La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XLVII-107

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLVII-107 - Procedure for Requesting an Order from the Commissioner

A. The written request shall be made to the commissioner of agriculture and forestry, 5825 Florida Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 and shall be signed by the person submitting the request. The request shall include the following information:

1. the name, physical address, mailing address, and telephone number of the person or business submitting the request;

2. the name and business structure under which the individual or business conducts an agricultural operation and the physical address, mailing address and telephone number of the agricultural operation, if different than the information provided for the person or business making the request;

3. the physical location of the rural residence or agricultural operation;

4. the relationship of the person or business to the rural residence or agricultural operation affected or to be affected by the closing of the private crossing;

5. the nature of the agricultural operations, if any, affected or to be affected by the closing of the private crossing;

6. the hardship that will be or has been created by the closing of the private crossing;

7. the name of the railroad corporation owning or operating the railway that plans to close or has closed the private crossing;

8. the date of the scheduled closing or the date the private crossing was closed;

9. the location of the next available closest public or private crossing that the person or business would be able to access;

10. any other information requested by the commissioner or his designee.

B. The person making the request shall also submit the following documentation.

1. Proof of ownership or possession, such as a tax statement, deed, lease, title opinion or judgment of possession related to the rural residence or agricultural operation.

2. A map, plat, survey, or aerial or satellite photograph showing the railway and the property in relation to each other.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XLVII-107

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of the Commissioner, LR 38:963 (April 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:390(H).