Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1605 – Cooperative agreements
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1605
- Boll weevil: means any Anthonomus grandis Boheman in any stage of development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1603
- Commission: means the Louisiana Boll Weevil Eradication Commission established in this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1603
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, or his duly authorized designee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1603
- Cotton: means any cotton plant or cotton plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1603
- Person: means any individual, firm, company, corporation, partnership, society, association, or other business or public entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1603
The commissioner, through the commission, is authorized to carry out programs to suppress or eradicate the boll weevil in the state. The commissioner is authorized to cooperate with any agency of the federal government, any state, any other agency in the state or in the region, or any person engaged in growing, processing, marketing, handling cotton, or any group of such persons in programs to effectuate the purposes of this Part and may enter into written agreements, including cooperative endeavor agreements, to effectuate such purposes. Such agreements may provide for cost sharing, and for division of duties and responsibilities under this Part and may include other provisions generally to effectuate the purposes of this Part.
Acts 1992, No. 58, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1.