2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries
RS 56:303.6 - Oyster harvester license
§303.6. Oyster harvester license
A.(1) Each captain of a vessel harvesting or possessing oysters in state waters must purchase an oyster harvester license at a cost of one hundred dollars for residents and four hundred dollars for nonresidents.
(2) This license shall be required in addition to any and all licenses otherwise required in this Part. The provisions of this Section shall apply to both commercial and recreational fishermen.
B. The revenues generated from this license shall be used by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries solely for the Oyster Strike Force and the Department of Health and Hospitals for oyster water monitoring.
C. The provisions of this Section shall apply to commercial fishermen and shall not apply to recreational oyster fishermen taking no more than two sacks a day in accordance with R.S. 56:424(C).
Acts 1989, No. 516, §2; Acts 1990, No. 874, §1; Acts 1991, No. 788, §1; Acts 1992, No. 638, §1; Acts 1997, No. 419, §1.
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