Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XXV - Structural Pest Control
Chapter 1 - Structural Pest Control Commission
Section XXV-133 - Inspection, Taking of Samples
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. During the course of their inspections, inspectors employed by the commission may take soil samples and/or chemical samples of tank mixes and/or rodenticide.
B. Soil and chemical samples shall be properly marked to preserve a chain of custody record and shall be submitted to the laboratory at Louisiana State University for analysis.
C. Results of laboratory analysis of soil and/or chemical samples may be used in adjudicatory proceedings and shall be made available to the pest control operator upon request after the analysis is completed.
D. Samples that are requested by any other person other than for enforcement by the department shall be paid for by the person requesting the chemical sample. The fee shall be $500 per sample which includes one (1) analysis and the cost for obtaining the samples by the employee of the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3366.