Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3521

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture of the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
  • General rules and regulations: means those which are applicable to all marketing orders and marketing agreements and are issued by the commissioner to provide uniform methods to facilitate the administration and enforcement of all such marketing orders and marketing agreements. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3502
  • Marketing agreement: means a voluntary contract between growers and handlers and the commissioner of agriculture. 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

A. The commissioner may establish such general rules and regulations as may be necessary to facilitate the administration and enforcement of such marketing orders and agreements.

B.  The provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 3:3520 relative to publication and time of taking effect are applicable to any such general rule and regulation which is established pursuant to this Section and applicable to marketing orders.  Such notice shall be mailed to the advisory board for each marketing order or marketing agreement which is in active operation.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 500, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8J, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §3.