RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 218 (HB 364) 2019 Regular Session McFarland
New law provides definitions for "forest product", "harvester", and "landowner".
New law requires a person who acquires forest products to pay the landowner in full within
30 days of receipt of payment for selling the products.
New law requires the landowner to send written notice demanding payment after the 30-day
window and allows the harvester 10 additional days to make the payment in full before
facing criminal penalties.
New law provides that the criminal penalties are dependent upon the value of forest products
the harvester took without paying the landowner.
Effective Aug. 1, 2019.
(Adds R.S. 3:4278.4)