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Code · Louisiana · Title 38 — Public Contracts, Works and Improvements

RS 38:214

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RS 38:214
NOTE: §214 as amended by Acts 2025, No. 452, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 2025.
§214. Interference with drainage prohibited
A. No person shall dump or discharge or permit to be dumped or discharged into any drains of the local governing body any trees or other objects, substances, or materials which might interfere with the drainage.
B. Upon the request of the local governing body, every person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than three hundred dollars.
C. Each fine imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be collected by the court and forwarded to the local governing body.
NOTE: §214 as amended by Acts 2025, No. 418, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2025.
§214. Interference with drainage prohibited
A. No person shall dump or discharge or permit to be dumped or discharged into any waters or drains of the state any trees or other objects, substances, or materials which might interfere with the drainage.
B. Upon the request of the Department of Transportation and Development, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, or the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board, if the area is located within the coastal area, as defined in R.S. 49:214.2, and involves integrated coastal protection, as defined in R.S. 49:214.2, the state police shall issue a citation to any person who is in violation of this Section. Every person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than three hundred dollars.
C. Upon the request of the Department of Transportation and Development, the Coordinated Use of Resources for Recreation, Economy, Navigation, and Transportation Authority, or the Coordinated Use of Resources for Recreation, Economy, Navigation, and Transportation Authority Board, if the area is located within the upland area, as defined in R.S. 38:2352, and involves integrated upland projects, the local governing authority shall issue a citation to any person who is in violation of this Section. Every person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be subject to a criminal fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than three hundred dollars.
D. Each fine imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be collected by the court and forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the state treasury.
Acts 2010, No. 233, §1; Acts 2012, No. 601, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 430, §4; Acts 2025, No. 418, §1; Acts 2025, No. 452, §2.
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