§7754. Powers of board
A. Each board of commissioners has authority to manage and control
the affairs of its district, to adopt ordinances reasonably necessary to further
the purposes for which the district is created, and to fix penalties for violations
of such ordinances by fine or imprisonment within the limits fixed by law for
violations of ordinances of the parish governing authority.
B. Each board has authority to purchase, maintain, and operate
machinery and equipment necessary or useful in the eradication, abatement, or
control of fire ants and to maintain an adequate administrative staff.
C. The methods to be used in the eradication, abatement, and control
of fire ants shall be submitted to the Louisiana Department of Health annually
for approval by the state health officer and the commissioner of agriculture.
The ordinances of the board of commissioners shall not be legally effective
without such approval.
Acts 1992, No. 198, §1.