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LA Rev Stat § 40:1501.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1501.8. Caddo Parish Fire District No. 3; authority to levy sales and use tax

RS 1501.8 - Caddo Parish Fire District No. 3; authority to levy sales and use tax  A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, Caddo Parish Fire District No. 3 may levy and collect a sales and use tax not to exceed one percent pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Section 30 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Caddo Parish Fire District No. 3 may levy the tax only if the levy of the tax is approved by a majority of the electors in the district who vote on a proposition authorizing the levy of the tax.  B. The proceeds of the tax authorized by this Section shall be used for maintaining and operating fire protection facilities, for obtaining water for fire protection purposes, or for any other lawful purpose as determined by the governing board.  C. The sales and use tax so levied shall be imposed by an ordinance of the district and shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services in the district, all as defined in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  D. The tax shall be in addition to all other authorized sales and use taxes and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other local sales and use taxes.  Acts 2019, No. 149, §1, eff. June 6, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1502 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1502. Service charge authorized for DeSoto Parish; assessment and collection

RS 1502 - Service charge authorized for DeSoto Parish; assessment and collection  A.(1) The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within the geographical boundaries of DeSoto Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a service charge to be assessed persons owning property located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the fire protection district as customers of the district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section. Such service charges shall be equal for all customers and shall be framed so as to cover the costs of any or all of the following components of fire protection services:  (a) The purchase of fire protection equipment.  (b) The maintenance and operation of fire protection facilities and equipment.  (c) Obtaining water for fire protection purchases.  (2) The fire protection district shall provide a receipt to each property owner paying the service charge. All insurers and all insurance agents shall have proof of a current service charge receipt before considering any reduced rates because of fire district protection.  B. Service charges so established shall be assessed by resolution of the governing authority of the fire protection district. However, the resolution assessing said service charges shall be adopted by the governing authority only after the question of the assessment and the amount of the service charge established have been submitted to and approved by a majority of electors of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. Such election shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state and shall be held at the same time that an election authorized by the provisions of R.S. 18:402 is held.  C. The governing authority of any fire protection district assessing a service charge for fire protection services to customers of the district as provided in this Section shall also have the authority to use any necessary and proper means to collect and enforce the collection of such service charges, including contracting with another political subdivision within DeSoto Parish or any official of said parish to effect such collection. However, liens shall not be placed on property for failure to pay such service charge.  Added by Acts 1985, No. 117, §1, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 1992, No. 93, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1502.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1502.2. Service charge authorized for Fire Protection District Number Three of Beauregard Parish; assessment and collection

RS 1502.2 - Service charge authorized for Fire Protection District Number Three of Beauregard Parish; assessment and collection  A. The governing authority of Fire Protection District Number Three of Beauregard Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a service charge of fifty dollars for each residential or commercial structure for a term not to exceed ten years to be assessed persons owning each such structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the fire protection district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit in a structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a mobile home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a structure. Such service charges shall be used for the costs of any or all fire protection services.  B. Service charges so established shall be assessed by resolution of the governing authority of the fire protection district. However, the resolution assessing said service charges shall be adopted by the governing authority only after the question of the assessment and its duration have been submitted to and approved by a majority of electors of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. Such election shall be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state and shall be held at the same time that an election authorized by the provisions of R.S. 18:402 is held.  C. Service charges assessed for fire protection services as provided in this Section shall become due and delinquent at the same time as ad valorem taxes become due and delinquent. The sheriff of Beauregard Parish may use any reasonable means to collect and enforce the collection of such service charges, including any means authorized by law for collection of taxes.  Acts 1987, No. 145, §1, eff. June 18, 1987.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1502.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1502.11. Springhill Fire Protection District No. 11; fire service charge

RS 1502.11 - Springhill Fire Protection District No. 11; fire service charge  A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of Springhill Fire Protection District No. 11 is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a fire service charge not to exceed four dollars. The person owning or occupying each residential or commercial structure located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the fire protection district who has made a deposit for the water service for the structure shall be assessed the service charge, subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section. Such service charge shall be used for the costs of fire protection services. For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit within a structure and each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a mobile home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3) shall be considered a separate structure.  B. The governing authority of the fire protection district may use any legal, proper, necessary, and expedient means to collect and enforce the collection of such charge, including contracting with the city of Springhill water department and the Dorcheat Acres Water System. Any water company, as collection agency for the fire service charge, may add the charge levied by said fire protection district to the water bills of its customers. On or before the tenth day of the month following the collection of the charge the collection agency shall remit to the fire protection district all funds collected for the purposes of fire protection, less a small and reasonable service charge for administrative purposes of collection.  C. The governing authority of the district, acting through its collection agency, shall have the authority to discontinue the water service connected to any structure upon refusal of the owner to pay charges levied against said structure in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Water service shall be discontinued upon the expiration of a three-day period following receipt of a written delinquency notice.  Acts 1992, No. 99, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1502.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1502.14. Exemption from proof of service charge receipts in the parish of Morehouse

