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2024 Louisiana Laws
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Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries
TITLE 56
WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR
WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
PART I. WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES COMMISSION
- §56:1. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission established; membership; qualifications; definitions
- §56:2. Supervision and direction of commission; meetings
- §56:3. Ownership of wild birds, quadrupeds, fish, aquatic life, water bottoms, oysters, and shellfish
- §56:4. Authority of Department of Energy and Natural Resources over navigable water bottoms
- §56:5. General powers and authority
- §56:6. Special powers and duties; statistics; rules and regulations; reports
- §56:6.1. Emergency closure of hunting or fishing seasons; rules and regulations; prohibitions; penalties
- §56:6.2. Advisory committees
- §56:7. Domicile of commission; service of process; suits; parties
- §56:7.1. Jesse J. Guidry Center for Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
- §56:8. Definitions
- §56:9. Report of violations; criminal prosecution; schedule of fines; citations; ex officio notaries public
- §56:10. Annual report to governor; estimate of proposed expenditures; particular funds; limitations on purposes for use of monies in particular funds and accounts; warrants; vouchers; surplus funds
- §56:10.1. Aquatic Plant Control Dedicated Fund Account; creation; uses
- §56:10.2. Derelict Houseboat Fund Account
- §56:10.3. Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account
- §56:11. Bond of director and employees
- §56:12. Boats and other movable property
- §56:13. Placing of advertising signs on state-owned property
- §56:13.1. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 804, §2, eff. July 2, 1999.
- §56:14. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.
- §56:15. Prohibited acts involving interstate commerce
- §56:16. Intentional concealment, destruction, or deposit of illegal fish, wildlife, or other animals; penalties
- §56:17. Taking fish for purpose of science and cultivation; permits; propagation of fish
- §56:18. Trespass on or injury to structures or areas used for scientific experiments
- §56:19. Exchange of fish hatched at fish hatcheries for fish roe or fish eggs
- §56:20. Releasing game, fowl, or fish; permission; intrastate restocking; importation; violations
- §56:21. Stocking waters with fish
- §56:22. Rules and regulations for protection and preservation of fish
- §56:23. Penalty for violations
- §56:24. Contract by commission with private landowners for use of lands for wildlife management areas in consideration for relief from certain taxation
- §56:25. Fish and wildlife restoration and management projects; assent to federal aid act; duties of commission
- §56:26. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 566, §2.
- §56:27. Management and harvesting of fish in private ponds exempt from statutory limitations; permits; exceptions
- §56:28. Official badges, identification cards, other insignia
- §56:29. Interference with marks or buoys
PART I-A. DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
- §56:30. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; powers; duties; functions; periodic evaluation of fees and charges imposed
- §56:30.1. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; issuance of licenses and permits for hunting and fishing
- §56:30.2. Notice to legislators
- §56:30.3. Lease of state lands; access to public waterways
- §56:30.4. Geophysical and geological surveys
- §56:30.5. Notice to parish governing authorities
PART II. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
SUBPART A. PENALTIES
- §56:31. Class one violations
- §56:31.1. Revocation of license; denial of license; penalties
- §56:32. Class two violation
- §56:32.1. Civil suit for recovery of value
- §56:33. Class three violation
- §56:34. Class four violation
- §56:35. Class five violation
- §56:36. Class six violation
- §56:37. Class seven violation
- §56:37.1. Class eight violation
- §56:38. Revocation of license
- §56:39. 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
- §56:40.1. Liability for value of fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life
- §56:40.2. Value of fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life
- §56:40.3. Civil penalties; assessment; administrative hearing
- §56:40.4. Civil suit for recovery of value
- §56:40.5. Venue and procedure
- §56:40.6. More than one defendant
- §56:40.7. Recovery of value in addition to fine
- §56:40.8. Both civil suit and criminal prosecution permissible; exceptions
- §56:40.9. Disposition of recovery
- §56:41. §§41 to 44 Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 837, §4
SUBPART B. ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- §56:45. Jurisdiction of trial of violations
- §56:46. Venue when river divides parishes
- §56:47. Venue when offense committed in lake, bay, or other body of water
- §56:48. Venue when offense committed in the Gulf of Mexico
- §56:49. Venue when exact place of vessel cannot be determined
- §56:50. Venue; exception when exact place cannot be determined
- §56:51. Limits of state sovereignty
- §56:52. Issuance of search warrants
- §56:53. Commissioned wildlife enforcement agents of the enforcement division may carry weapons
- §56:54. License requirements; enforcement by wildlife agents; arrest without warrant
- §56:54.1. Prima facie evidence of violation of law
- §56:55. Search with or without warrant
- §56:55.1. Toledo Bend Reservoir; assignment of officers
- §56:55.2. Additional authority of commissioned wildlife enforcement agents
- §56:55.3. Boats maintained for enforcement; vehicle equipment
- §56:56. Seizure or surrender of things illegally used or possessed
- §56:57. Seizure of vessels, airplanes, vehicles, and equipment
- §56:57.1. Forfeitures for fraud
- §56:57.2. Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 416, §2.
