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ACT No. 171
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 136
BY REPRESENTATIVE MINCEY
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 14:38.1.1, relative to adulterating food products; to create the crime of
3 adulterating food products; to provide for elements of the offense; to provide for
4 definitions; to provide for criminal penalties; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 14:38.1.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง38.1.1. Adulterating a food product
8 A. Adulterating a food product is the intentional contamination of a food
9 product by adding to the product, or mingling with the product, any feces, urine,
10 blood, saliva, semen, any form of human or animal waste, or other bodily substance
11 with the intent that the product be provided to or consumed by another person who
12 has no knowledge of nor consents to the contamination.
13 B. For purposes of this Section:
14 (1) "Food product" is any food, drink, condiment, or medication, including
15 all substances and preparations used for or entering into the composition of the
16 product.
17 (2) "Medication" means any prescription or nonprescription drug.
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1 C. Whoever commits the crime of adulterating a food product shall be fined
2 not more than two thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not
3 more than five years, or both.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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