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Licensing & Assessments

Licensing

To obtain a warehouse, grain dealer, or cotton merchant license:

  • Submit application and all required documentation to the Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission
  • Application deadline: April 30 (There is a late fee of $50/day.)
  • Dates for submitting forms: July 1 – June 30

Grain Dealer License

  1. License Application 
  2. Register with the Secretary of State
  3. Property Insurance Certificate, if applicable
  4. Security Form
  5. Self Insurance Fund Application OR
  6. LACC Bond Requirement Form
  7. Chief Executive Officer Form
  8. Resolution of the Board of Directors
  9. Audited Financial Statement
  10. Application Fee

Warehouse License

  1. License Application
  2. Register with the Secretary of State
  3. Property Insurance Certificate, if applicable
  4. Security Form
  5. Self Insurance Fund Application OR
  6. LACC Bond Requirement Form
  7. Chief Executive Officer Form
  8. Resolution of the Board of Directors
  9. Schedule of Charges and Tariffs Form
  10. Signature Cards
  11. Copy of Scale Ticket
  12. Audited Financial Statement
  13. Application Fee

Cotton Merchant License

  1. License Application
  2. Register with the Secretary of State
  3. Property Insurance Certificate, if applicable
  4. Security Form
  5. Self Insurance Fund Application OR
  6. LACC Bond Requirement Form
  7. Chief Executive Officer Form
  8. Resolution of the Board of Directors
  9. Schedule of Charges and Tariffs Form
  10. Signature Cards
  11. Copy of Scale Ticket
  12. Audited Financial Statement
  13. Application Fee

Grain Grading & Sampling

Sampler Grader Certificate Application

For more information regarding training courses, please contact Gene Cavalier, Director of Agricultural Commodities Commission at 225-935-2164 or by email at gcavalier@ldaf.state.la.us.

Grounds for not issuing license

The commission may refuse to issue a license to any applicant for a warehouse license, cotton merchant license, or grain dealer license if the commission finds that the warehouse proposed for licensure is not suitable for the storage of agricultural commodities, or if the commission finds that the applicant for a warehouse license, cotton merchant license, or a grain dealer license cannot demonstrate a net worth of at least one hundred thousand dollars, or is incompetent to conduct such warehouse, cotton merchant, or grain dealer business in accordance with this Chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto; or if there is any other sufficient reason within the intent of this Chapter for not issuing such warehouse, cotton merchant, or grain dealer license.

Assessments

Assessment forms must be turned in monthly by the 15th for the prior month’s assessments, whether there were purchases or not. The payments MUST be made in separate checks (GCIF and LACC Form on one check) and the Promotion Assessments on a separate check.