Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health
Chapter 4 - Livestock Brands and Marks
Section XXI-425 - Adjudicatory Hearing
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. If, after an investigation has been conducted, the department believes that a recorded brand or mark has been misused, or that the provisions of this Chapter or R.S. 3:731 et seq., have been violated, the commission shall conduct an adjudicatory hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act in order to determine whether to impose civil penalties or take other action pursuant to R.S. 3:731 et seq.
B. The department shall notify the person(s) believed to have committed violation(s) of the alleged violation(s) as well as an opportunity to respond thereto, by certified mail, prior to any scheduled hearing date.
C. No penalty may be assessed prior to the holding of an adjudicatory hearing before the commission. Such adjudicatory hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act; any person alleged to have violated any provision of R.S. 3:1461 et seq. or this Chapter shall be accorded all rights and privileges under said Act.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:736.
