RS 3:2463 General shelter standards

§2463.  General shelter standards

A.  Shelters shall be open for redemption and adoption of animals during posted or normal business hours.  Hours of operation and emergency telephone number shall be prominently displayed.

B.  Sewage disposal of waste matter shall comply with existing parish and state codes for sanitation.

C.  Shelters shall be inspected at least once every six months by an authorized representative of the parish to determine compliance with the requirements of this Part.  Additional inspections shall be made promptly upon receipt of a bonafide complaint.

D.  Fees must be visibly posted and registered with the parish governing authority.

E.  Shelter personnel should be trained as to animal health, disease control, humane care and treatment, animal control and transportation of animals.  Shelter workers shall be fundamentally humane, shall be able to identify and understand the principal animal diseases and injuries, and should have good judgment and even temperament.

Acts 1985, No. 806, §1, eff. July 22, 1985.