Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:214 – Fishing or hunting contest fraud
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:214
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. The crime of fishing or hunting contest fraud is the act of any person, who, with the intent to defraud, knowingly makes a false representation in an effort to win any prize awarded in any fishing or hunting contest.
B. When the most valuable prize offered in the contest amounts to a value of less than one hundred dollars, the offender shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
C. When the most valuable prize offered in the contest amounts to a value of one hundred dollars or more, the offender shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars, imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than one year, or both.
Acts 1985, No. 856, §1.