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La. Rev. Stat. § 3:721

Prompt payment for catfish; penalty

Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 3 — Agriculture and Forestry · Status: effective

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La. Rev. Stat. § 3:721, Prompt payment for catfish; penalty, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2631344
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A. Each farm-raised catfish processor doing business in Louisiana shall pay the producer for catfish delivered in a timely manner within fourteen days after the day the catfish is delivered. B. Any farm-raised catfish processor who does not make payment as required shall pay the producer one cent per pound of catfish per day on the balance owed on the fourteenth day after delivery.