2019 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
PART I. WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES COMMISSION
- §1. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission established; membership; qualifications; definitions
- §2. Supervision and direction of commission; meetings
- §3. Ownership of wild birds, quadrupeds, fish, aquatic life, water bottoms, oysters, and shellfish
- §4. Authority of Department of Natural Resources over navigable water bottoms
- §5. General powers and authority
- §6. Special powers and duties; statistics; rules and regulations; reports
- §6.1. Emergency closure of hunting or fishing seasons; rules and regulations; prohibitions; penalties
- §6.2. Advisory committees
- §7. Domicile of commission; service of process; suits; parties
- §7.1. Jesse J. Guidry Center for Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
- §8. Definitions
- §9. Report of violations; criminal prosecution; schedule of fines; citations; ex officio notaries public
- §10. Annual report to governor; estimate of proposed expenditures; particular funds; limitations on purposes for use of monies in particular funds; warrants; vouchers; surplus funds
- §10.1. Aquatic Plant Control Fund; creation; uses
- §10.2. Derelict Houseboat Fund Account
- §11. Bond of director and employees
- §12. Boats and other movable property
- §13. Placing of advertising signs on state-owned property
- §13.1. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 804, 2, eff. July 2, 1999.
NOTE: §14 eff. until July 1, 2020. See Acts 2018, No. 612.
- §14. Saltwater Fishery Enforcement Account; creation; use of monies in the account
- §15. Prohibited acts involving interstate commerce
- §16. Intentional concealment, destruction, or deposit of illegal fish, wildlife, or other animals; penalties
- §17. Taking fish for purpose of science and cultivation; permits; propagation of fish
- §18. Trespass on or injury to structures or areas used for scientific experiments
- §19. Exchange of fish hatched at fish hatcheries for fish roe or fish eggs
- §20. Releasing game, fowl, or fish; permission; intrastate restocking; importation; violations
- §21. Stocking waters with fish
- §22. Rules and regulations for protection and preservation of fish
- §23. Penalty for violations
- §24. Contract by commission with private landowners for use of lands for wildlife management areas in consideration for relief from certain taxation
- §25. Fish and wildlife restoration and management projects; assent to federal aid act; duties of commission
- §26. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 566, §2.
- §27. Management and harvesting of fish in private ponds exempt from statutory limitations; permits; exceptions
- §28. Official badges, identification cards, other insignia
- §29. Interference with marks or buoys
PART I-A. DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
- §30. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; powers; duties; functions; periodic evaluation of fees and charges imposed
- §30.1. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; issuance of licenses and permits for hunting and fishing
- §30.2. Notice to legislators
- §30.3. Lease of state lands; access to public waterways
- §30.4. Geophysical and geological surveys
PART II. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
SUBPART A. PENALTIES
- §31. Class one violations
- §31.1. Civil penalties; assessments; posting of bond; forfeiture; dedication of funds collected
- §32. Class two violation
- §33. Class three violation
- §34. Class four violation
- §35. Class five violation
- §36. Class six violation
- §37. Class seven violation
- §37.1. Class eight violation
- §38. Revocation of license
- §39. Forfeiture of quadrupeds, birds, and fish; Fish and Wildlife Violations Reward Fund, creation and use of fund monies
SUBPART A-1. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR RESTITUTION OF VALUE OF WILDLIFE AND AQUATIC LIFE
- §40.1. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR RESTITUTION OF
- §40.2. Value of fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life
- §40.3. Civil penalties; assessment; administrative hearing
- §40.4. Civil suit for recovery of value
- §40.5. Venue and procedure
- §40.6. More than one defendant
- §40.7. Recovery of value in addition to fine
- §40.8. Both civil suit and criminal prosecution permissible; exceptions
- §40.9. Disposition of recovery
- §41. To 44 Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 837, 4
SUBPART B. ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- §45. Jurisdiction of trial of violations
- §46. Venue when river divides parishes
- §47. Venue when offense committed in lake, bay, or other body of water
- §48. Venue when offense committed in the Gulf of Mexico
- §49. Venue when exact place of vessel cannot be determined
- §50. Venue; exception when exact place cannot be determined
- §51. Limits of state sovereignty
- §52. Issuance of search warrants
- §53. Commissioned wildlife enforcement agents of the enforcement division may carry weapons
- §54. License requirements; enforcement by wildlife agents; arrest without warrant
- §54.1. Prima facie evidence of violation of law
- §55. Search with or without warrant
- §55.1. Toledo Bend Reservoir; assignment of officers
- §55.2. Additional authority of commissioned wildlife enforcement agents
- §55.3. Boats maintained for enforcement; vehicle equipment
- §56. Seizure or surrender of things illegally used or possessed
- §57. Seizure of vessels, airplanes, vehicles, and equipment
- §57.1. Forfeitures for fraud
- §57.2. Repealed
- §57.3. Licenses; fraudulent acquisition; penalty
- §57.4. Repealed
- §58. Disposition of seizures other than vessels, airplanes, and other vehicles
- §59. Disposition of seized vessels, airplanes, vehicles, and equipment therefor
- §60. Confiscation of things seized
- §61. Disposition of things, other than vessels, airplanes, vehicles and equipment, confiscated or forfeited to the department
- §62. Time limit for retention of things seized
- §63. Proceeds of sales of things seized; commingling with conservation fund
- §64. Proceeds of sales of things seized; no liability after two years
- §65. No liability for acts performed in good faith
- §66. No criminal liability for covert operations officers
- §67. Enforcement of civil judgment
- §68. Aviation unit; powers and duties
- §68.1. Federal enforcement officers; Avoyelles Parish; Cameron Parish; Calcasieu Parish
- §68.2. Federal enforcement; saltwater fisheries laws
- §69. Exemptions from traffic regulations
SUBPART B-1. AUXILIARY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
- §69.1. AUXILIARY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
- §69.2. Definitions
- §69.3. Commissions and commissioning
- §69.4. Requirements for commissioning
- §69.5. Training
- §69.6. Probation
- §69.7. Renewal of commissions
- §69.8. Revocation of commissions
- §69.9. Reserve agent
- §69.10. Powers and duties of auxiliary agents
- §69.11. Compensation
- §69.12. Liability
- §69.13. Rules and regulations
SUBPART B-2. WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT
- §69.21. Wildlife Violator Compact
- §69.22. Definitions
- §69.23. Procedures for issuing citations in relation to the Wildlife Violators Compact
- §69.24. Procedure for the home state
- §69.25. Reciprocal recognition of suspension
- §69.26. Applicability of other laws
- §69.27. Compact administrator procedures
- §69.28. Entry into and withdrawal from the Wildlife Violator Compact
- §69.29. Amendments to the Wildlife Violator Compact
- §69.30. Licensing authority; rules and regulations
- §69.31. Construction and severability
SUBPART C. LOUISIANA HELP OUR WILDLIFE PROGRAM
NOTE: §70.3 eff. until July 1, 2020. See Acts 2018, No. 612.
