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  "urn": "urn:us-la:rs:40:821",
  "title_number": "40",
  "section_number": "821",
  "citation": "R.S. 40:821",
  "heading": "Manufacturers and dealers; fees; disposition of fees",
  "text": "A. Whoever manufactures for sale within this state or sells or offers or exposes for sale or exchange any flour or compound intended for use as a flour, under any name whatsoever, shall first register with the Louisiana Department of Health hereinafter referred to as the \"department,\" the brand, style, and trade name and address under which the product is distributed, sold, or exposed or offered for sale. The fee for registration of each separate and distinct brand or style shall be not more than five dollars annually.\n\nB. All registration fees collected under the provisions of this Subpart shall be devoted to the expenses of registration, inspections, and examinations conducted under the authority of this Subpart and for the enforcement of the provisions of this Subpart.",
  "status": "active",
  "hierarchy_path": [
    {
      "level": "title",
      "number": "40",
      "name": "PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY"
    },
    {
      "level": "chapter",
      "number": "4",
      "name": "FOOD AND DRUGS"
    },
    {
      "level": "part",
      "number": "VI",
      "name": "FLOUR AND BREAD"
    },
    {
      "level": "subpart",
      "number": "B",
      "name": "REGISTRATION OF BRANDS AND TRADE-NAMES OF FLOUR"
    }
  ],
  "breadcrumb": "Title 40 › Chapter 4 › Part VI › Subpart B",
  "acts_citations": [
    {
      "act_year": 1978,
      "act_number": 786,
      "section": 5,
      "effective_date": "1978-07-17",
      "effective_date_raw": "July 17, 1978",
      "role": "enactment"
    }
  ],
  "acts_citations_raw": "Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.",
  "source_url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=98844",
  "website_law_id": 98844,
  "scrape_timestamp": "2026-05-22T23:14:07Z",
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