§ 16-9.2. Dumping in catch basins, etc.; special fine.  


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  • (a)

    The dumping of trash, debris, greases and oils, such as but not limited to cooking oil and fats, motor oil, antifreeze, solvents, truck and automotive fluids, paint, paint thinners, and gasoline into catch basins, drainage culverts, lines, canals or any body of water is prohibited. This prohibition shall not apply to any activity permitted or authorized by a state or federal program.

    (b)

    The fine for violation of part (a) above shall be a fine, as provided in L.R.S. 33:1243B(2), not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).

    (c)

    This section may be enforced by the parish department of environmental affairs, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Deputies, and state or federal enforcement officials.

(Ord. No. 22100, § 1, 1-21-04)