Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Housing and Environment 1. Any facilities in which poultry are housed shall provide shelter so as to minimize the compromise to poultry health from heat, cold, adverse weather, and predation. 2. All (commercial) facilities in which poultry are housed shall be maintained so as …

A. Housing 1. If housed outdoors, shelter shall be readily available to swine so as to minimize the compromise to their health from heat and adverse weather. 2. If housed indoors, facilities shall be maintained so as to minimize the compromise to health from heat and adverse weat…

A. Housing 1. Shelter shall be readily available to small ruminants so as to minimize the compromise to their health from heat or adverse weather. B. Health and Veterinary Care 1. Management procedures shall be in place to minimize the distress or disease caused by Haemonchus con…

A. Standards for management and destruction of animals during an emergency may be extended during a declared disaster or animal disease event. In such cases mass euthanasia may be necessary. 1. Mass euthanasia shall be used for unusual conditions which require depopulation, such …

A. Inhalant Agents 1. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) a. Compressed CO2 gas in cylinders shall be the only allowed source of carbon dioxide. b. Gas concentration shall be maintained for at least one minute after death. c. CO2 shall be the only chemical to be used for euthanasia of animals i…

A. This Subpart applies to each person who applies for a permit for surface coal mining and reclamation operations or conducts surface coal mining and reclamation operations pursuant to a permit under these regulations and to persons who seek to conduct coal exploration or develo…

A. The office shall provide for the coordination of review and issuance of permits for surface coal mining and reclamation operations. These shall include but not be limited to applicable requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); the…

A. The 1972 amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1956, commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act, provided for a strong federal role in the construction of publicly owned wastewater treatment works by increasing the level of federal aid and expanding the fed…

A. Act 349 of the 1986 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature enacted R.S. 30:2011(D)(4), 2074(A)(4) and (B)(6), and 2078 relative to the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act. Those subsections were amended by Act 296 in the 2010 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.…

Act—Act 349 of the 1986 Louisiana Legislature enacting R.S. 30:2011(D)(4), 2074(A)(4) and (B)(6), and 2078 relative to the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, and/or Act 296 of the 2010 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, amending R.S. 30:2011(D)(4), 2074(A)(4) and (B)…

A. Loans may be made only to eligible recipients as defined in LAC 33:IX.2105 for the construction of wastewater facilities as defined in LAC 33:IX.2105 necessary to serve the population designated in the approved planning area for the municipality as defined in LAC 33:IX.2105, o…

A. The state's priority system as defined in LAC 33:IX.2105 and the criteria contained therein will be used to generate an annual project priority list. The project priority list will consist of an ordered listing of all projects submitted by applicants that qualify for participa…

A. Any potential applicant applying for a project loan shall first submit a completed preapplication form and associated documentation to the department. All qualified projects for which a preapplication is submitted shall be included on the next fiscal year’s project priority li…

A. Loans shall be made only to eligible applicants that: 1. meet the requirements of financial capability as defined in LAC 33:IX.2105 set by the department to assure sufficient revenues to operate and maintain the facility for its useful life and to repay the loan; 2. possess an…

A. The applicant shall comply with all state and federal laws, rules and regulations related to construction of the project. These items shall include, but shall not be limited to: 1. public bid laws; 2. procurement of professional services; 3. procurement of construction contrac…

A. The provisions for events of default and remedies will be specified in the loan agreement and indentures specifically for each individual loan recipient.

A. The department shall have an annual audit conducted of the fiscal operation of the CWSRF for submission to the governor and the legislature.

A. Allowable costs as defined in LAC 33:IX.2105 may include, but may not be limited to, the following: 1. costs of salaries, benefits, and expendable material the applicant incurs for the project; 2. costs under construction contracts; 3. professional and consultant services; 4. …

A. Introduction l. On October 18, 1972, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments became Public Law 92-500. PL 92-500 was amended by PL 95-217, the Clean Water Act of 1977, PL 97-117, the Municipal Wastewater Treatment Construction Grant Amendments of 1981, and by PL 100…

A. The state environmental review process (SERP) provides the policy for conducting environmental reviews of construction projects that are funded by federal funds in Louisiana’s CWSRF. The reviews shall be consistent with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act…

A. Any person desiring to conduct exploration operations, as defined herein, shall: 1. file with the commissioner an application, in triplicate, upon forms furnished by the commissioner, for an area permit to engage in exploration operations. Such application shall be filed at le…

A. Any operator proposing to undertake development operations which involve the removal of substantial quantities of overburden with explosives or power earthmoving equipment to determine quality, boiler design criteria, the feasibility of removing lignite or coal and other testi…

A. Any person who intends to conduct data gathering activities during which less than 250 tons of coal will be removed in the area in which gathering activities will take place shall, prior to conducting the data gathering activities, file with the office a written notice of inte…

A. Authority. DOTD has statutory authority to issue a special biannual permit for the operation of a combination of vehicles or tandem loads hauling divisible or non-divisible container imports or exports to and from any port facility in the state. B. Definitions. Terms as define…

A. General. The permit shall be obtained prior to the movement of the vehicle within Louisiana. B. Location. The permit shall be issued by the truck permit office at DOTD in Baton Rouge. C. Application Procedure 1. The permit may be obtained by appearing in person at the permit o…

A. The permit authorizes a driver to operate on state maintained roads only (excluding the interstate) provided the vehicle has the required number of axles and does not exceed the maximum gross weight or axle limit (See §107 for Limitations). B. Either the truck tractor or one o…