- §70.3. Louisiana Help Our Wildlife Fund; creation; composition of fund; uses of fund
- §70.4. Rewards; payments
PART III. INTERSTATE COOPERATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
SUBPART A. GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT
- §71. Governor authorized to enter into compact with other states relative to better utilization of fisheries
- §72. Purpose of compact
- §73. Time compact becomes operative; parties to compact
- §74. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; representatives; qualifications
- §75. Powers of commission; legislation
- §76. Officers; rules and regulations; meetings
- §77. Action taken by commission; requirements
- §78. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to be primary research agency; advisory committee
- §79. Participation of non-coastal state; limitation
- §80. Signatory states not precluded from additional restrictions
- §81. Additional compact amendments by signatory states
- §82. Absence from representation on the commission
- §83. Operating expenses; proration
- §84. Continuance of compact; renunciation; notice
- §85. Commission representatives from Louisiana; appointment; alternates
- §86. Commission powers to be no limitation on state powers
- §87. Necessary travel expenses; payment
SUBPART B. LOUISIANA WILDLIFE STAMP RESEARCH PROGRAM
- §91. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, 18.
- §92. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, 8, eff. July 7, 1989.
- §93. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, 8, eff. July 7, 1989.
- §94. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, 18.
- §95. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, 18.
- §96. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, 18.
PART IV. WILD BIRDS AND WILD QUADRUPEDS
SUBPART A. HUNTING
- §101. Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 737, 2.
- §102. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, 4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §103. License; license books; returns; transfer of license prohibited
- §103.1. Nonresident licenses; penalties
- §104. License fees; reciprocity; exceptions
- §104.1. Hunting permits for persons with physical disabilities
- §105. Special permits and licenses; scientific or entertainment purposes; bow licenses; beaver permit
- §106. Field trials
- §107. Firing, feeding and breeding grounds
- §108. Deer and turkey harvest records and tagging
- §109. Wildlife management areas; wildlife refuges; public hunting grounds and recreation areas; notice; signs; hunters with disabilities
- §109.1. Use of all-terrain vehicle trails on wildlife management areas
- §109.2. Preservation of wildlife management areas; wildlife refuges; public hunting grounds and recreation areas
- §109.3. Levy of mooring fees in the Atchafalaya Delta WMA; Atchafalaya Delta WMA Mooring Account; deposit of fees to the account; uses of the monies in the account
- §109.4. Use of airboats on the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area
- §110. Deer Management Assistance Program areas; notice; signs; prohibitions
- §110.1. Quality Deer Management Program
- §111. Removal or destruction of signs
- §112. Disposal of birds or quadrupeds becoming a nuisance
- §113. Taking wild birds or game imported for experimentation or propagation
- §114. Open season; curtailment by parish governing authority
- §115. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; adoption of seasons, bag and possession limits; rules and regulations; penalties
- §116. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; special hunting seasons
- §116.1. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; times and methods of taking; penalties
- §116.2. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; sales, purchases of parts prohibited; exceptions
- §116.3. Special provisions applicable to deer and bear; times and methods of taking; penalties
- §116.4. Special provisions applicable to turkey; times and methods of taking; penalties
- §116.5. Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited; penalties
- §116.6. Sound suppressors
- §117. Possession limits; game birds; transportation of game birds; tags
- §118. Migratory game bird violations
- §119. Possession of game birds after close of open season
- §120. Storage of game birds or quadrupeds; tags
- §121. Traps, cages, etc., for taking wild birds; confiscation; exception for destructive blackbirds
- §121.1. Traps; wild quadrupeds
- §122. Carrier pigeons, killing or catching when banded prohibited; penalty
- §123. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 966, 2.
- §124. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 966, 2.
- §124.1. Dogs; regulation of; police juries
- §125. Possession of game quadrupeds; tags; deer carcasses
- §126. Repealed by Acts 1952, No. 127, 21
- §127. Confiscation of illegal traps or snares and quadrupeds taken thereby
- §128. Falconry
- §129. To 135 Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 133, 2
- §136. Jurisdiction where offense committed in river between two parishes or in Gulf of Mexico
- §137. Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 133, 2
- §139. Criminal penalty
- §140. Foxes; bobcats
- §141. Training of dogs during closed season; taking of certain pen-raised birds for the purposes of field trials and hunting dog training
- §142. Catahoula lake area; operation of mud boats for purpose of hunting or fishing prohibited
- §143. "Hunter orange" or "blaze pink" display by hunters with guns
- §144. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 188, 2.
SUBPART A-1. LOUISIANA DUCK LICENSE, STAMP, AND PRINT PROGRAM
- §151. LOUISIANA DUCK LICENSE, STAMP,
- §152. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
- §153. Design, marketing, and sale of duck stamps and prints
- §154. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
- §155. Louisiana Duck License, Stamp, and Print Fund; purposes
- §156. Reciprocal agreements
- §157. Penalties
SUBPART A-2. LOUISIANA WILD TURKEY STAMP PROGRAM
- §161. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
- §162. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
- §163. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
SUBPART A-2. LOUISIANA WILD TURKEY FUND
SUBPART B. BREEDING AND PROPAGATION OF WILD BIRDS AND WILD QUADRUPEDS
- §171. Wildlife; business of raising and selling; breeder's license
- §172. Killing of birds or animals; sale; trapping regulations; exporting live specimens
- §173. Transportation of birds or animals killed; tags; sale of carcass
- §174. Shipment of carcasses or parts thereof; tag or label
- §175. License for sale of birds killed and tagged
- §176. Report of birds or animals killed and sold
- §177. Fencing farms or preserves
- §178. Ownership of birds and animals on fenced breeding area; trespass
- §179. Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 717, 4
- §180. Revocation of license
- §181. Penalty for violation of Sub-part
SUBPART C. LOUISIANA ACRES FOR WILDLIFE
PART V. TRAPPING FUR-BEARING ANIMALS OR ALLIGATORS
SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §251. Licenses; possession limit for nonresident alligator hunter; deposit as guarantee of payment of severance tax; penalties
- §252. Residence of alligator hunters, fur buyers and dealers
- §253. Shipping raw furs, alligators, alligator skins, and alligator parts out of state; tags
- §254. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 499, 2, eff. June 22, 1992.
