La. Admin. Code tit. 70 § III-153

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

Section III-153 - General Requirements

A. This Subchapter pertains only to signs placed within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of federal aid primary system highways. To qualify under the provisions of this Subchapter, signs shall meet the following requirements:

1. signs shall not be larger than 32 square feet in surface area;

2. signs shall advertise only the sale of seasonal agricultural products grown by the person who erects and maintains said signs, or the person who directs that the signs be erected;

3. the grower of the agricultural product advertised shall be responsible for maintenance and removal of the sign, even if the grower contracted to have the sign erected by a third party;

4. seasonal agricultural products advertised on the signs shall be offered for sale at the location where they are grown;

5. signs shall be erected only during the period of time that the products advertised are in season and shall be removed by the owner of the sign within seven days of the end of that time;

6. signs shall be placed on private property only with the permission of the landowner and shall not be placed in the highway right-of-way;

7. signs shall not be placed closer that 500 feet to an intersection;

8. all signs must be erected within a 60-mile radius of the location where the agricultural product advertised is grown; and

9. no more than one sign in each direction shall be placed within 500 feet of the interchange leading from the highway to the place where the products advertised are to be sold.

La. Admin. Code tit. 70, § III-153

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of General Counsel, LR 20:795 (July 1994).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:461.2(A)(7).