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Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODEPart VI - Manufacturing, Processing, Packing and Holding of Food, Drugs and Cosmetics
Chapter 1 - General Regulations, Definitions, Permits, Registration, Machinery, Equipment and Utensils, Premises and Buildings, Temperature Control
Section VI-103 - Permits [formerly paragraph 6:002]

La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § VI-103

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Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
Section VI-103 - Permits [formerly paragraph 6:002]
A. No person shall manufacture, process, pack, or hold food within the state of Louisiana without a valid permit to operate, issued by the state health officer.
B. [formerly paragraph 6:003] A permit shall be issued upon receipt of an application which shall be made on a form provided for that purpose by the state health officer; provided that no permit shall be issued until an inspection has been made of the factory and it has been found to be operating in compliance with the provisions of these regulations. The permit fee for a person operating as soft drink manufacturers shall be assessed a permit fee established by R.S. 40:713.
C. [formerly paragraph 6:004] Any permit to operate, issued by the state health officer, may be suspended or revoked if the establishment is found to be operating contrary to these regulations. The operation of such an establishment without a valid permit, or the continued operation after a permit has been revoked or suspended, shall constitute a violation of this code. Each day of noncompliance constitutes a separate violation.
D. [formerly paragraph 6:005] Permits to operate shall expire 12 months from the date of issue but may be renewed without inspection (if previous inspection within six months has shown them to be in compliance), on or before the expiration date; provided that any establishment shall be subject to inspection by the state health officer at any reasonable time during working hours.
E. [formerly paragraph 6:006] Permits shall be issued only to the person or persons responsible for the operations of the factory and shall not be transferable.
F. [formerly paragraph 6:007] No permit shall be issued to any individual to process in any way any filthy or contaminated food product to remove evidence of filth or contamination from the food in an attempt to recondition such material for human consumption; except where the process has been approved by the state health officer.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § VI-103

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1231 (June 2002).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see R.S. 40:601 et seq.