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LA Rev Stat § 3:2354 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2354. Penalty for violation; civil liability

RS 2354 - Penalty for violation; civil liability Whoever violates any provision set forth in this Part or any rule or regulation promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, or interferes with any authorized agent of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry while in the performance of his official duty, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense, or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction, and shall also be liable to any persons injured for all damages resulting from the violation. Added by Acts 1960, No. 180, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2355 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2355. Purpose

RS 2355 - Purpose The purpose of this Part is to prevent the introduction into and dissemination within this state of contagious and infectious diseases of catfish by providing for the inspection and control of catfish to be used for stocking purposes, which activity is hereby found and declared by the legislature to promote agriculture in the state of Louisiana. Acts 1985, No. 729, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2356 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2356. Shipment of catfish to be used for stocking purposes into the state; inspection; fees; penalties

RS 2356 - Shipment of catfish to be used for stocking purposes into the state; inspection; fees; penalties A. No person, firm, or corporation shall move, ship, or transport into this state any catfish to be used for stocking purposes, of any species, whether farm raised or caught in the waters from any other state, except as provided in this Section. B. Catfish to be used for stocking purposes may be shipped into this state by a person, firm, or corporation possessing all necessary wholesale licenses, but only when accompanied by certification of inspection issued by the state or country of origin. The certificate shall certify the apparent freedom of the catfish to be used for stocking purposes from contagious or infectious diseases and shall be based upon an actual inspection of the catfish to be used for stocking purposes to be shipped or moved within a period of forty-eight hours preceding the date of shipment. C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection B, the commissioner of agriculture may inspect any catfish to be used for stocking purposes being shipped into this state, even if the catfish to be used for stocking purposes are accompanied by a certificate of inspection issued by another state or country, unless the facility receiving the catfish to be used for stocking purposes is inspected or the catfish to be used for stocking purposes on hand in such facility is inspected by the state and/or federal food and drug administration. If an inspection of catfish to be used for stocking purposes accompanied by a certificate of inspection of another state or country reveals contagious or infectious disease, the commissioner may declare a moratorium on this state's recognition of any certificate of inspection issued by that state or country until the commissioner determines that the standards of that state or country are adequate to insure the health and safety of catfish to be used for stocking purposes in that state or country at least equal to the standards established by this state. D. Except as otherwise permitted in this Section, the movement or shipment of catfish to be used for stocking purposes into this state shall be prohibited. E. In cases where the commissioner inspects catfish to be used for stocking purposes pursuant to this Section, he may by rule impose an inspection fee, provided that the fee schedule is uniform as to all similar inspections and the funds are used to defray the cost of inspections. F. Any person, firm, or corporation who violates this Section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than sixty days, or both. Acts 1985, No. 729, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.1. Legislative findings

RS 2358.1 - Legislative findings  The purpose of this Part is to prevent the introduction into and dissemination within this state of contagious and infectious diseases of turtles by providing for the regulation, inspection, and control of farm-raised turtles, which activities are hereby found and declared by the legislature to promote agriculture and aquaculture within the state of Louisiana.  Acts 1990, No. 770, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2017, No. 69, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.2. Administration and enforcement; rules and regulations

RS 2358.2 - Administration and enforcement; rules and regulations  A. The provisions of this Part shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry through the office of animal health and food safety.  B. The commissioner shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Part, including rules regarding breeding, disposal, raising, identification, inspecting, licensing, monitoring, sanitization, shipping or transporting, testing, and quarantine of farm-raised turtles or turtle eggs. The rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  C. The commissioner may employ such personnel as are necessary to administer the provisions of this Part.  Acts 1990, No. 770, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2017, No. 69, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.3. Definitions

RS 2358.3 - Definitions  When used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Certified laboratory" means a laboratory which has a current certification or accreditation by the Federal Food and Drug Administration or other national certifying or accrediting agency to perform microbiological or residue testing of organic or inorganic samples and has a microbiologist on staff, and has been approved by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.  (2) "Chain of custody form" means a document approved by the department which verifies species, destination, origin, and turtle group and which is used for transporting turtles within the state of Louisiana only.  (3) "Commissioner" means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry.  (4) "Farm-raised turtle" means any reptile of the order Testudines which is bred, born, raised, or kept, by a licensed turtle farmer within a closed circumscribed pond for the purpose of buying, selling, or trading in commerce.  (5) "Health certificate" means a document which certifies that the turtles or turtle eggs are free of visible signs of infectious, contagious, or communicable diseases, and which is signed by a veterinarian who is licensed in this state, federally accredited and approved by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.  (6) "Licensed turtle farm" means any person engaged in the collection, hatching, sale, shipping, or distribution of farm-raised turtles or turtle eggs.  (7) "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, organization, or corporation engaged in any phase of the farm-raised turtle industry.  (8) "Turtle group" means any amount, either multiple or single units, consisting of no more than twenty thousand farm-raised turtles or turtle eggs.  Acts 1990, No. 770, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2017, No. 69, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.4. Licensing; fees; renewal

