Louisiana Administrative Code

A. The department issues the following quarantine because the state entomologist has determined that the disease, lethal yellowing, Candidatus phytoplasma palmae, has been found in this state and may be prevented, controlled, or eradicated by quarantine. B.1. Quarantine areas in …

Adversarial Public Hearing―any public hearing conducted by the board, or any other related matter, concerning charges issued, or a public hearing concerning a person's failure to pay late fees. Affected Person―any person or governmental agency, or the authorized representative of…

A. As used by the Office of State Parks (OSP) in association with the operation of its holdings and public facilities: Assistant Secretary―the assistant secretary of the OSP is executive head of the office and is appointed by the lieutenant governor with consent of the Senate. Th…

A. Terms not defined or referenced herein shall have the meanings as defined in LAC 51:I. In any instance where a term defined herein is also defined in one or more Parts of LAC 51:I, the definition contained in this Part shall govern this Part. "a"―water activity. Additive―as de…

A. Those diseases to be reportable will be publicly declared by the state health officer and when any disease is so declared to be a reportable disease, the regulation herein provided shall apply thereto. The state health officer may, at his discretion, from time to time, by publ…

B. All laboratory facilities shall, in addition to reporting tests indicative of conditions found in §105, report positive or suggestive results for additional conditions of public health interest. The following findings shall be reported as detected by laboratory facilities: 1. …

A. The director of every laboratory and the director of an applicable healthcare facility whether public, private, hospital or other, within or out of the state shall report to the state health officer the results of all tests that are in any way clinically relevant, suggestive o…

A. Syndromic Surveillance: Reportable Conditions seen at Emergency Departments of Acute Care Hospitals which Shall Require Reporting Electronically within One Business Day of the Visit 1. Emergency department reporting shall include all conditions seen at emergency departments of…

A. It shall be the duty of all hospitals producing antibiograms detailing the antibiotic sensitivities and resistances of microorgansms in their facility to provide a report annually of antibiogram results to the state health officer.

A. It shall be the duty of every parent, guardian, householder, attendant or other person in charge, principal of a public or private school, operator of a day care center or residential facility (public or private) to report a case of reportable disease in his household or schoo…

A. The state health officer may immediately upon receiving notification of any communicable disease or reportable condition, investigate as the circumstances may require for the purpose of verification of the diagnosis, to ascertain the source of the causative agent, to disclose …

A. Individuals suspected of being cases or carriers of a communicable disease, or who have been exposed to a communicable disease, and who in the opinion of the state health officer may cause serious threat to public health, shall either submit to examination by a physician and t…

A. Custodians of medical records on patients known or suspected of being cases or carriers of a communicable disease, shall make such records available for review by the state health officer.

A. Louisiana is changing its method of treating tuberculosis due to recent recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as set forth in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Volume 42, Issue RR-7, dated May 21, 1993. These new and revised recomme…

A. Persons with tuberculosis in a communicable state or suspected of having tuberculosis in a communicable state who are cared for in hospitals and nursing homes shall be cared for in rooms with negative air pressure and either: 1. at least six changes of room air per hour accomp…

Burial Furniture―movable property or artifacts found in association with interments at Indian burial sites. Examples of burial furniture include but are not limited to clothing, beads, pottery, knives, muskets, weapons, plates, bowls, and other containers, utensils, and ornaments…

A. The following information outlines the basic educational and training requirements that a person must have to direct archaeological investigations on state property. In addition to basic educational requirements, the person must demonstrate expertise in historic archaeology if…

A. No person shall excavate, dig into, remove from, take, or alter a state archaeological landmark or any other archaeological site on state-owned lands except pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of a contract for survey and salvage.

C. Contractors must furnish proof satisfactory to the commission that adequate funds, equipment, facilities, and personnel are available to conduct the investigation professionally and as approved in the contract, to restore the site to its original condition, and to report the r…

A. Investigations undertaken on state archaeological landmarks must be carried out in such a manner that the maximum amount of historic, scientific, archaeological, and educational information will be recovered and preserved. Such investigations must involve the exclusive use of …

A. The award of contracts by the commission will be limited to those persons and groups who can demonstrate an ability to carry out proper archaeological investigations. B. Subject to the requirements of §109.C which establish a standard of archaeological competency, contracts ma…

A. All contracts approved by the commission for investigation of a state archaeological landmark shall contain the following requirements. 1. Title to all specimens, artifacts, materials, and samples resulting from investigations on state archaeological landmarks on state-owned l…

A. Three categories of contracts, oriented toward specific types of investigation, will be recognized by the commission. When a state archaeological landmark on private lands or excluded public lands is involved, each type of contract must be endorsed by the landowner or by an ap…

A. Applicants qualified in compliance with §109 foregoing and desiring a contract for investigation of a state archaeological landmark shall file an application with the commission at least three months prior to the proposed beginning date of field operations. B. Applications for…

A. On receipt of an application for a contract to carry out investigations on state lands, the commission will refer such application routinely to the agency or political subdivision having administrative control of the land upon which the site is located. Such original review wi…

F. Should no protest or application for a hearing be made by a private owner or an agency head within 120 days of the posting of a written notice designating an Indian burial site as a state archaeological landmark under this Subchapter, such designation shall be final and conclu…

A. Provisions of these regulations are declared to be severable, and should any part hereof be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, the remaining parts of the regulations shall remain in full force and effect. All actions of the …

A. Printed Material. A fee shall be charged for each publication in the reference series and for posters developed by the division. Fees shall be computed based on the estimated cost of developing, printing, mailing, and handling of each publication or poster. B. Photocopying. A …

A. The purpose of the Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission is to promote the goals and objectives of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and to act in an advisory capacity to that department and its secretary in their administration of the Arch…

A. The bylaws govern the conduct of business by the Louisiana Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission. 1. A chairperson shall be selected annually at the fall meeting of the commission and shall preside over meetings of the commission. 2. The commission shall meet at lea…

A. The provisions of Subchapter C define and create a registry of state archaeological landmarks, hereafter referred to as "registry." The registry will consist of an inventory of landmarks that are approved by the commission. The inventory shall be maintained by the secretary of…

A. Prehistoric and historic sites will be registered as state archaeological landmarks by the commission in order to insure that such sites will be preserved and protected to the maximum extent possible.

A. Any prehistoric or historic site defined by R.S. 41:1607(1) and located in, under, or on lands belonging to the state of Louisiana may be included in the registry at the discretion of the commission.

A. Any prehistoric or historic site defined by R.S. 41:1607(1) and located on excluded public lands may be designated a state archaeological landmark provided that prior to entering such designation in the registry the commission first secures permission to do so by the following…

A. Any prehistoric or historic site defined by R.S. 41:1607(1) and located upon private lands may be designated a state archaeological landmark provided that prior to entering such designation in the registry, the commission first secures the voluntary written permission of the l…

A. State archaeological landmarks determined by the commission to be of major scientific and educational value will be nominated through prescribed channels for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.

A. Any state archaeological landmark may be determined by resolution of the commission to be of insufficient historical, archaeological, or scientific interest to warrant its further classification as such. Upon such determination the site may be removed from the registry.

A. The provisions of this Subchapter establish the central state archaeological survey files as authorized by R.S. 41:1607(5). The files shall be maintained in the office of the state archaeologist under his care, custody, and responsibility, acting for and on behalf of the commi…

A. The central state archaeological survey files shall include all available information on known historic and prehistoric sites located within the state of Louisiana. Such information may include geographical references, site descriptions, field notes, maps, drawings, photograph…

A. The central state archaeological survey files additionally consist of files and records in the following locations and under the care and custody of the following designated institutions. 1. Museum of Natural Science Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 2. Departme…

A. The appropriate officers of the entities listed in §159 are appointed and designated as deputy custodians of the central state archaeological survey files. The deputy custodians shall be responsible for the files and objects presently in their possession and as hereafter may c…

A. Private universities or colleges and museums which are accredited or approved by the commission may participate in the supplementary files system by entering into a custodianship contract with the commission. The custodianship contract shall designate the contracting instituti…

A. Access to the central state archaeological survey files will be restricted to those agencies and persons who, in the opinion of the state archaeologist or appropriate deputy custodian, have a legitimate need for the information contained therein. Easy access to the files will …

A. All antiquities and objects recovered from state lands or donated to the state from private lands or excluded public lands shall become the legal responsibility of the commission. Such antiquities shall be deposited with the commission and recorded in the central state archaeo…

A. Burial furniture and physical remains removed from an Indian burial site and unclaimed by a legal heir shall be recorded in the central state archaeological survey files and shall be afforded the same protection as other state-owned antiquities that are in the control and poss…

A. No object or antiquity recorded in the central state archaeological survey files shall be sold, loaned, or otherwise lost or disposed of except pursuant to the authority of the commission. However, nothing herein contained shall be construed as preventing a deputy custodian fr…

A. The provisions of Subchapter E initiate and adopt a program of archaeology for the state of Louisiana as authorized and directed by R.S. 41:1607.

A. The commission, acting through its officers, staff, employees, committees and contractors, in order to implement and supplement the directives of R.S. 41:1607, shall inaugurate a program of activities in archaeology which will include, but not be limited to, the following ende…

A. The provisions of Subchapter F constitute a supplement to the regulations pertaining to the special conditions for location and recovery of sunken treasure.

A. Contracts for underwater investigations of all types will be issued by the commission in strict compliance with the procedures set forth in the regulations. Due to the potentially high monetary value of the objects that conceivably will be recovered by underwater exploration, …