14:102.10 A.(2)Bear wrestling - intentionally receiving money for the admission of another person to a place kept for bear wrestling matches
Any person who intentionally receives money for the admission of another person to a place kept for bear wrestling matches shall be guilty of bear wrestling.
Effective: 08/21/1992 - Present
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14:102.10 A.(3)Bear wrestling - intentionally selling, purchasing, possessing, or training a bear for a bear wrestling match.
Any person who intentionally receives money for the admission of another person to a place kept for bear wrestling matches shall be guilty of bear wrestling.
Effective: 08/21/1992 - Present
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14:102.10 B.Bear wrestling - definition of 'bear wrestling match'
For the purposes of this Section, a 'bear wrestling match' means a match or contest between one or more persons and a bear for the purpose of fighting or engaging in a physical altercation.
Effective: 08/21/1992 - Present
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14:102.10 C.Bear wrestling - penalty
Whoever commits the crime of bear wrestling shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Effective: 08/21/1992 - Present
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14:102.11 A.(1)Illegal contact sports - intentionally promoting, engaging in, participating in, judging or refereeing a tough man competition
Any person who intentionally promotes, engages or participates in, judges, or referees a tough-man competition or is employed by anyone who conducts a tough-man competition shall be guilty of illegal contact sports.
Effective: 08/15/1995 - Present
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14:102.11 A.(2)Illegal contact sports - intentionally receiving money for the admission of another person to a place which holds or has held tough man competitions
Any person who intentionally receives money for the admission of another person to a place which holds or has held tough-man competitions shall be guilty of illegal contact sports.
Effective: 08/15/1995 - Present
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14:102.11 B.Illegal contact sports - definition of 'tough-man contest or competition'
For the purposes of this Section, a 'tough-man contest or competition' means any boxing match, wrestling event, or contest or competition, or combination thereof, between two or more persons, whether professional or amateur, who use their hands, with or without gloves, or their feet, or both, in any manner unauthorized by the State Boxing and Wrestling Commission, and compete for money, financial prize, or any item of pecuniary or nonpecuniary value or compete at an event where a fee is charged whereby either participant may obtain pecuniary gain. 'Tough-man contest or competition' shall not include, nor shall the provisions of this Section apply to any contest, competition, or exhibition of any of the recog
Effective: 08/15/1995 - Present
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14:102.11 C.Illegal contact sports - penalty
Whoever commits the crime of illegal contact sports shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than one year, or both.
Effective: 08/15/1995 - Present
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14:102.12 (1)Definitions - definition of 'animal control agency'
As used in this Section and R.S. 14:102.13 through 102.18 'animal control agency' means the parish or local animal control agency. If the municipality or parish does not have an animal control agency, it means whatever entity performs animal control functions.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.12 (2)Definitions - definition of 'impounded'
As used in this Section and R.S. 14:102.13 through 102.18 'impounded' means taken into the custody of the animal control agency or provider of animal control services to the municipality or parish where the dangerous or vicious dog is found.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.12 (3)Definitions - definition of 'secure enclosure'
As used in this Section and R.S. 14:102.13 through 102.18, 'secure enclosure' means a fence or structure suitable to prevent the entry of young children, and which is suitable to confine a dangerous dog in conjunction with other measures which may be taken by the owner of the dog. The enclosure shall be designed in order to prevent the animal from escaping.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.13 A.Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious - petition filed by DA, sheriff or animal control officer to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious
The district attorney, the sheriff, an animal control officer, or other designated representative, in the name of and on behalf of the parish and without the payment of any costs, shall be authorized to file a petition in the district court having jurisdiction requesting a hearing for the purpose of determining whether or not a dog should be declared dangerous as defined in R.S. 14:102.14(A) or vicious as defined in R.S. 14:102.15(A).
