Louisiana § RS 3:556.2 - Definitions
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§ RS 3:556.2. Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
(1) "Artificial crawfish bait" or "bait" means any substance that is manufactured or processed into a substantially different form than the raw materials and is sold for the purpose of attracting crawfish to traps.
(2) "Board" means the Louisiana Crawfish Promotion and Research Board.
(3) "Commissioner" means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry.
(4) "Crawfish farmer" means a person who farms or cultivates crawfish in ponds.
(5) "Crawfish harvester" means a person who harvests wild crawfish commercially without participating in the growing of the crawfish.
(6) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
(7) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity.
(8) "Quarter" means a calendar quarter more specifically defined as follows:
(a) First quarter: January, February, and March.
(b) Second quarter: April, May, and June.
(c) Third quarter: July, August, and September.
(d) Fourth quarter: October, November, and December.
(9) "Ultimate consumer" means any person who purchases bait for use in crawfish traps.
(10) "Distributor" means a Louisiana manufacturer of crawfish bags or a person who brings crawfish bags into Louisiana which were manufactured outside of Louisiana or a person who brings crawfish tail meat into Louisiana or who distributes crawfish tail meat in Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 679, §1; Acts 1985, No. 492, §1; Acts 1995, No. 543, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
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