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LA Rev Stat § 3:2073 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2073. Definitions

RS 2073 - Definitions  As used in this Chapter:  (1) "Board" means the Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research Advisory Board.  (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture and forestry.  (3) "Equine" means all members of the genus Equus, regardless of age, including horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, and zebras.  (4) "Equine educational program" means any event focused on improving a participant's understanding of equines.  (5) "Equine event" means any kind of show, exposition, contest, or tournament where equines are shown competitively.  (6) "Equine facility" means any facility used to host equine events.  (7) "Equine industry member" means any person with an interest and background in the requirements of owning, breeding, showing, or managing equines.  (8) "Equine performance" means any discipline within the equine industry where equines are used competitively or in exhibition.  (9) "Equine research" means any scholarly activity conducted to collect scientific data utilizing experimental design.  (10) "Program" means the Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research Program.  (11) "Promotion of the equine industry" means the development of a comprehensive marketing plan for the equine industry including a website, social media, and an advertising program that includes all breeds, disciplines, and equine-related activities.  (12) "Therapeutic riding and rehabilitation center" means any Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) accredited program that utilizes equine-assisted activities to contribute positively to the cognitive, physical, and social well-being of individuals.  (13) "Trail facility" means a facility with routes planned specifically for public equine use as well as necessary support areas such as camping facilities.  Acts 2021, No. 168, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2075 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2075. Powers and duties

RS 2075 - Powers and duties  A. The board shall:  (1) Advise the commissioner on the development and maintenance of the Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research Program.  (2) Maintain a permanent record of its proceedings.  (3) Submit an annual report of its activities to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development and the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development by January first of each year.  B. The board may:  (1) Provide information to governmental entities upon request on subjects of concern to the equine industry and collaborate with the state or federal government on the development and administration of the program.  (2) Cooperate with any local, state, regional, or national organization or agency engaged in activities consistent with the objectives of the program.  C. The commissioner may:  (1) Adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to administer the program. All rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  (2) Enter into contracts or other agreements to accomplish any purpose authorized by this Chapter, including advertising, education, marketing, promotion, research, or services.  Acts 2021, No. 168, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2076 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2076. Funding

RS 2076 - Funding  To achieve the purposes of this Chapter, the commissioner may accept and expend monies from any source, including gifts, contributions, donations, state appropriations, and federal grants and may accept and use services from individuals, corporations, and governmental entities.  Acts 2021, No. 168, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2077 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2077. Use of funds

RS 2077 - Use of funds  Funds made available to the commissioner shall be expended to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter including but not limited to the following uses:  (1) To attract national contests, shows, and equine events to Louisiana.  (2) To develop and promote equine tourism through the enhancement of equine trails and camping facilities.  (3) To support therapeutic riding and rehabilitation programs.  (4) To develop educational programs and disseminate educational materials about the equine industry.  (5) To support the enhancement and maintenance of public multi-use equine facilities.  (6) To promote activities, facilities, events, and the needs of the Louisiana equine industry.  (7) To contract for scientific research with any accredited postsecondary education institution or similar educational institution that will assist in carrying out the purposes of the program, including equine health, welfare, management, reproduction, nutrition, and general physiology.  Acts 2021, No. 168, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2092 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2092. Officers and employees

RS 2092 - Officers and employees  A. The members of the board shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman, and such other officers as they deem necessary. All officers shall be members of the board.  B. The board, subject to the approval of the commissioner of agriculture, shall employ a director, an assistant director, and a state veterinarian, all of whom shall be in the unclassified service. The board, subject to the approval of the commissioner of agriculture, shall appoint the executive secretary of the board. The commissioner of agriculture shall employ other personnel of the board as necessary. All employees of the board shall be under the direction and supervision of the commissioner of agriculture.  C. The state veterinarian shall be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state, shall be a graduate of a recognized school of veterinary medicine, and shall have at least five years experience as a veterinarian.  Amended by Acts 1954, No. 689, §1; Acts 1980, No. 330, §1; Acts 1982, No. 443, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2013, No. 200, §1; Acts 2018, No. 429, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2092.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2092.1. Domicile

RS 2092.1 - Domicile  The board shall be domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge, and no suit may be filed against the board at any place other than the parish of East Baton Rouge. In suits against the board, all service shall be made on the commissioner of agriculture.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 169, §1. Acts 1982, No. 443, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 2013, No. 200, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2094 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2094. Powers of the state veterinarian

