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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3414"
article_number: "3414"
status: active
heading: "Loss of ownership of wildlife"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title XXIII › Chapter 1"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110437"
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
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 3414. Loss of ownership of wildlife

If wild animals, birds, fish, or shellfish recover their natural liberty, the captor loses his ownership unless he takes immediate measures for their pursuit and recapture.