§607. Adulterated food A. A food is considered adulterated if it has been found to be such by any department of the United States government, or: (1) If it contains any poisonous or deleterious substances, added or otherwise, which may render it dangerous to health; or any added …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:608 Misbranded food
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§608. Misbranded food A food is considered to be misbranded if it has been found to be such by any department of the United States government, or: (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. (2) If it is offered for sale under the name of another food. (3) If it…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:608.1 Mislabeling of honey
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§608.1. Mislabeling of honey A. It is unlawful for any person to package any product and label the product as honey or to use the word honey in any prominent location on the label of such product or to sell or offer for sale any product which is labeled as honey or which contains…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:608.2 Unlawful practices in sale of kosher food; penalty
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§608.2. Unlawful practices in sale of kosher food; penalty A. It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) Sell or expose for sale with intent to defraud in any place where food products are sold for consumption either on or off the premises, any article of food falsely represente…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:608.3 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§608.3. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 222, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:609 Exemption from labeling requirements
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§609. Exemption from labeling requirements The department may promulgate regulations exempting from any labeling requirement of this Part small open containers of fresh fruits and fresh vegetables and also food which is, in accordance with the practice of the trade, processed, la…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:61 Penalties
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§61. Penalties A. A fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisonment of not more than five years, or both, shall be imposed on: (1) Any person who willfully and knowingly makes any false statement in a certificate, record, or report required by this Chapter, or in an ap…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:61.1 Criminal background investigation
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§61.1. Criminal background investigation A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) It is the public policy of this state to protect all vital records from improper handling, disclosure, and falsification. (2) The alteration and falsification of vital records may cont…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:610 Definitions and standards for food
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§610. Definitions and standards for food The department may promulgate regulations fixing and establishing for any food a definition and standard of identity and a reasonable standard of quality or fill of container. However, no standard of quality shall be established for fresh …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:611 Tolerance for poisonous ingredients in food and certification of coal-tar colors for food
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§611. Tolerance for poisonous ingredients in food and certification of coal-tar colors for food A. No poisonous or deleterious substance shall be added to any food unless it is required in the production of the food or cannot be avoided by good manufacturing practice. When such a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:612 Contaminated food; permit control
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§612. Contaminated food; permit control Whenever the department finds, after investigation, that the distribution of any class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganism during the manufacture, processing, or packing thereof, is injurious to health, and such injur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:613 Regulations governing issuance and renewal of permit
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§613. Regulations governing issuance and renewal of permit The department shall make regulations prescribing the time for which the permits are issued and governing the issuance and renewal thereof. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:614 Suspension of permit; reinstatement
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§614. Suspension of permit; reinstatement Upon notice to the permittee, the secretary of the department may suspend immediately any permit issued under authority of R.S. 40:612 if it is found that any of the conditions of the permit have been violated. The holder of a permit so s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:615 Inspection of permittee's establishment; denial of access
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§615. Inspection of permittee's establishment; denial of access Any officer or employee duly designated by the department has access to any factory or establishment, the operator of which holds a permit from the department, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the condi…