Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health
Chapter 19 - Turtles
Section XXI-1911 - Identification of Lots of Turtles and Turtle Eggs
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. All lots of turtles or turtle eggs produced by persons in Louisiana shall be assigned a lot number on a department-approved form.
B. No turtle lot shall exceed 20,000 viable hatchlings or eggs.
C. All farm-raised turtle eggs shall originate from certified turtle farmers. They shall be identifiable by lot number.
D. All farm-raised turtles, including but not limited to turtles raised to replenish pond stock and turtles raised to a four- inch carapace length for the pet trade, shall be placed in a designated lot and remain a component of the same lot until they are sold, destroyed or removed from the facility's premises
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2358.2 and 3:2358.7.