La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XV-515

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-515 - Gifts and Gratuities

A. Except as provided in §515 B, employees shall not solicit nor accept, directly or indirectly, any gift, gratuity, favor, entertainment, loan or any other thing of monetary value from a coal company which:

1. conducts or is seeking to conduct operations or activities that are regulated by the office; or

2. has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the employee's official duty.

B. The prohibitions in §515. A do not apply in the context of obvious family or personal relationships, such as those between the parents, children or spouse of the employee and the employee, when the circumstances make it clear that it is those relationships rather than the business of the person concerned which are the motivating factors. An employee may accept:

1. food and refreshments of nominal value on infrequent occasions in the ordinary course of a luncheon, dinner or other meeting where an employee may properly be in attendance; and

2. unsolicited advertising or promotional material, such as pens, pencils, note pads, calendars and other items of nominal value.

C. Employees found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section will be subject to administrative remedies in accordance with existing or adopted state regulations or policies.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XV-515

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 5:395 (December 1979), amended LR 14:441 (July 1988), LR 20:447 (April 1994).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:901-932.