14:102.28 A.Transporting live feral swine prohibited - charging and definition
It shall be unlawful to transport live feral swine by any person not in possession of proof of registration as a feral swine authorized transporter with the Louisiana Board of Animal Health within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:102.28 B.Transporting live feral swine prohibited - definition of 'feral swine'
For the purposes of this Section, 'feral swine' shall mean any hog, pig, or swine species, Sus scrofa, including but not limited to Russian and European wild boar and their hybrids that are running at large, free roaming, or wild upon public or private lands in this state, and shall also include any hog, pig, or swine species that has lived any part of its life running at large, free roaming, or wild. The term feral swine shall also include any feral phenotype swine, whether or not running at large, free roaming, or wild.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:102.28 C.Transporting live feral swine prohibited - penalty
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than nine hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:102.28 D.Transporting live feral swine prohibited - exception for 'Uncle Earl's Hot Dog Trials'
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to 'Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials' as defined in R.S. 49:170.10.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:102.3Search warrant; animal cruelty offenses - procedure for warrant
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.
Effective: 09/10/1982 - Present
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14:102.4Confined animals; necessary food and water - officer may enter area where animal is confined for more than 24 hours to provide 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.
Effective: 09/10/1982 - Present
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14:102.5 A.(1)Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting - shall not cause any dog to fight with another dog or cause dogs to injure each other
No person shall intentionally, for amusement or gain, cause any dog to fight with another dog, or cause any dogs to injure each other.
Effective: 09/10/1982 - Present
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14:102.5 A.(2)Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting - shall not permit any act in violation of Paragraph (1) to be done on premises under his charge or control
No person shall intentionally 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.
Effective: 09/10/1982 - Present
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14:102.5 A.(3)Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting - shall not promote, stage, advertise, or be employed at a dogfighting exhibition.
No person shall intentionally promote, stage, advertise, or be employed at a dogfighting exhibition.
Effective: 09/10/1982 - Present
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14:102.5 A.(4)Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting - shall not intentionally sell a ticket of admission or receive money for admission of any person to a place used for activity in (2)
No person shall intentionally 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).
Effective: 09/10/1982 - Present
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14:102.5 A.(5)Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting - shall not intentionally own, manage, or operate any facility kept or used for the purpose of dogfighting.
No person shall intentionally own, manage, or operate any facility kept or used for the purpose of dogfighting.
Effective: 09/10/1982 - Present
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14:102.5 A.(6)Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting - shall not attend as a spectator at any organized dogfighting event
No person shall intentionally and knowingly attend as a spectator at any organized dogfighting event.
Effective: 09/10/1982 - Present
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14:102.5 A.(7)(a)Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting - shall not own, possess, keep, or train a dog for purposes of dogfighting
No person shall intentionally own, possess, keep, or train a dog for purpose of dogfighting.
Effective: 09/10/1982 - Present
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14:102.5 A.(7)(b)Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting - activities admissible as evidence of a violation of this Paragraph
The following activities shall be admissible as evidence of a violation of this Paragraph: 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, 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, possession or ownership of a dog exhibiting injuries or alterations consistent with dogfighting, including but not limited to torn or missing ears, scars, lacerations, wounds or other injuries.
Effective: 09/10/1982 - Present
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14:102.5 B.Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting - definition of 'dogfighting'
'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.
Effective: 08/15/1993 - Present
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14:102.5 C.Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting - penalty
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.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:102.5 D.Dogfighting; training and possession of dogs for fighting - exceptions
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit any the use of dogs for hunting, the use of dogs for management of livestock by the owner, his employees or agents, or any other person having lawful custody of livestock, the training of dogs or the possession or use of equipment in the training of dogs for any purpose not prohibited by law, or the possessing or owning of dogs with ears cropped or otherwise surgically altered for cosmetic purposes.
