1. A. When used in these regulations, these terms shall have the following meanings.

   1. Fire Marshal―the assistant secretary of the Office of State Fire Marshal of the State of Louisiana.
   2. Installation―the construction of a foundation system and the placement or erection of a manufactured home or a mobile home on the foundation system. Installation includes, without limitation, supporting, blocking, leveling, securing, or anchoring such home and connecting multiple or expandable sections of such home together and to the foundation.
   3. Installation Permit―a permit issued by the fire marshal to a licensed installer or the homeowner who must certify that the home is in compliance with this Part.
   4. Installation Permit Sticker―a sticker issued by the fire marshal, along with an installation permit, which is to be affixed to the home to signify that the home is in compliance with R.S. 51:912.22. Installation standards for manufactured homes and mobile homes.
   5. Installer―a person responsible for the installation of a manufactured home or mobile home and who is required to obtain a license pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 51:912.
   6. Manufactured Home―a new or used structure transportable in one or more sections, which is 8 body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating and air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. For purposes of LAC 55:V.Chapter 5, the terms mobile home, manufactured home, and manufactured housing may be used interchangeably and apply only to structures bearing the permanently affixed seal of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
   7. Manufacturer―any person who constructs or assembles manufactured housing.
   8. Person―a natural person, association, or group of natural persons, partnership, company, corporation, institution, or legal entity.
   9. Retailerany person engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of mobile homes or manufactured housing primarily to a person who, in good faith, purchases or leases a mobile home or manufactured housing for purposes other than resale.
   10. Salesman―any person employed by a retailer for purposes of selling manufactured housing to the public.
   11. Transporter―an individual who transports the manufactured home or mobile home to the site of installation but does not perform the blocking and/or anchoring of the home. However, individuals who transport manufactured homes from the factory to the retailer’s location are exempt from this definition.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 51:911.32(A)(2).

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Fire Marshal, LR 24:695 (April 1998), amended LR 26:2009 (September 2000), LR 38:3237 (December 2012).