RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 252 (HB 784) 2024 Regular Session Schamerhorn
Existing law provides that the owner of an animal is answerable for the damages caused by
an animal upon showing that he knew or, in the exercise of reasonable care, should have
known that the animal would cause damage.
New law extends existing law to include livestock.
Existing law provides that the owner of a dog is liable for injuries caused by the dog which
the owner could have prevented and which did not result from provocation of the dog.
New law retains existing law.
New law provides that the owner of livestock is not liable for damages for injuries to person
or property for livestock that escape an enclosure and the owner could have prevented by an
exercise of reasonable care.
New law provides that the owner of livestock is not liable for damages for injuries due to a
fortuitous event, no fault of the owner, or third-party provocation of the livestock.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends C.C. Art. 2321)