Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836

  • Case: means a standard thirty dozen egg case. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
  • Commission: means the Louisiana Egg Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
  • Commissioner: means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
  • Egg products: means shell eggs, whether in cooked, dried, frozen, liquid, or raw form, and any product made from shell eggs, egg whites, egg yolks, or any combination thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
  • Eggs: means pullet and hen eggs only. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, company, association, corporation, limited liability company, and any other legal entity or group of persons. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:836

As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise:

(1)  “Case” means a standard thirty dozen egg case.

(2)  “Commission” means the Louisiana Egg Commission.

(3)  “Commissioner” means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry.

(4)  “Department” means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

(5)  “Distribute” means to ship, bring, or take eggs or egg products into or out of Louisiana or to transfer eggs or egg products in Louisiana from one place to another.

(6)  “Egg products” means shell eggs, whether in cooked, dried, frozen, liquid, or raw form, and any product made from shell eggs, egg whites, egg yolks, or any combination thereof.

(7)  “Eggs” means pullet and hen eggs only.

(8)  “Person” means an individual, partnership, firm, company, association, corporation, limited liability company, and any other legal entity or group of persons.

(9)  “Producer” means any person engaged in the business of producing eggs in Louisiana or any person deriving a profit from such a business.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1; Amended by Acts 1975, No. 212, §1; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.