La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § XXVII-101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XXVII-101 - Definitions [formerly paragraph 27:001]
A. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the following words and terms used in Part XXVII of the sanitary code and all other Parts which are adopted or may be adopted, are defined for the purposes thereof as follows.

Ashes-include the solid residue resulting from the combustion of all fuels, including those used for heating, cooking, and the production of energy in any public or private establishment, institution, or residence.

Garbage-the putrescible components of refuse which are subject to spoilage, rot, or decomposition. It includes wastes from the preparation and consumption of food, vegetable matter, and animal offal and carcasses.

Offal-waste parts especially of a butchered animal including, but not limited to, bones, cartilage, fatty tissue and gristle.

Refuse-any garbage, rubbish, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility. It also includes other discarded material such as solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from either industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations, or from community activities. It does not include solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage, irrigation return flows, industrial discharges which are point sources, or radioactive wastes.

Rubbish-includes all non-putrescible waste matter, except ashes, from any public or private establishments, institution, or residence. It also includes construction and demolition wastes.

Stable Refuse-includes animal feces and urine, any material contaminated by animal body discharges, and waste feed stuff.

Trash-rubbish.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § XXVII-101

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1449 (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 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. This Part is promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4(A)(2)(b) and R.S. 40:5.