RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 68 (HB 212) 2018 Regular Session Jackson
Existing law provides for the general crime of theft.
New law retains existing law.
New law reenacts the provisions of law regarding theft of livestock and theft of timber which
were repealed by Act No. 281 of the 2017 R.S. For the crime of theft of livestock, new law
provides for criminal penalties including a fine of $5,000, imprisonment with or without hard
labor for not more than 10 years, or both. For the crime of theft of timber, new law provides
for criminal penalties dependent upon the value of the timber taken.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Adds R.S. 14:67.1 and 67.2)