LAC 7:XV.147. Sweet Potato Dealer's Permit

A. All persons, including sweet potato growers and farmers, commercially growing, selling or offering for sale sweet potatoes shall not grow, move, clean, grade, pack or repack for sale, or process in any manner sweet potatoes without a valid Sweet Potato Dealer's Permit. B. Applicants for Sweet Potato Dealer's Certificate Permit shall complete and file the application required by the department, which shall set forth the following conditions: 1. a guarantee to reimburse any purchase price of sweet potatoes which are confiscated because of sweetpotato weevil infestation or unauthorized sale, offer for sale or movement; 2. an agreement to permit, at the dealer's cost, the disposal or destruction by an inspector of the department or the return to point of origin of any sweet potatoes sold, offered for sale, moved or moving without authorization, or infested with sweetpotato weevil; 3. a signed agreement to comply with any and all sweet potato quarantine regulations and any conditions specified in the agreement. C. The provisions of this Section do not apply to retail grocers and other retail outlets selling or offering for sale sweet potatoes possessing a valid certificate permit and/or certificate permit tags indicating that the sweet potatoes have been inspected, and that are sold or offered for sale directly to the consumer from a permanent building at a permanent location.