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. R.S. 3:2132
Restraint of sick animals
Known as the Louisiana Abandoned Animals Act
The act spans §§ 3-1821 to 3-2511 (189 sections).
Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.