La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § VII-1403

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Section VII-1403 - Definitions [Formerly section 1303]
A. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in conjunction with LAC 33:VII.Subpart 1, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Chapter, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.

Commission- the Louisiana Litter Reduction and Public Action Commission.

Dump- to throw, discard, place, deposit, discharge, burn, dump, drop, eject, or allow the escape of a substance.

Litter- all waste material, except as provided and defined in R.S. 30:2173(2), including but not limited to, disposable packages, containers, sand, gravel, rubbish, cans, bottles, refuse, garbage, trash, debris, dead animals, furniture or appliances, automotive parts including, but not limited to, tires and engines, trailers, boats and boating accessories, tools and equipment, and building materials, or other discarded materials of any kind and description. Litter shall not include agricultural products that are being transported from the harvest or collection site to a processing or market site if reasonable measures are taken to prevent the agricultural product from leaving the transporting vehicle. Litter shall also not include recyclable cardboard being transported in compressed bundles to processing facilities. Agricultural product, as used in this definition, means all crops, livestock, poultry, and forestry; and all aquacultural, floracultural, horticultural, silvicultural, and viticultural products.

Local Governing Authority- the governing authority of the parish or the governing authority of the municipality in which the littering offense was committed.

Public or Private Property- the right-of-way of any road or highway, levee, any body of water or watercourse or the shores or beaches thereof, any park, playground, building, refuge, or conservation or recreation area, and residential or farm properties, timberland, or forests.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § VII-1403

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2610 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2501 (October 2005), repromulgated LR 33:1107 (June 2007), amended LR 33:2157 (October 2007).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R. S. 30:2522 et seq.