Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3156

  • Board: means the Board of Certification and Training for solid waste disposal system operators. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
  • Certified: means holding a currently valid certificate. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Operator: means any person employed in responsible charge of operating all or a portion of a solid waste disposal system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Solid waste: means garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities; but does not include or mean solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges that are point sources subject to permits under La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3151

A.  On or after four years following the effective date of this Chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate a solid waste disposal facility which has been classified by the board unless the board duly certifies the competency of the operator under the provisions of this Chapter.  Furthermore, it shall be unlawful for any person to perform the duties of an operator, as defined herein, without being duly certified under the provisions of this Chapter.  

B.  Certificates shall be prominently displayed at the operators facility.  Failure to do so shall be a violation of this Chapter.  

Added by Acts 1983, No. 543, §1.