Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:2815 – Impoundment pens or areas
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:2815
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1
- Livestock: means cattle, buffalo, bison, oxen, and other bovine; horses, mules, donkeys, and other equine; sheep; goats; swine; domestic rabbits; fish, turtles, and other animals identified with aquaculture that are located in artificial reservoirs or enclosures that are both on privately owned property and constructed so as to prevent, at all times, the ingress and egress of fish life from public waters; imported exotic deer and antelope, elk, farm-raised white-tailed deer, farm-raised ratites, and other farm-raised exotic animals; chickens, turkeys, and other poultry; and animals placed under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry and any hybrid, mixture, or mutation of any such animal. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:2802
- Person: means an individual or any legal or commercial entity, including a corporation, business trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or joint venture. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:1
The State Department of Public Safety shall designate and establish within each parish of the state, where necessary, an impoundment pen or area which shall be maintained by the department or by a person designated by the Superintendent of State Police solely for the purpose of impounding and retaining within the parish all livestock, swine and other cattle or animals subject to impoundment under the laws of this state. Animals impounded under such laws shall be retained and cared for in said impoundment pens or areas until disposed of in the manner provided by law.
The Superintendent of State Police is authorized to deputize or otherwise obtain the services of one farmer in each parish who shall be responsible for maintaining and caring for all animals impounded.
Acts 1960, No. 290, §1.