Louisiana § 3:1444 Prohibitions

Louisiana Statutes

§ 3:1444 — Prohibitions

Louisiana § 3:1444

Title 3Agriculture and Forestry

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La. Stat. Ann. § 3:1444 (2026).

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§1444. Prohibitions No person shall:

(1)Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds unless the seeds have been tested in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission. The commission by rule may require information relative to the test to be affixed to the packaging of the seeds.

(2)Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds that are not labeled in accordance with this Part or that have false or misleading labeling.

(3)Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds for which there has been false or misleading advertisement.

(4)Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural see

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§1444. Prohibitions
No person shall:
(1) Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural, vegetable, or flower
seeds unless the seeds have been tested in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted
by the Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission. The commission by rule may require
information relative to the test to be affixed to the packaging of the seeds.
(2) Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural, vegetable, or flower
seeds that are not labeled in accordance with this Part or that have false or misleading
labeling.
(3) Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural, vegetable, or flower
seeds for which there has been false or misleading advertisement.
(4) Sell, offer for sale, transport, or distribute any agricultural seeds containing
noxious weed seeds, subject to tolerances and methods of determinations, in excess of those
prescribed under this Part.
(5) Detach, deface, destroy, or use a second time any label provided for in this Part
or the rules and regulations made by the commission.
(6) Alter or falsify any seeds, seed labels, seed tests, laboratory reports, records, or
other documents to create a misleading impression as to kind, kind of variety, history,
quality, or origin of seed.
(7) Disseminate any false or misleading advertisement concerning agricultural,
vegetable, or flower seeds.
(8) Obstruct in any way any authorized person in the performance of his duties under
this Part.
(9) Fail to comply with a stop order or to move or otherwise handle or dispose of any
lot of seed held under a stop order, except with express permission of the commissioner for
the purposes specified by him.
(10) Use relabeling stickers without having both the calendar month and year the
germination test was completed and the lot number that matches the existing, original lot
number.
(11) Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 26, §3, eff. May 23, 2013.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 149, §5; Acts 1978, No. 34, §1; Acts 1986, No. 190, §1; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2012, No. 146, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 26, §§1, 3, eff. May 23, 2013; Acts 2018, No. 362, §1, eff. May 20, 2018.