La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XVII-123

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

Section XVII-123 - Protein Value

A. For the purpose of assessing penalties for protein deficiencies in feeds, as provided for in R.S. 3:1400(A)(1), the value of crude protein will be updated each quarter.

B. The value of crude protein will be calculated as follows.

1. The quarterly average price of four protein supplements shall be used. These are 44 percent soybean meal, 41 percent cottonseed meal, 50 percent meat and bone meal and 60 percent corn gluten meal. This average price will be determined using Memphis market quotations as published in Feedstuffs (Miller Publishing Company). The first week of each month of the preceding quarter will be used for calculation purposes. If there is no quotation for the Memphis market on an ingredient, the Kansas City price or a local source market shall be used. If a quotation is not available the first week, the quotation in a subsequent week shall be used.

C. Penalties shall be assessed as provided for in R.S. 3:1400. If an official sample shows that feed ingredients bought by a feed manufacturer is deficient, any penalties from this deficiency shall be paid by the supplier of the ingredients to the manufacturer that bought the ingredients.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XVII-123

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Feed Commission, LR 11:224 (March 1985), amended LR 11:944 (October 1985), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Feed, Fertilizer, and Agricultural Liming Commission, LR 38:2525 (October 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1391 and R.S. 3:1392.