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LA Rev Stat § 14:102.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.14. Unlawful ownership of dangerous dog

RS 102.14 - Unlawful ownership of dangerous dog A. For the purposes of this Section "dangerous dog" means: (1) Any dog which when unprovoked, on two separate occasions within the prior thirty-six-month period, engages in any behavior that requires a defensive action by any person to prevent bodily injury when the person and the dog are off the property of the owner of the dog; or (2) Any dog which, when unprovoked, bites a person causing an injury; or (3) Any dog which, when unprovoked, on two separate occasions within the prior thirty-six-month period, has killed, seriously bitten, inflicted injury, or otherwise caused injury to a domestic animal off the property of the owner of the dog. B. It is unlawful for any person to own a dangerous dog without properly restraining or confining the dog. C. A dangerous dog, while on the owner's property, shall, at all times, be kept indoors, or in a secure enclosure. A dangerous dog may be off the owner's property only if it is restrained by a leash which prevents its escape or access to other persons. D. The owner of a dog determined by the court to be dangerous shall post signs around the secure enclosure no more than thirty feet apart and at each normal point of ingress and egress. The signs shall bear the words "Beware of Dog", or "Dangerous Dog" in letters at least three and one-half inches high and shall be so placed as to be readily visible to any person approaching the secure enclosure. E. If the dog in question dies, or is sold, transferred, or permanently removed from the municipality or parish where the owner resides, the owner of a dangerous dog shall notify the animal control agency of the changed condition and new location of the dog in writing within two days. F. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars. G. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to: (1) Any dog which is owned, or the service of which is employed, by any state or local law enforcement agency for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of offenders. (2) Any dog trained in accordance with the standards of a national or regional search and rescue association to respond to instructions from its handler in the search and rescue of lost or missing individuals and which dog, together with its handler, is prepared to render search and rescue services at the request of law enforcement. Acts 2001, No. 823, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.15. Unlawful ownership of a vicious dog

RS 102.15 - Unlawful ownership of a vicious dog A. For the purposes of this Section "vicious dog" means any dog which, when unprovoked, in an aggressive manner, inflicts serious bodily injury on or kills a human being and was previously determined to be a dangerous dog. B. It is unlawful for any person to own a vicious dog. C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to: (1) Any dog which is owned, or the service of which is employed, by any state or local law enforcement agency for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of offenders. (2) Any dog trained in accordance with the standards of a national or regional search and rescue association to respond to instructions from its handler in the search and rescue of lost or missing individuals and which dog, together with its handler, is prepared to render search and rescue services at the request of law enforcement. Acts 2001, No. 823, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.16. Seizure and destruction or disposition of dangerous or vicious dogs

RS 102.16 - Seizure and destruction or disposition of dangerous or vicious dogs A.(1) Any law enforcement officer making an arrest under R.S. 14:102.14 or R.S. 14:102.15 may lawfully take possession of all dogs on the premises where the arrest is made or in the immediate possession or control of the person being arrested. (2) The legislature finds and declares that dangerous or vicious dogs are a threat to the health and safety of the public. Dogs seized in accordance with this Section are declared to be contraband, and the officer may cause them to be impounded pending the hearing held pursuant to R.S. 14:102.13. B. A dog determined to be a vicious dog by the court shall be humanely euthanized by the animal control agency, a licensed veterinarian, or a qualified technician. C. A dog determined by the court to be a dangerous dog may be humanely euthanized if it is determined that the dog poses an immediate threat to public health and safety. D. The owner of the dog shall be liable to the municipality or parish where the dog is impounded for the costs and expenses of keeping the dog if the dog is later adjudicated dangerous or vicious. Acts 2001, No. 823, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.17 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.17. Registration of dangerous dogs; fees

RS 102.17 - Registration of dangerous dogs; fees A. All dangerous dogs shall be properly licensed and vaccinated. The licensing authority shall include the dangerous designation in the registration records of the dog, either after the owner of the dog has agreed to the designation or the court has determined the designation applies to the dog. B. The municipality or parish may charge a dangerous dog fee in addition to the regular licensing fee to provide for the increased costs of maintaining the records of the dog. Acts 2001, No. 823, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.18. Seizure and disposition of dogs which cause death or inflict bodily injury

