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urn: urn:us-la:rs:37:1551
citation: "R.S. 37:1551"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 37 › Chapter 18-B"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1987, number: 225, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
  - { year: 1999, number: 1369, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Legislative intent

It is the purpose of this Chapter to provide the most humane restraint, capture, and death possible for unwanted and discarded animals, including those animals which are diseased or otherwise dangerous, by providing for the training and certification of euthanasia technicians.