The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Curry Lann.
DIGEST
SB 55 Original 2019 Regular Session Riser
Present law (R.S. 3:4601 et sq.) provides for the Louisiana Weights and Measures Law, which sets
the standards and requirements for the sale of all agriculture commodities. Further requires the
Department of Agriculture and Forestry to supervise the weights, measures, and weighing and
measuring devices offered for sale, sold, and used in the state.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law (R.S. 3:4623(C)) exempts the sale of shelled field corn from the Louisiana Weights and
Measures Law if the net weight of the shelled field corn is verified by a National Type Evaluation
Program (NTEP) certified scale prior to distribution of the shelled field corn.
Proposed law exempts the sale of shelled field corn made directly from a producer to a purchaser if
the following conditions are met:
(1) The shelled field corn is measured from a timed distribution device.
(2) The net weight of the shelled field corn is verified by a National Institute of Standards and
Technology certified floor scale.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 3:4623(C))