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La. Rev. Stat. § 56:57 (2026)

Seizure of vessels, airplanes, vehicles, and equipment

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§57.  Seizure of vessels, airplanes, vehicles, and equipment

Any enforcing officer shall seize vessels, airplanes, vehicles, and all other means of transport and the equipment used or employed in the commission of offenses prohibited by this Chapter and taken into possession by the department.  

Acts 1981, No. 837, §1.  

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2009 · leading case: Gainey v. La. Wildlife & Fisheries Com'n, 981 So. 2d 784 (La. Ct. App. 2008).
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Gainey v. La. Wildlife & Fisheries Com'n, 981 So. 2d 784 (La. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “R.S. 56:57. La. R.S. 56:57 states that "any enforcing officer shall seize .”
State v. Fonseca, 21 So. 3d 365 (La. Ct. App. 2009). “Regarding the due process rights of relator’s son, the purported owner of the boat, the law provides that an enforcing officer shall seize vessels used to commit any offenses prohibited by Chapter 1 of Title 56 and taken into possession by the department.”
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