Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3518 – Minor amendments to marketing orders
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3518
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture of the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
- Handler: means any person that is engaged as a distributor or any person that is engaged as a processor. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
- Marketing order: means an order which is issued by the commissioner, which prescribes rules and regulations that govern the processing, distributing, or handling in any manner of any commodity within this state during any specified period. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
- Producer: means any person that is engaged within this state in the business of producing any commodity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
A. The commissioner may make minor amendments to any marketing order upon the recommendation of not less than seventy-five percent of the producer members or handler members of the advisory board, or not less than seventy-five percent of each group if both are represented upon the advisory board.
B. The commissioner may require a public hearing upon minor amendments if in his opinion the substance of such minor amendments so warrant. The commissioner is not, however, required to submit minor amendments for written assent or referendum approval.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009.