RS 2094 - Powers of the state veterinarian  A. The state veterinarian may:  (1) Establish, maintain, and enforce quarantine lines and place movement restrictions on intrastate and interstate travel of livestock.  (2) Place any livestock in quarantine until the necessary inspections or tests or epidemiological investigations have been completed.  (3) Appoint inspectors to enter premises, to inspect and disinfect livestock premises, and enforce quarantines.  (4) Make a determination based on epidemiological evaluation of current disease risks that additional requirements are needed to prevent the introduction or spread of disease.  (5) Direct a person to comply with the entry or additional requirements in writing or orally and confirmed in writing.  B. In consultation with federal officials and agencies and based upon an epidemiological evaluation of the current risk of introduction or spread of disease, the state veterinarian may place any animal used for research in quarantine until the disease risk has abated. The determination to lift a quarantine issued pursuant to this Subsection shall be based on validated data derived from evidence-based practices.  Acts 2013, No. 200, §1; Acts 2015, No. 216, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2095 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2095. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2095 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2096 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2096. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2096 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2098 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2098. Reports of action and expenditures

RS 2098 - Reports of action and expenditures The secretary of the board shall make on or before the 10th day of January of each year an itemized statement of all expenditures to the governor, and biennially to the legislature within ten days from date of convening, a full and complete report of all actions, and disbursements.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2099 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2099. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2099 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2130 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2130. Definitions

RS 2130 - Definitions  As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Adulterated meat" means any animal carcass, part thereof, meat or meat product, or any human or animal food additive or supplement containing or derived from animal protein, that bears or contains any bacteria, disease, microorganism, virus, or other pest that could cause serious illness or death in humans or animals or could cause animals to become economically unproductive.  (2) "Diseased livestock" means any livestock that is infected with or carries any bacteria, disease, microorganism, virus, or other pest that could cause serious illness or death in humans or animals or could cause animals to become economically unproductive.  (3) "Livestock" means any animal bred, kept, maintained, raised, or used for show, profit, or for the purpose of selling or otherwise producing crops, animals, or plant or animal products for market. This definition includes cattle, buffalo, bison, oxen, and other bovine; horses, mules, donkeys, and other equine; sheep; goats; swine; domestic rabbits; fish, turtles, and other animals identified with aquaculture that are located in artificial reservoirs or enclosures that are both on privately owned property and constructed so as to prevent, at all times, the ingress and egress of fish life from public waters; imported exotic deer and antelope, elk, farm-raised white-tailed deer, farm-raised ratites, and other farm-raised exotic animals; chickens, turkeys, and other poultry; and animals placed under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry and any hybrid, mixture, or mutation of any such animal.  Acts 2013, No. 115, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2131 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2131. Disposal of animal carcasses

RS 2131 - Disposal of animal carcasses  A.(1) In order to prevent, control, and eradicate anthrax or charbon, glanders, blackleg, hemorrhagic septicemia, hog cholera, and all other contagious or communicable diseases of mules, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, and poultry throughout the state, the carcasses of all animals shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner by cremation, deep burial, or other sanitary method as approved by the United States Department of Agriculture.  (2) For purposes of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, "deep burial" means that the animal carcass shall be placed in a hole or pit not less than six feet deep in the disposition of carcasses of cows, mules, poultry, and horses, and not less than four feet as applying to carcasses of sheep, goats, and swine.  B. The owners, agents, firms, or corporations, or persons in charge of any or all livestock on ranges, pastures, or other premises shall be responsible for disposition of all carcasses in those herds over which they have jurisdiction, with reference to complying to the provisions of this Part.  C. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to animal carcasses within the limits of a city or town which is provided with an incinerator or in which a rendering plant is operated, provided such incinerator or rendering plant is equipped with facilities to properly transport or handle carcasses in a manner to prevent dissemination of infection.  Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2021, No. 65, §1, eff. June 4, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2132 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2132. Restraint of sick animals

RS 2132 - Restraint of sick animals It shall be unlawful for any owner, person, firm, or corporation, or agent in charge to permit any animal or animals affected with or which have been exposed to anthrax or charbon, glanders, blackleg, hemorrhagic septicemia, hog cholera, or any other contagious or communicable disease, to run at large or to go upon any public road or range. The animal shall be kept on premises of owners, agent, or person in charge of the animal in proper enclosure until all danger of infection has passed.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2133 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2133. Authority to maintain quarantine lines, appoint inspectors, accept federal aid and enter into agreements to pay indemnity

RS 2133 - Authority to maintain quarantine lines, appoint inspectors, accept federal aid and enter into agreements to pay indemnity A. The board or the commissioner or his designee, may establish and maintain quarantine lines; appoint as many inspectors as may be deemed necessary and the funds at its disposal will permit; and delegate authority to inspectors to enter premises, to inspect and disinfect livestock premises, and enforce quarantine including parishes, farms, pens, and stables. The board or commissioner may also appoint as its inspectors representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture, and may accept from the United States government such assistance, financially and otherwise, for carrying out the purposes of this Part, as may be available from time to time. B. The board shall have authority to enter into agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture for the purpose of paying indemnities on livestock destroyed or slaughtered by these agencies to prevent, control, or eradicate foreign or domestic diseases that may threaten the livestock industry of Louisiana. Amended by Acts 1954, No. 722, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 204, §3(B).
LA Rev Stat § 3:2135 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2135. Power to deal with contagious diseases of animals

