Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:564 – Records of sales and purchases
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:564
- Livestock: means cattle, buffalo, bison, oxen, and other bovine; horses, mules, donkeys, and other equine; sheep; goats; swine; domestic rabbits; fish, turtles, and other animals identified with aquaculture that are located in artificial reservoirs or enclosures that are both on privately owned property and constructed so as to prevent, at all times, the ingress and egress of fish life from public waters; imported exotic deer and antelope, elk, farm-raised white-tailed deer, farm-raised ratites, and other farm-raised exotic animals; chickens, turkeys, and other poultry; and animals placed under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry and any hybrid, mixture, or mutation of any such animal. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:561
- Market agency: means any persons, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying or selling livestock in commerce on a commission basis, either at a public stockyard or at a privately owned and operated sales pen or concentration point, or any persons engaged in the furnishing of services for the conduct of such business, including but not limited to livestock video auctions. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:561
A. Each market agency shall keep complete records of all sales and purchases for each period of twelve months. The record shall consist of the name and address of the seller, the number of the sales tag of the animal, the permanent identification number of any brucellosis test-eligible animal, the weight and price of the animal, and the name and address of the purchaser.
B. Each livestock dealer shall keep complete records of all sales and purchases for each period of twelve months. The record shall consist of the name and address of the seller, the permanent identification number of any brucellosis test-eligible animal, the weight and price of the animal, and the name and address of the purchaser.
Acts 1990, No. 58, §1; Acts 2018, No. 429, §1.