Definitions

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RS 302 - Definitions

For the purposes of this Part, the following shall apply:

(1) "Agent Orange" means the herbicide composed of tri-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and di-chlorophenoxyacetic acid.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

(3) "Director" means the director of veterans' affairs.

(4) "Directory" means the Agent Orange Directory.

(5) "Veteran" means a person who was a resident of the state of Louisiana at the time of his induction into the armed forces of the United States of America or is a resident of this state who served in the armed forces during the years 1958-1972 and who served in, or participated in military activities related to, the Vietnam conflict where exposure to Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants and herbicides may have occurred.

Acts 1985, No. 878, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 746, §1.


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