Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Limitation of Stand Eligibility 1. Source of foundation stock is limited only to material obtained from the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSUAC) or USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit sugarcane variety selection programs that has been processed through the LSUAC…

A. Field Inspections. Two inspections shall be made of the growing crop, the first at early blooming stage and the second just before harvest. Only one inspection shall be required in the case of open-pollinated varieties. B. Field Standards 1. Sunflower seed grown for certificat…

A. Field Inspection. A field inspection shall be made by LDAF at maturity, but prior to harvesting. Factor Standards for classes Foundation Registered Certified Land requirement 1 year 1 year 1 year Isolation 50 feet 25 feet 25 feet Other varieties or types None 0.2 percent 0.5 p…

A. Field Standards Factor Foundation Registered Certified *Land Requirement 1 yr. 1 yr. 1 yr. Isolation 1,320 ft. 1,320 ft. 825 ft. Other Varieties None None 1 per 1,250 Plants Off-Type Plants None 1.25% 1.25% *Requirement can be waived if previous crop was grown from certified s…

A. Field Standards Factor Foundation Registered Certified Land Requirement 1 yr. 1 yr. 1 yr. Isolation 5,280 ft. 2,640 ft. 1,320 ft. Varietal Mixtures and Off-Type Plants 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% Diseases: Onion Mosaic 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% Pink Root 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% Onion Smut 2.00% 2.…

A. Land Requirement. The unit of certification shall be a field, which must be at least 300 feet from garlic, onions, or uncertified shallots and shall not have been planted to shallots for two previous years. B. Field Inspections. Three or more inspections shall be made of the s…

A. Field Standards Factor Foundation Registered Certified *Land Requirement 1 yr. 1 yr. 1 yr. Isolation 12 ft. 12 ft. 12 ft. Other Varieties 3 Plants per Acre 3 Plants per Acre 6 Plants per Acre *Land must be free from vetch. B. Seed Standards Factor Foundation Registered Certifi…

A. Field Standards Factor Breeder Foundation Registered Certified Land Requirement 1 yr. 1 yr. 1 yr. 1 yr. Isolation None 10 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. Other Varieties and Off-type Plants None 3 plantsper acre 3 plantsper acre 3 plantsper acre B. Seed Standards Factor Breeder Foundation R…

A. Inspections 1. At least two field inspections shall be made. 2. One inspection shall be made when crop is at or near full fruit. B. Field Standards Factor Foundation Registered Certified Land Requirement 2 yrs. 2 yrs. 2 yrs. Isolation 200 ft. 100 ft. 30 ft. Other Varieties and…

A. Field Inspection 1. The initial inspection will be made before the first blooms are open. At this time, volunteer plants and citron must be removed from the field to be certified and the isolation zone by the grower. 2. The second inspection will be made when the melons are re…

A. Classes of Seed 1. Only the following classes of tree seed shall be recognized in tree seed certification: a. certified (blue tag); b. selected (green tag); and c. source-identified (yellow tag). 2. For all classes of forest tree seed, the exact geographic source of the parent…

A. Any person who has a claim against the state of Louisiana, as provided by R.S. 47:1481, shall initiate same by petition in the following form. 1. A caption as follows: BOARD OF TAX APPEALS STATE OF LOUISIANA ............................................................... Petit…

A. The burden of proof shall always rest with the person presenting the claim.

A. As provided by R.S. 47:1486, an action of the board rejecting or refusing to approve a claim under R.S. 47:1481 may not be appealed to the courts.

A. A claim against the state pursuant to R.S. 47:1481 for taxes erroneously paid may additionally be filed with the secretary of the Department of Revenue on forms prescribed by the secretary pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 47:1481(B)(3). The date of any such filing with the d…

Administrator―the administrator of the Office of Coastal Management of the Department of Natural Resources. Advanced Mitigation Project―a project implemented to create, restore, protect, and/or enhance wetlands for the purpose of producing ecological values, measured as average a…

A. The guidelines must be read in their entirety. Any proposed use may be subject to the requirements of more than one guideline or section of guidelines and all applicable guidelines must be complied with. B. Conformance with applicable water and air quality laws, standards and …

A. The leveeing of unmodified or biologically productive wetlands shall be avoided to the maximum extent practicable. B. Levees shall be planned and sited to avoid segmentation of wetland areas and systems to the maximum extent practicable. C. Levees constructed for the purpose o…

A. Linear use alignments shall be planned to avoid adverse impacts on areas of high biological productivity or irreplaceable resource areas. B. Linear facilities involving the use of dredging or filling shall be avoided in wetland and estuarine areas to the maximum extent practic…

A. Spoil shall be deposited utilizing the best practical techniques to avoid disruption of water movement, flow, circulation, and quality. B. Spoil shall be used beneficially to the maximum extent practicable to improve productivity or create new habitat, reduce or compensate for…

A. Nonstructural methods of shoreline protection shall be utilized to the maximum extent practicable. B. Shoreline modification structures shall be designed and built using best practical techniques to minimize adverse environmental impacts. C. Shoreline modification structures s…

A. Industrial, commercial, urban, residential, and recreational uses are necessary to provide adequate economic growth and development. To this end, such uses will be encouraged in those areas of the coastal zone that are suitable for development. Those uses shall be consistent w…

