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LA Rev Stat § 14:95.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§95.8. Illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile

RS 95.8 - Illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile  A. It is unlawful for any person who has not attained the age of eighteen years knowingly to possess any handgun on his person. Any person possessing any handgun in violation of this Section commits the offense of illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile.  B.(1) On a first conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars and imprisoned for not less than ninety days and not more than six months.  (2) On a second conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years.  (3) On a third or subsequent conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned at hard labor for not more than five years.  (4) A juvenile adjudicated delinquent under this Section, having been previously found guilty or adjudicated delinquent for any crime of violence as defined by R.S. 14:2(B), or attempt or conspiracy to commit any such offense, shall upon a first or subsequent conviction be fined not less than five hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than six months and not more than five years. At least ninety days shall be served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.  C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any person under the age of eighteen years who is:  (1) Attending a hunter's safety course or a firearms safety course.  (2) Engaging in practice in the use of a firearm or target shooting at an established range.  (3) Hunting or trapping pursuant to a valid license issued to him pursuant to the laws of this state.  (4) Traveling to or from any activity described in Paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this Subsection while in possession of an unloaded gun.  (5) On real property with the permission of his parent or legal guardian and with the permission of the owner or lessee of the property.  (6) At such person's residence and who, with the permission of such person's parent or legal guardian, possesses a handgun.  (7) Possessing a handgun with the written permission of such person's parent or legal guardian; provided that such person carries on his person a copy of such written permission.  D. For the purposes of this Section "handgun" means a firearm as defined in R.S. 14:37.2, provided however, that the barrel length shall not exceed twelve inches.  Acts 1999, No. 1218, §1; Acts 2019, No. 104, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 14:95.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§95.10. Possession of a firearm or carrying of a concealed weapon by a person convicted of domestic abuse battery and certain offenses of battery of a dating partner

RS 95.10 - Possession of a firearm or carrying of a concealed weapon by a person convicted of domestic abuse battery and certain offenses of battery of a dating partner  A. It is unlawful for any person who has been convicted of any of the following offenses to possess a firearm or carry a concealed weapon:  (1) Domestic abuse battery (R.S. 14:35.3).  (2) A second or subsequent offense of battery of a dating partner (R.S. 14:34.9).  (3) Battery of a dating partner when the offense involves strangulation (R.S. 14:34.9(K)).  (4) Battery of a dating partner when the offense involves burning (R.S. 14:34.9(L)).  B. Whoever is found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one year nor more than twenty years without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, and shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars.  C. A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of domestic abuse battery or battery of a dating partner for purposes of this Section unless the person was represented by counsel in the case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in the case; and in the case of a prosecution for an offense described in this Section for which a person was entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was tried, either the case was tried by a jury, or the person knowingly and intelligently waived the right to have the case tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise. A person shall not be considered convicted of R.S. 14:34.9 or 35.3 for the purposes of this Section if the conviction has been expunged, set aside, or is an offense for which the person has been pardoned or had civil rights restored unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, possess, or receive firearms.  D. For the provisions of this Section, "firearm" means any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, submachine gun, black powder weapon, or assault rifle which is designed to fire or is capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition or from which a shot or projectile is discharged by an explosive.  E. The provisions of this Section prohibiting the possession of firearms and carrying concealed weapons by persons who have been convicted of the offenses set forth in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to any person who has not been convicted of any of the offenses set forth in Subsection A of this Section for a period of ten years from the date of completion of sentence, probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.  Acts 2014, No. 195, §1; Acts 2017, No. 84, §1; Acts 2018, No. 367, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 14:101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§101. Desecration of graves

RS 101 - Desecration of graves A. Desecration of graves is either of the following: (1) Unauthorized opening of any place of interment, or building wherein the dead body of a human being is located, with the intent to remove or to mutilate the body or any part thereof, or any article interred or intended to be interred with the body. (2) Intentional or criminally negligent damaging in any manner of any grave, tomb, or mausoleum erected for the dead. B. Whoever commits the crime of desecration of graves shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 647, §1, eff. July 20, 1968; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 14:101.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§101.1. Purchase or sale of human organs

RS 101.1 - Purchase or sale of human organs  A. No person shall intentionally acquire, receive, sell, or otherwise transfer in exchange for anything of value any human organ for use in human transplantation.  B. For purposes of Subsection A:  (1) The term "human organ" means the human kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, bone marrow, cornea, eye, bone, skin, and any other human organ.  (2) The term "anything of value" shall not include the reasonable payments associated with the removal, transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, and storage of a human organ or the expenses of travel, housing, and lost wages incurred by the donor of a human organ in connection with the donation of the organ.  C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor not more than five years, or both.  Added by Acts 1986, No. 775, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:101.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§101.2. Unauthorized use of sperm, ovum, or embryo

