La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3203
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Commissioner of agriculture
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A. The commissioner shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter, including but not limited to rules and regulations governing the registration, distribution, sale, offering for sale, and application of pesticides; the making of recommendations by agricultural consultants; the disposal of pesticide containers and wastes; and the disposition of agricultural commodities and other materials contaminated with pesticide residues. The commissioner by rule shall establish procedures for use in emergencies involving imminent danger to human health or to the environment. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
B. The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter.
C. The commissioner by rule may provide for the appointment of ad hoc committees to advise the commissioner on the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter.
D. The commissioner by rule may declare any type of plant, animal, or other type of life to be a pest.
E. The commissioner by rule may declare a substance to be a pesticide.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
B. The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter.
C. The commissioner by rule may provide for the appointment of ad hoc committees to advise the commissioner on the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter.
D. The commissioner by rule may declare any type of plant, animal, or other type of life to be a pest.
E. The commissioner by rule may declare a substance to be a pesticide.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
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