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Fri May 29, 2026

Board of Animal Health

Board to consider livestock market charters and a revocation

The Louisiana Board of Animal Health will hold adjudicatory hearings on applications for livestock market charters, including Wald Livestock Market, Red River Livestock, and Walter King/Double K Auction Market, and on revocations of existing charters. The board may also enter executive session to discuss pending litigation. Other business includes approval of minutes and a new EIA lab.

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Docusign Envelope ID: B245DC9C-7BC6-875C-839D-D62896137987 mar LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT of AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY MIKE STRAIN, DVM Commissioner AGENDA LOUISIANA BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH MAY 29, 2026, 10:00 A.M. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY VETERANS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM 5825 FLORIDA BLVD, FIRST FLOOR BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70806 I. CALL TO ORDER Il. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TW. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM IV. PUBLIC COMMENT Vv. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JUNE 20, 2025 VI. | EXECUTIVE SESSION - The following matter may be discussed in Executive Session pursuant to La. R.S. 42:17(A)(2): A. “John Wald and Anton Wald versus Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Board of Animal Health” Suit No C-758,712 Section 23; 19" Judicial District Court; Parish of East Baton Rouge; State of Louisiana VI. ADJUDICATORY HEARINGS A. APPLICATIONS FOR LIVESTOCK MARKET CHARTER 1. 26-AH-002 Wald Livestock Market 2. 26-AH-001 Red River Livestock (Transfer of existing charter) 3. 26-AH-005 Walter King / Double K Auction Market (poultry only) B. REVOCATIONS OF LIVESTOCK MARKET CHARTERS 1. 26-AH-004 Nicholas Manuel / American Select Equine (Voluntary relinquishment) 2. 26-AH-003 Johnny Payne / JP Livestock — Revocation of market charter and dealer permit VIH. OLD BUSINESS IX. NEW BUSINESS 5825 Florida Bivd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 | Telephone: (225) 922-1234 Fax: (225) 922-1253 LDAF.LA.GOV Agricultural & Agro-Consumer Animal Health Forestry Management Soll …
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1 TENTATIVE MINUTES (PENDING BOARD APPROVAL) MEETING OF THE LOUISIANA BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH May 29, 2026, 10:00 A.M. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY VETERANS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM 5825 FLORIDA BOULEVARD BATON ROUGE, LA 70806 NOTE: THIS IS TENTATIVE MINUT ES FROM THE JUNE 20 2025, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH. A FINAL VERSION OF THESE MINUTES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AFTER APPROVAL OF THE BOARD AT ITS NEXT REGULARLY-SCHEDULED MEETING. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Dr. Craig Fontenot at 10:00 a.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Dr. Fontenot led the Board in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL The roll was called by Sara Novak. Members Present: Anna Chapman, DVM, Dale Cambre, James Cooper, DVM, Thomas Early, Nickey Smith, David Mains, Kurt Cazayoux, Lennie Crawford, Rayburn Smith, Craig Fontenot Members Absent: Giles Brown, Law Ponder, Sara Byrd, Brady Rutledge, Vendal Fairchild, Josh Kaplan A quorum was present at all times. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment at this time. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Dale Cambre moved to approve the minutes as written from the board’s June 20, 2025 meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Nickey Smith and passed unanimously. EXECUTIVE SESSION 2 A. “John Wald and Anton Wald versus Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Board of Animal Health” Suit No. C-758,712 Section 23; 19th Judicial District Court; Parish of East Baton Rouge; St …
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