The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Curry Lann.
DIGEST
SB 108 Original 2020 Regular Session Cathey
Present law (R.S. 3:661 et seq.) creates the Louisiana Public Livestock Market Charter Law and
provides for the administration of present law, including definitions, charter requirements, fees, and
exemptions.
Proposed law changes the name of the Louisiana Public Livestock Market Charter Law to the
Louisiana Livestock Market Charter Law, changes all references from public livestock market to
livestock market in present law, and otherwise essentially retains present law.
Present law defines "public livestock market" as any place, establishment or facility commonly
known as a "livestock market", "livestock auction market", "sales ring", "stockyard", or the like,
operated for compensation or profit as a market for livestock, consisting of pens, or other enclosures,
and their appurtenances, in which livestock are received, held, sold, or kept for sale or shipment.
Proposed law removes the term "public"and expands the definition of "livestock market" as any
place, establishment or facility commonly known as a "buying station", "livestock market",
"livestock auction market", "sales ring", "stockyard", or the like, operated for compensation or profit
as a market for livestock, consisting of pens, or other enclosures, and their appurtenances, in which
livestock are received, held, sold, or kept for sale or shipment.
Proposed law recodifies definitions and additionally defines "buying station" as a facility that is
conducted, operated, or managed as a private livestock market that offers stockyard services.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends the heading of Part IV of Chapter 6 of Title 3 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
R.S. 3:661, 662, 663, 665(B) and (C), 667(C), (D)(3), (4), (5), and (6), and (E), 669, 670(B), (C), and
(E)(2) and (4))