# Applicability

**Citation:** LAC 43:XIII §101  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Louisiana Office of Conservation  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

A. This regulation shall apply to all persons engaged in the transportation of gas by pipeline within the state of Louisiana, including the transportation of gas within the coastal zone limits as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331). B. Notwithstanding the criteria in §1

## Document text

A. This regulation shall apply to all persons engaged in the transportation of gas by pipeline within the state of Louisiana, including the transportation of gas within the coastal zone limits as defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331).

B. Notwithstanding the criteria in §101.A above, this regulation shall apply only to those persons identified in the certification or agreement in effect, pursuant to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended (Federal Act), duly executed by the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources and the United States Secretary of Transportation.

C. As to gas odorization, this regulation shall apply to all persons engaged in the business of handling, storing, selling, or distributing natural and other toxic or combustible odorless gases, except as hereinafter provided.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:217 (April 1983), amended LR 10:508 (July 1984), LR 18:852 (August 1992), LR 20:442 (April 1994), LR 27:1535 (September 2001), LR 30:1219 (June 2004), LR 50:1246 (September 2024).

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/>
- Source ID: `la-osr-lac`
- SHA-256: `743d1cb61348fe2ffc33c00f773a50a4ad04f511af58712973614c65853e28a4`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T05:03:44.627Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T06:42:03.141Z
- Document slug: `la-lac-43-xiii-101`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "jurisdiction": "US-LA",
  "part": "LAC 43:XIII",
  "section": "101",
  "pipelineScope": "louisiana-pipeline-safety",
  "legalScope": "Louisiana Office of Conservation pipeline-safety rules governing covered transportation of gas, gas reporting, incorporated and modified federal gas-pipeline requirements, drug and alcohol testing, and LNG facilities.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Part XIII applies only within the scope of its certification or agreement, jurisdictional and facility limitations, and section-specific exclusions. Determine operator status, commodity, intrastate or interstate jurisdiction, coastal or Outer Continental Shelf location, gathering classification, LNG status, and federal preemption before applying a provision.",
  "incorporationCaveat": "Part XIII incorporates and modifies portions of 49 CFR Parts 40, 191, 192, 193, and 199. Bracketed federal citations identify the source provision, but Louisiana numbering and text control only within the state rule's scope; consult both current Louisiana and applicable federal text.",
  "historicalNote": "HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:217 (April 1983), amended LR 10:508 (July 1984), LR 18:852 (August 1992), LR 20:442 (April 1994), LR 27:1535 (September 2001), LR 30:1219 (June 2004), LR 50:1246 (September 2024).",
  "authorityNote": "AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.",
  "reserved": false,
  "references": [
    {
      "citation": "LAC 43:XIII §101",
      "referenceType": "louisiana-administrative-code",
      "url": "https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/"
    }
  ],
  "sourceEdition": "December 2025",
  "artifactPath": "data/sources/louisiana/louisiana-lac-title-43-parts-ix-xi-xiii.docx",
  "artifactSha256": "568d6b8b3cc244c67a0c93c040442fa53a1bbdafcb688b253cfa707d84d64259",
  "publicationStatus": "Current state-certified Louisiana Administrative Code compilation; section-level effective dates are not inferred from compilation or monthly history citations.",
  "rights": "The Louisiana Administrative Code is the state-certified publication. Preserve Office of State Register attribution and review Louisiana website terms, agency marks, incorporated standards, and third-party material before redistribution.",
  "region": "LA"
}
```