Louisiana · statute · La. Rev. Stat. tit. 3 · 1,137 active provisions
As used in this Title, the terms defined in this Section have the meanings herein given to them, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise: (1) "Applicant" means a person or place of business that makes a formal application for a license, permit, certification, registration, or certificate issued pursuant…
A. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry is created in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, Section 10 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The commissioner of agriculture shall head the department and shall exercise all functions of the state relating to the promotion, protection, and advancement of agricul…
A. The commissioner of agriculture shall be known as the commissioner of agriculture and forestry. Whenever the phrases "commissioner of agriculture" or "commissioner of agriculture and immigration" appear in any statute, rule or regulation, contract, or other document, those phrases shall be deemed to refer to the com…
A. The commissioner of agriculture shall be elected by the qualified electors at each general state election held for the governor and other state officers. He shall hold office for a term of four years. In case of a vacancy in the office, the governor, with consent of the senate, shall fill the vacancy for the unexpir…
The office of the commissioner shall be maintained in the City of Baton Rouge, in one of the public buildings designated by the governor for the purpose.
A. The department may authorize the placement, erection, and maintenance of advertising and sponsorship signs on immovable property, improvements on immovable property, vehicles, vessels, airplanes, and assets of the department. B. The department shall establish appropriate and reasonable fees and promulgate rules and…
A. The commissioner of agriculture may employ or contract with legal counsel to represent the Department of Agriculture in the enforcement of the laws, rules, and regulations of the department and its boards and commissions. B. When funds are appropriated by the legislature to the Department of Agriculture for legal se…
The commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry may employ an executive counsel and such assistants as he finds necessary. The executive counsel and any assistants shall be duly qualified and admitted to practice law in Louisiana. The commissioner may fix the compensation of each.
A. The department and each board or commission authorized to issue a license, permit, certification, registration, or certificate pursuant to this Title shall require each applicant to include his social security number on the application. B. The department and each board or commission shall maintain confidentiality of…
The director of agricultural chemistry, with the approval of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, may establish fees to be charged for all chemical or other analyses conducted or performed by the agricultural chemistry laboratory. The fees shall be established by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrat…
A. The application of prescribed burning is a land management tool that benefits the safety of the public, the environment, and the economy of Louisiana. Pursuant thereto, the legislature finds that: (1) Prescribed burning reduces naturally produced on-site vegetative fuels within wild land areas. Reduction of the fuel…
A. The provisions of this Section shall only be applicable to any prescribed burning that is not conducted in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 3:17. As used in this Section, "noncertified prescribed burn manager" means an individual who has not successfully completed the certification program of the Louisiana Sta…
A. The department shall, through cooperation with other state agencies and local governing authorities, develop a program to designate certain roads, including but not limited to dead-end roads and strategically placed parish roads, as airstrips to aid in the use of aircraft for agricultural purposes. B. Such roads sha…
A. The commissioner has the duty and authority to promote, protect, and advance Louisiana agriculture. The legislature finds that there is potential for growth of organic agricultural production in Louisiana. The legislature further finds that there exists a need to support and encourage organic production in the state…
No person shall use the term "organic food" or any derivative of the term "organic" in the labeling or advertising of a food, unless the growth and composition of such food product meets the requirements contained in the Code of Federal Regulations, 7 CFR Part 205, the National Organic Program Standards.
A. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that federal programs of disaster assistance for the agriculture and forestry industries rely on accurate and timely meteorological data. B. Creation and purpose. There is hereby created the Agricultural Meteorology Program, hereinafter referred to as the "program", within…
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 processing of crops or products, livestock or livestock…
A. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Chapter, including but not limited to rules and regulations governing the registration of unmanned aerial systems used in the course of agricultural commercial operations. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance w…
A. Each person operating an unmanned aerial system in the course of an agricultural commercial operation shall obtain a license from the department, which shall be issued upon the applicant meeting the following requirements: (1) Applicants shall submit a written application to the department as provided by the commiss…
A. Unmanned aerial systems may operate in agricultural commercial operations in accordance with this Chapter and the rules and regulations established by the commissioner, except as prohibited by federal law. B.(1) Private landowners engaged in agricultural commercial operations on their private property may use unmann…
Violations of this Part shall include but shall not be limited to the following: (1) The failure or refusal to obtain an unmanned aerial system license in accordance with R.S. 3:43. (2) The failure or refusal to register an unmanned aerial system operated in the course of an agricultural commercial operation in accorda…
A. When the commissioner has reason to believe that a violation has occurred, the commissioner may issue a stop order prohibiting the continued use of an unmanned aerial system. B. Any violation of a stop order shall constitute a separate violation. C. A stop order may be released by the commissioner upon a determinati…
A. If the commissioner determines that a violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter has occurred, an adjudicatory hearing shall be held to make a determination with respect to the suspected violation. B. The commissioner shall give writ…
A. The commissioner shall establish, by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, a registration fee for each unmanned aerial system in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars. B. The commissioner shall establish, by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, an agricultural education…
The purpose of this Part is to provide for the formation and operation of agricultural co-operative associations and to provide for the rights, powers, liabilities and duties of co-operative associations. Associations organized hereunder are non-business associations inasmuch as membership therein is limited to produce…