La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3801
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Horticulture Commission
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A. The Horticulture Commission of Louisiana is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to be comprised of the following members:
(1) The commissioner of agriculture and forestry.
(2) The assistant commissioner of agricultural and environmental sciences.
(3) The director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.
(4) A licensed arborist.
(5) A floral dealer.
(6) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 643, §2, eff. June 11, 2024.
(7) A licensed landscape horticulturist.
(8) A licensed landscape architect.
(9) A nursery stock dealer.
(10) A wholesale nurseryman.
(11) A licensed utility arborist.
(12) A sod grower.
(13) A licensed landscape irrigation contractor.
B. The commissioner of agriculture and forestry, the assistant commissioner of agricultural and environmental sciences, and the director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service shall serve as ex officio members with the same rights, powers, and privileges as the other members.
C. The following members shall be appointed by the commissioner, subject to confirmation of the Senate, and shall serve terms of four calendar years beginning with the year of appointment in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) The licensed arborist shall be appointed during the second year of each administration from the arborists licensed by the commission.
(2) The floral dealer shall be appointed during the second year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana State Florists Association, Inc.
(3) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 643, §2, eff. June 11, 2024.
(4) The licensed landscape horticulturist shall be appointed during the fourth year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association.
(5) The licensed landscape architect shall be appointed during the third year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
(6) The nursery stock dealer shall be appointed during the first year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Retailers Association.
(7) The wholesale nurseryman shall be appointed during the first year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association.
(8) The licensed utility arborist shall be appointed during the second year of each administration from the utility arborists licensed by the commission, who are graduate foresters and who work in the utility line clearing area.
(9) The sod grower shall be appointed during the fourth year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Turfgrass Association.
(10) The licensed landscape irrigation contractor shall be appointed during the first year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Irrigation Association.
D. Vacancies in the office of the appointed members shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made within ninety days of the date the vacancy occurred and shall be for the unexpired portion of the term of the office vacated.
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H. The commission, by a vote of two-thirds of the appointed members, may expel a member who has accumulated three consecutive unexcused absences from commission meetings.
I. The commission shall employ a director and assistant director who shall be appointed by the commission, subject to the approval of the commissioner. The director and assistant director shall be in the unclassified service.
Acts 1950, No. 224, §1; 1954, No. 534, §1; Acts 1965, No. 127, §1; Acts 1972, No. 320, §1; Acts 1980, No. 330, §2; Acts 1981, No. 418, §1; Acts 1985, No. 120, §1; Acts 1986, No. 447, §1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 318, §1; Acts 1990, No. 69, §1; Acts 1992, No. 60, §1; Acts 1995, No. 182, §1; Acts 2004, No. 810, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 63, §1, eff. June 5, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 227, §1, eff. June 16, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 229, §1, eff. June 16, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 310, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2024, No. 243, §1, eff. May 23, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 643, §§1, 2, eff. June 11, 2024.
(1) The commissioner of agriculture and forestry.
(2) The assistant commissioner of agricultural and environmental sciences.
(3) The director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.
(4) A licensed arborist.
(5) A floral dealer.
(6) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 643, §2, eff. June 11, 2024.
(7) A licensed landscape horticulturist.
(8) A licensed landscape architect.
(9) A nursery stock dealer.
(10) A wholesale nurseryman.
(11) A licensed utility arborist.
(12) A sod grower.
(13) A licensed landscape irrigation contractor.
B. The commissioner of agriculture and forestry, the assistant commissioner of agricultural and environmental sciences, and the director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service shall serve as ex officio members with the same rights, powers, and privileges as the other members.
C. The following members shall be appointed by the commissioner, subject to confirmation of the Senate, and shall serve terms of four calendar years beginning with the year of appointment in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) The licensed arborist shall be appointed during the second year of each administration from the arborists licensed by the commission.
(2) The floral dealer shall be appointed during the second year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana State Florists Association, Inc.
(3) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 643, §2, eff. June 11, 2024.
(4) The licensed landscape horticulturist shall be appointed during the fourth year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association.
(5) The licensed landscape architect shall be appointed during the third year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
(6) The nursery stock dealer shall be appointed during the first year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Retailers Association.
(7) The wholesale nurseryman shall be appointed during the first year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association.
(8) The licensed utility arborist shall be appointed during the second year of each administration from the utility arborists licensed by the commission, who are graduate foresters and who work in the utility line clearing area.
(9) The sod grower shall be appointed during the fourth year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Turfgrass Association.
(10) The licensed landscape irrigation contractor shall be appointed during the first year of each administration from a list of three persons nominated by the Louisiana Irrigation Association.
D. Vacancies in the office of the appointed members shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made within ninety days of the date the vacancy occurred and shall be for the unexpired portion of the term of the office vacated.
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H. The commission, by a vote of two-thirds of the appointed members, may expel a member who has accumulated three consecutive unexcused absences from commission meetings.
I. The commission shall employ a director and assistant director who shall be appointed by the commission, subject to the approval of the commissioner. The director and assistant director shall be in the unclassified service.
Acts 1950, No. 224, §1; 1954, No. 534, §1; Acts 1965, No. 127, §1; Acts 1972, No. 320, §1; Acts 1980, No. 330, §2; Acts 1981, No. 418, §1; Acts 1985, No. 120, §1; Acts 1986, No. 447, §1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 318, §1; Acts 1990, No. 69, §1; Acts 1992, No. 60, §1; Acts 1995, No. 182, §1; Acts 2004, No. 810, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 63, §1, eff. June 5, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 227, §1, eff. June 16, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 229, §1, eff. June 16, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 310, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2024, No. 243, §1, eff. May 23, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 643, §§1, 2, eff. June 11, 2024.
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