La. Rev. Stat. § 3:2438
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Opportunity to owner to treat animal if proper treatment is given
Official statutory text
No officer of any humane society, or other officer, shall remove any animal to their stable or one designated by them, or to engage any veterinarian to treat any animals as provided herein, without first giving the owner the privilege of removing the animal to his own stable or a stable designated by him; the owner may furnish his own treatment or veterinarian, at all times, but the officer of the humane society may inspect the animal at all times, and if in his opinion the treatment accorded the animal is not proper or beneficial, the officer may place him in the society's stable or designated stable and under the care of their own surgeon as herein above set out. Should there be a disagreement as to the merits of the treatment of the animal, it shall be decided as set out in R.S. 3:2435.
Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.
Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.
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