A. The controlled diversion of sediment-laden waters to initiate new cycles of marsh building and sediment nourishment shall be encouraged and utilized whenever such diversion will enhance the viability and productivity of the outfall area. Such diversions shall incorporate a pla…

A. The location and operation of waste storage, treatment, and disposal facilities shall be avoided in wetlands to the maximum extent practicable, and best practical techniques shall be used to minimize adverse impacts which may result from such use. B. The generation, transporta…

A. Upland and upstream water management programs which affect coastal waters and wetlands shall be designed and constructed to preserve or enhance existing water quality, volume, and rate of flow to the maximum extent practicable. B. Runoff from developed areas shall to the maxim…

A. Geophysical surveying shall utilize the best practical techniques to minimize disturbance or damage to wetlands, fish and wildlife, and other coastal resources. B. To the maximum extent practicable, the number of mineral exploration and production sites in wetland areas requir…

A. General 1. Coastal Use Permits. This regulation provides the requirements and procedures for the issuance, denial, renewal, modification, suspension, and revocation of coastal use permits and general coastal use permits. 2. Permit Requirement. No use of state or local concern …

A. General. This Section provides general procedures for avoiding and minimizing adverse impacts identified in the permit review and consistency authorization review processes, restoring impacted sites when appropriate, quantifying anticipated unavoidable coastal resources ecolog…

A. Letter of Intent. Parishes intending to prepare a local coastal management program (LCMP) shall notify the secretary of DNR by sending a letter of intent approved by the parish Police Jury or Council. B. Program Development 1. The process for developing a local program will co…

A. Scope. This regulation is applicable to all public hearings and public notices pursuant to the SLCRMA. All such public hearings that are determined to be necessary shall be nonadjudicatory public proceedings conducted for the purpose of acquiring information or evidence which …

A. Electronic Public Notice List. The Office of Coastal Management shall maintain the electronic public notice list, which shall contain the name and electronic address provided by all persons who request to receive public notice from the Office of Coastal Management via electron…

A. General. This Section shall establish procedures for the designation, utilization and management of special areas and for establishing guidelines and priorities of uses for each area. B. Nominations 1. An area may be nominated for designation as a special area by any person, l…

A. Purpose. This Chapter provides the form to be used by a credit card issuer for the registration of its intent to engage in the solicitation of students on college campuses. B. Definitions. The definitions for the terms utilized in this Chapter are the same as those provided fo…

A. The executive secretary shall cause the date of receipt to be noted on each complaint. The complaint shall be deemed filed only upon the board's initial consideration of same at a convened meeting. A docket shall be maintained upon which each complaint shall be given an approp…

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the board may, by two-thirds majority vote (eight votes) of its membership, consider any matter which it has reason to believe may be a violation of any law within its jurisdiction including, but not limited to, a notice or report sent to t…

A. If the board votes to refer a matter to investigation the executive secretary shall mail by certified mail a certified copy of the vote and an explanation of the matter to the subject of the non-sworn complaint or other matter as provided in §703 of these rules within 10 days …

A. The board may, by majority vote of its participating members, refer media reports or verbal reports to fact-finding. The ethics administrator or his designee shall only engage in the requesting of a written response from the person who is the subject of the fact-finding and sh…

A. If the complainant wishes to withdraw the complaint prior to the board's commencement of its investigation, withdrawal shall be allowed, except in cases where the board, by two-thirds majority vote of its membership, determines the issues to be of such importance as to warrant…

A. Except as otherwise provided in §707, the general provisions relating to complaints shall apply to complaints filed regarding violations of elections integrity. B. The board may investigate violations of elections integrity only upon receipt of a sworn statement by any voter o…

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the general provisions relating to complaints shall apply to complaints filed regarding violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act. B. All complaints must be signed by the complainant and received on a form approved by the b…

A. The office shall require that grant recipients offer the proposed advertised minimum download and minimum upload speeds of at least 100:20 Mbps. B. Grant recipients that have offered broadband service to at least one thousand consumers for a period of at least five consecutive…

A. Grant recipients shall submit to the office a monthly report for each funded project for the duration of the agreement. The report shall include reporting requirements selected at the discretion of the office. Such reporting requirements, once selected, shall be consistently a…

A. The Division of Administration shall be the designated agency for receipt and disbursement of state and federal funds intended for the state for broadband expansion or allocated by the state for broadband expansion. B. All federal grant funds received by the state through the …

A. A grant recipient shall forfeit the amount of the grant received if it fails to perform, in material respect, the obligations established in the agreement. B. Grant recipients that fail to provide the minimum advertised connection speed and cost at the advertised rate shall fo…

A. Grant recipients are subject to audit or review by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Inspector General and Government Accountability Office. B. Grant recipients shall not deny benefits or services, or otherwise discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (inclu…

A. A participating employer may irrevocably elect to have its employees convert unused and unpaid annual and sick leave to retirement credit. The employer should submit a resolution to MERS indicating its acceptance of this option. B. Only leave that is unused and unpaid by the e…

A. Within 30 days of a member’s retirement, the participating employer which has elected to convert unused leave to retirement credit shall submit a conversion of leave form certifying the member’s unused and unpaid leave.