RS 3:1437 Registration of seed dealers
§1437. Registration of seed dealers
A. Every person, except persons exempt by R.S. 3:1446, who sells, distributes, or offers or handles for sale agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds or other propagating stock of one pound or more in weight shall register with the commissioner as a seed dealer. Every seed dealer shall register the number and location of each place of business at which the seeds are sold, distributed, or offered or handled for sale. The commissioner shall issue to the registered seed dealer a license to engage in the business.
B. The commissioner shall issue a license on an annual basis with licenses expiring on the first day of July of each year following the issuance date. The commissioner shall establish the fee for the license. The fee shall be established by rule adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The amount of the fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 766, §4; Acts 1977, No. 149, §5; Acts 1988, No. 162, §1; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.