LAC 51:III.301
LAC 51:III.301. Definition
Cite as La. Admin. Code tit. 51, pt. III, § 301
Prairie Dogs―[formerly Paragraph 3:009] any burrowing rodents of the genus Cynomys. Prairie dogs can harbor the hantavirus. Prairie dogs are also known to be a host for fleas, which carry the causative agent of Bubonic Plague, the bacteria Yersinia pestis. These fleas have the potential to infect other wild animals, as well as domestic animals and humans. Prairie dogs are not indigenous to Louisiana.