Louisiana § RS 48:461.21 - Limitation of outdoor advertising devices
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§ RS 48:461.21. Limitation of outdoor advertising devices
In the event that the owner of an unlawful advertising sign fails or refuses to remove the sign after the thirty day notice from the department, as specified in Section 461.7, the department is authorized to give notice to the property owner and to enter upon the property whereon the sign is located and to dismantle and remove the unlawful sign from the premises, at the risk of the sign owner, to store the sign and to collect from the sign owner the cost of dismantling, removing, transporting, and storing the sign.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 617, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1978, No. 187, §2, eff. Aug. 11, 1978.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 48:461.21 ("Limitation of outdoor advertising devices") 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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