Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part V - Advertising, Marketing and Processing
Chapter 23 - Market Commission- Acquisition of Facilities
Section V-2301 - Definitions

Acquire- to gain possession or control of land, buildings, machinery, equipments, and other property by purchase, donation, rent, lease, sub-lease, or by any other lawful manner.

Commission- State Market Commission.

Commissioner- Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry.

Department- Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Facility- land, buildings, or other structures and any combination thereof.

Farm Product- any agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural, or aquacultural crop; livestock; any raw product derived from any crop or livestock; and any item produced from the further processing of the crop, livestock, or raw agricultural product.

Livestock- any animal except dogs and cats, bred, kept, maintained, raised, or used for profit, used in agriculture, aquaculture, or silviculture, or for other related purposes or used in the production of crops, animals, or plant or animal products for market. This definition includes but is not limited to cattle, buffalo, bison, oxen, and other bovine; horses, mules, donkeys, and other equine; goats; sheep; swine; chickens, turkeys, and other poultry; domestic rabbits; imported exotic deer and antelope, elk, farm-raised white-tailed deer, farm-raised ratites, and other farm-raised exotic animals; fish, pet turtles, and other animals identified with aquaculture which are located in artificial reservoirs or enclosures that are both on privately owned property and constructed so as to prevent, at all times, the ingress and egress of fish life from public waters; any commercial crawfish from any crawfish pond; and any hybrid, mixture, or mutation of any such animal.

Person- any association, business, corporation, firm, individual, joint venture, limited liability company, partnership, and any body of persons, whether incorporated or not.

Rent- an agreement or contract, including a lease or sub-lease, whereby a person acquires the right to use and occupy the machinery, equipment, or facility acquired by the commission.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:405.