Louisiana § RS 3:822 - Definitions
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 3:822 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 3:822. Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Part.
(1) "Eggs" means pullet and hen eggs only.
(2) "Producer" means every person engaged in producing eggs in the state.
(3) "Person" means every person, partnership, firm, company, association, syndicate, or corporation engaged in the handling and selling of eggs.
(4) "Dealer" or "distributor" means every person, not a producer, engaged in buying, or selling eggs in the state.
(5) "Candling" means the practice of examining the interior of an egg by use of transmitted light for determining inedible eggs, and for determining quality in grading edible eggs.
(6) "Federal Standards" means the quality and weight requirements for grades as defined in the U.S. Standards for shell eggs that are now or may hereafter be established by the United States Department of Agriculture.
(7) "Current receipt eggs" or "ungraded eggs" means yard-run eggs or eggs as they are produced on the farm and ungraded.
(8) "Inedible eggs" means inedible eggs as defined in the U.S. Standards for shell eggs.
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 3:822 cover?
Section RS 3:822 ("Definitions") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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