In re Delahoussaye

LEAR, Judge.

This suit arose from a joint petition for a declaratory judgment, which was filed by (1) Gilbert M. Dozier (Commissioner of Agriculture); (2) the Fertilizer Commission of the State of Louisiana; (3) Dr. E. A. Epps, Jr. (the Louisiana state chemist); and (4) D. A. Delahoussaye d/b/a Top Crop Seed and Supply Company. The first three petitioners are hereinafter referred to as the “Ag Group.”

The Ag Group administers LSA-R.S. 3:1311, et seq., regulating the licensing of manufacturers and distributors of fertilizer and the testing and sampling of fertilizers made and/or sold in…