Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:3092 – Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this chapter:
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:3092
- 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.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Beneficial purpose” or “beneficial use” means the use of ground water for domestic, municipal, industrial, agricultural, recreational or therapeutic purposes.
(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of conservation.
(3) “Ground water” is water suitable for any beneficial purpose percolating below the earth’s surface.
NOTE: Paragraph (4) eff. until Jan. 10, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 150.
(4) “Office” means the office of conservation, Department of Natural Resources.
NOTE: Paragraph (4) as amended by Acts 2023, No. 150, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
(4) “Office” means the office of conservation, Department of Energy and Natural Resources.
(5) “Persons” means any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, tutor, curator, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind.
(6) “User” means any person making any beneficial use of ground water in excess of fifty thousand gallons for any day during any calendar year from a well or wells owned or operated by such person or from a well or wells owned or operated solely for the production of water used by such person.
(7) “Well” or “water well” shall mean any well drilled or constructed for the principal purpose of producing ground water.
Acts 1972, No. 535, §3; Acts 2009, No. 437, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2023, No. 150, §12, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.