Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 3 > Chapter 20 > Part VII - Structural Pest Control

• Accumulated contributions: shall mean the sum of all the amounts deducted from the compensation of a member and credited to his individual account in the annuity savings fund. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Administrator: means the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1842
• Annuity: shall mean payments for life derived from the accumulated contributions of a member. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Annuity reserve: shall mean the present value of all payments to be made on account of any annuity, or benefit in lieu of any annuity computed upon the basis of such mortality tables as shall be adopted by the board of trustees, and regular interest. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Applicant: means a person or place of business that makes a formal application for a license, permit, certification, registration, or certificate issued pursuant to this Title. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Board of trustees: shall mean the board provided for in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Channel realignment: means the practice by which dredging, ditching, or other means are used to shorten or reroute the natural stream course. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1842
• Channelization: means the practice of changing a natural stream, or segment thereof, into a man-made ditch or canal with channels of a relatively uniform width and depth usually necessitating the removal of trees and other woody vegetation adjacent to the stream and constructed for the purpose of accelerating runoff. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1842
• Clearing and snagging: means the practice of removing most obstructions, trees, snags, and other impediments that retard the natural stream flow. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1842
• Commission: means the Structural Pest Control Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
• Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Earnable compensation: shall mean the full rate of compensation that would be payable to the member (employee) if he worked the full working time. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) ^{Source: OCC}
• Employee: shall mean any registrar of voters of the state of Louisiana or any deputy or permanent employee of the office of registrar of voters in any parish of the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Employer: shall mean the registrar of voters of any parish in the state of Louisiana, the state of Louisiana, or the police jury or any other governing body of a parish which employs and pays persons as registrars of voters. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Enrolled bill: The final copy of a bill or joint resolution which has passed both chambers in identical form. It is printed on parchment paper, signed by appropriate officials, and submitted to the President/Governor for signature.
• EPA: means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• FIFRA: means the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
• Fiscal year: means an accounting period of twelve months ending on the last day of any month other than December. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:98
• Fumigant: means any pesticide which either by itself or in combination with any other substance:

  (a)  Emits or liberates gas, fumes, or vapors which will destroy pests. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362

• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Highland Road: means the road extending, on its northerly terminus, from South Boulevard in Baton Rouge to the road's point of junction with Jefferson Highway at the southerly terminus of the road, all of which is designated an historic road. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1947
• Historic and scenic river: means a river, stream, or bayou or segment thereof which because of its unique historical status and scenic character requires protection and preservation of its aesthetic, scenic, recreation, fish, wildlife, ecological, archaeological, geological, botanical, and other natural and physical features. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1842
• Insecticide: means any pesticide, other than a fumigant, which is used for the control of insects and similar pests. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Member: shall include any employee, as defined in Paragraph (10) of this Section, included in the membership of this system as provided in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Natural and scenic river: means a river, stream, or bayou or segment thereof that has been designated as part of the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System in accordance with the provisions of this Part and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1842
• Normal activities: means those activities on lands that do not directly and significantly degrade the ecological integrity of a natural and scenic river. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1842
• Old Perkins Road: means the road officially designated as Louisiana Highway 427 extending from its southern terminus with Highland Road at Interstate 10 in East Baton Rouge Parish, traveling southeast through East Baton Rouge Parish and crossing the historic Iberville Bayou, now known as Bayou Manchac, traveling southerly into Ascension Parish and ending at its terminus with Louisiana Highway 61, referred to as the Airline Highway, all of which is designated as a historic road. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1950
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• 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: means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Pesticide: means any substance or combination of substances which is a pesticide under the Louisiana Pesticide Law, La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
• Place of business: means a permanent location or a portion of a permanent location from which business, in a regulated profession or occupation, is transacted. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1
• Prior service: shall mean service rendered prior to the date of the establishment of this retirement system for which credit is allowable as provided in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Regular interest: shall mean interest compounded annually at such a rate as shall be determined by the board of trustees in accordance with La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Reservoir construction: means any permanent dam or impoundment which alters the shoreline of a natural and scenic river. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1842
• Retirement: shall mean withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Retirement allowance: shall mean the sum of the annuity and the pensions, or any optional benefit payable in lieu thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Retirement system: shall mean the Registrars of Voters Employees' Retirement System as defined in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• River: includes rivers, streams, bayous, and segments thereof and their waters and generally those bodies of water having the characteristics of rivers, streams, and bayous. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1842
• Rodenticide: means any pesticide, other than a fumigant, which is used for the control of rodents. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
• Service: shall mean service rendered as an employee as described in Paragraph (10) of this Section. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2031
• Structural pest: means any member of any species of wood-destroying insects, vermin, rodents, vertebrates, and pest birds which attack and damage wood. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
• Structural pest control: means any procedure intended to effect the prevention, regulation, extermination, or eradication of structural pests in household, commercial, and vacant structures, including adjacent outside areas and the contents of such structures. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:3362
• Surface servitude: means a contract between the stream owner and the system administrator which shall relieve the landowner of liabilities and assure the public of access and use of the stream surface. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1842
• System: means the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:1842
• Taxable year: includes , in the case of a return made for a fractional part of a year under the provisions of this Chapter or under regulations prescribed by the collector, the period for which return is made. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:98
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.