- §255. Alligator records; inspections
- §256. Severance tax
- §257. Payment of tax by trappers, alligator hunters, and alligator farmers shipping or taking own catch out of state; shipping tags
- §258. Dealer records; payment of tax; confiscation of furs and skins
- §259. Open season; method of taking animals; prohibited devices; possession and sale of skins
- §260. Setting a trap, snare, net, or other device
- §261. Possession; alligator eggs, live alligators, skins
- §262. Nongame quadrupeds; breeding, propagation, and exhibition
- §263. Alligator parts, buying and selling; license; reports; tagging
- §264. Scientific research
- §265. Trespass on marshlands to trap or hunt fur bearing animals
- §266. Louisiana Fur Public Education and Marketing Fund
- §267. Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 135, 2.
- §274. Blank]
- §275. Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 135, 2.
- §278. Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council
NOTE: Section heading and
Subsection A eff. until July 1, 2020. See Acts 2018, No. 612.
- §279. Louisiana Alligator Resource Fund
- §280. White or albino alligators; taking from the wild; prohibition; penalties; notification to alligator hunters
SUBPART B. NUTRIA CONTROL
- §281. Nutria control cost-sharing; statement of intent
- §282. Powers and duties of the secretary
- §283. Cooperative agreements; cost-sharing
- §284. Annual proposal; cost-sharing; purpose
SUBPART C. WILD ANIMAL MANAGEMENT
PART VI. FISHING AND FISH INDUSTRY LICENSING
SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §301. Definitions
- §301.1. License requirements; possession; nontransferability
- §301.2. Application requirements; proof of residency; material misstatements; fees for certain alien individual licenses
- §301.3. Applicability to other fishing laws
- §301.4. Records; confidentiality
- §301.5. Commission rules and regulations
- §301.6. Special licenses and permits
- §301.7. Dedication of proceeds of licenses
- §301.8. Nonresident recreational fishermen; possession of license; penalty
- §301.9. Issuance of commercial licenses via Internet transactions
- §301.10. Louisiana Finfish Task Force
SUBPART B. RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN
- §302. Recreational fishing license; recreational gear
- §302.1. Annual license; temporary license; fees; saltwater fee; exemptions
- §302.2. Exception for certain residents, nonresidents, and military personnel from purchase or possession of basic recreational and saltwater license
- §302.3. Recreational gear license
- §302.4. Recreational fishing licenses: license year; purchase period
- §302.5. Basic recreational fishing licenses; issuing agent commission
- §302.6. Recreational gear license place of purchase; basic recreational fishing license requirement
- §302.7. Free fishing days
- §302.8. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 206, 1.
- §302.9. Charter boat fishing guide license; nonresident fee
- §302.9.1. Charter boat license; skiff fee; charter fishing trip license
- §302.10. Sale of recreational catch
SUBPART C. COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN
- §303. Commercial fisherman's license; charter boat fishing guide's license certification; fees; place of purchase; information
- §303.1. Commercial fisherman's license; license year; purchase period
- §303.1.1. Fresh products license
- §303.2. License possession; menhaden
- §303.3. Helpers
- §303.4. Commercial fisherman's sales receipt form
- §303.5. Presumptions relative to fish caught by person possessing a commercial fishing license
- §303.6. Oyster harvester license
- §303.7. Transport and sale of the catch
- §303.8. Special apprentice license; commercial taking of saltwater fish; requirements
- §303.9. Presumption of fish used for commercial purposes only
- §303.10. Repealed by Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 54, 2, eff. April 29, 1998.
SUBPART D. VESSEL LICENSE
- §304. Vessel license; fees; place of purchase
- §304.1. Vessel license: license year; purchase period
- §304.2. Operation by person not holding a commercial fisherman's license
- §304.3. Registered vessels
- §304.4. Display of license
- §304.5. Transferability; change of vessel name
SUBPART E. GEAR LICENSE
- §305. Commercial gear license; issuance to certain nonresidents prohibited; moratorium on certain new gear licenses; renewals
- §305.1. License year; place of purchase; purchase period
- §305.2. Applicant, license information; commercial gear license for the fishing of menhaden
- §305.3. Temporary transfer of commercial gear licenses
- §305.4. Other licenses
- §305.5. Commercial gear license for gill net; permits to be used in the EEZ; dedication and expenditure of funds collected
- §305.6. Commercial crab fishing; apprentice license; requirements
- §305.7. Rod and reel gear license eligibility; class three or greater violations; prohibitions
SUBPART F. WHOLESALE/RETAIL SEAFOOD DEALER
- §306. Wholesale/retail seafood dealer's license; place of business; employees; exemptions; wholesale out-of-state crab shipping license
- §306.1. Retail seafood dealer's license; place of business; employees; retail out-of-state crab shipping license
- §306.2. License fee; place of purchase
- §306.3. Wholesale/retail seafood dealer's license and retail seafood dealer's license; license year; purchase period
- §306.4. Restrictions on buying and selling and transportation by wholesale/retail seafood dealers, retail seafood dealer's license; restaurants and retail grocers
- §306.5. Records
- §306.6. Monthly returns to the department by wholesale/retail seafood dealers
- §306.7. Definitions
SUBPART G. TRANSPORT LICENSE
- §307. Transporter; license required
- §307.1. Transport license fee; underlying license
- §307.2. Buying and selling prohibition by transporters; exceptions
- §307.3. Number of licenses that can be purchased
- §307.4. Repealed by Acts 1987, No. 779, 2.
