Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3515 – Deposits by applicants for marketing order
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3515
- Applicant: means a person or place of business that makes a formal application for a license, permit, certification, registration, or certificate issued pursuant to this Title. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture of the state of Louisiana. 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
A. Prior to the issuance of any marketing order by the commissioner, the commissioner may require the applicants for the issuance of the marketing order to deposit with him such amount as he may deem necessary to defray the expenses of preparing and making effective such marketing order. Such funds shall be received, deposited, and disbursed by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions which are set forth in La. Rev. Stat. 3:3514.
B. The commissioner shall reimburse the applicant, from any funds for necessary expenses which he has received pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 3:3514, for any of the following:
(1) Any amount deposited with the commissioner by applicant pursuant to Subsection A.
(2) For any necessary expenses which are incurred by the applicant in preparing and in obtaining approval of the marketing order, upon receipt of a verified statement of such expenses which is approved by the commissioner.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.