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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:562"
article_number: "562"
status: active
heading: "Usufruct of timberlands."
breadcrumb: "Book II › Title III › Chapter 2 › Section 2"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110751"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1976, No. 103, §1."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1976
    act_number: 103
    section: 1
    role: enactment
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---

# Art. 562. Usufruct of timberlands.

When the usufruct includes timberlands, the usufructuary is bound to manage them as a prudent administrator. The proceeds of timber operations that are derived from proper management of timberlands belong to the usufructuary.