La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3410.2
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License required prior to engaging in business of buying or selling cotton; security requirements; agent agreements
Official statutory text
A. Any cotton merchant who purchases or contracts to purchase, either directly or through a cotton agent, cotton grown or to be grown in this state shall be licensed by the commission before purchasing or contracting to purchase such cotton. The license shall authorize cotton merchants and their cotton agents to purchase or enter into contracts to purchase cotton grown or to be grown in this state.
B. Each license issued by the commission under this Section shall specify on the face thereof that it is a cotton merchant license. A copy of the license shall be posted by the licensee in all places of business.
C. Each license issued by the commission shall be valid until June thirtieth following the date of issue and shall be renewed on or before July first of each year.
D. The fee for issuance and renewal of each license shall be two hundred dollars.
E. The commission may require the cotton merchant to submit to an examination and audit of its accounts, books, and records.
F. No cotton merchant shall purchase cotton grown or to be grown by producers in this state without having obtained the prescribed license from the commission as described in Subsection A of this Section. The commission may, for cause, revoke the license.
G. Each cotton agent shall have a written notarized agency agreement with all cotton merchants on whose behalf said cotton merchant acts. No cotton agent shall purchase cotton grown or to be grown in this state until he has obtained a written notarized agency agreement in a form approved by the commission. The commission may require the cotton agent entering into an agency agreement to submit to an examination and audit of his accounts, books, and records. The cost of any examination and audit shall be borne by the cotton agent. The commission may, for cause, revoke the authority of the cotton agent under any written notarized agency agreement.
Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 767, §1, eff. June 30, 2010; Acts 2015, No. 430, §1.
B. Each license issued by the commission under this Section shall specify on the face thereof that it is a cotton merchant license. A copy of the license shall be posted by the licensee in all places of business.
C. Each license issued by the commission shall be valid until June thirtieth following the date of issue and shall be renewed on or before July first of each year.
D. The fee for issuance and renewal of each license shall be two hundred dollars.
E. The commission may require the cotton merchant to submit to an examination and audit of its accounts, books, and records.
F. No cotton merchant shall purchase cotton grown or to be grown by producers in this state without having obtained the prescribed license from the commission as described in Subsection A of this Section. The commission may, for cause, revoke the license.
G. Each cotton agent shall have a written notarized agency agreement with all cotton merchants on whose behalf said cotton merchant acts. No cotton agent shall purchase cotton grown or to be grown in this state until he has obtained a written notarized agency agreement in a form approved by the commission. The commission may require the cotton agent entering into an agency agreement to submit to an examination and audit of his accounts, books, and records. The cost of any examination and audit shall be borne by the cotton agent. The commission may, for cause, revoke the authority of the cotton agent under any written notarized agency agreement.
Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 767, §1, eff. June 30, 2010; Acts 2015, No. 430, §1.
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