ENROLLED
ACT No. 80
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 392
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND
Removes a specific function of the office of forestry and certain authority of the Louisiana
Forestry Commission related to production and prices of forest tree seedlings grown
by the department
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 36:628(F) and to repeal R.S. 3:4303, relative to the functions and
3 duties of the office of forestry and the Louisiana Forestry Commission; to remove
4 the function of seedling production from the office of forestry; to remove the
5 Louisiana Forestry Commission's authority to set prices for the sale of forestry
6 seedlings grown by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry's
7 nurseries; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 36:628(F) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 ยง628. Offices; purposes and functions
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12 F. The office of forestry, under the direction of the commissioner, shall
13 perform the functions of the state relating to the practice of forestry, in accordance
14 with the policies established by the forestry commission, including the
15 administration and supervision of the programs of the state for the protection,
16 management, and preservation of this natural resource including the production of
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1 seedlings and other propagation stock; shall execute the state laws relating to forestry and
2 reforestation; and shall cooperate with the United States Forest Service in accordance with
3 law.
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5 Section 2. R.S. 3:4303 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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