RS 1502.14 - Exemption from proof of service charge receipts in the parish of Morehouse Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary applicable to any fire protection district, any requirement that insurers and insurance agents have proof of a current service charge receipt from an insured prior to considering granting any reduced rate because of fire district protection to the insured shall not apply in the parish of Morehouse. Acts 1997, No. 711, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 723, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 12, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1503 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1503. West Baton Rouge Parish Fire Protection District No. 1; creation; subdistricts; boards; powers, duties, and functions

RS 1503 - West Baton Rouge Parish Fire Protection District No. 1; creation; subdistricts; boards; powers, duties, and functions A. When used in this Section, the following terms have these meanings: (1) "Council" means the West Baton Rouge Parish Council. (2) "District" means West Baton Rouge Parish Fire Protection District No. 1. (3) "Fire protection service" means, but is not necessarily limited to: (a) Acquiring and maintaining land for a fire station site. (b) Acquiring, constructing, maintaining, and operating fire protection facilities. (c) Acquiring, maintaining, and operating fire trucks and other fire protection or emergency equipment. (d) Obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service. (e) Paying salaries of firemen. (4) "Parish" means West Baton Rouge Parish. B. In addition to other authority granted by law, the West Baton Rouge Parish Council may create a fire protection district in the manner and subject to the limitations and restrictions contained in this Section. The district shall be designated as "West Baton Rouge Parish Fire Protection District No. 1" and may include two or more fire protection subdistricts. C. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the parish. D. Subject to the provisions of this Section, the district shall be a political subdivision within the meaning of the laws of the state relating to voting and levying of special maintenance taxes, voting and levying of service charges or fees, incurring debt, and issuing bonds therefor, including but not limited to the provisions of Subtitle II, Chapter 4, of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. E.(1) Notice of intention to create the district shall be ordered by resolution of the council only if concurred in, by resolution, by each municipal governing authority in the parish. The resolution shall state that all of the parish shall be within the district and set forth the boundaries proposed for the subdistricts. The notice shall state that the council shall, in open session, on a date and at an hour and place named, proceed to create the proposed district. (2) This notice shall be published once a week for two successive weeks, the first publication being not less than fifteen days before the date fixed for the hearing, in the parish's official journal. F. At the place and time specified in the notice provided for in Subsection E of this Section, the council shall hold a public hearing concerning the creation of the proposed district. G-L. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 129, §2, eff. June 5, 2013. Acts 1987, No. 212, §1, eff. July 2, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1; Acts 2008, No. 286, §1, eff. June 16, 2008; Acts 2013, No. 129, §§1, 2, eff. June 5, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1504 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1504. Fire protection districts within Pointe Coupee Parish; governance

RS 1504 - Fire protection districts within Pointe Coupee Parish; governance  The governing authority of Pointe Coupee Parish may provide, by ordinance, for the governance of fire protection districts created by the parish. Any such ordinance may provide for the creation of one or more supervising boards to govern such districts. Any ordinance that creates a supervising board shall provide for the appointment and compensation of board members.  Acts 2021, No. 42, §1, eff. June 1, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1505.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1505.1. Richland Parish; additional parcel fee in certain districts

RS 1505.1 - Richland Parish; additional parcel fee in certain districts A. In addition to the parcel fee authorized by R.S. 40:1505, any fire protection district which is created by the governing authority of Richland Parish and in which fire protection services are to be provided by the city of Rayville pursuant to a local services agreement may levy a parcel fee, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars per parcel per year, for purposes of securing such services by means of such an agreement. B. The parcel fee shall be imposed by resolution or ordinance of the governing authority of the district only after the question of the imposition of the parcel fee and its purpose, rate, and duration have been approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for such purpose in accordance with the elections laws of the state. C.(1) Any such parcel fee shall be levied, collected, and enforced in the manner provided by R.S. 40:1505(A). (2) "Parcel" shall have the same meaning as provided by R.S. 40:1505(D). Acts 1998, No. 57, §1, eff. June 24, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1505.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1505.2. City of Springhill; additional parcel fee

RS 1505.2 - City of Springhill; additional parcel fee A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Springhill Fire Protection District No. 11 in Webster Parish, pursuant to a local services agreement, may levy a parcel fee, not to exceed six dollars per parcel per year, for purposes of securing such services by means of such an agreement. B. The parcel fee shall be imposed by resolution or ordinance of the governing authority of the district only after the question of the imposition of the parcel fee and its purpose, rate, and duration have been approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for such purpose in accordance with the elections laws of the state. C.(1) Any such parcel fee shall be levied, collected, and enforced in the manner provided by R.S. 40:1505(A). (2) "Parcel" shall have the same meaning as provided by R.S. 40:1505(D). Acts 2007, No. 168, §1, eff. June 27, 2007.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1508 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1508. Limitation of authority to levy fire service charge without vote of electorate; 1992 Regular Session

