La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XLV-105

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLV-105 - Procedure for Submission of Plan of Operation

A. Any agritourism professional who conducts an agritourism activity and seeks to avail himself of R.S. 9:2795.5 shall submit a written and completed agritourism plan of operation for each such activity to the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center for approval. Multiple activities may be included in the plan. The agritourism plan of operation may be sent to LSU AgCenter, 11959 Highway 9, Homer, LA 71040.

1. An agritourism professional who adds an agritourism activity after his agritourism plan of operation has been approved shall submit an agritourism plan of operation for the new activity to the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center for approval.

2. An agritourism plan of operation shall be submitted for each separate agricultural operation where agritourism activities are to be conducted.

B. The agritourism plan of operation shall include:

1. the name, physical address, mailing address, and telephone number of the agritourism professional;

2. the name under which the agritourism professional will operate, the physical address, mailing address and telephone number of the agricultural operation, if different than the information provided for the agritourism professional;

3. the business structure, (sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, or other structure);

4. the physical location of the agricultural operation;

5. the nature of the agritourism activities to be conducted at the location;

6. the known inherent risks to participants in the agritourism activities;

7. the best management practices, including the placement of warning signs, to be used by the agritourism professional for reducing these risks and for warning participants of the risks;

8. any other information requested by the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center.

C. An agritourism professional, upon approval and implementation of his agritourism plan of operation, shall be presumed to be conducting an agritourism activity for each activity listed on an approved agritourism plan of operation.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XLV-105

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of the Commissioner, LR 35:205 (February 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2, 3:3 and 9:2795.5.