RS 3:2462 Definitions - Louisiana Statutes

§2462.  Definitions

As used in this Part, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:

(1)  "Animal shelter" means any building, structure, site, enclosure or other facility used or operated for the housing or keeping of any stray, homeless, abandoned or unwanted animals including any facility designated by the parish governing authority, for the keeping or housing of any impounded animals.

(2)  "Cruelty" means every act or failure to act whereby unjustifiable physical pain or suffering is caused or permitted.

(3)  "Euthanasia" means the act of inducing a painless death upon an animal in a humane manner.

(4)  "Person" means an individual, corporation, or association.

(5)  "Primary enclosure" means any structure used to immediately restrict an animal or animals to a limited amount of space, such as a room, pen, run, cage, compartment, or hutch.

Acts 1985, No. 806, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.