Louisiana § RS 56:40.1 - Liability for value of fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life
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§ RS 56:40.1. Liability for value of fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life
A person who kills, catches, takes, possesses, or injures any fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life in violation of this Title, or a regulation adopted pursuant to this Title, or a federal statute or regulation governing fish and wildlife, or who, through the violation of any other state or federal law or regulation, kills or injures any fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life, is liable to the state for the value of each fish, wild bird, wild quadruped, and other wildlife and aquatic life, unlawfully killed, caught, taken, possessed, or injured.
Acts 1988, No. 169, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 56:40.1 ("Liability for value of fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life") 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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