2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries
RS 56:435.1 - Sabine Lake; methods of harvest; penalty; season; self-propelled vessels; harvested oysters

§435.1. Sabine Lake; methods of harvest; penalty; season; self-propelled vessels; harvested oysters

A. Oysters may be harvested in Sabine Lake using tongs, a hand dredge, a single dredge with mechanical assist that has a tooth bar no more than thirty-six inches long, or a single scraper with mechanical assist with a flat bar length of no more than thirty-six inches.

B. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.

C. All vessels used for the commercial harvest of oysters on Sabine Lake must be self-propelled. "Self-propelled" means, when used in this Section, that the vessel shall travel under its own power to its harvest area and when loaded with oysters, shall travel under its own power to the place where the oysters are unloaded.

D. Oysters, once harvested and placed upon any vessel, cannot be transferred except to a shoreside facility.

E. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.

F. With the proper licenses, no more than twenty-five sacks of oysters per boat per day may be harvested. However, the recreational taking of oysters shall be as provided in R.S. 56:424(C).

G. Open season dates and harvest limits shall be set by the commission after consideration of recommendations by the Louisiana Oyster Task Force. In addition, recreational fishermen may harvest oysters as provided in R.S. 56:424(C).

H. Any violation of this Section shall be considered a class four violation subject to the penalties contained in R.S. 56:34.

Acts 1984, No. 402, §1; Acts 1986, No. 904, §§3, 4; Acts 1987, No. 559, §1; HCR No. 2, 1988 1st Ex. Sess.; SCR No. 3, 1988 1st Ex. Sess.; Acts 1988, No. 256, §1; Acts 1991, No. 900, §1; Acts 1992, No. 109, §1; Acts 2004, No. 479, §§1, 2; Acts 2006, No. 398, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 1986, No. 904, §5.