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. R.S. 3:2392
Municipalities to provide punishment for cruelty to 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.