ENROLLED
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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 6
BY REPRESENTATIVE STUART BISHOP
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To amend the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rule (LAC 76:V.115(E)(1)), which
provides exemptions from the department's rules governing private possession of
potentially dangerous quadrupeds, exotic cats, and nonhuman primates, to include
in those exemptions the Zoo of Acadiana so long as it meets the American Zoo and
Aquarium Association standards for enclosures and to direct the office of the state
register to print the amendments in the Louisiana Administrative Code.
WHEREAS, Act Number 715 of the 2006 Regular Session of the Legislature
enacted R.S. 56:6(31) which requires the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to ". . .
promulgate rules and regulations to control the importation and private possession of big
exotic cats . . ."; and
WHEREAS, R.S. 56:6(31) also provides for " . . . exceptions for big cats traditionally
kept by colleges and universities as school mascots, animal sanctuaries, zoos, wildlife
research centers, and scientific organizations." ; and
WHEREAS, the rules adopted by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission provide
exemptions for those " . . . zoos accredited or certified by the American Zoo and Aquarium
Association."; and
WHEREAS, accreditation and exacting standards are important to ensure the well-
being and safety of the animals held in captivity and the safety of the people who are caring
for and viewing the animals.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of Louisiana that LAC
76:V.115(E)(1) is hereby amended to read as follows: ENROLLEDHCR NO. 6
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ยง115. Possession of Potentially Dangerous Wild Quadrupeds, Big Exotic Cats, and
Non-Human Primates
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E. Exempted Entities. The following organizations and entities shall be
exempt from this regulation, including permitting:
1. zoos accredited or certified by the American Zoo and Aquarium
Association (AZA) and the Zoo of Acadiana so long as it meets the American Zoo
and Aquarium Association standards for enclosures;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
office of the state register and the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the office of the state register is hereby directed
to have the amendments to LAC 76:V.115(E)(1) printed and incorporated into the Louisiana
Administrative Code.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE