§ 3:4622 — Fees; Weights and Measures Fund

Louisiana § 3:4622

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 3: Agriculture and Forestry

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§4622. Fees; Weights and Measures Fund
A. Each commercial weighing and measuring device which is subject to the
jurisdiction of the department shall be registered annually with the department in accordance
with rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner.
B. The registration fee for each commercial weighing and measuring device shall be
as follows:
(1) Category 1--zero to 1,000 pounds capacity up to $50.00
(2) Category 2--over 1,000 to 10,000 pounds capacity up to $135.00
(3) Category 3--over 10,000 pounds capacity up to $250.00
(4) The registration fee of any other commercial weighing and measuring device
shall be as established in a fee schedule adopted by the commissioner. The fee rates shall
be based on the cost of the work performed.
C. Each commercial weighing and measuring device which requires a subsequent
inspection may be subject to a subsequent inspection fee at the time of a subsequent
inspection.
D. The subsequent inspection fee for each commercial weighing and measuring
device shall be as follows:
(1) Category 1–zero to 1,000 pounds capacity $00.00
(2) Category 2–over 1,000 to 10,000 pounds capacity $135.00
(3) Category 3–over 10,000 pounds capacity $250.00
(4) Mass Flow Meters $250.00
E. Each weighmaster who is licensed by the commission shall pay an annual license
fee of one hundred dollars.
F. The commissioner shall adopt, by rule, the fees charged for weighing and
measuring services performed by the department, including those services performed by the
department's State Metrology Laboratory. The fee rates shall be based on the cost of the
work performed.
G. The registration fee for each service agency shall be one hundred dollars. The
registration fee for each service person shall be sixty-five dollars.
H.(1) There is hereby created, as a special fund in the state treasury, the Weights and
Measures Fund. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the
Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a
sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all of the obligations secured by the full
faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the
treasurer shall pay an amount equal to the amount received by the state treasury from all
assessments, fees, penalties, and other funds received under the provisions of this Chapter
into the fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal
year shall remain in the fund. The treasurer shall invest the monies in the fund in the same
manner as monies in the state general fund. All interest earned from investment of monies
in the fund shall be deposited in the fund.
(2) Subject to annual appropriation by the legislature, the monies in the fund shall
be used solely to provide for the expenses of the program established by this Chapter and to
carry out the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the commission and the
commissioner under the provisions of this Chapter.

Legislative History

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 2003, No. 117, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 139, §§1 and 3, eff. May 28, 2003; Acts 2021, No. 145, §1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2024, No. 210, §1.