RS 102.18 - Seizure and disposition of dogs which cause death or inflict bodily injury A. Any law enforcement officer or animal control officer may seize any dog which when unprovoked, in an aggressive manner, causes the death of or inflicts bodily injury on a human being. Any dog seized pursuant to the provisions of this Section may be impounded pending the outcome of the hearing held in accordance with this Section. B. The district attorney, the sheriff, an animal control officer, or other designated representative, in the name of and on behalf of the parish, and without the payment of any costs, shall be authorized to file a petition in the district court having jurisdiction requesting a hearing for the purpose of determining whether or not a dog which, when unprovoked, in an aggressive manner, causes the death of or inflicts bodily injury on a human being, shall be euthanized. C. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure provided in R.S. 14:102.13. D. A dog determined by the court to have, when unprovoked, in an aggressive manner, caused the death of or inflicted bodily injury on a human being may be humanely euthanized by the animal control agency, a licensed veterinarian, or a qualified technician. E. The owner of the dog shall be liable to the municipality or parish where the dog is impounded for the costs and expenses of keeping the dog if the dog is later adjudicated to have, when unprovoked, in an aggressive manner, caused the death or inflicted bodily injury on a human being. Acts 2003, No. 563, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.19 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.19. Hog and canine fighting prohibited; penalties

RS 102.19 - Hog and canine fighting prohibited; penalties A. It shall be unlawful for any person to organize or conduct any commercial or private event, wherein there is a display of combat or fighting among one or more domestic or feral canines and feral or domestic hogs and in which it is intended or reasonably foreseeable that the canines or hogs would be injured, maimed, mutilated, or killed. B. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally do any of the following for the purpose of organizing, conducting, or financially or materially supporting any event as provided in Subsection A of this Section: (1) Finance, commercially advertise, sell admission tickets, or employ persons. (2) Own, manage, or operate any facility or property. (3) Supply, breed, train, or keep canines or hogs. (4) Knowingly purchase tickets of admission. C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any competitive event in which canines, which are trained for hunting or herding activities, are released in an open area or an enclosed area to locate and corner hogs, and in which competitive points are deducted if a hog is caught and held, unless by such actions it is reasonably foreseeable that the canines or hogs would be injured, maimed, mutilated, or killed. D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the lawful hunting of hogs with canines or the use of canines for the management, farming, or herding of hogs which are livestock or the private training of canines for the purposes enumerated in this Subsection provided that such training is conducted in the field and is not in violation of the provisions of Subsection A of this Section. E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to "Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials", as defined in R.S. 49:170.10. F. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. G. For the purposes of this Section: (1) "Hog" shall include a pig, swine, or boar. (2) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, firm, association or other legal entity. Acts 2004, No. 111, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.20. Sport killing of zoo or circus animals prohibited

RS 102.20 - Sport killing of zoo or circus animals prohibited A. No person shall kill for sport an animal that is presently or was formerly a part of a zoo or circus. B. No zoo or circus shall provide, sell, or donate any animal for use in any business or activity wherein the animal may be intentionally killed for sport. C. No person shall knowingly transfer or conspire to transfer any animal from a zoo or circus to any business, person, or activity wherein the animal may be intentionally killed for sport. D. No business or person wherein an animal may be intentionally killed for sport shall purchase, accept as a donation, or receive any animal that was formerly a part of a zoo or circus. E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Acts 2004, No. 891, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.21. Unauthorized use of the identity of a deceased soldier

RS 102.21 - Unauthorized use of the identity of a deceased soldier A. It shall be unlawful for any person to use for the purpose of advertising for the sale of any goods, wares, or merchandise, or for the solicitation of patronage by any business the name, portrait, or picture of any deceased soldier, without having obtained prior consent to such use by the soldier, or by the closest living relative, by blood or marriage, of the deceased. B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. C. For purposes of this Section, "soldier" means any active duty member or former member of the armed forces of the United States including any member who was killed in the line of duty. Acts 2006, No. 239, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.22. Harboring or concealing an animal which has bitten or inflicted serious bodily injury on a human

