2019 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry
§3410.1. License to buy or sell agricultural commodities; posting requirements for grain dealers; duration of license
RS 3410.1 - License to buy or sell agricultural commodities; posting requirements for grain dealers; duration of license
A. No person shall engage in the business of buying or selling agricultural commodities from producers unless licensed by the commission.
B. Each applicant for a grain dealer license shall file the application described in R.S. 3:3408 and demonstrate its competency to engage in the business of buying or selling agricultural commodities prior to licensure.
C. Each license issued by the commission pursuant to this Section shall specify on the face thereof that it is a grain dealer license, and shall be posted by the licensee in its principal place of business in this state.
D. Each license issued by the commission shall be valid until June thirtieth following the date of issue and shall be renewed on or before July first of each year.
E. The fee for issuance and renewal of each license shall be two hundred dollars.
F. Each grain dealer who issues grades for grain shall employ a grain grader and sampler who is certified to grade and sample the grains for which the grain dealer issues grades.
Acts 1986, No. 1068, §1, eff. July 17, 1986; Acts 1997, No. 1034, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2015, No. 430, §1.