- §307.5. Transferability
- §307.6. Common carriers
- §307.7. Shipping records
SUBPART H. PENALTY
- §308. Penalty
- §309. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
- §309.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
- §309.2. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
- §309.3. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
- §309.4. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
PART VII. FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC LIFE
SUBPART A. SPORT AND COMMERCIAL FISHING
- §311. Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 737, 2
- §312. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, 4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §313. Control of fisheries; duty of commission; duty of the department
- §314. Confiscation of unlawful tackle
- §315. Sanctuaries and propagating places; closed zones
- §315.1. Fish ladders
- §316. Trespass on areas set aside for propagation of fish
- §317. Louisiana Catch and Cook Program; preparation of recreational fish or alligator in retail food establishments
- §318. Taking fish for scientific or educational purposes; permits
- §318.1. Fishing tournaments; special permits
- §319. Exotic fish; importation, sale, and possession of certain exotic species prohibited; permit required; penalty
- §319.1. Control of importation of fish; department's regulatory authority
- §319.2. Designation and taking of exotic fish
- §320. Methods of taking freshwater or saltwater fish
- §320.1. Use and possession of certain gill nets, trammel nets, strike nets, or seines; prohibited
- §320.2. Federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
- §321. Elevated trotlines prohibited; civil liability
- §322. Seines or nets; size of mesh; classification as to salt or fresh water; crawfish traps
- §322.1. Shad seine; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring
- §322.2. Shad gill nets; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring
- §323. Bait; methods of taking
- §324. Menhaden seines; restrictions
- §325. Daily take, possession, and size limits; freshwater recreational fish; possession of finfish filets prohibited
- §325.1. Size and possession limits, recreational saltwater finfish; penalties
- §325.2. Saltwater recreational finfish; total length
- §325.3. Spotted sea trout commercial taking; annual quota; red drum commercial taking, possession, or landing prohibited
- §325.4. Commercial taking of other saltwater finfish; exceptions; mesh size
- §325.5. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 488, 2, eff. July 1, 1989.
- §325.6. Bait gulf menhaden; annual quota after regular closed season
- §326. Size and possession limits; commercial fish
- §326.1. Size limits set by commission
- §326.2. Vessels landing red drum; notice to department; equipment; inspection
- §326.3. Possession limits; size limits, seasons, quotas, times, and daily take limits, set by commission; penalties
- §326.4. Staggered and split seasons and quotas
- §326.5. Bowfin; size limitations; eggs
- §326.6. Closed season; bowfin
- §327. Sale or purchase of freshwater or saltwater game fish prohibited; commercial sales and purchases, commercial license required; commercial fingerlings and certified mariculture and aquaculture fish excepted; penalties
- §327.1. §327.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 286, §2.
- §328. Conducting fishing operations so as not to destroy nests or natural hiding places of young fish; prohibited importation; control and regulation of noxious aquatic plants; permit; penalty
- §329. Obstruction of streams or lakes by fyke nets or other devices
- §330. Crawfish harvesters; crawfish traps
- §331. Crab Task Force
- §331.1. Repealed by Acts 1968, No. 625, 1.
- §332. Crabs; release of crabs in berry stage; method of taking crabs; time limitations; by-catch; penalties; abandoned crab trap removal program; escape rings
- §332.1. Eel; methods of taking; licensing; marking; violation
- §333. Mullet; saltwater areas
- §333.1. Mullet; freshwater areas
- §333.2. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 184, §12.
- §333.3. Live mullet; harvest for bait
- §334. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §334.1. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §334.2. Freshwater fishing allowed in designated saltwater areas
- §335. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §336. Penalty for violation of sport fishing provisions
- §337. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 490, 1.
- §338. Registration of vessels; application; misstatements; penalties
- §339. Transportation of fish to other states; reciprocity
- §340. To 344 Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §345. Repealed by Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, 2.
- §346. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 270, 2.
- §347. To 353 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, 4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §354. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §355. Penalty provision
- §356. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §2(C), eff. July 1, 2010.
SUBPART A-1. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
SUBPART B. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN WATER BODIES
- §401. Commercial seining prohibited in Lake Bruin and other lakes: penalty
- §402. Commercial fishing in Lake Bruin prohibited; penalty
- §403. Commercial seining prohibited in Clear Lake; penalty
- §404. Use of seines, nets, or webbing in Bogue Chitto River prohibited; logging and hand grabbing of fish in Bogue Chitto River prohibited; penalty
- §405. Use of seines, nets or webbing or traps in Tchefuncte River, Lake Des Allemands, Bayou Des Allemands and Lake Salvador prohibited; exceptions; penalty
- §406. Use of trammel net, seine, gill net, or webbing prohibited in the waters of Breton Islands and Chandeleur Islands; exceptions; penalty
- §407. Use of trammel nets, gill nets, and seines in certain areas of Lake Borgne prohibited
- §408. Lake Maurepas; trawling prohibited; nets in certain areas prohibited
- §409. Saline Lake; Iatt Lake; triploid grass carp; introduction; expenditures
- §409.1. Penalty for the wasting of the state's fishery resources
- §410. Trawling at night prohibited on White Lake and Grand Lake
- §410.1. Paratrawling prohibited in canals; penalty
- §410.2. Use of trammel nets, gill nets, and strike nets in Calcasieu Lake in Cameron Parish prohibited
- §410.3. Sabine Lake; taking of crabs; seasons; gear; penalties
- §410.4. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
- §410.5. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
- §410.6. Calcasieu Lake in Calcasieu Parish; use of trammel nets, gill nets, strike nets, and seines
- §410.7. Black Lake, Clear Lake, and Prairie Lake; marking of nets required; permitted and prohibited fishing gear; penalties
- §410.8. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
- §410.9. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
- §410.10. Use of certain fishing gear on Poverty Point Reservoir; prohibition
- §410.11. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
SUBPART C. DOMESTIC FISH FARMING
- §411. Legislative findings and purpose
- §412. Issuance and renewal of domesticated aquatic organism license
- §413. Harvest and sale of domesticated aquatic organisms
- §414. Penalties
- §415. Exemption; aquatic livestock farmers
SUBPART D. OYSTERS AND OYSTER INDUSTRIES
- §421. Oyster Task Force
- §422. Regulation of industry; residence of persons engaging in; employment of labor and vessels
- §423. Property rights, larceny or other public offense concerning; leases heritable and transferable; adjudication of claims
- §424. Taking of oysters
- §424.1. Illegal taking of oysters; penalties
- §425. Lease of water bottoms; stipulations; boundary disputes
- §425.1. Joint leasing of water bottoms for oyster cultivation and harvest
- §426. Filing and recordation of water bottoms leases
- §427. Initial application for lease
- §427.1. State, political subdivisions of the state, and the United States held harmless in coastal restoration
- §428. Commencement and duration of lease; renewal; fixing of rental rates
- §428.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
- §428.2. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
- §428.3. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
- §429. Default in payment of rent; cancellation and forfeitures
- §430. Additional lease stipulations
- §430.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
- §431. Unlawful removal of oysters or signs from leased propagating grounds; instructions to captain and crew of vessels; penalty
- §431.1. Devices to protect oysters from predation; use on leased acreage
- §431.2. Alternative oyster culture; permits
- §432. Territorial limitations
- §432.1. Oyster Lease Acquisition and Compensation Program
- §432.2. Annual reporting of coastal protection, conservation, and restoration project status
- §433. Culling oysters taken from natural reefs; size limits
- §433.1. Oyster seed ground vessel permit; Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit Appeals Board
- §434. Oyster seed grounds; designation and setting aside; rules and regulations concerning taking of seed oysters; areas recognized as oyster seed reservations; protection of oyster seed reservations
- §434.1. Public Oyster Seed Ground Development Account
- §435. Scrapers; use in removing oysters
- §435.1. Sabine Lake; prohibition on harvesting of oysters
- §435.1.1. Oyster harvest in Calcasieu Lake
- §435.2. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 398, §2.