RS 102.22 - Harboring or concealing an animal which has bitten or inflicted serious bodily injury on a human  A. Harboring or concealing an animal which has bitten or inflicted serious bodily injury on a human is committed when a person knows or has reason to know that an animal has bitten or inflicted serious bodily injury on a human and the person intentionally harbors or conceals the animal from any law enforcement or animal control agency investigator or agent.  B. For the purposes of this Section:  (1) "Animal control agency" means the parish or local animal control agency. If the municipality or parish does not have an animal control agency, it means the entity designated to perform animal control functions.  (2) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.  C. Whoever commits the crime of harboring or concealing an animal which has bitten or inflicted serious bodily injury on a human shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.  D.(1) Any health care provider, as provided in R.S. 40:1231.1, who examines or treats any person who has been bitten by an animal or upon whom an animal has inflicted serious bodily injury shall report such bite or injury to the law enforcement or animal control agency for the location where the bite or injury occurred. Such report shall be made immediately, if possible, and in any event shall be made within twenty-four hours.  (2) The report shall include as much of the following information as is available:  (a) The patient's name, date of birth, sex, and current home and work addresses.  (b) The nature of the bite or injury that is the subject of the report.  (c) Any information about the location of the biting animal and the name and address of any known owner.  (d) The name and address of the health care provider.  Acts 2006, No. 788, §1; Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.24. Participation in cockfighting

RS 102.24 - Participation in cockfighting A. It shall be unlawful for any person to attend a cockfight, or to bet on a cockfight, or to pay admission at any location to view or bet on a cockfight. B. As used in this Section, the following words and phrases have the following meaning ascribed to them: (1) "Chicken" means any bird which is of the species Gallus gallus, whether domestic or feral. (2) "Cockfight" means a contest wherein chickens are set against one another with the intention that they engage in combat. C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Acts 2010, No. 114, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.25 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.25. Unlawfully supplying any product for the purpose of falsifying a screening test

RS 102.25 - Unlawfully supplying any product for the purpose of falsifying a screening test A. Unlawfully supplying any product for the purpose of falsifying or altering a drug, urine, or alcohol screening test is committed when a person intentionally: (1) Sells, trades, furnishes, supplies, gives, distributes, or markets human or synthetic urine in this state or transports human or synthetic urine into this state with the intent of using the urine to falsify or alter results in a urine, drug, or alcohol screening test. (2) Advertises for sale any product designed to falsify or alter a urine, drug, or alcohol screening test. (3) Adulterates a urine or other bodily fluid sample with the intent to falsify or alter results in a urine, drug, or alcohol screening test. (4) Possesses adulterants which are intended to be used to adulterate a urine or other bodily fluid sample for the purpose of falsifying or altering results in a urine, drug, or alcohol screening test. (5) Sells, trades, furnishes, supplies, gives, distributes, or markets an adulterant with the intent by the seller or marketer that the product be used to adulterate a urine or other bodily fluid sample for the purpose of falsifying or altering results in a urine, drug, or alcohol screening test. B. The intent to falsify or alter results in a urine, drug, or alcohol screening test shall be presumed if either of the following occur: (1) A heating element or any other device used to thwart a drug screening test accompanies the sale, trading, furnishing, supplying, giving, distribution, or marketing of urine or adulterants. (2) Instructions that provide a method for thwarting a drug screening test accompany the sale, giving, distribution, or marketing of urine or adulterants. C. As used in this Section, "adulterant" means a substance that is not expected to be in human urine or a substance expected to be present in human urine but that is at a concentration so high that it is not consistent with human urine, including, but not limited to: (1) Bleach. (2) Chromium. (3) Creatinine. (4) Detergent. (5) Glutaraldehyde. (6) Hydrochloric acid. (7) Hydroiodic acid. (8) Iodine. (9) Nitrite. (10) Peroxidase. (11) Potassium dichromate. (12) Potassium nitrite. (13) Pyridinium chlorochromate. (14) Sodium nitrite. D. Whoever commits the crime of unlawfully supplying any product for the purpose of falsifying or altering a drug, urine, or alcohol screening test shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Acts 2010, No. 361, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.26 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.26. Unlawful restraint of a dog; definitions; penalties

