La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § V-2913

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section V-2913 - Enforcement

A. In the event that the department determines that a licensee has misused the logo(s), the department shall conduct an adjudicatory hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act in order to determine whether to suspend or revoke the licensees permission to use the logo(s).

B. All hearings conducted pursuant to this section shall be heard by a three-person hearing panel appointed by the commissioner. The commissioner may appoint a hearing officer to conduct the hearing.

C. At the conclusion of the administrative hearing, the hearing panel may recommend that the licensees permission to use the logo(s) be suspended or revoked. The hearing panels recommendation shall be submitted to the commissioner for his determination.

D. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings to enforce his rulings in the district court for the parish where the violation occurred.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § V-2913

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 42:394 (March 2016), repromulgated LR 42541 (4/1/2016), Amended LR 44442 (3/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:4721.