La. Rev. Stat. § 3:1742
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Terms defined
Official statutory text
The terms used in this Part shall be construed to mean as follows:
(1) "Sweet potatoes" means all sweet potatoes of the grades as recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture and such other grades as may be promulgated by the Louisiana Sweet Potato Advertising and Development Commission;
(2) "Bushel" means 50 pounds of sweet potatoes whether such potatoes are in crates, sacks or other containers, or in bulk;
(3) "Shipper" means any person, partnership, association, or corporation, engaged in the packaging and shipping or either packaging or shipping, of sweet potatoes or transporting sweet potatoes whether as owner, agent, or otherwise;
(4) "Shipment" shall be deemed to take place when the sweet potatoes are loaded within the state in a railroad car, boat, truck or other conveyance in which sweet potatoes are to be transported;
(5) "Commission" means the Louisiana Sweet Potato Advertising and Development Commission.
(6) "Handler" shall mean any person handling sweet potatoes in the primary channels of trade.
(7) "Processor" shall mean any person, partnership, association, or corporation engaged in the canning, freezing, or dehydrating of sweet potatoes.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 134, §§1, 2; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8C, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010.
(1) "Sweet potatoes" means all sweet potatoes of the grades as recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture and such other grades as may be promulgated by the Louisiana Sweet Potato Advertising and Development Commission;
(2) "Bushel" means 50 pounds of sweet potatoes whether such potatoes are in crates, sacks or other containers, or in bulk;
(3) "Shipper" means any person, partnership, association, or corporation, engaged in the packaging and shipping or either packaging or shipping, of sweet potatoes or transporting sweet potatoes whether as owner, agent, or otherwise;
(4) "Shipment" shall be deemed to take place when the sweet potatoes are loaded within the state in a railroad car, boat, truck or other conveyance in which sweet potatoes are to be transported;
(5) "Commission" means the Louisiana Sweet Potato Advertising and Development Commission.
(6) "Handler" shall mean any person handling sweet potatoes in the primary channels of trade.
(7) "Processor" shall mean any person, partnership, association, or corporation engaged in the canning, freezing, or dehydrating of sweet potatoes.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 134, §§1, 2; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8C, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010.
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