La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § V-101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024
Section V-101 - Definitions [formerly paragraph 5:001]
A. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the following words and terms used in this Part of the sanitary code and all other Parts which are adopted or may be adopted, are defined for the purposes thereof as follows.

Community-any incorporated area, or in the case of unincorporated areas, either of the following:

a. a settlement consisting of 25 or more residences within a circle having a 0.5 mile diameter; or

b. a settlement consisting of 25 or more residences per mile of highway frontage.

Control Measures-any measures approved by the state health officer which are used in the prevention or control of mosquito-borne diseases. These measures include source reduction, application of pesticides, naturalistic (biological) control, exclusion of mosquitoes, and integrated pest management.

Exclusion-exclusion of mosquitoes includes measures of protection against mosquitoes such as screening of openings in dwellings to prevent entry of adult mosquitoes and screening of stored water to prevent egg-laying by mosquitoes and the use of protective clothing and mosquito repellents.

Impounded-any body of water formed by the construction or excavation of a basin or the obstruction of surface water run-off in such a manner as to cause the collection of a body of water which could not have formed under natural conditions. Such impounded waters of less than 2 acres of water surface, are not included in this definition, except that in the event an outbreak of disease known or suspected to be transmissible by mosquitoes occurs in the vicinity of such a pond, the state health officer may require that it be subject to the same regulations as larger bodies of impounded water.

Integrated Pest Management-integrated pest management as applied to mosquito prevention and control includes a combination of procedures such as exclusion, naturalistic control, source reduction, and the application of pesticides.

Naturalistic-naturalistic control involves the use of predators, pathogens (diseases), and other natural antagonists of mosquitoes.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § V-101

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1226 (June 2002).
AUTHORITY NOTE: The first source of authority for promulgation of the sanitary code is in R.S. 36:258(B), with more particular provisions found in Chapters 1 and 4 of Title 40. This Part is promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4 and R.S. 40:5. In particular, see R.S. 40:4(A)(9).