- §436. Restricted time of taking oysters
- §437. Sale of oysters for raw consumption within the state
- §438. Surveyor, definition
- §439. Staking off or bedding oysters on unleased water bottoms
- §440. Standard measurements; barrel
- §441. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 38, 2, eff. May 28, 1999.
- §442. Collection and disposition of funds; dedication of funds
- §443. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §444. License number display
- §445. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §446. Oyster severance tax; collection
- §447. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §448. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §449. Tags; distribution; use; containers; penalties
- §450. Freshwater mussels; rules; penalties
- §451. Severance tax; default in payment; penalties
- §452. Penalties
SUBPART D-1. CLAMS
- §471. CLAMS
- §472. Severance tax
- §473. Recreational possession limit; recreational gear regulations
- §474. Time and method of taking clams
- §475. Approved ports
- §476. License display
- §477. Division of water bottoms
- §478. Demarcation line
- §479. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §480. Catch limitations
- §481. Size limits
- §482. Penalty provision
SUBPART E. TRAWLING, SEINING, AND SKIMMING
- §491. Definitions
- §492. Incidental by-catch
- §492.1. Excluder devices
- §493. Control of shrimp fishery and industry
- §494. Louisiana Shrimp Task Force
- §495. Defining inside and outside waters
- §495.1. Trawling vessels; size of trawls; butterfly nets
- §496. Residence requirements; exception
- §497. Saltwater shrimp seasons; bait shrimp
- §497.1. Trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license eligibility
- §498. Size limit
- §499. Trawls, butterfly, and skimmer nets, and cast nets; size of mesh; length; diameter of butterfly and skimmer nets extensions; prohibited devices
- §499.1. Use of trawls in certain areas around Calcasieu Lake; use and identification of butterfly nets in certain sections of East and West Passes of the Calcasieu River, Grand Bayou, and Oyster Bayou
- §499.2. Butterfly and bottom nets; Lake Pontchartrain and Intracoastal Waterway
- §499.3. Butterfly and bottom nets; Oyster Bayou
- §499.4. Night shrimping; inside waters; Vermilion Bay; East and West Cote Blanche Bays; Atchafalaya Bay; exceptions; prohibition
- §500. Recreational possession limit; gear
- §501. Commercial taking of freshwater shrimp
- §502. Manifest of cargo of vessel carrying shrimp
- §503. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §504. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §505. Repealed by Acts 2002, No. 75, 2, eff. July 1, 2002.
- §506. Excise tax; default in payment; penalty
NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 904, §3, relative to termination.
- §506.1. Fee for promotion and protection of wild-caught shrimp
- §507. Penalty for violation of Subpart
- §508. To 513 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, 4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §514. To 521 Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 53, 14, eff. June 24, 1958
- §522. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, 4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §524. Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 53, 14, eff. June 24, 1958
- §526. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, 4, eff. July 23, 1985.
SUBPART F. LICENSE FEES FOR NON-RESIDENT COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN AND FISHING BOATS
- §551. Harvest and sale of crabs
- §552. Repealed by Acts 1952, No. 627, 2
- §554. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
- §555. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, 4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §557. Disposition of moneys received
- §558. Enforcement of penalties by civil proceedings
- §559. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, 4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §561. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
SUBPART G. SEA FOOD INDUSTRIES
- §571. Underutilized species, policy and purpose; permits; fees; rules and regulations
- §572. Legality of contracts
- §573. Approval of contracts
- §574. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, 18.
- §575. Rules, applications
- §576. Disbursements
- §577. Other powers and duties
SUBPART G-1. LOUISIANA SEAFOOD PROMOTION AND MARKETING BOARD
- §578.1. Purposes
- §578.2. Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board; creation and organization
- §578.3. Powers, duties, and functions
- §578.4. Advertising, contracts, and sales offices
- §578.5. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 228, §3, eff. July 1, 2013.
- §578.6. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 228, §3, eff. July 1, 2013.
- §578.7. Appropriations; warrants; records
- §578.8. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 228, §3, eff. July 1, 2013.
- §578.9. Approval of regulations
- §578.10. Seafood packaging regulations
- §578.11. Labeling of catfish packaging; possession and exchange of certain catfish prohibited; penalties
- §578.12. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 228, §3, eff. July 1, 2013.
