Louisiana Administrative Code

A. If the owner fails to comply with the department's order concerning installation of a control device within the 90-day time period or does not offer, in writing, an acceptable alternative time interval for installing such a device, the owner will be considered in violation of …

A. Provisions addressing enforcement of this Chapter appear in Louisiana Revised Statute 38:3096, as follows. 1. Whoever knowingly and willfully violates a provision of this Section, or a rule, regulation, or order of the director or a board hereunder, shall be subject to a civil…

A. The Louisiana Lottery Corporation (the "corporation") is authorized by R.S. 47:9008.A to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to conduct specific lottery games and operations of the corporation. Pursuant to that grant of authority, the board of directors of the…

A. As used in the game rules, game directives and working papers, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Bar Code―the representation of ticket and validation information in bar code form on the back and/or …

A. These game rules shall apply to all instant lottery games offered by the corporation upon adoption by the board. Any change in these rules must be approved by the board, and will take effect upon approval. The detailed information regarding each specific instant game will be c…

A. The overall odds of winning any prize in a particular game will be contained in the game directive for that game and shall be included in the promotional materials for the game or printed on the back of the ticket. The statement of odds does not need to specify the odds of win…

A. Any person who purchases an instant lottery ticket agrees to comply and abide with state law, these game rules and game directives.

A. The corporation shall have the right to use the names and the city or area of residence of all prize winners in instant lottery games. That information may be used by the corporation for advertising and publicity purposes. The corporation will not make public the addresses or …

A. Instant lottery game prizes will be paid in accordance with game directives and retailer regulations, and upon submission of a valid winning instant ticket, payment will be made to the person submitting the ticket for payment. The owner of an instant ticket bears the sole resp…

A. No person under the age established by law may purchase an instant lottery ticket, but persons under the age established by law may receive an instant lottery ticket as a gift.

A. Retailers authorized by the corporation to sell tickets may purchase tickets assigned to them and may claim prizes resulting from any tickets so purchased.

A. Each instant lottery game will end when all tickets for that game have been sold, or on a date announced in advance by the president. The president may suspend or terminate a game without notice if such action is deemed to be in the best interests of the corporation. No ticket…

A. Except as provided in specific game directives, the following requirements will apply to the validation of winning instant lottery tickets. 1. The number of play symbols in the game play area must correspond with the number of play symbols provided for in the working papers fo…

A. The corporation shall pay prizes in a timely fashion but may delay making payment of any prize or installment of a prize under the following circumstances: 1. a dispute occurs or it appears that a dispute may occur relative to any prize; 2. there is any question regarding the …

A. For any prize of more than $600, the owner of the apparent winning ticket shall complete an official claim form (printed or digital) that requires the winner to provide: 1. the name of the individual or entity claiming the prize; 2. the address and city of residence of the cla…

A. The right of any person to a prize after the prize is claimed shall not be assignable, except as follows. 1. The corporation may pay any prize to the estate of a deceased prize winner. 2. The prize to which a winner is entitled may be paid to another person pursuant to an appr…

A. The corporation may provide for the payment of any prize of more than $100,000 in equal annual installments. The schedule of payments shall be designed to pay the winner equal dollar amounts each year until the total payments equal the prize amount. When the prize is paid in i…

A. If a non-cash prize is offered, the value of the prize will be determined by the fair market value of any such prize, which will be the amount reported to the state and the IRS for tax purposes. The corporation may pay withholding taxes on behalf of the winner in accordance wi…

A. The president shall promulgate a drawing directive that details the procedures involved in conducting a random drawing to determine promotional drawing finalists. The directive shall specify the qualifications for valid promotional drawing entries and a methodology for the ran…

A. The president shall promulgate a drawing directive that details the procedure for conducting any promotional drawing, including the prizes to be offered, the drawing method, and the equipment to be utilized. The president shall exercise care to insure a totally random drawing …

A. All drawing events, including preliminary drawings and promotional drawings, shall be witnessed by an independent auditing firm. The independent auditor shall attest to the fact that procedures for the drawing were properly disseminated and that the procedures were followed, a…

A. No owner or owners of an interstate coal or lignite slurry pipeline constructed in part in Louisiana pursuant to Part IX of the Act, shall discriminate or otherwise offer preferences or advantages as between rates or charges for product or services purchased by users in the st…

A. These rules and regulations are promulgated by the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act as authorized by R.S. 41:1734.

