Shreveport, LA Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)

Article III of chapter 14, titled Native Birds, contains a single dedicated section, Sec. 14-51, adopted by Ord. No. 28, 2005 on September 27, 2005. " The prohibition covers the birds themselves and their nests and eggs, meaning knocking down an active nest or collecting eggs is treated the same as harming the bird directly. Two exemptions are written into the same sentence: anyone holding a state or federal permit authorizing the activity, and anyone legally practicing falconry, is excused from the section entirely. Because the exemption is tied to holding an actual state or federal permit, a resident cannot informally claim a pest-control justification for trapping or shooting a native songbird; the permit or falconry license has to exist and cover the activity.

The related public-parks provision in Sec. 62-37 separately declares city parks bird sanctuaries and authorizes the city to erect birdhouses and watering places specifically to provide habitation and breeding sites for song and insectivorous birds, reinforcing that this protection extends onto municipal park property as a matter of stated city policy, not just a private-nuisance concern between neighbors.