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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3520

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture of the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
  • Marketing agreement: means a voluntary contract between growers and handlers and the commissioner of agriculture. 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
  • Person: means an individual, firm, corporation, association, or any other business unit, and includes any state agency which engages in any of the commercial activities which are regulated pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502

A.  Upon the issuance of any order which makes effective a marketing order, or any suspension, amendment, or termination of a marketing order, notice shall be published in the Louisiana Register.  A marketing order, or any suspension, amendment, or termination of such shall not become effective until five days after the date of such publication.  The commissioner shall also mail a copy of the notice to every person that is directly affected by the terms of such marketing order, suspension, amendment, or termination, whose name and address is on file in the office of the commissioner, and to every person that files in the office of the commissioner a written request for such notice.

B.  This Section does not apply to the termination of any marketing agreement under La. Rev. Stat. 3:3519(G)(1) and (2).

Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.