LAC 7:XXXIII.125. Overtime and Holiday Inspection Service

A. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall perform inspection services for official establishments, without charge, up to a 40 hours workweek Monday through Friday. B. The department shall charge to and be reimbursed by official establishments an hourly overtime rate per department employee providing overtime inspection services to the official establishment. The overtime periods and rate per period are as follows: 1. $25 per hour for inspection services provided for more than 40 hours in any workweek Monday through Friday; 2. $30 per hour for inspection services provided on a Saturday or Sunday that is not otherwise a legal holiday established by R.S. 1:55; 3. $35 per hour for inspection services provided on days of public rest and legal holidays, other than Saturdays and Sundays, observed by the departments of the state in accordance with R.S. 1:55; 4. overtime inspection services shall be billed at a minimum of two hours at the appropriate rate. Time spent providing inspection services in excess of two hours shall be billed in increments of quarter hours, with the time being rounded up to the next quarter hour. C. Bills are payable upon receipt and become delinquent 30 days from the date of the bill. Overtime inspections will not be performed for official establishments having a delinquent account.