RS 102.26 - Unlawful restraint of a dog; definitions; penalties A. As used in this Section: (1) "Collar" means any collar constructed of nylon, leather, or similar material, specifically designed to be used for a dog. (2) "Owner" means a person who owns or has custody or control of a dog. (3) "Properly fitted" means, with respect to a collar, a collar that measures the circumference of a dog's neck plus at least one inch. (4) "Restraint" means a chain, rope, tether, leash, cable, or other device that attaches a dog to a stationary object or trolley system. B. It shall be unlawful to tie, tether, or restrain any animal in a manner that is inhumane, cruel, or detrimental to its welfare. C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Accepted veterinary practices. (2) Activities carried on for scientific or medical research governed by accepted standards. (3) A dog restrained to a running line, pulley, or trolley system and is not restrained to the running line, pulley, or trolley system by means of a pinch-type, prong-type, choke-type, or improperly fitted collar. (4) A dog restrained in compliance with the requirements of a camping or recreational area as defined by a federal, state, or local authority or jurisdiction. (5) A dog restrained while the owner is engaged in, or actively training for, an activity that is conducted pursuant to a valid license issued by this state if the activity for which the license is issued is associated with the use or presence of a dog. (6) A dog restrained while the owner is engaged in conduct directly related to the business of shepherding or herding cattle or livestock. (7) A dog restrained while the owner is engaged in conduct directly related to the business of cultivating agricultural products if the restraint is reasonably necessary for the safety of the dog. (8) A dog being restrained and walked with a hand-held leash regardless of the type of collar being used. D. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars. Acts 2010, No. 977, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.27 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.27. Unlawful sale of a live dog or cat at certain locations

RS 102.27 - Unlawful sale of a live dog or cat at certain locations A. It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale or sell any dog or cat on any highway, right-of-way, flea market, public park, public playground, public swimming pool, any other public recreational area, or adjacent property to such locations regardless of whether or not access to those locations is authorized, or on any commercial or retail parking lot unless permission is granted by the owner of the parking lot. B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to: (1) Bona fide humane societies, animal welfare groups, animal control agencies, or nonprofit organizations sponsoring animal adoption events. (2) The offering of dogs or cats for sale at a private residence. (3) The offering of dogs or cats for sale by a paid entrant to a competitive cat show or dog show, provided that the sale occurs on the premises and within the confines of the show. (4) Any retail pet store or licensed breeder. (5) Any raffle or drawing for a dog or cat which is a fundraising event for a waterfowl, wetland, or natural resources conservation organization. C.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars for a first offense. (2) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section for a second or subsequent offense shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars per violation. D. For the purposes of this Section: (1) "Highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel, including bridges, causeways, tunnels, and ferries; synonymous with the word "street". (2) "Right-of-way" means the privilege of the immediate use of the highway. Acts 2012, No. 700, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.28 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.28. Transporting live feral swine prohibited; penalties

RS 102.28 - Transporting live feral swine prohibited; penalties  A. It shall be unlawful to transport live feral swine by any person not in possession of proof of registration as a feral swine authorized transporter with the Louisiana Board of Animal Health within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.  B. For the purposes of this Section, "feral swine" shall mean any hog, pig, or swine species, Sus scrofa, including but not limited to Russian and European wild boar and their hybrids that are running at large, free roaming, or wild upon public or private lands in this state, and shall also include any hog, pig, or swine species that has lived any part of its life running at large, free roaming, or wild. The term feral swine shall also include any feral phenotype swine, whether or not running at large, free roaming, or wild.  C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than nine hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.  D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to "Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials" as defined in R.S. 49:170.10.  Acts 2018, No. 681, §1.