NOTICE: Final Rule - La. Agricultural Commodities Commission
Certified Grain Graders Rule LAC 7:XXVII. 135
In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950, et seq., and pursuant to the authority set forth in R.S. 3:3405, et seq., the Department of Agriculture and Forestry (“department”) through the Office of Agro-Consumer Services and the Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission (“commission”) has amended LAC 7:XXVII.135 relative to certified grain sampling and grading to provide for state certification of grain samplers and graders by the department and commission.
The Rule changes were made pursuant to the amendments to R.S. 3:3414 in ACT 202, of the 2023 Regular Legislative Session. The amendments to LAC 7:XXVII. 135 clarified that the standards adopted by the commission for sampling and grading grain are consistent with the standards adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture, Federal Grain Inspection Service, requiring grain to be graded by a state or federally certified grader, and further authorized the commission to certify grain samplers and graders. Further, the commission is authorized to suspend or revoke a state certification for failure to comply with the provisions of the laws, rules, and regulations of the department and state of Louisiana. The amendments now require the department to inspect, classify, and grade grain in accordance with the standards adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture, Federal Grain Inspection Service, for sampling and grading grain.
This Rule was adopted on day of promulgation, December 20, 2023.
Publication of the final rule can be found at the Louisiana Register website.