Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3508 – Administration
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3508
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture of the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
- Commodity: except as otherwise provided in Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
- Handling: means engaging in the business of a handler as defined in Paragraph (9). See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
- Marketing order: means an order which is issued by the commissioner, which prescribes rules and regulations that govern the processing, distributing, or handling in any manner of any commodity within this state during any specified period. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
- Producer: means any person that is engaged within this state in the business of producing any commodity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
A. The commissioner shall administer and enforce this Chapter.
B. The commissioner may issue, administer, and enforce the provisions of any marketing order issued pursuant to this Chapter which regulates producer marketing or the handling of any commodity within this state.
C. The commissioner may do all of the following:
(1) Confer and cooperate with the legally constituted authorities of other states and of the United States, for the purpose of obtaining uniformity in the administration of federal and state marketing regulations, licenses, or orders.
(2) Conduct joint hearings and issue joint or concurrent marketing orders for the purposes and within the standards which are set forth in the Chapter.
(3) Exercise any administrative authority to effect such uniformity of administration and regulation of such commodities.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.