La. Public Health and Safety § 40:635

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session, Chs. 3, 6-496, effective on or before 7/1/2024
Section 40:635 - Condemnation or destruction of perishables in certain cases
A. Whenever the department or its duly authorized officer or employee finds in any factory, establishment, structure, or vehicle of transportation any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetables, fruit, or other perishable articles which are unsound or contain any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance or that may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe for human consumption, the officer or employee of the department designated by it shall immediately condemn or destroy it or in any other manner render it unconsumable as human food.
B. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to prohibit any duly authorized officer or employee of the department from causing the destruction of any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetables, fruit, or other perishable articles which are of foreign origin and are the subject of a current import ban issued by an agency of the federal government.

La. Public Health and Safety § 40:635

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2021, No. 195, §1.
Amended by Acts 2021, No. 195,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2021.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. 7/17/1978.