Title 3, Agriculture and Forestry
0 chapters · 1,436 sections in this title.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4005 Samples taken and stored; as a basis of payment
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§4005. Samples taken and stored; as a basis of payment A. Cream samples: Cream shall be sold and purchased on the basis of fresh samples only and stored at 33° to 45° F. B. Time composites: Composite samples shall not exceed sixteen days. Every shipment of producer milk shall be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4006 Responsibilities of purchaser, cooperative, and licensed personnel; suspension of license
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§4006. Responsibilities of purchaser, cooperative, and licensed personnel; suspension of license A. Purchaser; cooperative; tank truck owner: The purchaser, cooperative and tank truck owner shall be responsible, bound, and coequally liable for their licensed employees to carry ou…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4007 Test of samples; notification
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§4007. Test of samples; notification A. Time composites: The composite sample shall be tested within two days after the close of the sampling period and as otherwise defined by rule and regulation. B. Fresh milk sample: The fresh milk sample shall be utilized for composite buildi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4008 Tests and check tests by the commissioner
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§4008. Tests and check tests by the commissioner A.(1) In the event the purchaser or cooperative elects to pay producers for butterfat on the basis of a composite sample, the commissioner may secure and test fresh milk samples on daily shipments of producer milk as a means of che…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4009 Licenses required
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§4009. Licenses required A. No person shall engage in measuring, weighing, sampling, transporting or testing producer milk, or cream as a basis of payment unless he has first procured a license from the commissioner. B. No person shall calibrate, adjust or otherwise supervise the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:401 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§401. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4010 Revocation of license
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§4010. Revocation of license The commissioner may revoke any license or permit issued to any person under the provisions of the subpart, after a hearing, upon at least five days' notice stating the grounds for the revocation. The notice may be served personally upon or sent by re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4011 Use of other than approved method, equipment, glassware, tests or installation prohibited
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§4011. Use of other than approved method, equipment, glassware, tests or installation prohibited A. No person shall use for butterfat analysis in milk or cream any method, equipment, glassware, supplies or electronic analysis device except that which conforms to the United States…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4012 Purchaser shall use only correct weight and measures
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§4012. Purchaser shall use only correct weight and measures No person purchasing milk or cream on the basis of its butterfat content shall use any weight, measure, or butterfat test thereof other than the correct weight, measure, or butterfat test; nor shall such person have in h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4013 Falsifying tests or weights or measures or records thereof prohibited
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§4013. Falsifying tests or weights or measures or records thereof prohibited No person shall underread, overread, or in any way manipulate any approved butterfat test so that other than the true butterfat percentage is obtained; or any weighing or measuring device so that other t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4014 Standardization of milk
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§4014. Standardization of milk No person, firm, or corporation shall sell or deliver for consumption fluid milk which contains less than three and one-fourth percent of butterfat; provided, however, that milk furnished military installations or federal hospitals on contract may m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4015 Penalties
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§4015. Penalties Any person violating any of the provisions of this subpart or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:402 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§402. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4021 Southern Dairy Compact; Louisiana's participation
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§4021. Southern Dairy Compact; Louisiana's participation The Southern Dairy Compact, the full text of which is hereinafter set forth and confirmed by the Louisiana legislature, is hereby entered into on behalf of the state of Louisiana. The compact shall become effective when ena…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4022 Louisiana compact delegation members; terms; vacancies; compensation
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§4022. Louisiana compact delegation members; terms; vacancies; compensation A. Five delegates from Louisiana shall be appointed by the commissioner to represent the state on the Southern Dairy Compact Commission, created and provided for in Article III of the compact contained in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4023 Access to records and information
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§4023. Access to records and information The commissioner may, by lawful means, obtain information pertaining to the dairy industry which he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of the provisions of this Chapter and the Southern Dairy Compact. Such information may be utilize…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4024 Rules and regulations
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§4024. Rules and regulations The commissioner may adopt such rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter and the Southern Dairy Compact. Acts 1997, No. 11, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4025 Penalties for violations
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§4025. Penalties for violations A. No person shall violate this Chapter, the Southern Dairy Compact, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to either this Chapter or the compact. B. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a fine of one thousand dollars may be im…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:403 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§403. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:404 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§404. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:405 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§405. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:406 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§406. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:407 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§407. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:408 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§408. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:409 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§409. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:41 Definitions
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§41. Definitions For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Agricultural commercial operation" means the use of any agricultural facility or agricultural land for agricultural production or agricultural processing and includes the production and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4101 Findings, policies and purposes
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§4101. Findings, policies and purposes It is hereby declared: (1) That milk is a necessary article of food for human consumption. (2) That an adequate supply of good quality dairy products at fair and reasonable prices is essential to the public health and welfare. (3) That milk …
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4102 Definitions
