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urn: urn:us-la:rs:3:4415
citation: "R.S. 3:4415"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 3 › Chapter 28 › Part VIII"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1997, number: 1377, section: 1, effective_date: 1998-07-01, role: enactment }
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# Requirement of participation; right of action

Each landowner who participates in a cooperative agreement with the department shall enter into a contract approved by the commissioner requiring the land which is subject to the cooperative agreement to remain in forestry usage for a period of ten years. If the agreement is violated, the department shall have a right of action to recover the cost of the state's involvement in the cooperative agreement plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees.