La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXXIX-1501

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

Section XXXIX-1501 - Loaders Log: Required Information; Distribution; Maintenance of Records

A. A loaders log must be kept on all timber harvesting sites. On any per-unit sale, upon completion of the harvest, the purchaser must provide the timber owner a copy of the loaders log. Loaders log must be maintained for a period not less than six years.

B. Each loaders log must contain the following information:

1. loader make and model-each loader used must be identified on the loaders log book by make and model;

2. load number-each load of timber leaving a cutting site must be assigned a load number. Load numbers for each job site must be in sequence;

3. parish/county and state-the parish or county and state where the timber was severed;

4. landowner's name-the name of the owner of the land where the timber is being severed. On multiple ownership land, the name of the estate, corporation, or what the site is commonly known as, may be entered. On industrial lands, the company tract number may be listed;

5. date and time-the date and time the forest product is loaded on the truck;

6. product-the forest product type must be clearly identified, for instance pine log, pine pulp, hardwood log, hardwood pulp, chip and saw, poles. The following symbols may be used: PL-pine logs; PP-pine pulp; HWL-hardwood logs; HWP-hardwood pulp; C&S-chip and saw. Any other forest product must be written out. The severance tax code may also be used to identify the product;

7. destination-the first wood-receiving facility that the forest product is being transported to;

8. loader's name-the name of the individual loading the timber. Name must be as shown on the loaders drivers license. Must be printed and legible;

9. driver's name-the name of the driver transporting the load. Name must be as shown on the drivers CDL. Must be printed and legible.

C. A loaders log may be kept in an electronic form. If a loaders log is kept in electronic form, it shall contain all required information set forth in Subsection B of this regulation and be maintained for a period of not less than six years.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXXIX-1501

Promulgated by the Department Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, Forestry Commission, LR 27:31 (January 2001), amended LR 27:1005 (July 2001), LR 37:2985 (October 2011), Amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 42734 (5/1/2016).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:4278.3.