ENROLLED
ACT No. 629
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 607
BY REPRESENTATIVES GEYMANN AND MCKNI GHT
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:102.1(A)(2)(a), relative to cruelty to animals; to provide
3 relative to the penalties for a first offense of the crime of cruelty to animals; to
4 provide relative to payments for expenses incurred for the animal; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 14:102.1(A)(2)(a) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
8 follows:
9 ยง102.1. Cruelty to animals; simple and aggravated
10 A.
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12 (2)(a) Whoever commits the crime of simple cruelty to animals shall be fined
13 not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or
14 both. In addition, the court may order the offender to pay for any expenses incurred
15 for the housing of the animal and for medical treatment of the animal, pursuant to
16 Code of Criminal Procedure Article 883.2.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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