- A. During the course of their inspections, inspectors employed by the commission may take soil samples and/or chemical samples of tank mixes and/or rodenticide.
- B. Soil and chemical samples shall be properly marked to preserve a chain of custody record and shall be submitted to the laboratory at Louisiana State University for analysis.
- C. Results of laboratory analysis of soil and/or chemical samples may be used in adjudicatory proceedings and shall be made available to the pest control operator upon request after the analysis is completed.
- D. Samples that are requested by any other person other than for enforcement by the department shall be paid for by the person requesting the chemical sample. The fee shall be $500 per sample which includes one (1) analysis and the cost for obtaining the samples by the employee of the department.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3366.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 11:330 (April 1985), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Structural Pest Control Commission, LR 15:958 (November 1989), LR 37:285 (January 2011).