RS 1508 - Limitation of authority to levy fire service charge without vote of electorate; 1992 Regular Session A. Notwithstanding any Act of the 1992 Regular Session of the Legislature, no governing authority of a fire protection district manned with any volunteer fireman may, solely by majority vote of the authority, without approval by a vote of the electorate of the district, levy a fire service charge of more than one dollar for each housing unit within a hotel or motel. Further, for the purposes of levying any fire service charge authorized by any Act of the 1992 Regular Session without approval by a vote of the electorate of the district, no residential unit within a structure or individual housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure may be considered a separate structure, rather the entire structure containing the residence or housing unit shall be considered as one structure. B. This Section shall supersede any Act of the 1992 Regular Session of the Legislature to the extent that the provisions of this Section conflict with the provisions of such Act. Acts 1992, No. 610, §2, eff. July 2, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1509 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1509. Appointment of board of commissioners of certain fire protection districts

RS 1509 - Appointment of board of commissioners of certain fire protection districts Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board of commissioners of a fire protection district in the parishes of Avoyelles, Lincoln, St. John the Baptist, and Webster shall be comprised of at least one member from each ward located within the boundaries of the district. The respective parish governing authorities shall implement this Section by providing for appointment of members, including those from municipalities, in such manner, and by adding such members, as shall be necessary to implement these provisions. Acts 1993, No. 808, §1; Acts 2001, No. 722, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 12, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1510 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1510. Expenditure of public funds for awards, recognition, and meals

RS 1510 - Expenditure of public funds for awards, recognition, and meals A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a fire protection district, municipal fire department, or volunteer fire department may expend public funds in connection with the following activities: (1) The purchase of a plaque, trophy, certificate, medal, or similar memento to acknowledge outstanding achievement or valiant act of personnel not to exceed one hundred dollars. (2) Meals, snacks, or refreshments for firefighters involved in fire department related meetings, workshops, training programs, or performing of emergency services not to exceed twenty-five dollars per person. (3) The implementation and execution of a length of service awards program. For the purposes of this Paragraph, a length of service awards program shall mean a program established by the fire protection district, municipal fire department, or volunteer fire department that provides a monetary benefit, based upon service, to eligible volunteer firefighters as determined by the fire protection district, municipal fire department, or volunteer fire department. The length of service awards program shall not be considered a vested right nor entitle the recipient to any other benefit not directly related to the program's monetary benefit. The length of service award shall not be considered permanent and may be discontinued at any time. B. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to prohibit or restrict the use of public funds to pay or defray the reasonable expenses of travel and lodging required for attendance at any conference or convention for the purpose of educating or training fire department personnel with regard to their public duties and responsibilities. Acts 2012, No. 349, §1; Acts 2013, No. 262, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1531 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1531. Administration; sessions; subjects of instruction

RS 1531 - Administration; sessions; subjects of instruction The State Fire College is created. It shall be administered by the Department of Public Safety. The fire college shall hold annual sessions at a time and place determined by the department. At these sessions it shall instruct the representatives of the paid, part-paid, and volunteer fire departments of the state who are sent there in all the approved modern methods of fire-fighting, rendering first aid in case of drowning or asphyxiation, etc., and in all the modern methods of preserving life and property.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1532 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1532. Transfer of administration

RS 1532 - Transfer of administration The administration of the State Fire College is hereby transferred from the Department of Public Safety to the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the expenses of the same shall be included in the annual budget submitted by the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Acts 1963, No. 84, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1542 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1542. Standards

RS 1542 - Standards The National Firefighting Standards shall be used as the basis for classroom instruction and testing for certification of firemen. Acts 1970, No. 481, §2. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 19, §1; Acts 1975, No. 576, §1; Acts 1979, No. 528, §1, eff. July 18, 1979.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1543 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1543. Certification

RS 1543 - Certification A. Certification for successful completion of prescribed courses shall be issued by the Office of Academic Affairs, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. B. The Office of Academic Affairs, Louisiana State University, shall develop a program to issue a reciprocity certification to a person who has been timely certified by an accreditation by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress, at the appropriate accredited certification level. Acts 1970, No. 481, §3. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 576, §1; Acts 1979, No. 528, §1, eff. July 18, 1979; Acts 2001, No. 212, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1544 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1544. Administration of federal funds

RS 1544 - Administration of federal funds The Office of Academic Affairs, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, is designated as administrator for all federal fire training and education funds; however, this Section shall not prohibit local governmental subdivisions or Delgado Vocational Technical Junior College from applying for, receiving, and administering federal funds for fire training and education. Acts 1970, No. 481, §4. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 576, §1; Acts 1979, No. 528, §1, eff. July 18, 1979; Acts 2001, No. 212, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1545 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1545. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.

RS 1545 - Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1546 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1546. Coordination of state, private, and federal efforts

RS 1546 - Coordination of state, private, and federal efforts Each state institution, state agency, or private agency, providing training for the fire service shall coordinate such efforts with the firemen training program through the Office of Academic Affairs at Louisiana State University to prevent duplication of efforts, duplication of cost, and to ensure standardization. Louisiana State University is hereby designated as the state agency for the coordination of training for the fire service provided by any federal government agency. Acts 1970, No. 481, §6. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 528, §1, eff. July 18, 1979; Acts 2001, No. 212, §1.