La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § V-911

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section V-911 - Contractor's Obligations

A. Vendors requesting certification services under these regulations must provide such assistance as may be necessary to expedite the examination and certification of products and the taping of containers, including the provision of the necessary tape.

B. Vendors desiring certification services must notify the Department of Agriculture and Forestry at least 24 hours in advance of need. Vendors who fail to give at least 24 hours advance notice of need shall be subject to a penalty of $50, regardless of the time required for the services or the fees assessed.

C. The cost of all examination and certification services shall be paid by the vendor at the current U.S.D.A. rate for each hour required to conduct the examination, provided that no specific charge shall be made for certification of product when inspection is simultaneously performed. The cost of all examination and certification services on all eggs and poultry that does not require a federal grade certificate to b e written by a Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry employee shall be charged at a rate of $0.025 per pound for each hour required to conduct the examination, provided that no specific charge shall be made for certification of product when inspection is simultaneously performed.

D. Vendor must reimburse the Department of Agriculture and Forestry for travel expenses of the inspector providing services, at the rate specified in state travel regulations.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § V-911

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Market Commission, LR 8:272 (June 1982), amended LR 9:411 (June 1983), LR 16:393 (May 1990), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Market Commission, LR 19:1121 (September 1993), LR 25:236 (February 1999).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:412 and R.S. 3:405.