Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2546 – A. It shall be unlawful for an operator, passenger, crew member, or any person on board any vessel to intentionally discharge, discard, and permanently abandon into the waters of the
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2546
- Discharge: means the placing, releasing, spilling, percolating, draining, pumping, leaking, seeping, emitting, or other escaping of pollutants into the air, waters, subsurface water, or ground as the result of a prior act or omission; or the placing of pollutants into pits, drums, barrels, or similar containers under conditions and circumstances that leaking, seeping, draining, or escaping of the pollutants can be reasonably anticipated. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Person: means any individual, municipality, public or private corporation, partnership, firm, the United States Government, and any agent or subdivision thereof or any other juridical person, which shall include, but not be limited to, trusts, joint stock companies, associations, the state of Louisiana, political subdivisions of the state of Louisiana, commissions, and interstate bodies. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Violation: means a failure to comply with the requirements of this Subtitle, the rules issued under this Subtitle, and conditions of permits under this Subtitle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
A. It shall be unlawful for an operator, passenger, crew member, or any person on board any vessel to intentionally discharge, discard, and permanently abandon into the waters of the state any type of finished plastic products, including but not limited to synthetic ropes, fishing nets, and garbage bags, or to intentionally discharge, discard, and permanently abandon other garbage, including but not limited to paper products, glass, metal, dunnage, lining, and packing materials.
B. As used in this Section, “vessel” means any boat, barge, or other vehicle operating in the waters of the state, including all commercial and recreational watercraft.
C. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars for each violation; subsequent to notification of such violation, each twenty-four hour day the condition remains uncorrected shall constitute a separate violation.
D. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.
Acts 1992, No. 487, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1019, §9; Acts 2018, No. 509, §4.