Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:457

  • Association: means an association organized under this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:443
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Sea food products: include shrimp, clams, fish, crabs, lobsters, and all other sea foods, as well as all by-products of sea foods. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:443

A.  The association and its members may make and execute marketing contracts, requiring the members to sell, for any period of time, not in excess of ten years, all or any specified part of their sea foods or sea food products or commodities, exclusively to or through the association, or any facilities to be created by the association.  If they contract a sale to the association, title to the products passes absolutely and unreservedly, except for recorded liens, to the association upon delivery, or when put in merchantable condition, or at any other specified time, if expressly and definitely agreed in the contract.  

B.  The contract may provide that the association may sell or resell the products delivered by its members, with or without taking title thereto, and pay over to its members the re-sale price, after deducting all necessary selling, overhead and other expenses, as defined in said contracts, including interest on preferred stock, not exceeding eight per cent per annum, reserves for the retiring of stock, if any, other proper reserves, and interest not exceeding eight per cent per annum upon common stock.  

Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:367 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.