- A. In the event that the department determines that a licensee has misused the logo(s), the department shall conduct an adjudicatory hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act in order to determine whether to suspend or revoke the licensee’s permission to use the logo(s).
- B. All hearings conducted pursuant to this section shall be heard by a three-person hearing panel appointed by the commissioner. The commissioner may appoint a hearing officer to conduct the hearing.
- C. At the conclusion of the administrative hearing, the hearing panel may recommend that the licensee’s permission to use the logo(s) be suspended or revoked. The hearing panel’s recommendation shall be submitted to the commissioner for his determination.
- D. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings to enforce his rulings in the district court for the parish where the violation occurred.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:4721.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 42:394 (March 2016), repromulgated LR 42:541 (April 2016), amended LR 44:442 (March 2018).