Laws, rules, and regulations

Protecting the health and safety of livestock and other animals.

Animal Health

• Title 3 Agriculture and Forestry Law
• Title 7 Agriculture and Animals Rules and Regulations

Contact info

Compliance and reporting

Act 483

• ACT 483 Report - Advisory Commission on Pesticides License and Permits 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Alternative Livestock Breeder Pen-Holder License 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Certified Turtle Farmer License 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Commercial Weighing and Measuring Device 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Cotton Merchants 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Dairy Distributor License 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Dairy Processor License 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Egg Marketing License 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Feed Manufacturing Facility License 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Feral Swine Authorized Holding Facility Permit 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Feral Swine Authorized Transporter License 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Grain Dealer Licenses 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Horticulture Commission License and Permits 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Livestock Buying Station Permit 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Livestock Dealer
  
• ACT 483 Report - Livestock Market Auction Permit 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Meat and Poultry Inspection Facility License 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Meat and Poultry Inspection Registered Handler License 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Seed and Industrial Hemp Licensing 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Service Agencies 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Service Technician 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Structural Pest Control 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Warehouse Dealer License 2023
  
• ACT 483 Report - Weighmaster License 2023
  

Fertilizer and lime

• R.S. 3:1411 – 1423

• RS 3:1430.1 – 1430.13

• Part XI Fertilizer pg 99
• Part XIX Agricultural Liming Materials pg 201

Contact info

Land and forests

Forestry Management & Protection

• Fire and Burning Law
  • See fire conditions and burn bans .

  Forestry Enforcement

  • Louisiana Administrative Code - Title 7 - Agriculture and Forestry Rules and Regulations
    • Part XXXIX. - Forestry

    Indian Creek Recreation Area Law

    • Louisiana Administrative Code, Chapter 5: Indian Creek Recreation Area
    • Also see Indian Creek Recreation Area

    Arborist Services

    • Title 3: Horticulture Commission Law
    • Title 7: Horticulture Commission Rules and Regulations
    • Also see Arborist Licensing

    Contact info

    Legal Department Office of Forestry Indian Creek Recreation Area

    Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission

    Regulates the Louisiana grain and cotton industry and provides cost effective services to producers and grain companies.

    • Title 7 Part XXVII. Agricultural Commodity Dealer and Warehouse Rules and Regulations
    • Title 37 Insurance Part IX. Agricultural Commodities
    • Boards and Commissions Agricultural Commodities Commission
    • See also Commodity Warehousing and Distribution

    Contact info

    Agricultural Commodities Commission

    Pesticides and structural pest control

    Pesticides

    • Title 3: Pesticide Law
    • Title 7: Pesticides Rules and Regulations

    Structural pest control

    • Title 3: Structural Pest Control Law
    • Title 7: Structural Pest Control Rules and Regulations

    Contact info

    Pesticide and Environmental Programs Structural Pest Control Program Legal Department

    Plants and crops

    Industrial hemp

    • RS 3:1461 Industrial Hemp Law (2019)
    • Title 7, Chapter 13 Industrial Hemp Rules and Regulations (2022)

    Seed

    Promote agricultural production by getting seeds inspected, tested or certified.

    • Louisiana Seed Law (RS 3:1431-1449)
    • Seed Rules & Regulations, State Register Title 7, Part XIII
    • Labeling Requirements & Agricultural Standards

    Pesticide

    • Title 3: Pesticide Law
    • Title 7: Pesticides Rules and Regulations

    Plant pests and invasive species

    • Title 3: Crop Pests and Diseases Law
    • Title 7: Plant Protection and Quarantine Rules and Regulations
    • Title 7: Boll Weevil Rules and Regulations
    • Boll Weevil Eradication Law

    Florist, flowers, nursery, and landscape

    • Title 3: Horticulture Commission Law
    • Title 7: Horticulture Commission Rules and Regulations