Effective: 08/15/2008 - Present
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14:102.6 A.Seizure and destruction or disposition of dogs and equipment used in dogfighting - law enforcement may lawfully take possession of fighting dogs and they may be euthanized
Any law enforcement officer making an arrest under R.S. 14:102.5 may lawfully take possession of all fighting dogs on the premises where the arrest is made or in the immediate possession or control of the person being arrested, whether or not the dogs are actually engaged in a fight at the time, and all paraphernalia, implements, equipment, or other property or things used or employed in violation of that Section.Therefore, fighting dogs seized in accordance with this Section are declared to be contraband and, notwithstanding R.S. 14:102.1, the officer, an animal control officer, or a licensed veterinarian may cause them to be humanely euthanized as soon as possible by a licensed veterinarian or a qualified technician.
Effective: 08/15/1997 - Present
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14:102.6 B.Seizure and destruction or disposition of dogs and equipment used in dogfighting - procedure for seizure of animals
The officer, after taking possession of any dogs other than those destroyed or disposed of pursuant to Subsection A and of the other paraphernalia, implements, equipment, or other property or things, shall file with the district court of the parish within which the alleged violation occurred an affidavit stating therein the name of the person charged, a description of the property so taken and the time and place of the taking thereof, together with the name of the person who claims to own such property, if known, and that the affiant has reason to believe and does believe, stating the ground of such belief, that the property so taken was used or employed in such violation.
Effective: 08/15/1997 - Present
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14:102.6 C.Seizure and destruction or disposition of dogs and equipment used in dogfighting - person claming interest in animal may post a bond with the court to prevent disposition of animal
Any person claiming an interest in a seized animal may post a bond with the court in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 14:102.2(C) in order to prevent the disposition of such animal.
Effective: 08/15/1997 - Present
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14:102.6 D.Seizure and destruction or disposition of dogs and equipment used in dogfighting - upon conviction, the dogs shall be adjudged by the court to be forfeited
Upon conviction of the person so charged, all dogs so seized shall be adjudged by the court to be forfeited and the court shall order a humane disposition of the same in accordance with R.S. 14:102.2. The court may also in its discretion order the forfeiture of the bond posted, as well as payment of any reasonable or additional costs incurred in the boarding or veterinary treatment of any seized dog, as provided in R.S. 14:102.2. In the event of the acquittal or final discharge, without conviction, of the accused, the court shall, on demand, direct the delivery of the animals and other property so held in custody to the owner thereof and order the return of any bond posted pursuant to R.S. 14:102.2(C), less reasonable administrative costs
Effective: 08/15/1997 - Present
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14:102.7Search 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.
Effective: 09/10/1982 - Present
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14:102.8 A.Injuring or killing of a police animal - charging and definition
Injuring or killing of a police animal is the intentional infliction of great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death upon a police animal.
Effective: 08/15/1997 - Present
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14:102.8 B.Injuring or killing of a police animal - definitions of 'police animal' and 'public safety agency'
'Police animal' means any dog which is owned or the service of which is used by any law enforcement agency for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of offenders or any dog used by any public safety agency and which is trained in accordance with the standards of a national or regional search and rescue association to respond to instructions in the search for possibly deceased individuals and in the search and rescue of lost or missing individuals, any horse which is used by a state or state or local law enforcement officer in the course of his official duty. I'Public safety agency' means any agency of the state or political subdivision providing law enforcement or EMS
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.8 C.Injuring or killing of a police animal - affirmative defenses.
It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution when the injuring or killing of a police animal is committed with the reasonable belief by one not involved in or being apprehended for the commission of any offense or by one taken into custody that he is in imminent danger of losing his life or receiving great bodily harm and that the injuring or killing is necessary to save himself, another person not involved in or being apprehended for the commission of any offense is in imminent danger of losing his life or receiving great bodily harm and that the injury or killing is necessary to save that person, and His animal or other property not involved in the commission of any offense or in the apprehension is in imminent danger.
Effective: 08/15/1997 - Present
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