Louisiana Administrative Code

A. The annual family income listed in the right hand column is the maximum allowable for the family size number listed in the opposite left hand column. Family Size Annual Family Income 1 $ 6,825 2 9,165 3 11,505 4 13,065 5 16.185 6 18,525 7 20,865 8 23,205 B. For family units of…

Off-Type (Mutations)―plants or seeds which deviate in one or more characteristics from the breeder description filed with LDAF. Open-Pollination―pollination that occurs naturally as opposed to controlled pollination such as by detasseling cytoplasmic male sterility, self-incompat…

6. Labels will be issued only for seed proven by laboratory analysis to meet required germination and purity standards. 7. The number of labels issued will be determined by the inspector's estimate of the quantity of seed at the time of sampling. All unused labels must be returne…

Certification―the process by which official recognition is given to seeds produced under a limited generation system which ensures genetic purity and identity and a given minimum level of quality. Clonally Propagated Plant—a plant that is duplicated or propagated as a plant clone…

A. The following classes of seed are recognized for purposes of this Chapter. 1. Breeder Seed (White Tag)―seed directly controlled by the originating or sponsoring plant breeding institution, firm or individual which is the source for the production of seed of the certified class…

A. The crop or variety to be certified must have been approved for certification by LDAF. B. The originator, developer, owner, or agent seeking to have the crop or variety of seed certified shall provide the following information to LDAF. 1. the name of the variety; 2. a statemen…

A. The grower must apply for certification on or before the application deadline shown in §509 for seed stock to be certified by LDAF. The grower must submit a completed application on the form provided by LDAF. B. Applications for certification of seed stock for a crop or variet…

A. Onion bulbs and seed, and shallots—March 1. B. Tissue Culture Sugarcane—April 1. C. Clover (crimson, red, white), rescue grass, harding grass, vetch, and Irish potatoes—April 1. D. Oats, wheat, ryegrass, singletary peas—April 15. E. Watermelon—May 1. F. Sweet potatoes and swee…

A. The originator of the variety may specify the number of generations through which a variety may be multiplied. B. No variety may be multiplied more than two generations beyond the foundation class, except as follows: 1. older varieties of certified seed may be recertified when…

A. The applicant shall assign a specific, unique number or other mark when the seed is conditioned and bagged. B. Each container in a given lot of seed shall be marked with the number or other mark assigned to that lot. C. Seed lots may be blended if the variety and class are the…

A. Seed sampling will be performed at the request of the grower. B. Except as provided by §515.D.2, official samples to determine eligibility for certification shall be drawn only after the seed is conditioned. C. Sampling of Bagged Seed 1. Each lot of seed must be stacked so as …

A. Seed conditioning plants desiring to be listed in LDAF roster of seed conditioning plants must make a written application for inclusion on the list. B. LDAF will issue certificates to all seed conditioning plants making application for inclusion on the listing, on an annual ba…

A. Bagging 1. All seed approved for certification must be packaged in new 100 pound containers or less, except as provided by this Subsection. 2. Registered class of rice and small grains (wheat and oats): a. new super-bags or Q-bit bulk containers (or its equivalent as determine…

A. Bulk certification shall be limited to the certified class of the following commodities: 1. small grains (wheat and oats); 2. rice. B. Seed eligible for bulk certification shall meet all field and laboratory standards established for certified seed as specified in these regula…

A. Seed to be certified by interagency action must meet the seed certification standards established by the Seed Law and this Part or comparable standards of a seed certifying agency recognized by the commissioner. B. Seed to be certified by interagency action must contain, on th…

A. The following space and bed guidelines shall be provided for specific patient care areas. 1. Adult Patient Room a. 4 beds per room maximum: b. 100 sq. ft. (9.29 sq. m.) for single room; c. 80 sq. ft. (7.43 sq. m.) per bed for multi-bed rooms; d. 3'8" (1.12 m.) minimum clearanc…

A. This Subpart prescribes minimum safety requirements for pipeline facilities and the transportation of gas by pipeline within the state of Louisiana, including pipeline facilities and the transportation of gas within the coastal zone limits as defined in the Outer Continental S…

A. This Section classifies pipeline locations for purposes of this Part. The following criteria apply to classifications under this Section. [49 CFR 192.5(a)] 1. A class location unit is an onshore area that extends 220 yards (200 meters) on either side of the centerline of any c…

A. Certain material is incorporated by reference into this Subpart with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. All approved incorporation by reference (IBR) material is available for inspection at Office of Pipeline Safety, P…

A. An operator must use API RP 80 (incorporated by reference, see §507), to determine if an onshore pipeline (or part of a connected series of pipelines) is an onshore gathering line. The determination is subject to the limitations listed below. After making this determination, a…

A. Requirements. An operator of a gathering line must follow the safety requirements of this Part as prescribed by this Section [49 CFR 192.9(a)]. B. Offshore Lines. An operator of an offshore gathering line must comply with requirements of this part applicable to transmission li…

A. Operators of transportation pipelines on the Outer Continental Shelf (as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 43 U.S.C. 1331) must identify on all their respective pipelines the specific points at which operating responsibility transfers to a producing operator. Fo…

A. Each plant that supplies petroleum gas by pipeline to a natural gas distribution system must meet the requirements of this Subpart and NFPA 58 and NFPA 59 (both incorporated by reference, see §507), based on the scope and applicability statements in those standards. [49 CFR 19…