RS 2358.4 - Licensing; fees; renewal  A. No person shall breed, hatch, propagate, raise, grow, receive, ship, transport, export, or sell turtles or turtle eggs without possessing a turtle farmer license.  B. Turtle farmer licenses shall expire annually on the thirty-first day of December, and must be renewed no later than the last day of January of the following year.  C. The commissioner shall adopt, by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the fee to be charged for the issuance of a turtle farmer license. The amount of the fee shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars per license issued annually.  D. Each person applying for a turtle farmer license shall complete a written application as provided by the commissioner, pay the required license fee, and comply with any other requirements for licensure required by the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part.  Acts 1990, No. 770, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009; Acts 2017, No. 69, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.5. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.

RS 2358.5 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.6. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.

RS 2358.6 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.7. Records

RS 2358.7 - Records  A. Each licensed turtle farmer shall maintain accurate records including the source, identification, treatment, health, inspection, and disposal of the farm- raised turtles and turtle eggs, as well as any other information that may be required by the commissioner.  B. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.  C. All records shall be open for inspection by the commissioner during regular working hours.  D. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations governing the form and content of these records.  Acts 1990, No. 770, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2017, No. 69, §§1, 2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.8. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.

RS 2358.8 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.9. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.

RS 2358.9 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.10. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.

RS 2358.10 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.11. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.

RS 2358.11 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.12. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.

RS 2358.12 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 69, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.13. Violations

RS 2358.13 - Violations  Violations of this Part shall include but shall not be limited to the following:  (1) Engaging in the farming of turtles or turtle eggs without first obtaining a turtle farmer license.  (2) Shipping or moving farm-raised turtles or turtle eggs without the required documentation.  (3) Commingling, transporting, shipping, or disposing of any diseased turtles or turtle eggs from a farm which is under quarantine, without written approval from the commissioner.  (4) Willfully failing to maintain complete and accurate records.  (5) Falsifying documents or records.  (6) Willfully failing to follow or willfully misapplying sanitization methods.  (7) Importing of any turtles or turtle eggs of any species from any other state or foreign country, except as provided in the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Chapter.  (8) Violating any provision of this Part or of any rule or regulation adopted under the provisions of this Part.  Acts 1990, No. 770, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2017, No. 69, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2358.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2358.14. Penalties

RS 2358.14 - Penalties A. A civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars may be assessed for any violation of this Part, by a ruling of the commissioner based upon an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense. B. The commissioner may deny renewal or cancel the license of a licensed turtle farmer for any violation of the provisions of this Part, or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part, after an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. C. The commissioner may institute civil proceedings to enforce his rulings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred. D. The commissioner may seek injunctive relief to restrain and prevent the violation of any of the provisions of this Part or of the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Part by civil proceedings in the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred. Acts 1990, No. 770, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2361 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2361. Horses and mules which may not be sold

RS 2361 - Horses and mules which may not be sold  A. No person shall sell either at private sale or public auction, or offer or receive for sale any horse or mule which by reason of debility, disease, or lameness, or for any other cause could not be worked in the city in which it is offered for sale without violating the laws against cruelty to animals. This Section shall apply only in cities in this state having a population of ten thousand or more.  B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months.  Acts 2018, No. 148, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2362 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2362. Tying or tethering a dog or cat in extreme weather conditions; penalties

RS 2362 - Tying or tethering a dog or cat in extreme weather conditions; penalties  A. Except as otherwise provided by law, including R.S. 14:102.26, it shall be prohibited to tie or tether a dog or cat in a manner that exposes the dog or cat to extreme weather conditions in the following designated emergency areas:  (1) A designated emergency area during a flood or hurricane in which a disaster or emergency, as defined in R.S. 29:723, is declared by executive order or proclamation of the governor.  (2) A designated emergency area during a flood or hurricane in which a local disaster or emergency, as defined in R.S. 29:723, is declared by a local political subdivision of the state.  B. A local governing authority may establish a fine not to exceed seventy-five dollars which may be imposed on anyone who violates the provisions of this Section.  Acts 2018, No. 148, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2363 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2363. Sale of dyed chicks, ducklings, goslings, or rabbits; requirements for maintenance; penalties

RS 2363 - Sale of dyed chicks, ducklings, goslings, or rabbits; requirements for maintenance; penalties A. No person shall sell or offer for sale any dyed chick, duckling, gosling, or rabbit. B. Stores, shops, vendors, and others offering chicks, ducklings, goslings, or rabbits for sale, or displaying chicks, ducklings, goslings, or rabbits to the public, shall provide and operate brooders or other devices that may be necessary to maintain the chicks, ducklings, or goslings in good health, and shall make adequate food and water available to such birds or rabbits at all times. C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both. Each day on which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense. Acts 1985, No. 760, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2365 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2365. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 422, §4.

