CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Criminalizes the use of bait dogs in the training process for dog fighting. (8/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)

This bill makes it a crime to use submissive dogs as bait to train other dogs for fighting in Louisiana. It specifically adds the possession or use of a bait dog as evidence that someone is involved in dogfighting and raises the minimum fine for this offense to $5,000. While the law criminalizes the training process, it explicitly allows people to own former bait dogs if they are providing them with rehabilitative care.