2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 3 — Agriculture and forestry
RS 3:1382 — Commission; creation

§1382. Commission; creation

A.(1) There is hereby created, within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the Louisiana Feed, Fertilizer, and Agricultural Liming Commission to be composed of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, the director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, the director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, the president of Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., the chairmen of the Livestock Advisory Committee and the Dairy Advisory Committee of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., the president of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeder's Association, the president of the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association, the president of the Louisiana Ag Industries Association, or their duly authorized representatives, a person who owns or operates a feed business which is not a member of the of the Louisiana Ag Industries Association, and an independent feed manufacturer domiciled in Louisiana.

(2) The prospective appointee who owns or operates a feed business which is not a member of the Louisiana Ag Industries Association and the prospective appointee who shall be an independent feed manufacturer domiciled in Louisiana shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

B. The commissioner shall be ex officio chairman of the commission and shall be its chief executive officer responsible for enforcement of this Chapter. He is empowered to employ personnel, to purchase supplies, and to make such other expenditures as may be necessary for enforcing this Chapter. The commission may appoint a director and assistant director of the feed program and a director and an assistant director of the fertilizer program who shall be appointed by the commission, subject to the approval of the commissioner. The directors and assistant directors shall be in the unclassified service. All employees of the commission shall be under the supervision and direction of the commissioner.

C. Members of the commission shall not receive any salary for their duties as members. The appointed members may receive a per diem for each day spent in actual attendance of meetings of the commission. The amount of the per diem shall be fixed by the commission in an amount not to exceed forty dollars per day. The appointed members may receive a mileage allowance for mileage traveled in attending meetings. The mileage allowance shall be fixed by the commission in an amount not to exceed the mileage rate for state employees.

D. The commission is empowered to make such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this Chapter.

E. The state chemist shall be responsible for making any chemical analysis or other tests necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Chapter. He shall determine annually the values per pound of nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, potash, and any other substance claimed to have value as a fertilizer. The values so determined shall be used in determining and assessing penalties.

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1.