Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes — Title 14, Criminal Law

La. R.S. 14 § 14:107.1: Ritualistic acts

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Louisiana law prohibits ritualistic acts involving animal mutilation, torture, sacrifice, or ingestion of blood/waste, punishable by up to five years imprisonment or $5,000 fine. It also prohibits ritualistic mutilation, abuse, or psychological harm to humans.

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