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ACT No. 980
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 606
BY REPRESENTATIVE ELLINGTON AND SENATOR THOMPSON
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 3:2891, 2892, and 2896, relative to swine running at large; to2
remove certain exceptions to running at large, seizure and impoundment, and3
liabilities; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 3:2891, 2892, and 2896 are hereby amended and reenacted to read6
as follows:7
§2891. Swine prohibited from running at large8
Except in the Sabine River Swamp in ward 1 and all of ward 2 of Beauregard9
Parish, in the Little River area north of Catahoula Lake in Grant Parish and LaSalle10
Parish south of Highway 84, in wards 1, 2, 3, and 4 of LaSalle Parish, in that area of11
Allen Parish, ward 5, west of the Calcasieu River, in wards 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 of12
Vernon Parish, in the Catahoula Lake area of Catahoula Parish, and in the parishes13
of Winn, Union, St. Tammany, Livingston, St. Helena, Cameron, and Caldwell,14
except wards 1, 2, 7 and 8 of Caldwell Parish, and state representative district 2715
unless a referendum of the people is held to approve it, no No person owning swine16
shall knowingly, willfully, or negligently permit his swine to run at large upon public17
property or upon private property of another person.18
§2892. Impoundment of swine running at large; notice to and recovery by owner19
Any landowner or lessee, or their agents, employees, or representatives or the20
sheriff, constable, or other police officer of any parish, ward, or municipality may21
seize any swine found unaccompanied by its owner or keeper and running at large22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 606
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on any public or private property. These swine so seized shall be impounded and the1
citizen or officer so seizing and impounding the swine shall cause the owner or2
keeper thereof, if known, to be notified personally or by leaving written notice at the3
place of his residence within twenty-four hours after the seizure, and the owner or4
keeper of the swine may forthwith claim the swine upon the payment of the fees5
hereinafter specified. The provisions of this section shall not apply in the Sabine6
River Swamp in ward 1 and all of ward 2 of Beauregard Parish, in the Little River7
area north of Catahoula Lake in Grant Parish and LaSalle Parish south of Highway8
84, in wards 1, 2, 3, and 4 of LaSalle Parish, in that area of Allen Parish, ward 5,9
west of the Calcasieu River, in wards 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 of Vernon Parish, in the10
Catahoula Lake area of Catahoula Parish, and in the parishes of Winn, Union, St.11
Tammany, Livingston, St. Helena, Cameron and Caldwell, except wards 1, 2, 7 and12
8 of Caldwell Parish, and state representative district 27, unless a referendum of the13
people is held to approve it.14
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§2896. Liability for damages16
A. The owner of any swine who knowingly, willfully, or negligently permits17
his swine to run at large upon public property or upon the private property of another18
person shall be liable for any damage caused by such swine while running at large.19
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply in the Sabine River Swamp20
in ward 1 and all of ward 2 of Beauregard Parish, in the Little River area north of21
Catahoula Lake in Grant Parish and LaSalle Parish south of Highway 84, in wards22
1, 2, 3, and 4 of LaSalle Parish, in that area of Allen Parish, ward 5, west of the23
Calcasieu River, in wards 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 of Vernon Parish, in the Catahoula Lake24
area of Catahoula Parish, and in the parishes of Winn, Union, St. Tammany,25
Livingston, St. Helena, Cameron, and Caldwell Parish, except wards 1, 2, 7, and 826
of Caldwell Parish, and state representative district 27, unless a referendum of the27
people is held to approve it.28 ENROLLEDHB NO. 606
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C. The provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall become null and void1
on January 1, 2020.2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: