1. A. The late registration penalty fees as established by Act 344 of the 1985 Louisiana Legislature will assess each manufacturer, packer, or proprietor a penalty of $10 for failure to register each separate and distinct product annually. The penalty assessed shall be in addition to the examination and investigation charge (registration fee). No manufacturer, packer, or proprietor shall be assessed a late registration penalty fee of more than $100 in any calendar year.

2. B. Late penalty fees shall be assessed as follows:

   Number of Products Registered	Penalty Fee
   1	$ 10
   2	$ 20
   3	$ 30
   4	$ 40
   5	$ 50
   6	$ 60
   7	$ 70
   8	$ 80
   9	$ 90
   10	$100
   More than 10	$100

3. C. Late registration penalty fees will be imposed on those firms which fail to submit an application for registration and registration fees on or before July 1 of each year.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:604 and R.S. 40:627(D).

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Adopted by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, September 1968, amended by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Health Services and Environmental Quality, LR 10:9 (January 1984), LR 9:562 (August 1983), amended by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services LR 11:1161 (December 1985), amended by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, LR 46:359 (March 2020).