RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 337 (SB 55) 2019 Regular Session Riser
Prior law (R.S. 3:4601 et sq.) provided for the La. 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.
New law retains prior law.
Prior law (R.S. 3:4623(C)) exempted the sale of shelled field corn from the La. 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.
New law exempts the sale of an aggregate of 20,000 bushels or less per year of shelled field
corn made directly from a producer to a purchaser from the La. Weights and Measures Law.
New law exempts the sale of an aggregate of more than 20,000 bushels per year of shelled
field corn 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.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 3:4623(C))