RS 101.2 - Unauthorized use of sperm, ovum, or embryo A. No person shall knowingly use a sperm, ovum, or embryo, through the use of assisted reproduction technology, for any purpose other than that indicated by the sperm, ovum, or embryo provider's signature on a written consent form. B. No person shall knowingly implant a sperm, ovum, or embryo, through the use of assisted reproduction technology, into a recipient who is not the sperm, ovum, or embryo provider, without the signed written consent of the sperm, ovum, or embryo provider and recipient. C. Knowing violation of the provisions of this Section shall be grounds for immediate revocation of the violator's professional license. D. This Section shall not apply to the use by a surviving spouse of the human ova or sperm of the deceased spouse in order to conceive a child, provided that prior to his death the deceased spouse signed a consent form authorizing such a donation. Acts 1999, No. 1246, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102. Definitions; cruelty to animals

RS 102 - Definitions; cruelty to animals The following words, phrases, and terms as used in R.S. 14:102.1 through R.S. 14:102.4 shall be defined and construed as follows: (1) "Cruel" means every act or failure to act whereby unjustifiable physical pain or suffering is caused or permitted. (2) "Abandons" means to completely forsake and desert an animal previously under the custody or possession of a person without making reasonable arrangements for its proper care, sustenance, and shelter. (3) "Proper food" means providing each animal with daily food of sufficient quality and quantity to prevent unnecessary or unjustifiable suffering by the animal. (4) "Proper water" means providing each animal with daily water of sufficient quality and quantity to prevent unnecessary or unjustifiable suffering by the animal. (5) "Proper shelter" means providing each animal with adequate shelter from the elements as required to prevent unnecessary or unjustifiable suffering by the animal. (6) "Proper veterinary care" means providing each animal with veterinary care sufficient to prevent unnecessary or unjustifiable physical pain or suffering by the animal. (7) "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, burros, asses, other livestock of all ages, farm-raised cervidae species, and farm-raised ratite species. (8) "Public livestock exhibition" means any place, establishment, or facility commonly known as a "livestock market", "livestock auction market", "sales ring", "stockyard", or the like, operated for compensation or profit as a public market for livestock, consisting of pens, or other enclosures, and their appurtenances, in which livestock are received, held, sold, or kept for sale or shipment. "Public livestock exhibition" also means any public exhibition or sale of livestock or a livestock show. (9) "Tampers" means any of the following: (a) The injection, use, or administration of any drug or other internal or external administration of any product or material, whether gas, solid, or liquid, to livestock for the purpose of concealing, enhancing, transforming, or changing the true conformation, configuration, condition, natural color, or age of the livestock or making the livestock appear more sound than they actually are. (b) The use or administration, for cosmetic purposes, of steroids, growth stimulants, or internal artificial filling, including paraffin, silicone injection, or any other substance. (c) The use or administration of any drug or feed additive affecting the central nervous system of the livestock, unless administered or prescribed by a licensed veterinarian for the treatment of an illness or an injury. (d) The use or administration of diuretics for cosmetic purposes. (e) The surgical manipulation or removal of tissue so as to change, transform, or enhance the true conformation, configuration, or natural color of the livestock unless the procedure is considered an accepted livestock management practice. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 431, §1; Acts 1997, No. 461, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.3. Search warrant; animal cruelty offenses

RS 102.3 - Search warrant; animal cruelty offenses  If the complaint is made, by affidavit, to any magistrate authorized to issue search warrants in criminal cases, that the complainant has reason to believe that an animal has been or is being cruelly treated in violation of R.S. 14:102.1, in any building or place, such magistrate, if satisfied that there is reasonable cause for such belief, shall issue a search warrant to any law enforcement officer authorized by law to make arrests for such offenses, authorizing any such officer to make a search of said building or place, and to arrest any person found violating R.S. 14:102.1. Said warrant may also authorize said officer to seize any animal believed to be cruelly treated and to take custody thereof. This section shall not be construed as a limitation on the power of law enforcement officers to seize animals as evidence at the time of the arrest.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 431, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.4. Confined animals; necessary food and water

RS 102.4 - Confined animals; necessary food and water  When a living animal is impounded or confined, and continues without necessary food and water for more than twenty-four consecutive hours, any law enforcement officer may, as often as is necessary, enter any place in which the animal is impounded or confined and supply it with necessary food and water so long as it shall remain impounded or confined. Added by Acts 1982, No. 431, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.5. Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting

RS 102.5 - Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting A. No person shall intentionally do any of the following: (1) For amusement or gain, cause any dog to fight with another dog, or cause any dogs to injure each other. (2) Permit any act in violation of Paragraph (1) to be done on any premises under his charge or control, or aid or abet any such act. (3) Promote, stage, advertise, or be employed at a dogfighting exhibition. (4) Sell a ticket of admission or receive money for the admission of any person to any place used, or about to be used, for any activity described in Paragraph (2). (5) Own, manage, or operate any facility kept or used for the purpose of dogfighting. (6) Knowingly attend as a spectator at any organized dogfighting event.   (7)(a) Own, possess, keep, or train a dog for purpose of dogfighting. (b) The following activities shall be admissible as evidence of a violation of this Paragraph: (i) Possession of any treadmill wheel, hot walker, cat mill, cat walker, jenni, or other paraphernalia, together with evidence that the paraphernalia is being used or intended for use in the unlawful training of a dog to fight with another dog, along with the possession of any such dog. (ii) Tying, attaching, or fastening any live animal to a machine or power propelled device, for the purpose of causing the animal to be pursued by a dog, together with the possession of a dog. (iii) Possession or ownership of a dog exhibiting injuries or alterations consistent with dogfighting, including but not limited to torn or missing ears, scars, lacerations, bite wounds, puncture wounds, bruising or other injuries, together with evidence that the dog has been used or is intended for use in dogfighting. B. "Dogfighting" means an organized event wherein there is a display of combat between two or more dogs in which the fighting, killing, maiming, or injuring of a dog is the significant feature, or main purpose, of the event. C. Whoever violates any provision of Subsection A of this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one year nor more than ten years, or both. D. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit any of the following activities: (1) The use of dogs for hunting. (2) The use of dogs for management of livestock by the owner, his employees or agents, or any other person having lawful custody of livestock. (3) The training of dogs or the possession or use of equipment in the training of dogs for any purpose not prohibited by law. (4) The possessing or owning of dogs with ears cropped or otherwise surgically altered for cosmetic purposes. E. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 14, §2. Added by Acts 1982, No. 432, §1. Acts 1984, No. 661, §1; Acts 1993, No. 1002, §1; Acts 2001, No. 547, §1; Acts 2001, No. 734, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2008, No. 14, §§1, 2.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.7. Search warrant for dogfighting offenses

RS 102.7 - Search warrant for dogfighting offenses  If complaint is made, by affidavit, to any magistrate authorized to issue search warrants in criminal cases, that the complainant has reason to believe that R.S. 14:102.5 has been violated within the past forty-eight hours, is being, or will be violated in any building or place, such magistrate, if satisfied that there is reasonable cause for such belief, shall issue a search warrant authorizing any law enforcement officer competent by law to make arrests for such offenses to make a search of said building or place, and to arrest any person found violating R.S. 14:102.5. This Section shall not be construed as a limitation on the power of law enforcement officers to seize animals or evidence at the time of arrest.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 432, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.9. Interference with animal research; research laboratory or farm

RS 102.9 - Interference with animal research; research laboratory or farm  A. Interference with animal research is any of the following:  (1) The unauthorized entry of any research laboratory or research farm with the intent of releasing or causing the release of any animal housed or kept within such research facility.  (2) The intentional or criminally negligent damaging of any research laboratory or research farm.  (3) The intentional or criminally negligent unauthorized release of any animal housed or kept within any research laboratory or research farm. B. Whoever commits the crime of interference with animal research shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one thousand nor more than five thousand dollars and may be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than one year.  Acts 1989, No. 784, §1.  {{NOTE: SEE ALSO R.S. 14:228.}}
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.10. Bear wrestling; penalty

RS 102.10 - Bear wrestling; penalty  A. Any person who intentionally commits any of the following shall be guilty of bear wrestling:  (1) Promotes, engages in, or is employed by anyone who conducts a bear wrestling match.  (2) Receives money for the admission of another person to a place kept for bear wrestling matches.  (3) Sells, purchases, possesses, or trains a bear for a bear wrestling match.  B. For the purposes of this Section, a "bear wrestling match" means a match or contest between one or more persons and a bear for the purpose of fighting or engaging in a physical altercation.  C. Whoever commits the crime of bear wrestling shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.  Acts 1992, No. 740, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.11. Illegal contact sports; penalty

RS 102.11 - Illegal contact sports; penalty A. Any person who intentionally commits any of the following shall be guilty of illegal contact sports: (1) Promotes, engages or participates in, judges, or referees a tough-man competition or is employed by anyone who conducts a tough-man competition. (2) Receives money for the admission of another person to a place which holds or has held tough-man competitions. B. For the purposes of this Section, a "tough-man contest or competition" means any boxing match, wrestling event, or contest or competition, or combination thereof, between two or more persons, whether professional or amateur, who use their hands, with or without gloves, or their feet, or both, in any manner unauthorized by the State Boxing and Wrestling Commission, and compete for money, financial prize, or any item of pecuniary or nonpecuniary value or compete at an event where a fee is charged whereby either participant may obtain pecuniary gain. "Tough-man contest or competition" shall not include, nor shall the provisions of this Section apply to any contest, competition, or exhibition of any of the recognized martial arts including karate, judo, kung fu, tae kwan do, jujitsu, kickboxing, or any substantially similar tradition. C. Whoever commits the crime of illegal contact sports shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than one year, or both. Acts 1995, No. 1275, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 14:102.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 14 - Criminal Law|§102.12. Definitions

RS 102.12 - Definitions  As used in this Section and R.S. 14:102.13 through 102.18, the following definitions shall apply:  (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 whatever entity performs animal control functions.  (2) "Impounded" means taken into the custody of the animal control agency or provider of animal control services to the municipality or parish where the dangerous or vicious dog is found.  (3) "Secure enclosure" means a fence or structure suitable to prevent the entry of young children, and which is suitable to confine a dangerous dog in conjunction with other measures which may be taken by the owner of the dog. The enclosure shall be designed in order to prevent the animal from escaping.  (4) Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.  Acts 2001, No. 823, §1; Acts 2003, No. 563, §1; Acts 2019, No. 2, §3.