- §578.13. Labeling of "crawfish"
- §578.14. Imported crawfish or shrimp; notice to patrons; penalties
- §578.15. Louisiana Wild Seafood Certification Program
SUBPART G-2. MARICULTURE INDUSTRY
- §579.1. Permitting of mariculture in the coastal zone; policy and purpose; permits; rules and regulations; fees
- §579.2. Harvest of mariculture fish; authority to harvest during closure of fishing
SUBPART G-3. LOUISIANA RECREATIONAL FISHING DEVELOPMENT BOARD
- §580.1. LOUISIANA RECREATIONAL FISHING
- §580.2. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, 1.
- §580.3. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, 1.
- §580.4. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, 1.
- §580.5. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, 1.
- §580.6. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, 1.
SUBPART H. FISH HATCHERIES
SUBPART I. BIOLOGIC STATION
- §611. Establishment authorized
- §612. Control of station; rules and regulations; donations; acquisition of property
- §613. Location; cooperation with federal agencies
SUBPART J. DEDICATION OF REVENUES
SUBPART K. REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
- §632. Powers and duties
- §632.1. Definitions; applicability
- §632.2. Limitations of law
- §632.3. Licenses
- §632.4. Reptile and amphibian collector's license; scientific collector's permit
- §632.5. Reptile and amphibian wholesale/retail dealer's license; nonresident three-day license
- §632.5.1. Constrictors and poisonous snakes
- §632.6. Methods of collection
- §632.7. License fee dedication
- §632.8. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 184, §14(B).
- §632.9. Transporter; license required; license fee; prohibitions; number of licenses; transferability; records; common carriers
NOTE: §633 eff. until July 1, 2020. See Acts 2018, No. 612.
- §633. Reptile and Amphibian Research Fund
- §634. Frogs; season; jacklights; restrictions on taking
- §635. Diamondback terrapins; trapping; turtle eggs
- §636. License requirements; possession; nontransferability
- §637. Records
- §637.1. Definitions; applicability
SUBPART L. FISH CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY
- §638.1. Fish conservation, management, and sustainability; legislative intent
- §638.2. Findings
- §638.3. Purposes
- §638.4. Policy
- §638.5. Fishery standards
SUBPART M. ARTIFICIAL REEFS
- §639.1. Title
- §639.2. Purposes
- §639.3. Definitions
- §639.4. Establishment of standards
- §639.5. Artificial Reef Development Program; authorities and responsibilities of cooperating agencies
- §639.6. Louisiana Artificial Reef Development Council
- §639.7. Preparation of the Louisiana Artificial Reef Development Plan
- §639.8. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Artificial Reef Development Fund
- §639.9. Permitting for the construction and management of artificial reefs
- §639.10. Liability
SUBPART N. RIGHT TO FISH
PART VIII. LICENSING PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BOTH FISH AND GAME
- §641. Hunting, fishing licenses; Wild Louisiana Stamp; multi-year issuance; fees
- §641.1. Exclusive licensing authority; rules and regulations
- §642. Credit card or business check purchases
- §643. Exemption of persons under age sixteen and certain military personnel from licensing requirements; active duty service members, their spouses, and their children; retired members of the armed services
- §644. Fishing and hunting license checkoff; donation for Hunters for the Hungry
- §645. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 566, §2.
- §646. Louisiana Sportsman's Paradise license
- §647. Suspension or denial of hunting and fishing license; failure to pay child support, individual income tax, or unemployment compensation overpayment
- §647.1. Special outdoor press license
PART VIII-A. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FISH, WILD BIRDS, AND WILD QUADRUPEDS HARASSMENT OF HUNTERS, TRAPPERS, AND FISHERMEN PROHIBITED
- §648. Definitions
- §648.1. Harassment and disturbance prohibited
- §648.2. Remedies, damages, and penalties
- §648.3. Failure to obey order; violation
PART VIII-B. LIFETIME LICENSE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
- §649. Purpose
- §649.1. Lifetime hunting license
- §649.2. Lifetime sports fishing license
- §649.3. Combination lifetime hunting and sports fishing license
- §649.4. Nonresident combination lifetime hunting and fishing license
- §649.5. License; license books; transfer of license prohibited
- §649.6. Proof of residency and age; penalties
- §649.7. Infant combination lifetime hunting and fishing license
- §650. Lifetime License Endowment Trust Fund
- §650.1. Authorization of department to adopt rules and regulations
PART IX. HUNTING PRESERVES
- §651. License
- §652. Rights under license
- §653. Information to accompany applications; annual fee
- §654. Conditions
- §655. Regulation of operations
- §656. Hunting and game laws to prevail; special licenses
- §657. Revocation of license; appeal
- §658. License periods
- §659. Penalties
PART X. RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS
- §671. Reciprocal agreement; fishing license
- §672. Reciprocal agreement; hunting license
- §673. Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; taking or protection of fish or other aquatic life
- §674. Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; wild quadrupeds or wild birds
- §675. Reciprocal agreement; statewide application; taking or protection of fish, other aquatic life, wild quadrupeds, or wild birds
- §676. Reciprocity; license fees; seasons; limits
- §677. Reciprocal agreements; Toledo Bend; Caddo Lake; special fishing licenses; fees
PART XI. SPECIAL RETIREMENT PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN WILDLIFE AGENTS
PART XII. ADDITIONAL SALARY FOR STATE WILDLIFE OFFICERS
PART XIII. FIREARM AND HUNTER EDUCATION
- §699. Participation in firearm and hunter education course in addition to penalties for hunting violations
- §699.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 364, §2.
- §699.2. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 364, §2.
- §699.3. Regulation of firearm and hunter education
- §699.4. Penalty provision
- §699.5. Firearm and hunter education requirement
- §699.6. Firearm and hunter education exemption
- §699.7. Four wheeler and all-terrain vehicle instruction
- §699.8. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 335, §2.
