ENROLLED
ACT No. 41
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 26
BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:1236.26(A), relative to the governing authorities of the
3 parishes of St. Charles and St. John the Baptist; to provide with respect to
4 notification to property owners of violations of grass cutting ordinances; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
7 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
8 Louisiana.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 33:1236.26(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
11 §1236.26. Powers of the governing authorities of Pointe Coupee Parish, St. Charles
12 Parish, and St. Landry Parish; nuisance ordinance regarding grass and
13 obnoxious weeds; notice required
14 A. The governing authorities of the parishes of Pointe Coupee, St. Charles,
15 and St. Landry may amend ordinances to compel property owners to cut grass and
16 obnoxious weeds on their property without the notice required in R.S.
17 33:1236(21)(a)(i) if the property owner liable has been notified pursuant to said that
18 Item at any time during the immediately preceding twelve months and has failed to
19 do the work himself after an opportunity to do so.
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1 Section 2. R.S. 33:1236.26(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
2 §1236.26. Powers of the governing authorities of Pointe Coupee Parish, St. John the
3 Baptist Parish, and St. Landry Parish; nuisance ordinance regarding grass and
4 obnoxious weeds; notice required
5 A. The governing authorities of the parishes of Pointe Coupee, St. John the
6 Baptist, and St. Landry may amend ordinances to compel property owners to cut
7 grass and obnoxious weeds on their property without the notice required in R.S.
8 33:1236(21)(a)(i) if the property owner liable has been notified pursuant to said that
9 Item at any time during the immediately preceding twelve months and has failed to
10 do the work himself after an opportunity to do so.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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