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CHAPTER 18. ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE
PART III. DOGS HARASSING OR INJURING SHEEP
SUBPART A. LIABILITY OF OWNER OF DOG
§2651. Liability for injury to sheep caused by dog.
Any owner, harborer, or possessor of any dog that kills, harasses, or wounds sheep, shall be liable to the owner of the sheep for the damages sustained, to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction.
§2652. Unnecessary to prove knowledge that dog would injure sheep.
In the prosecution of actions under this Subpart it shall not be necessary for the plaintiff to show that the owner, harborer, or possessor of the dog had knowledge of the fact that the animal would kill, harass, or wound sheep.
§2653. Right to kill dog harassing sheep.
Any person finding any dog not on the premises of its owner, harborer, or possessor, which is harassing, wounding, or killing sheep, may, at the time of finding the dog, kill him, and the owner shall not be able to sustain any action for damages against the person killing the dog.
SUBPART B. AUTHORITY OF POLICE JURY TO PROTECT SHEEP§2691. Police juries authorized to protect sheep
The police juries of the different parishes may enact such ordinances as they in their discretion deem necessary for the protection of the sheep industry in their respective parishes.
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