PART XIII-A. HUNTING AND FISHING EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
PART XIV. FISHERMEN'S GEAR COMPENSATION FUND
- §700.1. Definitions
- §700.2. Establishment, continuance, and purposes of fund; geographical coverage; assessments
- §700.3. Rules and regulations
- §700.4. Disbursement of funds; eligibility; hearings
- §700.5. Facilities reports; survey of obstruction; labelling
- §700.6. Termination date
PART XV. OYSTER LEASE DAMAGE EVALUATION BOARD
- §700.10. Purpose
- §700.11. Definitions
- §700.12. Damages to oyster leases; mineral activity; settlements and claims
- §700.13. Establishment of the board
- §700.14. Rules and regulations
CHAPTER 2. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS AND REFUGES
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBPART A. FEDERAL AID TO WILDLIFE RESTORATION; REFUGES FOR MIGRATORY WILD FOWL
- §701. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS AND REFUGES
- §702. Acquisition of necessary property; powers of commission
- §703. Lease or sale of lands to federal government by levee boards
SUBPART B. FEDERAL WILDLIFE RESTORATION
- §711. Protection of watersheds of navigable streams
- §712. Cooperative agreements
- §713. Powers of director; hunting and fishing licenses; rules and regulations
- §714. Penalty for violation of rules and regulations
SUBPART C. PARISH GAME AND FISH PRESERVES
- §721. Authorization
- §722. Game and fish commission; rules and regulations
- §722.1. Game and fish commissions, Lafourche Parish
- §723. Transfer of lands by levee boards and school boards
- §724. Dykes or dams; excavations
- §725. Expropriation of property; revocation of rules and regulations
- §726. Fees for privilege of hunting and fishing; erection of camps
- §727. Approval of rules and regulations; promulgation; penalties
- §728. Appropriations out of general fund; special taxes; employment of deputy sheriff
- §729. Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Preserve; transfer
SUBPART D. STATE GAME PRESERVE AND PUBLIC HUNTING GROUND
- §751. Dedication of state lands withdrawn from entry
- §752. Control of area; rules and regulations
- §753. Trapping, hunting, or fishing on preserve
- §754. Penalty for violation of rules and regulations
SUBPART E. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR WILDLIFE REFUGES, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, AND PUBLIC HUNTING GROUNDS
- §761. Protection of wild animals and birds on wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds
- §762. Imported wild birds and animals protected in general
- §763. Acceptance of other lands and designation as wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; rules and regulations; Rainey Sanctuary; National Audubon Society
- §764. Penalty for violation of R.S. 56:761, R.S. 56:762 or R.S. 56:763
- §765. Donations for wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; applicability of certain laws
- §766. Taking of mayhaw berries; rules and regulations
- §767. Private property surrounded by certain wildlife management areas; regulation of hunting and fishing
- §768. Private property surrounded by wildlife management areas; access
SUBPART F. UPLAND WILDLIFE REFUGES, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS AND PUBLIC HUNTING GROUNDS
- §781. Authorization for creation of wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries
- §782. Notice of intention to dedicate lands; publication
- §783. Lease of lands; publication of notice
- §784. Reforestation projects; contracts with owners of land; notice
- §785. Posting of land; stocking; rules and regulations
- §786. Dedication of land; trespass; destruction or defacing signs; arrest
- §787. Penalty for violation of Subpart
SUBPART G. SCHOOL LANDS WITHIN OR CONTIGUOUS TO WILDLIFE REFUGES, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, OR PUBLIC HUNTING GROUNDS
- §791. Protection of wild birds or animals; penalty for violation of Subpart
- §792. Secretary excepted
SUBPART H. DEVELOPMENT OF ATCHAFALAYA RIVER BASIN
- §795. Purchase of portions of Atchafalaya River Basin; nature, recreation and wildlife management area
- §796. Lake Fausse Point, Lake Dauterive, and Grand Avoille Cove Advisory Board
SUBPART I. WILDLIFE REFUGE AND GAME PRESERVES; REVENUES FROM; TRUST FUNDS
- §797. Rockefeller Foundation Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve; revenues; allocation
- §798. Russell Sage or Marsh Island Refuge
- §799. MC Davis Conservation Fund
SUBPART I-1. WHITE LAKE PROPERTY
- §799.1. Purpose
- §799.2. Definitions
- §799.3. White Lake Property Fund
- §799.4. Repealed
- §799.5. Commission duties and responsibilities
- §799.6. Department duties and responsibilities; powers
- §799.7. Exemption from restrictions of area and number; fair market value
SUBPART J. TIMBER ON DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES LAND
PART II. PARTICULAR STATE GAME AND FISH PRESERVES AND SANCTUARIES
- §801. Particular game and fish preserves and commissions recognized and continued
- §802. Responsibilities and duties
- §803. Lake Pontchartrain State Bird Sanctuary
- §804. Lake Catherine and Lake Pontchartrain Sanctuary
- §805. Establishment of recreational reef sites; designation and regulation
- §901. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §5.
