Permit issuance and conditions

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LA Code › Code revised-statutes › Title 40 › Section 1034

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A. The secretary shall not issue a permit to purchase, possess, or administer sodium pentobarbital for the humane euthanasia of animals unless the following criteria have been met:

(1) The animal control agency or facility is a duly incorporated humane society contracted to perform animal control services by a parish or municipality or a parish or municipal animal control agency.

(2) The animal control agency has on staff a certified euthanasia technician, as provided in R.S. 37:1551 et seq.

(3) Any other criteria which may be established by the department pursuant to R.S. 40:1036.

B. The permit shall designate a sole responsible person for the duration of the permit to oversee the purchase, possession, and administration of sodium pentobarbital, which such person shall be a certified euthanasia technician.

Acts 1987, No. 225, §2; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.

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Permit issuance and conditions · La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1034 | Frix