La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3245
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Licensing of pesticide dealers
Official statutory text
A. No person shall own or operate a business engaged in the sale of restricted use pesticides unless that person has the proper license. Licenses shall expire on December thirty-first of each year and may be renewed in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner. Each pesticide dealer shall obtain a license for each location at which restricted use pesticides are sold.
B. Each person who is employed by a pesticide dealer and who sells restricted use pesticides shall be a pesticide salesperson or shall work under the direct supervision of a pesticide salesperson.
C. Pesticide dealers shall keep records for three years accurately reflecting their possession and disposition of restricted use pesticides. The records shall be furnished to the commissioner upon his request. These records shall include:
(1) The name of the pesticide purchased and sold.
(2) The amount of the pesticide purchased and sold.
(3) The date of transactions.
(4) The name, address, and certification number of the purchaser.
(5) Such other information as the commissioner may require.
D. Each pesticide dealer shall maintain records of the storage of pesticides by that dealer. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations governing the records required by this Subsection. The rules and regulations shall require the pesticide dealers to maintain sufficient records to comply with the Hazardous Material Information Development, Preparedness, and Response Act, shall specify the length of time the records shall be maintained, and may require the dealer to report to the commissioner the information in the records which are required to be maintained.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No. 222, §1; Acts 1988, No. 224, §1; Acts 2012, No. 147, §1, eff. May 14, 2012.
B. Each person who is employed by a pesticide dealer and who sells restricted use pesticides shall be a pesticide salesperson or shall work under the direct supervision of a pesticide salesperson.
C. Pesticide dealers shall keep records for three years accurately reflecting their possession and disposition of restricted use pesticides. The records shall be furnished to the commissioner upon his request. These records shall include:
(1) The name of the pesticide purchased and sold.
(2) The amount of the pesticide purchased and sold.
(3) The date of transactions.
(4) The name, address, and certification number of the purchaser.
(5) Such other information as the commissioner may require.
D. Each pesticide dealer shall maintain records of the storage of pesticides by that dealer. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations governing the records required by this Subsection. The rules and regulations shall require the pesticide dealers to maintain sufficient records to comply with the Hazardous Material Information Development, Preparedness, and Response Act, shall specify the length of time the records shall be maintained, and may require the dealer to report to the commissioner the information in the records which are required to be maintained.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 198, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No. 222, §1; Acts 1988, No. 224, §1; Acts 2012, No. 147, §1, eff. May 14, 2012.
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