CHAPTER 3. WATER CONTROL
CHAPTER 4. FORESTS AND FORESTRY
CHAPTER 5. EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
- §1621. Exploitation of natural resources by director or employees prohibited; removal or dismissal for violation; application
- §1622. Forfeitures of all rights, property, money, or things of value acquired
- §1623. Transfer of rights or property acquired in violation of R.S. 56:1621
CHAPTER 6. PARKS
PART I. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION; OFFICE OF STATE PARKS
- §1681. Creation; purpose and duties; members; appointments and terms; compensation; chairman; meetings
- §1682. Office of state parks; purpose
- §1683. Office of state parks; authority to classify
- §1684. Categories of classification
- §1684.1. Cypremort Point State Park; design standards; applicability
- §1685. Classification of holdings
- §1685.1. Gary James Hebert Memorial Lockhouse
- §1685.2. J. D. "Prof" Lafleur Visitor Center at the Louisiana State Arboretum
- §1686. Use of terms prohibited
- §1687. Secretary, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; powers
- §1687.1. Posting of state parks' boundaries; rules and regulations
- §1687.2. Taking of mayhaw berries; rules and regulations
- §1688. Park wardens; powers and duties
- §1689. Violation of rules and regulations; penalty
- §1690. Capacity to sue and be sued
- §1691. Possession of firearms
- §1692. Exemption from entrance fees; elderly
- §1692.1. Fee exemption for "Golden Age Passport" holders; camp sites
- §1693. Exemption from entrance fees; school children
- §1693.1. Exemption from fees; children in state's legal custody
- §1693.2. Exemption for "Golden Access Passport" holders; day-use entrance fees; camping fees
- §1693.3. Exemption for America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass and Access Pass holders; camping fees
- §1694. Exemption from entrance fees; certain veterans
- §1695. Annual day use entrance permits to state parks
- §1696. Surplus from operation of parks
- §1697. Sale or donation of lands belonging to school or levee board
- §1698. Title to state parks
- §1699. Chicot State Park, special facilities camp for persons with disabilities; creation; advisory committee; programs; use
- §1700. Clinton Confederate Cemetery, operation and maintenance; transfer to cemetery association
- §1701. Kent Plantation House, agreements for operation and maintenance
- §1702. Palmetto Island State Park; agreements for operation and maintenance
- §1703. The Louisiana State Parks Improvement and Repair Fund
- §1704. Bayou Segnette State Park; operation of the wave pool
- §1705. Poverty Point Reservoir Development Fund
- §1706. Audubon Golf Trail Development Fund
PART II. STATE AND LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL WATER PROJECT RECREATION ACT
PART III. GRAND ISLE BEACH
PART IV. AUDUBON PARK
- §1761. Audubon Park Commission; creation; membership
- §1762. Powers and duties
- §1763. Contract for operation of park and zoo
- §1764. Secretary; staff
- §1765. Rules to preserve order and protect property; penalties
- §1766. Funds for park
PART V. RAILS TO TRAILS PROGRAM
- §1781. Preservation of abandoned railroad transportation property
- §1782. Exercise of preservation rights
- §1783. Cooperative endeavors
- §1784. Intergovernmental cooperation; financing
- §1785. Ownership and usage
CHAPTER 7. OUTDOOR RECREATION
- §1801. OUTDOOR RECREATION
- §1802. Authorized representative
- §1803. Agreements with United States; coordination
- §1804. Availability of funds
- §1805. Agreements on behalf of political subdivisions
- §1806. Construction of Chapter
- §1807. Cooperation of state agencies and subdivisions with secretary
- §1808. Functions and duties of state agencies
- §1809. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, 18.
CHAPTER 8. LOUISIANA NATURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §1830. LOUISIANA NATURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION
- §1831. Agreements; land conservation organizations
- §1832. Wild Louisiana Stamp
- §1833. Wild Louisiana Guide License
PART II. NATURAL AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM
- §1840. Short title
- §1841. Policies; purposes
- §1842. Definitions
- §1843. Administrator; duties and powers
- §1844. Scenic Rivers Fund
- §1845. Nomination, recommendation, designation, and declassification of natural and scenic rivers; legislative funding
- §1846. Management plan
- §1847. Natural and scenic rivers
- §1848. Planning considerations
- §1849. Evaluation and permitting
- §1850. Rules and regulations
- §1851. Penalties and enforcement
- §1852. Privately owned streams; copies of rules
- §1853. Prohibited uses
- §1854. Commercial cutting of trees
- §1855. Exceptions
- §1856. Historic and scenic rivers
PART III. LOUISIANA NATURAL AREAS REGISTRY
- §1861. Short title
- §1862. Legislative findings and purpose
- §1863. Definitions
- §1864. Powers and duties of department
- §1865. Register of natural areas
- §1866. Registration of natural areas
- §1867. Dedication of natural areas
- §1868. Management, protection and inspection of natural area preserves
- §1869. Rules and regulations
PART IV. THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION
- §1901. Legislative findings and declarations
- §1902. Definitions
- §1903. Conservation, study, regulation; authority
- §1904. Threatened or endangered species, determination; notice; lists; regulations
- §1905. Retroactivity; importation
- §1906. Endangered species stamps
- §1907. Penalties and enforcement
PART V. WILDLIFE HABITAT AND NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST
- §1921. Findings, policy, and purposes
- §1922. Acquisition of land
- §1923. Wildlife Habitat and Natural Heritage Trust
- §1924. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, 8, eff. July 1, 2001.
- §1925. Management
CHAPTER 9. HISTORIC ROADS AND SCENIC PARKWAYS
PART I. THE COTE JOYEUSE (THE JOYOUS COAST)
PART II. THE HIGHLAND ROAD
PART III. LOUISIANA BYWAYS
- §1948.1. Purpose
- §1948.2. Definitions
- §1948.3. Criteria
- §1948.4. Regional development; legislative committee approval
- §1948.5. Louisiana Byways designations
- §1948.6. Signage; official state map designation; official logo
- §1948.7. Exclusions from Louisiana Byway designation
PART III-A. LOUISIANA BYWAYS COMMISSION
- §1948.11. Creation of the Louisiana Byways Commission; jurisdiction; purpose
- §1948.12. Board of commissioners
- §1948.13. Powers of the commission
PART IV. OLD PERKINS ROAD
PART V. LOUISIANA GREAT RIVER ROAD
PART VI. OLD METAIRIE ROAD BUSINESS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT
- §1950.11. Old Metairie Road Business and Cultural District; designation
- §1950.12. Definitions
- §1950.13. Signage
CHAPTER 10. LOUISIANA COLONIAL TRAILS
- §1951. LOUISIANA COLONIAL TRAILS
- §1952. Definitions
- §1953. Louisiana Colonial Trails; requirements; designations
- §1954. Scenic highways; purpose
CHAPTER 11. LITTLE RIVER COMMISSION
- §2001. LITTLE RIVER COMMISSION
- §2002. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, 1.
- §2003. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, 1.
CHAPTER 12. FILL SAND AND FILL MATERIAL
- §2011. License to dredge; royalties; exemptions
- §2012. Violations and penalties; injunctive relief
- §2013. Revocation of licenses
- §2014. Emergency cease and desist orders
- §2015. Mandamus to compel issuance of license
CHAPTER 13. TERREBONNE PARISH ARTIFICIAL REEF ACT
- §2021. TERREBONNE PARISH ARTIFICIAL REEF ACT
- §2022. Purpose
- §2023. Establishment of standards
- §2024. Terrebonne Parish Artificial Reef Development Commission
- §2025. Composition of commission
- §2026. Commission; officers; meetings; reports
- §2027. Powers of the commission
- §2028. Dedication of funds
- §2029. Tax
- §2030. Obligations of the district
- §2031. Securities
- §2032. Exemption from taxation
- §2033. General compliances; enhancement
- §2034. Permitting of artificial reefs
- §2035. Liability
- §2036. Unplugged wells
- §2037. Rules and regulations