Louisiana HB1258 establishes procedures for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to handle seized wildlife.
Louisiana HB1258 sets guidelines for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to manage wildlife seized due to unlawful possession. The law prioritizes releasing healthy wildlife into suitable habitats, rehabilitating sick or injured wildlife with permitted rehabilitators, and placing nonreleasable wildlife in licensed facilities. Euthanasia is permitted only when no other options are viable, such as when the wildlife is terminally ill or injured, or when release or rehabilitation is legally prohibited.
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