La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3422
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Commission authorized to charge regulatory fees
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A. The commission shall charge regulatory fees on all agricultural commodities or other farm products regulated under this Chapter. The regulatory fees shall be due and payable to the commission by the licensee at the first point of sale as follows:
(1) $.01 per hundredweight for commodities normally weighed by hundredweight.
(2) $.007 per bushel for commodities normally weighed by bushel.
B. The commission by rule may establish regulatory fees for all other agricultural commodities and other farm products regulated under this Chapter and the point at which the regulatory fees shall be due and payable by the licensee. The regulatory fees established by the commission under this Subsection shall be comparable to the regulatory fees established under Subsection A of this Section.
C. No producer shall be entitled to claim a refund of any regulatory fees established by the commission under this Section.
D. Every moisture measuring device used or held for use at any commercial facility which receives, holds, dries, stores, mills, processes or otherwise deals in agricultural commodities in this state, when such use or intended use is for the purpose of determining discounts or other price variances in connection with the purchase or sale of such commodity, shall be registered with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The commission shall register and inspect all moisture meters or other devices used to measure moisture in agricultural commodities on an annual basis. The commission may establish by rule and regulation a fee for the registration and inspection of moisture meters or other such devices not to exceed twenty dollars for registration and forty dollars for inspection.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No. 161, §1; Acts 2003, No. 172, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2010, No. 767, §1, eff. June 30, 2010.
(1) $.01 per hundredweight for commodities normally weighed by hundredweight.
(2) $.007 per bushel for commodities normally weighed by bushel.
B. The commission by rule may establish regulatory fees for all other agricultural commodities and other farm products regulated under this Chapter and the point at which the regulatory fees shall be due and payable by the licensee. The regulatory fees established by the commission under this Subsection shall be comparable to the regulatory fees established under Subsection A of this Section.
C. No producer shall be entitled to claim a refund of any regulatory fees established by the commission under this Section.
D. Every moisture measuring device used or held for use at any commercial facility which receives, holds, dries, stores, mills, processes or otherwise deals in agricultural commodities in this state, when such use or intended use is for the purpose of determining discounts or other price variances in connection with the purchase or sale of such commodity, shall be registered with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The commission shall register and inspect all moisture meters or other devices used to measure moisture in agricultural commodities on an annual basis. The commission may establish by rule and regulation a fee for the registration and inspection of moisture meters or other such devices not to exceed twenty dollars for registration and forty dollars for inspection.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 563, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No. 161, §1; Acts 2003, No. 172, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2010, No. 767, §1, eff. June 30, 2010.
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