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urn: urn:us-la:rs:3:3112
citation: "R.S. 3:3112"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 3 › Chapter 19-A › Part II"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1993, number: 134, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2008, number: 920, section: 1, effective_date: 2008-07-14, role: amendment }
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# Definitions

As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his duly authorized representative acting at his direction.

(2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

(3) "Ratite" means a flightless bird with a flat chestbone of the order Ratitae including but not limited to ostrich ( Struthio camelus ), rhea ( Rhea americana ), emu ( Dromaius novaehollandiae ), and cassowary ( Casuarius ). Domestic farm-raised ratites shall be considered livestock if identified and maintained for the commercial purpose of producing meat, hides, feathers, oil, or progeny.