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urn: urn:us-la:rs:30:51
citation: "R.S. 30:51"
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breadcrumb: "Title 30 › Subtitle I › Chapter 1 › Part IV"
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# Prescription of penalties

Any suit by an official or agency responsible for the enforcement of a law, order, or regulation governing the production, transportation and marketing of oil and gas, or products thereof, to enforce in civil proceedings a penalty by means of a money judgment or a forfeiture of property, shall be instituted within three years after the violation shall have been made known to the attorney general. This Part shall not affect a suit heretofore filed or any violation occurring prior to its effective date.