§ 38:214 — Interference with drainage prohibited

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.

Legislative History

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.