§ 3:1603 — Definitions

§1603. Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, except
where the context expressly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Affected cotton producer" means a cotton producer as defined herein and the
term "affected cotton producer" as used herein shall also include landlords of share tenants
and landlords of cash tenants.
(2) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 185, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.
(3) "Boll weevil" means any Anthonomus grandis Boheman in any stage of
development.
(4) "Certificate" means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner
indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with boll weevils.
(5) "Commission" means the Louisiana Boll Weevil Eradication Commission
established in this Part.
(6) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and
Forestry, or his duly authorized designee.
(7) "Cotton" means any cotton plant or cotton plant product upon which the boll
weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle.
(8) "Cotton producer" means any person who is actively and directly engaged in the
production, planting, growing, or farming of cotton for market, or otherwise actively causing
cotton to be produced for market.
(9) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
(10) "Eradication zone" means any area or areas of the state, designated by the
commissioner, where boll weevil eradication programs will be undertaken.
(11) "Host" means any plant or plant product upon which the boll weevil is
dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle.
(12) "Infested" means actually infested with a boll weevil or so exposed to
infestation that it would be reasonable to believe that an infestation exists.
(13) "Move" means to ship, offer for shipment, deposit for transmission by mail,
receive for transportation, carry, or otherwise transport, move or allow to be moved.
(14) "Noncommercial cotton" means any cotton intended for purposes other than
processing, including but not limited to cotton planted for ornamental purposes and volunteer
cotton.
(15) "Permit" means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner to
provide for the movement of regulated articles to restricted designations for limited handling,
utilization, or processing.
(16) "Person" means any individual, firm, company, corporation, partnership,
society, association, or other business or public entity.
(17) "Regulated article" means any article of any character carrying or capable of
carrying the boll weevil, including but not limited to cotton plants, seed cotton, cottonseed,
other hosts, gin trash, gin equipment, mechanical cotton pickers, and other equipment
associated with cotton production, harvesting, or processing.

Legislative History

Acts 1992, No. 58, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1; Acts 2019, No. 185, §2, eff. June 11, 2019.