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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3413"
article_number: "3413"
status: active
heading: "Wild animals, birds, fish, and shellfish"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XXIII › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110436"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1982
    act_number: 187
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1983-01-01
    role: enactment
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# Art. 3413. Wild animals, birds, fish, and shellfish

Wild animals, birds, fish, and shellfish in a state of natural liberty either belong to the state in its capacity as a public person or are things without an owner. The taking of possession of such things is governed by particular laws and regulations.

The owner of a tract of land may forbid entry to anyone for purposes of hunting or fishing, and the like. Nevertheless, despite a prohibition of entry, captured wildlife belongs to the captor.