La. Rev. Stat. § 3:3103
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Imported exotic deer, antelope, elk, farm-raised white tail deer, and other exotic cervidae; licensing
Official statutory text
A. Any person who engages in owning, raising, selling, or harvesting imported exotic deer, antelope, elk, farm-raised white tail deer, and other exotic cervidae, for any purpose, on farms or preserves of which he is the owner or lessee shall apply to the commissioner for a license to do so.
B. The license shall permit the licensee to own, breed, and propagate such animals and sell them alive, or sell their parts, and to kill and transport them and sell their carcasses for food. This Subsection shall not apply to the sale of white tail deer meat.
C. Each license shall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner.
D. Licensees receiving a license pursuant to this Section shall not be required to comply with R.S. 56:20 and 171.
Acts 1991, No. 110, §1; Acts 1992, No. 41, §1; Acts 1995, No. 461, §1; Acts 2010, No. 17, §1, eff. May 26, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 214, §2(A); Acts 2014, No. 110, §1, eff. May 16, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 67, §1.
B. The license shall permit the licensee to own, breed, and propagate such animals and sell them alive, or sell their parts, and to kill and transport them and sell their carcasses for food. This Subsection shall not apply to the sale of white tail deer meat.
C. Each license shall be valid for a period of one year and may be renewed in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner.
D. Licensees receiving a license pursuant to this Section shall not be required to comply with R.S. 56:20 and 171.
Acts 1991, No. 110, §1; Acts 1992, No. 41, §1; Acts 1995, No. 461, §1; Acts 2010, No. 17, §1, eff. May 26, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 214, §2(A); Acts 2014, No. 110, §1, eff. May 16, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 67, §1.
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