A. Underground natural gas storage facilities (UNGSFs), as defined in §503, are not subject to any requirements of this Part aside from this Section. 1. Salt Cavern UNGSFs [49 CFR 192.12(a)] a. Each UNGSF that uses a solution-mined salt cavern for natural gas storage and was cons…

A. No person may operate a segment of pipeline listed in the first column of Paragraph A.3 of this Section that is readied for service after the date in the second column, unless: [49 CFR 192.13(a)] 1. the pipeline has been designed, installed, constructed; initially inspected, a…

A. A steel pipeline previously used in service not subject to Part XIII qualifies for use under this Part if the operator prepares and follows a written procedure to carry out the following requirements. [49 CFR 192.14(a)] 1. The design, construction, operation, and maintenance h…

A. As used in this regulation: [49 CFR 192.15(a)] Includes―including but not limited to. May―"is permitted to" or "is authorized to;" May not―"is not permitted to" or "is not authorized to." Shall―used in the mandatory and imperative sense. B. In Part XIII: [49 CFR 192.15(b)] 1. …

A. This Section applies to each operator of a service line who does not maintain the customer's buried piping up to entry of the first building downstream, or, if the customer's buried piping does not enter a building, up to the principal gas utilization equipment or the first fe…

A. Sufficient horizontal and, if applicable, vertical control surveys shall be established within and adjacent to the project area to serve as a basis for all subsequent analytic aerial triangulation and photogrammetric mapping. B. Existing horizontal and vertical control monumen…

A. All horizontal control densification shall be based upon the Louisiana State Plane Coordinate System, North and South Zones, 1701 and 1702, respectively, and referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83), latest adjustment, as established and published by the Nationa…

A. All vertical control densification shall be based upon the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29), latest adjustment, as established and published by NGS. B. Following final development and publication of the new North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), all…

A. All measurements shall be expressed in International Meters and/or U.S. Survey Feet, as applicable and specified within subsequent sections of these standards. B. The established and adopted relationship between these units of measurement is as follows: 1 Meter = 3,937 / 1,200…

A. The density and distribution of permanent horizontal control monumentation within each project area shall be sufficient to provide local horizontal control to facilitate the implementation of land parcel corner ties, map accuracy check surveys, map updates, and related surveyi…

A. All horizontal control surveys shall be established by conventional triangulation, traverse, or Global Positioning System (GPS) techniques, including any combination thereof, as dictated by specific project requirements. B. Triangulation and traverse surveys shall be performed…

A. All required vertical control shall be extended from existing NGS or U.S. Geological Survey Benchmarks which are published by NGS as part of the National Geodetic Vertical Reference System. B. All vertical control established shall conform to the minimum requirements for third…

A. All pretargeted ground control points shall be continuously monitored and maintained until the aerial photography has been completed and confirmed by the project photogrammetrist. Any areas resulting in photogrammetric target capture less than the minimum required for satisfac…

A. Individual horizontal closed traverse loops or individual traverse lines originating from and returning to existing permanent horizontal control monuments, shall be adjusted to proportionally distribute any discrepancies by either compass rule or least squares adjustment metho…

A. Field Notebooks. Field notebooks shall be carefully and neatly prepared, identified, indexed and preserved. All data regarding the establishment and extension of horizontal and vertical control, including descriptions of all established and recovered monuments, shall be record…

A. In the following Sections certain occupations are listed as hazardous. These occupations are specified both on an industry-wide basis, and on an occupational basis, regardless of the industry in which they are found.

A. Definitions Explosives and Articles Containing Explosives―ammunition, black powder, blasting caps, high explosives, primers, smokeless powder, and all goods classified and defined as explosives by the Interstate Commerce Commission in regulations governing transportation of ex…

A. Definitions Driver―any individual who, in the course of employment, drives a motor vehicle at any time. Gross Vehicle Weight―the weight of the vehicle chassis, including lubricants, water, and full tank or tanks of fuel, plus the weight of the cab or drivers compartment, body,…

A. Definitions Mining Occupations―all work performed: a. underground in mines and quarries; b. on the surface at underground mines and underground quarries; c. in or about open-cut mines, open quarries, clay pits, and sand and gravel operations; d. at or about placer mining opera…

A. Definitions Occupations in Logging―all work performed in connection with felling timber, bucking or converting timber into logs, poles, piles, ties, bolts, pulpwood, chemical wood, excelsior wood, cordwood, fenceposts, or similar products; collecting, skidding, yarding, loadin…

A. Definitions Off-Bearing―removal of material or refuse directly from a saw table or from the point of operation. Power-Driven Woodworking Machines―all fixed or portable machines or tools driven by mechanical or electrical power, and are used or designed for cutting, shaping, fo…

A. Definitions Band Saw―a machine which is equipped with an endless steel band which has a continuous series of notches or teeth on one edge. The band runs over wheels or pulleys, and is used to saw material. Circular Saw―a machine which is equipped with a thin steel disc which h…

A. Definitions Forming, Rolling, Punching, and Shearing Machines―power-driven metal-working machines which change the shape of or cut metals by means of tools, such as dies, rolls, or knives which are mounted on rams, plungers, or other moving devices. Helper―any person who assis…

A. Definitions Operating or Assisting to Operate―all work involved in starting, stopping, loading materials into, and removing materials from a machine or other work directly involved in operating the machine. Paper Products Machine―any power-driven machine used to manufacture or…