2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 56 — Wildlife and fisheries
RS 56:1763 — Contract for operation of park and zoo

§1763. Contract for operation of park and zoo

A. The commission is hereby vested with authority to and may contract with any nonprofit or not for profit firm, corporation, or entity for the operation, care, control, and management of the park and its zoo.

B. Any contract that the commission may enter into in accordance with Subsection A of this Section may be either a contract, lease, or combination contract and lease.

C. The commission shall in its sole discretion determine the terms, conditions, and duration of any contract or lease entered into under the provisions of this Section. Any contract or lease entered into by the commission under the provisions of this Section shall contain a provision in such contract or lease that the contract or lease may be terminated by the commission, with or without just cause, upon written notification to all parties in the contract or lease, which notification shall be given not more than ninety days prior to the termination.

D. Only a firm, corporation, or entity that is organized under the laws of the state of Louisiana shall be eligible to contract with the commission under the provisions of this Section, and only a firm, corporation, or entity that is organized as a nonprofit or not for profit firm, corporation, or entity shall be eligible to contract with the commission under the provisions of this Section.

E. The provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 41 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall not be applicable to any lease or contract entered into under the provisions of this Section.

F. The provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall not be applicable to any lease or contract entered into under the provisions of this Section.

G. This Section shall be construed to grant the commission the authority to contract in a cooperative endeavor for the care, control, and management of the park and its zoo, including all facilities located in the park on the effective date of this Section and any future facilities located in the park.

H. The commission shall have the right to assign any contracts that the former Audubon Park Commission created by Act No. 191 of 1914 may have on the effective date of this Part to any contracting party under the provisions of this Section.

I. The commission shall have full authority to delegate to the nonprofit entity its ability to collect any rents, charges, admissions, or fares it may be empowered to collect.

J. The contractor shall have the full authority to hire its own employees to provide services formerly provided by the employees of the Audubon Park Commission created by Act No. 191 of 1914.

K. Any contract entered into under the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to be a cooperative endeavor under the provisions of Article VII, Section 14(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 1983, No. 485, §1, eff. July 27, 1983.