Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part IX - Natural and Scenic River Systems › Chapter 1 - Administration of the Natural and Scenic Rivers and Historic and Scenic Rivers › Section IX-103 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Act
- the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act, Acts
				  1988, No. 947, Section 1, effective July 27, 1988, or
				  R.S.
				  56:1840 et seq.
Administrator
- the Secretary of the
				  Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Channel Realignment
- the practice by which
				  dredging, ditching, or other means are used to shorten or reroute the natural
				  stream course.
Channelization
- 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 water runoff.
Clearing and Snagging
- the practice of
				  removing most obstructions, trees, snags and other impediments that retard the
				  natural stream flow.
Historic and Scenic River
- a river, stream,
				  or bayou or segment thereof that has been designated by the legislature as part
				  of the Louisiana Historic and Scenic River System.
Natural and Scenic River
- a river, stream,
				  or bayou or segment thereof that has been designated by the legislature as part
				  of the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System.
Normal Activities
- those activities on lands
				  that do not directly and significantly degrade the ecological integrity of a
				  natural and scenic river.
Person
- an individual, firm, corporation,
				  association, partnership, consortium, joint venture, commercial entity,
				  receiver, tutor, curator, executor, administrator, fiduciary, organization or
				  representative of any kind, the United States Government, Federal agency, the
				  State of Louisiana, state agency, municipality, commission, political
				  subdivision, local governing authority or special subdivision of the State of
				  Louisiana.
Pollutant
- any substance in concentrations
				  which tend to degrade the chemical, physical, biological, or radiological
				  integrity or quality of the water in a river.
Reservoir Construction
- any permanent dam or
				  impoundment which alters the shoreline of a river in the system.
River
- includes rivers, streams, bayous and
				  segments thereof and their waters, and generally those bodies of water having
				  the characteristics of being confined within a distinct, longitudinal channel
				  which is defined by continuous or interrupted banks and which exhibits a width
				  to length ratio of less than one (W/L < 1).
Scenic Servitude
- a contract between the
				  adjacent riparian landowner and the administrator that shall be in the nature
				  of a development agreement for the purpose of preserving the natural state of
				  the landscape through mutual agreement on the activities which might affect the
				  natural landscape.
Selective Harvesting
- the removal of trees,
				  either as single scattered individuals or in small groups at relatively short
				  intervals resulting in openings generally less in width than twice the height
				  of the dominant trees. Repeated indefinitely, selective harvesting ensures the
				  continuous establishment of reproduction, and an uneven aged stand adequate to
				  encourage and maintain stream shading and stream and stream bank
				  integrity.
Surface Servitude
- a contract between the
				  stream owner and the administrator that shall relieve the landowner of
				  liabilities and assure the public of access and use of the stream
				  surface.
System
- all natural and scenic rivers and
				  all historic and scenic rivers.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  56:1842.