La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXXIX-913

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

Section XXXIX-913 - Complaints and Investigation

A. Any person who wishes to file a complaint regarding an agricultural burn may do so by telephone or in writing. In order to file a complaint by telephone, persons must contact the department via the department's 24-hour telephone hotline. Complaints may also be made by filling out a department-approved complaint form available on the department's website, by mailing a written complaint to the department, or by sending electronic mail to burncomplaints@ldaf.state.la.us.

B. A complaint shall, at a minimum, contain the following information:

1. the name, address and telephone number of the person making the complaint;

2. the address, location or geographic coordinates of the agricultural burn, including the name of the parish;

3. the date and time of the complaint; and

4. a detailed explanation of all conduct and/or conditions which form the basis of the complaint.

C. Upon receipt of a complaint, the department may:

1. conduct an investigation of the incident involved in the complaint; and

2. inform the burner against whom the complaint has been lodged of the complaint.

D. Upon completion of the investigation described in this section, the department shall notify the complainant and the burner of the results of the investigation.

E. The department, in its sole discretion, will determine whether educational materials should be provided to the burner or whether the actions complained of warrant referring the citizen's complaint to an adjudicatory hearing for the possible suspension or revocation of a prescribed burning certificate.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXXIX-913

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, LR 41:1480 (August 2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:17.