Louisiana § RS 14:58 - Contaminating water supplies
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:58 — Contaminating water supplies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 14:58. Contaminating water supplies
A. Contaminating water supplies is the intentional performance of any act tending to contaminate any private or public water supply.
B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of contaminating water supplies, when the act foreseeably endangers the life or health of human beings, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than twenty years, or both.
(2) Whoever commits the crime of contaminating water supplies, when the act does not foreseeably endanger the life or health of human beings, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:58 cover?
Section RS 14:58 ("Contaminating water supplies") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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