La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXI-1921

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXI-1921 - Certified Turtle Farmers; Licensing

A. No person shall breed, hatch, propagate, raise, grow, receive, ship, transport, export, or sell turtles or turtle eggs without possessing a turtle farmer license.

B. Each person applying for a turtle farmer license shall annually complete an application as provided by the department accompanied by an application fee of $250. The application shall include the following information:

1. name of applicant;

2. date of application;

3. address of applicant;

4. telephone number of applicant;

5. whether the applicant is an individual, corporation, subchapter "S" corporation, cooperative or partnership;

6. principal officers of the applicant, if any;

7. location of applicant's principal office and farming premises;

8. location of all offices operated by applicant, along with the name of the manager and phone number of each;

9. the dates upon which the applicant begins and ends its fiscal year;

10. a map or schematic showing the location of ponds or other breeding habitats, storage, treatment and incubation buildings and facilities shall be included with all applications for a turtle farmer license. Each pond or breeding habitat shall be designated by a letter, beginning with "A", and shall be designated in sequential order and properly labeled on the map or schematic.

C. Prior to the issuance of an initial turtle farmer license, an inspection of the turtle farm facilities shall be made by an agent of the Department to insure compliance with this Chapter.

D. Upon issuance of an initial license by the department, certified turtle farmers shall be assigned a permanent licensed farmer identification code for use on all documents related to turtle farming.

E. In the case of the transfer of ownership of the person or entity that is the certified turtle farmer that person must reapply with the department for licensing as a certified turtle farmer and must meet all of the qualifications required for the issuance of an initial license.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXI-1921

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health Services, LR 17:352 (April 1991), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of the Commissioner, LR 26:1571 (August 2000), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and the Board of Animal Health, LR 40:982 (May 2014), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety, LR 45506 (4/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2358.2 and 3:2358.4.