RS 2365 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 422, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2366 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2366. Louisiana Animal Shelter Registry

RS 2366 - Louisiana Animal Shelter Registry  A. The legislature finds that the establishment and maintenance of a voluntary animal shelter registry will enable the Louisiana Animal Control Advisory Task Force to carry out its duties.  B. As used in this Section, the term "public animal shelter" means an animal shelter owned, operated, or designated for the purpose of impoundment of animals by any parish, municipality, or other subdivision of the state.  C. The state veterinarian shall establish and maintain a registry for animal shelters called the Louisiana Animal Shelter Registry.  D. On or before the first day of February of each calendar year, each parish governing authority may submit to the state veterinarian a list of all public animal shelters located within the parish's jurisdiction. The list shall include:  (1) The name, physical address, mailing address, contact number, and email address of the public animal shelter.  (2) The name, physical address, mailing address, contact number, and email address of the operator of the public animal shelter.  (3) The name and contact information for the parish or municipal animal control officer.  (4) The hours of operation.  E. On or before the first day of February of each calendar year, each public animal shelter may submit the following to the state veterinarian:  (1) The Basic Animal Data Matrix, submitted as "transparent" data, to the Shelter Animals Count database found at http://www.shelteranimalscount.org. Public animal shelters may submit the matrix electronically through this website.  (2) A brief narrative description, not to exceed two pages of twelve point font, of how the animal shelter is ensuring compliance with the provisions of R.S. 3:2461 et seq. and R.S. 3:2471 et seq.  Acts 2016, No. 381, §1; Acts 2017, No. 422, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2391 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2391. Agents of corporation as special police officers; compensation; aid from regular police force

RS 2391 - Agents of corporation as special police officers; compensation; aid from regular police force Whenever, in any incorporated city or town or in any parish, a corporation for the prevention of cruelty to animals shall be organized, the mayor of the city or town and the police jury of the parish, respectively, as the case may be, shall appoint and commission as special police officers such agents as the corporation for the prevention of cruelty to animals may nominate; and agents being so commissioned shall have the usual power of policemen and peace officers. No city, town, or parish shall be liable hereunder for any compensation to the special officers, and the police force of all incorporated cities and towns in the state shall aid any such corporation, its members or agents, in the enforcement in its respective locality of all laws enacted for the protection of animals. Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2392 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2392. Municipalities to provide punishment for cruelty to animals

RS 2392 - Municipalities to provide punishment for cruelty to animals Municipal corporations shall provide by ordinance for the punishment of cruelty to animals, when committed in any street, park, levee, or other public place in the limits of the corporation, by fine or imprisonment, or both, as a police offense.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2393 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2393. Corporation to receive one half of fines

RS 2393 - Corporation to receive one half of fines Whenever a fine is imposed on any person as a penalty for violation of any law of this state or municipal ordinance respecting cruelty to animals, and the prosecution shall have been initiated, conducted, assisted, or appeared in by any officer, member, agent, or counsel of any society for the prevention of cruelty to animals in the parish where the offense is committed, incorporated under the general law of this state, one half of the fine shall be paid to the society and the receipt of its treasury shall be a full acquittance to the officer collecting the fine.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2431 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2431. Humane society may arrange for care of animals

RS 2431 - Humane society may arrange for care of animals All officers of incorporated humane societies, in cities over twenty-five thousand and under one hundred thousand inhabitants, and all officers of the law in the cities, who are hereby made special officers of the societies, when in their judgment cruelty is being practiced towards any animal or the animal is bruised, wounded, crippled, abrased, sick, or diseased, may remove the animal whenever found to any stable designated by the humane society, for care and treatment, there to remain until sufficiently recovered to resume service.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2432 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2432. Arrangement with stable for care of animals

RS 2432 - Arrangement with stable for care of animals Before any humane society can avail itself of the provisions of this Part, the humane society shall arrange with some stable for the care of animals and charges shall be fifty cents per day, provided however, the medical attendance shall be extra. If the society maintains its own stable the charges shall be as above set out.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2433 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2433. Employment of veterinarian

RS 2433 - Employment of veterinarian The humane society after complying with R.S. 3:2432 shall arrange with some veterinarian, and agree upon a scale of uniform charges, and the society may employ veterinarians to attend any animals that in their judgment need treatment. Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2434 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2434. Stable to register animals cared for

RS 2434 - Stable to register animals cared for The stable designated or owned by the humane society shall keep a special book for the purpose of registering any animal entrusted to their care under this Part, and the book shall be open to inspection at all times.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2435 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2435. Determination whether animal may leave stable

RS 2435 - Determination whether animal may leave stable Animals removed to stables in accordance with this Part shall remain until pronounced suitable to resume service by the humane society's officer, and in case the owner of the animal disagrees with the society's officer on this point, the president of the society shall call in a veterinarian, and if the officer and veterinarian cannot agree, the president shall call in a disinterested experienced person whose decision as to the condition of the animal shall be final. Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.