La. R.S. § 3:2771
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Tit. 3, § 2771. Dogs not to run at large
Official statutory text
No person shall suffer or permit any dog in his possession, or kept by him about his premises, to run at large on any unenclosed land, or trespass upon any enclosed or unenclosed lands of another.
Status: in_force
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