Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1747 – Advertising sweet potatoes; contracts
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1747
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Sweet potatoes: means all sweet potatoes of the grades as recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture and such other grades as may be promulgated by the Louisiana Sweet Potato Advertising and Development Commission;
(2) "Bushel" means 50 pounds of sweet potatoes whether such potatoes are in crates, sacks or other containers, or in bulk;
(3) "Shipper" means any person, partnership, association, or corporation, engaged in the packaging and shipping or either packaging or shipping, of sweet potatoes or transporting sweet potatoes whether as owner, agent, or otherwise;
(4) "Shipment" shall be deemed to take place when the sweet potatoes are loaded within the state in a railroad car, boat, truck or other conveyance in which sweet potatoes are to be transported;
(5) "Commission" means the Louisiana Sweet Potato Advertising and Development Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1742
The commission shall plan and conduct a campaign for advertising, publicizing and promoting the increased consumption of sweet potatoes and as an incident thereto may prepare, print and publish for distribution and sale cookbooks which emphasize the value and uses of sweet potatoes. It may contract for any advertising, publicity and sale promotion services, the amount of the contract to be limited each year to the estimated amount of the tax for the year less the estimated cost of administering this Part. The commissioner is authorized and empowered to carry out any and all contracts made by the commission.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 389, §4; Acts 1960, No. 555, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8C, eff. June 12, 2009.