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§4.2.  Effective enforcement of wildlife and fisheries laws

The assistant secretary shall make, after notice and public hearing as provided in this Chapter, any reasonable rules, regulations, and orders which are necessary to prohibit the operators of oil and gas wells from performing any acts on lands subject to a drilling permit which may preclude agents of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries from effectively enforcing any of the provisions of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  The assistant secretary shall revoke any permit granted to an operator and deny any application for a permit to drill any well by an operator found to be in violation of the rules provided for in this Section.

Acts 1985, No. 1015, §1, eff. July 24, 1985.