RS 2135 - Power to deal with contagious diseases of animals The Board of Animal Health shall have plenary powers to deal with all contagious and infectious diseases of animals as in the opinion of the board may be prevented, controlled, or eradicated, and with full power to make, promulgate, and enforce such rules and regulations as in the judgment of the board may be necessary to control, eradicate, and prevent the introduction of contagious and infectious diseases of animals. Acts 2012, No. 204, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2137 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2137. Unlawful transportation of diseased animals or livestock or adulterated meat

RS 2137 - Unlawful transportation of diseased animals or livestock or adulterated meat A. It shall be unlawful for anyone to knowingly bring into the state or to transport through this state or to move within this state any adulterated meat or diseased livestock or animals without the express written approval of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his designee. The board shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with this Chapter for the enforcement of this Section. B. Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this Section or any rule or regulation administered and enforced by the board pursuant to this Section shall be subject to a civil penalty of five thousand dollars imposed in accordance with R.S. 3:2093. Each act of bringing, transporting, or moving diseased livestock or adulterated meat into, through, or within this state shall be a separate violation. Each day or partial day shall be a separate violation. C. In addition to the civil penalties and civil relief provided for in this Chapter, whoever intentionally, or in a criminally negligent manner, violates the provisions of this Section or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Section shall be guilty of a crime and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five thousand, nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than one year, nor more than ten years, or both. Acts 2001, No. 650, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 495, §1, eff. June 24, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 204, §3(B); Acts 2013, No. 115, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2139 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2139. Penalty for violations

RS 2139 - Penalty for violations Whoever willfully violates this Part shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, or both. Amended by Acts 1954, No. 722, §1; Acts 2004, No. 39, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 204, §3(B) and (D).
LA Rev Stat § 3:2171 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2171. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2171 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2172 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2172. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2172 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2173 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2173. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2173 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2174 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2174. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2174 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2175 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2175. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2175 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2176 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2176. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2176 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2177 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2177. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2177 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2178 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2178. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2178 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2179 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2179. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2179 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2180 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2180. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2180 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2181 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2181. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2181 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2182 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2182. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2182 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2183 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2183. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2183 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2184 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2184. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2184 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2185 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2185. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2185 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2186 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2186. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2186 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2187 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2187. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2187 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2188 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2188. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.

RS 2188 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2221 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2221. Establishment of brucellosis eradication procedures

RS 2221 - Establishment of brucellosis eradication procedures A. Any person owning or having charge of any male or female cattle over eight months of age in a herd which has shown evidence of brucellosis infection, or has intermingled with or otherwise been exposed to brucellosis infected animals, upon at least thirty days prior written notification by an employee or authorized agent of the Louisiana Board of Animal Health shall present and restrain the cattle for identification and testing, and such infected herds shall be retested until these herds have become classified brucellosis negative as defined in rules and regulations of the Louisiana Board of Animal Health. Cattle in open range country shall be worked at a time to correspond to the normal procedure for handling such cattle. B. Evidence of infection includes finding one or more reactors to an official brucellosis agglutination test on animals bred on the farm, at livestock auction market, at a slaughter establishment or concentration point, or upon official report of a positive brucellosis milk ring test of a dairy herd. C. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 204, §2. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 118, §1; Acts 1966, No. 291, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 204, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2222 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2222. Repealed by Acts 1956, No. 118, §5.

RS 2222 - Repealed by Acts 1956, No. 118, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2223 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2223. Rules and regulations for brucellosis eradication

RS 2223 - Rules and regulations for brucellosis eradication The Louisiana Board of Animal Health may promulgate necessary rules and regulations to carry out the eradication of brucellosis, and necessary quarantine regulations to prevent the reinfection of livestock. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 291, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2224 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2224. Cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal Disease Eradication Branch

RS 2224 - Cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal Disease Eradication Branch The Louisiana Board of Animal Health may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture, APHIS Veterinary Services, in the expenditure of state and federal funds for the employment of necessary personnel, purchase of equipment and supplies, in the payment of indemnity on brucellosis diseased cattle slaughtered under the program, and in the supervision of personnel and enforcement of regulations governing the eradication program. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 118, §2; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 3:2225 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry|§2225. Repealed by Acts 1966, No. 291, §2.

RS 2225 - Repealed by Acts 1966, No. 291, §2.