§ 3:4222 — Federal and state cooperation; designated authority

§4222. Federal and state cooperation; designated authority
A. The commissioner is hereby designated as the state agency which shall be
responsible for cooperating with the secretary of agriculture of the United States under the
provisions of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Federal Poultry Products Inspection
Act and such agency is directed to cooperate with the secretary of agriculture of the United
States in developing and administering the meat inspection program of this state under this
Chapter to assure that its requirements are at least equal to those imposed pursuant to the
Federal Meat Inspection Act and in developing and administering the program of this state
under the provisions of this Chapter in such a manner as will effectuate the purposes of this
Chapter and the federal acts. However, no provision of this Chapter shall be understood or
construed as changing or repealing any present constitutional provision or statutory law of
the state with respect to the powers, duties and responsibilities of the Louisiana Department
of Health or with respect to the Sanitary Code or the State Food, Drugs and Cosmetic Act
except to the extent and only to the extent of direct conflict with the provisions herein
contained and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Where practical the Louisiana
Department of Agriculture shall enter into a contractual agreement with the Louisiana
Department of Health for services presently being rendered by the Louisiana Department of
Health and all related services under the provisions of various applicable laws, to the extent
necessary to assure compliance with the provisions and purposes of this Chapter.
B. In such cooperative efforts, the commissioner is authorized to accept from the
secretary advisory assistance in planning and otherwise developing the state program,
technical and laboratory assistance and training including necessary curricular and
instructional materials and equipment, and financial and other aid for administration of such
a program. The commissioner is further authorized to spend public funds of this state
appropriated for administration of this Chapter to pay fifty per centum of the estimated total
cost of the cooperative program.
C. The commissioner of agriculture shall serve as the representative of the governor
in all consultations and negotiations with the secretary of the United States Department of
Agriculture concerning the development and implementation of this Chapter and the Federal
Meat Inspection Act and the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act.
D. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 256, §2.
*21 U.S.C.A. §601 ET SEQ.
**21 U.S.C.A. §451 ET SEQ.

Legislative History

Acts 1968, No. 376, §20; Acts 1970, No. 615, §1; Acts 1982, No. 443, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1982, No. 750, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 73, §1; Acts 2012, No. 811, §1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 256, §§1, 2; Acts 2024, No. 33, §1, eff. May 13, 2024.