Louisiana

Provides state-specific laws and regulations, as well as links to other sites with state legal information.

• Administrative Code and Statutes
• Other State Legal Resources

For state-specific resources with an interest in the prevention, control, or eradication of invasive species, see our Louisiana State Resources page.

Administrative Code and Statutes

• Louisiana Administrative Code - State Regulations
  • Agriculture and Animals (Title 7) (DOC | 4.4 MB)
    • Seeds (Part XIII)
      • List and Limitations of Noxious Weed Seed (Section 109)
      • Noxious Weeds (Section 145)
    • Plant Protection and Quarantine (Part XV)
  • Wildlife and Fisheries (Title 76) (DOC | 2.5 MB)
    • Wild Quadrupeds and Wild Birds (Part V)
      • Coastwide Nutria Control Program (Section 123)
    • Fish and Other Aquatic Life (Part VII)
      • Invasive Noxious Aquatic Plants (Chapter 11)
  
  
• Louisiana Revised Statutes
  • Agriculture and Forestry (Title 3)
    • Plant Diseases (Chapter 12)
      • Louisiana Boll Weevil Eradication Law (1601 et seq.)
    • Chinese tallow; declaration as a noxious plant; destruction (1791)
    • Formosan Termite Initiative Act (3391.1 et seq.)
  • Wildlife and Fisheries (Title 56)
    • Nutria control cost-sharing (56:281)
    • Exotic fish; importation, sale, and possession of certain exotic species prohibited (56:319)
    • Designation and taking of exotic fish (56:319.2)
    • Conducting fishing operations so as not to destroy nests or natural hiding places of young fish; prohibited importation; sale or offer for sale of noxious aquatic plants (56:332)
    • Aquatic Invasive Species
      • Louisiana Aquatic Invasive Species Council (56:360.1)
      • Louisiana aquatic invasive species task force (56:360.2)
      • Powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the louisiana aquatic invasive species council and task force (56:360.3)

Other State Legal Resources

• Executive Orders
  • Formosan Termite Task Force (KBB 04-38)
  • Louisiana Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species Advisory Task Force (MJF 02-11)
  
  
• Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
  • Horticultural and Quarantine Programs
  
  
• National Plant Board
  • State Plant Quarantine Summaries (select State)
    
    
• Environmental Law Institute
  • Status and Trends in State Invasive Species Policy: 2002-2009 (May 2010); includes 11 States (CA, CO, FL, LA, ME, MD, NJ, NM, OR, RI, TN)