ENROLLED
ACT No. 216
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 358
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRODER
1 AN ACT
2 To 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.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 3:2094(introductory paragraph) is hereby amended and reenacted and
8 R.S. 3:2094(B) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง2094. Powers of the state veterinarian
10 A. The state veterinarian may:
11 * * *
12 B. In consultation with federal officials and agencies and based upon an
13 epidemiological evaluation of the current risk of introduction or spread of disease,
14 the state veterinarian may place any animal used for research in quarantine until the
15 disease risk has abated. The determination to lift a quarantine issued pursuant to this
16 Subsection shall be based on validated data derived from evidence-based practices.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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