A. All combination vehicles or tandem loads shall meet each of the following requirements. 1. It cannot exceed 140,000 pounds (gross weight). 2. It cannot exceed 40,000 pounds per tandem axle spread and 60,000 pounds per tridem axle spread. 3. It cannot exceed 83 feet in length. …

A. Every special permit is issued on the condition that the permittee accepts and uses it at their own risk, even though all instructions, directions, and requirements of the department have been followed. Neither the state of Louisiana nor the Department of Transportation and De…

A. Permits are issued on the condition that all requirements and restrictions will be complied with by the permittee. Any additional cost(s) necessitated to comply with these restrictions is to be borne by the permittee. B. Penalties for any violation of the permit will be assess…

A. Administration 1. Communicative disorders services are administered in accordance with R.S.40:5, 17:2111, 46:261-263, and 46:971-972. 2. These services include speech, language, and hearing screening and follow-up testing necessary for presumptive diagnosis and appropriate ref…

A. Screening Services 1. Screening may be performed by trained volunteers, school nurses, health unit personnel, and/or OPPHS personnel depending upon the availability of staff. Communicative Disorders Program personnel provide training in screening activities in accordance with …

A. There are no fees collected for Communicative Disorders Program services with the exception of Head Start. Reimbursement to OPPHS is provided by Head Start for each child screened at Head Start centers in accordance with interagency agreements with Head Start centers throughou…

A. The program office will arrange for and participate in local, regional, or statewide meetings of public and private organizations and associations which represent potential donees to disseminate information on the program, discuss procedures and problems, and obtain recommenda…

A. All facilities affected by the regulations in this Chapter shall be in compliance as soon as practicable but in no event later than one year after becoming an affected facility, except for facilities affected by a different compliance schedule specified in an individual Sectio…

A. No person shall place, store, or hold in any stationary tank, reservoir, or other container of more than 250 gallons (950 liters) and up to 40,000 gallons (151,400 liters) nominal capacity any volatile organic compound, having a maximum true vapor pressure of 1.5 psia or great…

A. Applicability. This Section applies to any oil and gas production facility (SIC Code 1311), natural gas processing plant (SIC Code 1321), or natural gas transmission facility (SIC Code 4922) that has a potential to emit 25 Tons per Year (TPY) or more of flash gas to the atmosp…

A. Applicability 1. The following loading facilities for volatile organic compounds having a true vapor pressure at loading conditions of 1.5 psia (10.3 kPa) or greater must comply with the requirements of Subsections B-F of this Section when servicing tanks, trucks or trailers w…

A. Applicability. An affected facility is any marine loading operation serving ships and/or barges loading crude oil, gasoline, or volatile organic compounds (VOC) with an uncontrolled emission of 25 tons per year (TPY) or more of VOC in the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Roug…

A. Members of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System shall receive service credit, up to a maximum of one year of service per calendar year, for all service which is rendered for an employer agency, as defined in R.S. 11:403(12), and which is state service, as defined i…

A. Except for 40 CFR 60, subpart AAA, and as modified in this Section, standards of performance for new stationary sources, published in the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR 60, July 1, 2025, are hereby incorporated by reference as they apply to the state of Louisiana. B. Co…

A. All dairy product condensing, concentrating, drying or blending plants that are domiciled within the State and in which condensed, concentrated or dry dairy products are condensed, concentrated, dried or blended and which are hereafter constructed, reconstructed or altered sha…

A. Dairy plants which condense, concentrate, dry or blend dry dairy products which are required or have been authorized by the state health officer to be regulated under the HACCP requirements of this Part shall conform with each of the HACCP requirements contained in Chapter 11 …

A. In addition to the requirements for dairy plants, all dairy plants that condense, concentrate, dry or blend dry dairy products shall conform with the additional requirements contained in this Subchapter. B. Pasteurization, ultra-pasteurization or aseptic processing shall be pe…

A. The product contact surfaces of all multi-use containers and equipment used in the processing, drying, storing, handling and transporting of milk, milk products, dairy products, whey, whey products, condensed or dry milk and buttermilk shall be properly cleaned and sanitized b…

A. The filling of condensed and dry dairy product containers shall be done only by mechanical equipment and by methods which preclude contamination. B. Approval in writing by the state health officer, shall be obtained prior to the installation, operation or modification of any s…

A. Closing or sealing of dry dairy products shall be done in a sanitary manner. B. The closing and sealing of containers of sizes of 6 gallons (net contents) or less shall be done in mechanical equipment, approved by the state health officer, using methods which preclude product …

A. All raw milk and dairy products shall be maintained at 7°C (45°F) or less until processed except that acid-type whey with a titratable acidity of 0.40 percent or above, or a pH of 4.6 or below, is exempted from these temperature requirements. B. All whey and whey products for …

A. There shall be separate rooms for: 1. pasteurizing, processing, cooling, condensing, drying and blending of milk, dairy products, whey, whey products, buttermilk or condensed products; 2. packaging or filling of bulk bins, drums, bags or other bulk containers; 3. hopper or dum…

A. Condensing water for dairy product evaporators, and water used to produce vacuum or to condense vapors in vacuum heat processing equipment, shall be from a source complying with §925.B.1 of this Part. Provided, that when approved by the state health officer, water from sources…

A. Air for dairy product drying equipment shall conform with the following: 1. Air intake and pipeline filters shall consist of fiberglass with downstream backing dense enough to prevent fiberglass break off from passing through, cotton flannel, wool flannel, spun metal, electros…