Louisiana § RS 56:18 - Trespass on or injury to structures or areas used for scientific experiments
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 56:18 — Trespass on or injury to structures or areas used for scientific experiments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 56:18. Trespass on or injury to structures or areas used for scientific experiments
A. No person shall willfully enter in or upon any building or other structure or any area of land or water set apart and used by or under the authority of the director for conducting scientific experiments and distribution of fish, birds, or game after the director has printed notices of such occupation and use and the purposes thereof, and has placed them in a conspicuous position adjacent to any such areas or upon any such structure.
B. No person shall willfully and maliciously injure or deface any such structure or any notice posted by the director, or injure or destroy any property used in such experiments or investigation or otherwise interfere therewith.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 56:18 ("Trespass on or injury to structures or areas used for scientific experiments") 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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