La. Civ. Code art. 3415
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3415, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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Wildlife in enclosures
Official statutory text
Wild animals or birds within enclosures, and fish or shellfish in an aquarium or other private waters, are privately owned.
Pigeons, bees, fish, and shellfish that migrate into the pigeon house, hive, or pond of another belong to him unless the migration has been caused by inducement or artifice.
Acts 1982, No. 187, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
Pigeons, bees, fish, and shellfish that migrate into the pigeon house, hive, or pond of another belong to him unless the migration has been caused by inducement or artifice.
Acts 1982, No. 187, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
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