2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 40:1299.36.2 — Cloning of human beings; purchase or sale of ovum, zygote, embryo, or fetus for the purpose of cloning human beings, prohibited
§1299.36.2. Cloning of human beings; purchase or sale of ovum, zygote, embryo, or fetus for the purpose of cloning human beings, prohibited
A. No person shall clone or attempt to clone a human being.
B. No person shall purchase or sell an ovum, zygote, embryo, or fetus with the intent to clone a human being.
C. This Section does not prohibit scientific research or a cell based therapy not specifically prohibited elsewhere by this Part.
D. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than ten million dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or both.
Acts 1999, No. 788, §1.
NOTE: Acts 1999, No. 788, §3, provides that the provisions of the Act become null and void on July 1, 2003.
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