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.13 B.Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious -upon filing the petition, the judge shall imeediately issue a rule to show cause
Upon the filing of the petition, the district judge shall immediately issue a rule on the owner of the dog to show cause why the dog should not be declared a dangerous or vicious dog. This rule shall, at the time of its issuance, be fixed for hearing not later than five days, including Sundays, half-holidays and holidays, from the date of its issuance, and shall be heard by preference over all other matters and cases fixed for the same day and shall be heard continuously day after day until submitted for adjudication.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.13 C.Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious - upon showing made by the parties the court shall make a determination
Upon the showing made by the parties on the trial of the rule to show cause, the court shall determine whether the dog is a dangerous dog or a vicious dog and may make other orders authorized by this Section.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.13 D.Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious - if dog declared dangerous, court shall enter an order
In every case where the dog is established to be a dangerous dog, the court shall enter an order declaring the dog to be a dangerous dog and shall direct the owner of the dog to comply with conditions established for the restraint and confinement of the dog as provided by law.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.13 E.Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious - if dog is established vicious, court shall enter order for euthanization
In every case where the dog is established to be a vicious dog, the court shall enter an order declaring the dog to be a vicious dog and shall direct that the vicious dog be humanely euthanized.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.13 F.Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious - failure to restrain and confine a dangerous dog, charging and penalty
Any person who fails to restrain and confine a dangerous dog as ordered by the court shall be guilty of contempt and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.13 G.Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious - pleadings shall be in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure
The pleading and practice in all cases under this Section shall be in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure and the laws and rules of court governing practice before the district courts of this state.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.13 H.Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious - owner may appeal, procedure for appeal
The owner of the dog may appeal to the court of competent jurisdiction an order of the district court determining the dog to be dangerous or vicious. Such appeal shall be perfected within five calendar days from the rendition of the order and shall be made returnable to the appropriate appellate court in not more than fifteen calendar days from the rendition of the order. The applicant for the determination may appeal to the court of competent jurisdiction for an order reversing the order of the district court.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.13 I.Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious - exceptions
No dog shall be declared dangerous or vicious if at the hearing authorized by this Section evidence presented is sufficient to establish any of the following any injury or damage is sustained by a person who, at the time the injury or damage was sustained, was committing a crime, was teasing, tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog, if the dog was protecting a person or defending a person from attack or assault, if injury to a demestic animal was sustained by one teasing or tormenting the dog, or was sustained while the dog was working as a hunting or predator control dog.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.13 J.Hearing to determine if dog is dangerous or vicious - owner of a dog determined to be vicious may be prohibited from owning a dog for up to 3 years
The owner of a dog determined to be a vicious dog may be prohibited by the court from owning, possessing, controlling, or having custody of any dog for a period of up to three years, when it is found, after proceedings conducted pursuant to this Section, that ownership or possession of a dog by that person would create a significant threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the public.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.14 A.(1)Unlawful ownership of dangerous dog - dog which engages in behavior requiring defensive action twice in a 36 month period
For the purposes of this Section 'dangerous dog' means any dog which when unprovoked, on two separate occasions within the prior thirty-six-month period, engages in any behavior that requires a defensive action by any person to prevent bodily injury when the person and the dog are off the property of the owner of the dog.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.14 A.(2)Unlawful ownership of dangerous dog - any dog which, when unprovoked, bites a person causing an injury
For the purposes of this Section 'dangerous dog' means any dog which, when unprovoked, bites a person causing an injury.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.14 A.(3)Unlawful ownership of dangerous dog - any dog which, when unprovoked on two separate occasions in 36 months has killed or injured a domestic animal
For the purposes of this Section 'dangerous dog' means any dog which, when unprovoked, on two separate occasions within the prior thirty-six-month period, has killed, seriously bitten, inflicted injury, or otherwise caused injury to a domestic animal off the property of the owner of the dog.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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14:102.14 B.Unlawful ownership of dangerous dog - unlawful to own a dangerous dog without properly restraining or confinding the dog
It is unlawful for any person to own a dangerous dog without properly restraining or confining the dog.
Effective: 08/15/2001 - Present
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