§ 1-707. Port regulation

   (a) Scope of section. -- This section applies only to code counties and municipalities.

(b) Legislative policy. -- It is the policy of the State to authorize each code county and municipality to displace or limit competition in the area of port regulation to:

   (1) provide for safe harbors free of congestion and navigational hazards;

   (2) protect marine life and wildlife; and

   (3) prevent water pollution and erosion.

(c) Authority. -- Notwithstanding any anticompetitive effect, a code county or municipality may:

   (1) grant one or more franchises or enter into contracts for the placement or construction of structures in or on the waters of the county or municipality;

   (2) issue licenses for wharves and piers; or

   (3) issue permits for mooring piles, floating wharves, buoys, and anchors.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 23A, § 2A(c), art. 25B, § 13B(c); 2013, ch. 119, § 2.