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§4102. Definitions As used in this Subpart, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Milk" means the lacteal secretion of one or more cows (including such secretions when raw, cooled, pasteurized, standardized, homogenized, recombined, or concentrated) which meets applicable r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4103 Production marketing areas
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§4103. Production marketing areas The commissioner shall establish production marketing areas, shall describe the territorial extent thereof, and shall designate the same by name or number. The commissioner may increase or decrease the number of production marketing areas, combin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4104 Production stabilization plans
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§4104. Production stabilization plans A.(1) The commissioner shall issue for each production marketing area a production stabilization plan that shall provide comprehensive regulation of the marketing of bulk milk by dairy farmers and the acquisition of bulk milk by processors. E…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4105 Sales of dairy products not subject to price regulation
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§4105. Sales of dairy products not subject to price regulation Sales of all dairy products covered by this Subpart by retailers, distributors, and processors shall not be subject to price regulation; in no event shall the Dairy Stabilization Board have power or authority to regul…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4106 Dairy Stabilization Board
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§4106. Dairy Stabilization Board A. There is hereby created the Dairy Stabilization Board to be composed of eight members as follows: the governor shall appoint two milk producers, one wholesale grocer, one processor, one retailer, and three consumers. No consumer member shall be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4107 Compensation, officers, quorum, staff
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§4107. Compensation, officers, quorum, staff A. The members of the board shall receive a per diem of thirty dollars for each day spent in attending hearings held by the board and thirty dollars per day for each day spent in attending meetings of the board or in performing such du…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4108 Disruptive trade practices
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§4108. Disruptive trade practices A. Unfair methods of competition, unfair or deceptive acts or practices and disruptive trade practices are hereby declared unlawful with respect to the sale of milk and milk products. B. The board is hereby empowered and directed to prevent perso…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4109 Licenses
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§4109. Licenses A. It shall be unlawful for a processor to buy bulk milk without being licensed as a processor by the commissioner if such processor: (1) Operates a processing plant located within the State of Louisiana; or (2) Sells dairy products to a retailer or a distributor …
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4110 Access to records
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§4110. Access to records Any authorized representative of the board or of the commissioner shall have access to, and may enter at all reasonable hours, all places of business operated by licensees where bulk milk or dairy products are purchased, stored, processed, manufactured, o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4111 Assessments
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§4111. Assessments A. In order to obtain funds for the administration and enforcement of the regulations and production stabilization plans issued by him pursuant to this Subpart and for the administration and enforcement of that portion of this Subpart for which he is made respo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4112 REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, No
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§4112. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, No. 984, §18.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4113 Regulation of vertical integration
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§4113. Regulation of vertical integration The commissioner shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to control vertical integration which is the entry of food chain stores into the dairy processing business. In addition to such rules and regulations vertical integr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4114 Modification of commissioner or board action
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§4114. Modification of commissioner or board action A. Any person subject to an order, directive, rule, regulation or other result of the commissioner's action or the board's action may file a written petition with the administrative agency, stating that such order, directive, ru…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4115 REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, No
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§4115. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, No. 984, §18.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4116 Penalties for violation
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§4116. Penalties for violation A. Violation of this sub-part shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars in the discretion of the court. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the penalties herein provided, vio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4117 Construction
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§4117. Construction The authority of the commissioner to regulate bulk milk and of the board to regulate dairy products moving in interstate commerce shall be construed to be as great as, but not to exceed, the limits imposed by the United States Constitution. Added by Acts 1974,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:414 Repealed by Acts 2009, No
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§414. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 24, §7, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4151 Short title
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§4151. Short title This Part may be cited as the "Dairy Industry Promotion Law". Added by Acts 1983, No. 526, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8L, eff. June 12, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4152 Declaration of legislative findings and intent
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§4152. Declaration of legislative findings and intent A. The legislature finds that: (1) The dairy industry is a paramount agricultural industry affecting the health and welfare of the citizens of this state. (2) In order to insure the continuing availability of a sufficient quan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4153 Definitions
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§4153. Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section: (1) "Board" means the Dairy Industry Promotion Board established in R.S. 3:4154. (2) "Commissioner" means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4154 Dairy Industry Promotion Board
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§4154. Dairy Industry Promotion Board A. The Dairy Industry Promotion Board is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and shall consist of nine members, eight of whom shall be appointed by the commissioner from two areas of the state as follows: (1) Stat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4155 Officers and employees
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§4155. Officers and employees A. At the first meeting of the board, the members shall elect from their membership a chairman, vice chairman, and such other officers as the board may deem advisable. Thereafter, officers shall be elected during the board's first regular meeting dur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 3:4156 Powers and duties of the board
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§4156. Powers and duties of the board The board may: (1) Adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this Part. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. (2) Establish and impose assessments on the sale of milk solids, milk fats, an…