Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:562

  • Board: means the Louisiana Board of Animal Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:561
  • 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 3:561

The power of control and execution of this Part over the business and industry of livestock as set forth herein shall be under the Louisiana Board of Animal Health which may exercise such regulatory powers as are necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this Part and may issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary in connection with the provisions of this Part and in requiring that certain animal health requirements be met by market agencies and dealers.

Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.