R.S. 3:1444

Prohibitions ACTIVE

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(11) Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 26, §3, eff.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.

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References

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History

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

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@misc{larevstat-3-1444,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 3:1444},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-3/section-1444},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}