Responsibility of officers in charge of vessels.
New Orleans City Code § 170-2
in effectSec. 170-2. - Responsibility of officers in charge of vessels.
The captain or other person in command of a vessel from which fuel oil or waste is dumped, pumped or discharged into the Mississippi River or any other river or bayou situated in the parish or flowing through or adjoining the parish boundaries or into Lake Pontchartrain or any other lake situated within or adjoining the boundaries of the parish shall be responsible for such dumping, pumping or discharging of waste or fuel oil and shall be guilty of violating the provisions of section 170-1.
(Code 1956, § 66-2)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH170WA_ARTIINGE_S170-2REOFCHVEFetched: 10/28/2026
