§1603. Definitions

As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Affected cotton producer" means a cotton producer as defined herein and the term "affected cotton producer" as used herein shall also include landlords of share tenants and landlords of cash tenants.

(2) "Assessment" means the amount charged to each cotton producer to finance, in whole or in part, a program to suppress or eradicate the boll weevil in the state. The charge to the producer will be calculated on a per acre basis.

(3) "Boll weevil" means any Anthonomus grandis Boheman in any stage of development.

(4) "Certificate" means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with boll weevils.

(5) "Commission" means the Louisiana Boll Weevil Eradication Commission established in this Part.

(6) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, or his duly authorized designee.

(7) "Cotton" means any cotton plant or cotton plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle.

(8) "Cotton producer" means any person who is actively and directly engaged in the production, planting, growing, or farming of cotton for market, or otherwise actively causing cotton to be produced for market.

(9) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

(10) "Eradication zone" means any area or areas of the state, designated by the commissioner, where boll weevil eradication programs will be undertaken.

(11) "Host" means any plant or plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle.

(12) "Infested" means actually infested with a boll weevil or so exposed to infestation that it would be reasonable to believe that an infestation exists.

(13) "Move" means to ship, offer for shipment, deposit for transmission by mail, receive for transportation, carry, or otherwise transport, move or allow to be moved.

(14) "Noncommercial cotton" means any cotton intended for purposes other than processing, including but not limited to cotton planted for ornamental purposes and volunteer cotton.

(15) "Permit" means a document issued or authorized by the commissioner to provide for the movement of regulated articles to restricted designations for limited handling, utilization, or processing.

(16) "Person" means any individual, firm, company, corporation, partnership, society, association, or other business or public entity.

(17) "Regulated article" means any article of any character carrying or capable of carrying the boll weevil, including but not limited to cotton plants, seed cotton, cottonseed, other hosts, gin trash, gin equipment, mechanical cotton pickers, and other equipment associated with cotton production, harvesting, or processing.

Acts 1992, No. 58, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1.