La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXVII-103

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

Section XXVII-103 - Administration of the Affairs of the Commission

A. The officers of the commission shall be a chairman and a vice-chairman, who shall serve for terms concurrent with the commissioner, but may be elected for an indefinite number of terms.

B. After the initial election of officers, the chairman and vice-chairman shall be elected at the commission's regular meeting during the first quarter of each year.

C. In the absence of the chairman at any meeting of the commission, the vice-chairman shall preside.

D. Meetings of the commission shall normally be held in its domicile but may be held at other locations upon the determination of the chairman or the will of the commission.

E. There shall be no voting by proxy.

F. The chairman shall designate a hearing officer, who may or may not be a member of the commission, to preside at all adjudicatory proceedings of the commission. The chairman may, if he so desires, serve as hearing officer at any adjudicatory proceeding.

G. The commission shall serve as the hearing body in all adjudicatory proceedings and shall make the final determination with regard to the disposition of all matters coming to adjudication.

H. The director shall provide clerical and other support services as may be required by the commission and shall maintain and distribute appropriate minute records of the commission.

I. No member of the commission shall participate in any discussion or vote concerning any matter before the commission in which such member has a personal or commercial interest.

J. No member of the commission or the staff shall disclose any financial information pertaining to any licensee or applicant for license.

K. The commission may, from time to time, delegate any of its responsibilities to subcommittees appointed by the chairman. Such subcommittees may perform such specific duties as may be assigned by the chairman but all actions of such subcommittees shall be subject to ratification by the full commission.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXVII-103

Promulgated by the Department of Agricultural, Agricultural Commodities Commission, LR 9:287 (May 1983), amended 12:287 (May 1986), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of the Commissioner, LR 24:624 (April 1998), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Agricultural Commodities Commission, LR 37:494 (February 2011), Amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agro-Consumer Services, Agricultural Commodities Commission, LR 421498 (9/1/2016), Amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agro-Consumer Services, Agricultural Commodities Commission, LR 46312 (3/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3403 and R.S. 3:3405.