Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3376

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
  • Structural pest: means any member of any species of wood-destroying insects, vermin, rodents, vertebrates, and pest birds which attack and damage wood. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
  • Structural pest control: means any procedure intended to effect the prevention, regulation, extermination, or eradication of structural pests in household, commercial, and vacant structures, including adjacent outside areas and the contents of such structures. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362

The provisions of this Part and the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part shall not apply to the following:

(1)  Persons personally performing structural pest control work on property which they own, lease, or rent.

(2)  Persons engaged in the manufacture of pesticides.

(3)  Persons engaged in the sale or distribution of pesticides.  Notwithstanding this exemption, no person who sells pesticides at retail shall demonstrate pesticides in any manner upon the premises of any customer or potential customer, make any recommendation relative to the use of the pesticides, or offer any services related to structural pest control work unless that person has the proper permit, license, or registration.

Acts 1984, No. 800, §1, eff. July 13, 1984.