Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:841 – Levy of assessment; collection; costs
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:841
- Case: means a standard thirty dozen egg case. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
- Commission: means the Louisiana Egg Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
- Commissioner: means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
- Egg products: means shell eggs, whether in cooked, dried, frozen, liquid, or raw form, and any product made from shell eggs, egg whites, egg yolks, or any combination thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
- Eggs: means pullet and hen eggs only. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
- Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, company, association, corporation, limited liability company, and any other legal entity or group of persons. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
A. An assessment of two cents per case is hereby levied on all eggs and egg products produced in Louisiana or produced elsewhere and distributed in Louisiana. The commissioner, by regulation, may establish the assessment on all eggs or egg products not sold by the case in an amount equal to the per case assessment.
B. Louisiana egg producers shall pay this assessment at the point of first sale in Louisiana. The assessment due on eggs or egg products produced elsewhere but distributed in Louisiana shall be paid at the point of first receipt of the eggs or egg products in Louisiana.
C. The person purchasing the eggs or egg products at the first point of sale or receiving the eggs or egg products at the first point of receipt in Louisiana shall be responsible for collecting the assessment and remitting payment to the department on or before the fifteenth day of each month for collections made during the previous month. The assessment shall be remitted to the department along with such forms and information as the commissioner may require.
D. Any person who fails to pay any assessment due under the provisions of this Part within fifteen days after the payment is due shall be liable not only for the assessment but also for a late fee equal to twenty percent of the amount of the unpaid assessments. Any person cast in judgment for any unpaid assessment or late fee shall pay all costs connected with the bringing of the civil action, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by or on behalf of the commission, plus legal interest from date of judicial demand.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 495, §4; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.