A. These rules and regulations are promulgated for the following purposes: 1. to implement the provisions of and accomplish the intent of the legislature as set forth in Chapter 14-A of Title 41 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; 2. to establish procedures for state wind …

A. Leases for the exploration, development and production of wind energy on state lands and water bottoms under Chapter 14-A of Title 41 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be acquired from the State Mineral Board in conjunction with the Secretary of the Department of…

A. Applicant Registration. Any party who wants to apply for a state wind lease shall register certain information with the Office of Mineral Resources on a one-time basis prior to submitting an application. Registration consists of completing and submitting an official Applicant …

A. A party seeking to nominate state lands or water bottoms for wind lease shall conduct research prior to nomination to determine and confirm whether the state lands or water bottoms fall under one of the following six categories and comply with any category requirements. 1. Lou…

A. Interested, registered parties shall nominate state lands and water bottoms for wind lease by scheduling a pre-nomination meeting with and submitting proposals (called "nominations") by application to the Office of Mineral Resources in the form it requires. Each application sh…

A. If the Office of Mineral Resources determines that the state wind lease nomination complies with legal, procedural and technical requirements, as well as with any current policies and practices, it shall: 1. place the state wind lease nomination tract on the State Mineral Boar…

A. The State Mineral Board, through the Office of Mineral Resources, shall publish an advertisement of the state tract offered for wind lease and request for bids in the official journal of the state and official journal(s) of the parish(es) where the lands are located, and other…

A. Interested, registered parties shall submit sealed bids on the entirety of a state tract advertised as offered for state wind lease to the Office of Mineral Resources in the form it requires by the bid submission deadline (generally no later than 12 noon CT on the Tuesday imme…

A. Sealed bids for state wind lease shall be publicly opened and read aloud on the date advertised for the public opening of bids (generally the lease sale date at which the tract is offered) in the LaBelle Room, also known as the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room, …

A. At the next regular board meeting following conclusion of the staff's examination and evaluation of the bids for state wind lease, after the staff has technically briefed the board in executive session as to the merit of the bids, the State Mineral Board shall reconvene in ope…

A. The Office of Mineral Resources collects the entire dollar amount (bonus) and 10 percent administrative fee within 24 hours of state wind lease award, assigns a state wind lease number to each bid accepted by the State Mineral Board, prepares the state wind lease contract as a…

A. Prior to execution and recordation of a transfer of interest in or assignment of a state wind lease, a prospective transferee or assignee of a state wind lease shall schedule a pre-transfer meeting with and submit a transfer packet to the Office of Mineral Resources no later t…

1. Lessee shall survey the exact locations of any physical improvements that it has made upon the property including, but not limited to, turbines, towers, controller boxes, foundations, guy wires, roads, overhead and underground electrical wires, communication lines, poles and c…

A. The state wind lessee and state wind lease operator shall schedule a pre-operations meeting with and submit an operations packet to the Office of Mineral Resources at least 30 days prior to commencement of construction. The operations packet shall contain the following items: …

A. A state wind lease shall contain a provision permitting the state, at its option, to take in kind all or any part of the portion due it as royalty of any wind generated electric power produced from the leased premises. Unless the state elects to exercise this in kind option, w…

A. Definitions to be used in this Section: Decommissioning—ending wind energy operations and returning the lease to a condition that meets the requirements of the Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, as required by R.S. 41:1732.C, as well as the requireme…

A. Notwithstanding any provisions of R.S. 26:90(D) and (E) and R.S. 26:286(D) and (E) to the contrary, live entertainment shall be permitted on any licensed premises except that no permittee shall permit any person to perform acts of or act which permit or simulate: 1. sexual int…

A. Campsites shall be located on a well-graded and well-drained site, not subject to flooding, and so located that its drainage will not endanger any private or public water supply.

A. Water supplies shall conform with the requirements of Part XII of this Code.

A. Where swimming facilities are provided, such as swimming pools or other types of swimming areas, they shall conform with the requirements of Part XXIV of this Code.

A. The purpose of these rules is to: 1. establish eligibility requirements for the Louisiana Agricultural Workforce Development program; 2. establish eligibility requirements for agricultural businesses and interns for participation in the program; 3. establish application proces…

A. The words and terms defined in R.S. 3:285 are applicable to this Chapter. B. The following words and terms are defined for purposes of this Chapter and are applicable to this Chapter. Actual Cost—the wages paid to an intern, reasonable allocation of fixed overhead expenses, an…

A. Agricultural businesses must meet the following eligibility requirements in order to be considered for the program. Agricultural business applicants shall: 1. be physically located within the State of Louisiana; 2. provide an internship with a place of work located within the …

A. A qualifying internship shall be considered eligible for reimbursement from LDAF upon meeting each of the following requirements. The internship must: 1. include an educational focus and a job description which prepares interns for a career in one or more occupational areas in…