Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.13

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Explosives: means any chemical compound, mixture, or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.2
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint stock company. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.2

A.  It is unlawful to abandon explosives or blasting caps in any field, culvert, ditch, waterway, or similar place.

B.  Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall upon conviction be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than two years nor more than five years, or both.

Acts 1995, No. 1139, §1.