A law was passed with the specific intent of stating the punishment for stealing crayfish.
Background information (if available):
RS 14:67.5
§ 67.5. Theft of crawfish; penalty
A. No person shall knowingly, willfully and intentionally fish or take any commercial crawfish from any crawfish farm, except with the consent of the owner thereof.
B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of theft of crawfish when the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of five hundred dollars or more shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than ten years, or may be fined not more than three thousand dollars, or both.
(2) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to a value of three hundred dollars or more, but less than a value of five hundred dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.
(3) When the misappropriation or taking amounts to less than a value of three hundred dollars, the offender shall be imprisoned for not more than six months, or may be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both. If the offender in such cases has been convicted of theft of crawfish one or more times previously, upon any subsequent conviction he shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 349,§ 1; Acts 2001, No. 591,§ 1.
5 Responses to “A law was passed with the specific intent of stating the punishment for stealing crayfish.”
Comment from Kris
Time March 14, 2011 at 11:59 am
really miss dee this is meant to be a fun website so shut the f**k up
Comment from LoVe
Time March 26, 2011 at 5:29 am
Easy Kris! Its still fun, one person big whoop!
Comment from KazoWAR
Time April 1, 2011 at 3:44 am
Ya’ want crayfish crawlin’ up yo’ bed, eh, yo’? Then This law stinks. Bring down the population so were not all smothered in crayfish!?
Comment from donm001
Time April 28, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Dear Kris: Go easy on the caffeine will ya? YOu forget to take your librium today? Are we having fun yet?
Comment from MissDeeNOLA
Time December 6, 2010 at 7:30 am
To Whom It May Concern,
At first glance one may think that the laws in Louisiana concerning theft of alligators and crawfish are dumb laws. But down here in America’s marshlands, alligator and crawfish are both food products and are farmed or raised as such, just as cattle and corn is in all US States. Just as it is illegal to go into a farmer’s grain elevator and take his corn or onto a rancher’s ranch and take his cattle, it is illegal to trespass onto a alligator farmer’s or crawfisher’s lease or private pond and steal the product that these farmers use to provide for their families.
In understanding the lifestyle and businesses of South Louisiana one develops an understanding of these laws, making them practical, not dumb.
Proof of the importance of alligator and crawfish to Louisiana’s economy can be seen in the losses by Louisiana’s wildlife industries, including alligator and crawfish, after the BP oil spill. Not only did Louisiana loose jobs and tax dollars from the oil spill and the subsequent closing of the offshore oil industry, or the lives of some good citizens, Louisiana lost and still hasn’t recovered from the loss of it’s second largest industry, fishing, which includes these two products.
In conclusion, these laws are no different than the laws currently on the books of any other region preventing theft of goods. The only difference here is that the products are specific to a region that has unique circumstances and unique goods to offer.
Sincerely,
Deanne Cooley
New Orleans, La.