Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XXIX - Horticulture Commission
Chapter 1 - Horticulture
Section XXIX-115 - General Requirements for All Licenses or Permittee

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXIX-115

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024

A. All licensees or permittees must cooperate with any representative of the commission in any inspection of the premises and/or any other reasonable request. The giving of a false statement to any representative of the commission by a licensee or permittee shall constitute a violation of this regulation.

B. A person holding a license in a regulated profession may be the licensee for only one person or business. The licenses of all licensees regularly assigned to work in any outlet shall be prominently displayed at all times in a location accessible to the general public or any representative of the commission.

C. The permits of cut flower dealers and nursery stock dealers must be prominently displayed at all times in a location accessible to the general public or any representative of the commission.

D. All sod sold or installed in quantities of two pallets or 100 square yards or more shall be accompanied by a completed form indicating the type and class of sod. The form shall be specified by the commission and the consumer shall be provided with the completed form at the time of sale or installation. Copies of completed forms shall be kept on file and made available to commission representatives upon request for a period of one year after sale or installation.

1. The types of sod shall be indicated as: Centipede, St. Augustine, Bermuda, Zoysia, Carpet, Mixed, or Other. Bermuda, mixed, or other types shall be specified as to varieties.

2. The classes of sod shall be indicated as follows.
a. Class A (Superior Quality)-shall be free from bahia grass, torpedo grass, and Florida betony. Shall not contain more than 5 plants per 100 square feet of any other grasses, broadleaf weeds, or sedges.

b. Class B (Good Quality)-shall be free from bahia grass, torpedo grass, and Florida betony. Shall not contain more than 25 plants per 100 square feet of any other grasses, broadleaf weeds, or sedges.

c. Class C (Field Sod)-may include all sod not covered in the Classes A or B above. It may consist of sod lifted from pastures which may have been grown primarily for forages.

3. All sod must be free of insects and diseases and viable at the time of sale or installation.

4. Repealed.

E. Licensees must display at least one of their license numbers on both sides of all vehicles that have advertisement or signs and are used for business purposes with lettering at least 2 inches high and legible at the distance of 25 feet. The number to be displayed shall be the last four digits of the license number preceded by two letters indicating the type of license as follows.

AR-Arborist

LH-Landscape Horticulturist

LA-Landscape Architect

IC-Landscape Irrigation Contractor

RF-Retail Florist

UA-Utility Arborist

WF-Wholesale Florist

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3801 and R.S. 3:3808.

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