2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 3:2358.10 — Transportation of turtles

§2358.10.  Transportation of turtles

A.  The commissioner shall, by rule, establish procedures for the movement, identification, packaging, and random collection of samples for submission to a certified laboratory of pet turtles or turtle eggs.

B.  No pet turtles or turtle eggs shall be shipped or transported from the premises of a licensed pet turtle farmer, for any purpose other than for testing, without a certificate of inspection or a health certificate.

C.  No person shall receive a shipment of pet turtles or turtle eggs into this state through the United States mail, or by any other means, from any other state or foreign country, unless such pet turtles or turtle eggs are accompanied by the following:

(1)  A health certificate issued by a duly authorized veterinarian certifying that the pet turtles or turtle eggs are free from Salmonella, Arizona, and any other species of bacteria which might be harmful to humans or other pet turtles; and

(2)  An affidavit executed by a duly authorized representative of a university, research laboratory, or other similar entity, attesting to the proposed use of the pet turtles or turtle eggs, and identifying the type, quantity, duration, and purpose of the research project.

Acts 1990, No. 770, §1.