Louisiana § RS 9:4792 - Definitions
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§ RS 9:4792. Definitions
For the purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
(2) "Licensed storage facility" means a lot, yard, or other storage, parking, or repair facility licensed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, to store towed vehicles as provided by R.S. 32:1714.
(3) "Tow truck" means any motor vehicle equipped with a boom or booms, winches, slings, tilt beds, or similar equipment designed for the towing or recovery of vehicles and other objects which cannot operate under their own power or for other reason is required to be transported by means of towing and licensed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections pursuant to R.S. 32:1711 et seq.
(4) "Towed vessel" means any vessel titled under the Vessel and Motor Titling Act, R.S. 34:852.1 et seq., or required to be registered pursuant to R.S. 34:851.1 et seq., towed by a tow truck and being held at a licensed storage facility. "Towed vessel" does not include any vessel with a valid or expired registration number awarded pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state, unless subsequently registered in Louisiana.
Acts 2012, No. 752, §1.
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