Any person or persons who shall violate any provisions set forth in this Part, or any rule or regulation duly promulgated by the Louisiana Board of Animal Health or interferes with any employee or authorized agent of the board while in the performance of his official duties, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined a sum not less than ten dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or in default thereof, imprisonment in the parish jail for a term of not less than ten nor more than thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court, and shall also be liable to any person or persons injured for all damages resulting from such violations.
La. R.S. 3:2267
Violations and penalties
Known as the Louisiana Abandoned Animals Act
The act spans §§ 3-1821 to 3-2511 (189 sections).
Acts 1950, No. 179, §7; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff
Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.