HLS 15RS-819 ENGROSSED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 358
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRODER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
VETERINARIANS: Authorizes the state veterinarian to quarantine any animal until certain
inspections are completed
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 3:2094(introductory paragraph) and to enact R.S. 3:2094(B),
3 relative to the state veterinarian's authority to quarantine; to provide authorization
4 for the state veterinarian to quarantine any animal until certain inspections are
5 completed; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 3:2094(introductory paragraph) is hereby amended and reenacted and
8R.S. 3:2094(B) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง2094. Powers of the state veterinarian
10 A. The state veterinarian may:
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12 B. In consultation with cognizant federal officials and agencies and based
13 upon an epidemiological evaluation of the current risk of introduction or spread of
14 disease, the state veterinarian may place any animal used for research in quarantine
15 until the disease risk has abated. Any determination to lift a quarantine issued
16 pursuant to this Subsection shall be based on validated data derived from evidence-
17 based practices.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 15RS-819 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 358
DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 358 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Schroder
Abstract: Authorizes the state veterinarian to place any animal in quarantine until the
necessary inspections, tests, or epidemiological investigations have been completed.
Present law authorizes the state veterinarian to place livestock in quarantine until the
necessary inspections, tests, or epidemiological investigations have been completed.
Proposed law expands the authority to quarantine in present law to any animal used for
research, after consultation with cognizant federal officials and agencies, until the disease
risk has abated.
(Amends R.S. 3:2094(intro. para.); Adds R.S. 3:2094(B))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry,
Aquaculture, and Rural Development to the original bill:
1. Delete a provision that expanded the authority of the state veterinarian to
quarantine all animals, instead of solely livestock.
2. Add a provision that allows the state veterinarian, after consultation with
cognizant federal officials and agencies, to place any animal used for research
in quarantine until the disease risk has abated.
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