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urn: urn:us-la:rs:40:1666
citation: "R.S. 40:1666"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 40 › Chapter 7-B › Part I"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1963, number: 82, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
---

# Purpose of law

This law is enacted by the legislature in the exercise of the police power of the state, to promote the public welfare and safety, by providing better protection from fire and other conflagrations.