HLS 12RS-619 ENGROSSED Page 1 of 2 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. Regular Session, 2012 HOUSE BILL NO. 887 BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON ANIMALS: Imposes a regulatory fee on alternative livestock programs AN ACT1 To enact R.S. 3:3107, relative to imported exotic deer and antelope, elk, and farm-raised2 white tail deer and other exotic cervidae; to provide for a regulatory fee; to provide3 for the redesignation of certain provisions of Title 3 of the Louisiana Revised4 Statutes of 1950; and to provide for related matters.5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6 Section 1. R.S. 3:3107 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7 ยง3107. Regulatory fee8 The commissioner may charge a service fee on alternative livestock programs9 in Louisiana. The fee shall be established by rule adopted in accordance with the10 Administrative Procedure Act. The proceeds of the fee shall be used to defray the11 costs of services to the alternative livestock industry in Louisiana. The fee shall be12 collected annually upon the renewal of the license in the state of Louisiana. The13 amount of the fee shall be based on the cost of regulating the alternative livestock14 industry.15 Section 2.(A) The provisions of R.S. 3:3102 are hereby redesignated and16 renumbered to R.S. 3:3103.17 (B) The provisions of R.S. 3:3103 are hereby redesignated and renumbered18 to R.S. 3:3104.19 HLS 12RS-619 ENGROSSED HB NO. 887 Page 2 of 2 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. (C) The provisions of R.S. 3:3104 are hereby redesignated and renumbered1 to R.S. 3:3105.2 (D) The provisions of R.S. 3:3105 are hereby redesignated and renumbered3 to R.S. 3:3108.4 (E) The provisions of R.S. 3:3106 are hereby redesignated and renumbered5 to R.S. 3:3102.6 DIGEST The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] Johnson HB No. 887 Abstract: Provides for a service fee on imported exotic deer and antelope, elk, and farm- raised white tail deer and other exotic cervidae. Proposed law allows the commissioner of LDAF to charge a service fee on imported exotic deer and antelope, elk, and farm-raised white tail deer and other exotic cervidae to defray the costs of services to the alternative livestock industry. Provides for the fee to be collected annually at the time of license renewal. Proposed law redesignates and renumbers certain provisions in Title 3 as follows: R.S. 3:3102 to 3103 R.S. 3:3103 to 3104 R.S. 3:3104 to 3108 R.S. 3:3106 to 3102 (Adds R.S. 3:3107)