- §56:57.3. Licenses; fraudulent acquisition; penalty
- §56:57.4. Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 416, §3.
- §56:58. Disposition of seizures other than vessels, airplanes, and other vehicles
- §56:59. Disposition of seized vessels, airplanes, vehicles, and equipment therefor
- §56:60. Confiscation of things seized
- §56:61. Disposition of things, other than vessels, airplanes, vehicles and equipment, confiscated or forfeited to the department
- §56:62. Time limit for retention of things seized
- §56:63. Proceeds of sales of things seized; commingling with conservation fund
- §56:64. Proceeds of sales of things seized; no liability after two years
- §56:65. No liability for acts performed in good faith
- §56:66. No criminal liability for covert operations officers
- §56:67. Enforcement of civil judgment
- §56:68. Aviation unit; powers and duties
- §56:68.1. Federal enforcement officers; Avoyelles Parish; Cameron Parish; Calcasieu Parish
- §56:68.2. Federal enforcement; saltwater fisheries laws
- §56:69. Exemptions from traffic regulations
SUBPART B-1. AUXILIARY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
- §56:69.1. Purpose
- §56:69.2. Definitions
- §56:69.3. Commissions and commissioning
- §56:69.4. Requirements for commissioning
- §56:69.5. Training
- §56:69.6. Probation
- §56:69.7. Renewal of commissions
- §56:69.8. Revocation of commissions
- §56:69.9. Reserve agent
- §56:69.10. Powers and duties of auxiliary agents
- §56:69.11. Compensation
- §56:69.12. Liability
- §56:69.13. Rules and regulations
SUBPART B-2. WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT
- §56:69.21. Wildlife Violator Compact
- §56:69.22. Definitions
- §56:69.23. Procedures for issuing citations in relation to the Wildlife Violators Compact
- §56:69.24. Procedure for the home state
- §56:69.25. Reciprocal recognition of suspension
- §56:69.26. Applicability of other laws
- §56:69.27. Compact administrator procedures
- §56:69.28. Entry into and withdrawal from the Wildlife Violator Compact
- §56:69.29. Amendments to the Wildlife Violator Compact
- §56:69.30. Licensing authority; rules and regulations
- §56:69.31. Construction and severability
SUBPART C. LOUISIANA HELP OUR WILDLIFE PROGRAM
- §56:70.1. Title
- §56:70.2. Creation and purpose
- §56:70.3. Louisiana Help Our Wildlife Fund; uses of fund
- §56:70.4. Rewards; payments
PART III. INTERSTATE COOPERATION AND
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
SUBPART A. GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT
- §56:71. Governor authorized to enter into compact with other states relative to better utilization of fisheries
- §56:72. Purpose of compact
- §56:73. Time compact becomes operative; parties to compact
- §56:74. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; representatives; qualifications
- §56:75. Powers of commission; legislation
- §56:76. Officers; rules and regulations; meetings
- §56:77. Action taken by commission; requirements
- §56:78. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to be primary research agency; advisory committee
- §56:79. Participation of non-coastal state; limitation
- §56:80. Signatory states not precluded from additional restrictions
- §56:81. Additional compact amendments by signatory states
- §56:82. Absence from representation on the commission
- §56:83. Operating expenses; proration
- §56:84. Continuance of compact; renunciation; notice
- §56:85. Commission representatives from Louisiana; appointment; alternates
- §56:86. Commission powers to be no limitation on state powers
- §56:87. Necessary travel expenses; payment
SUBPART B. LOUISIANA WILDLIFE STAMP
RESEARCH PROGRAM
- §56:91. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18.
- §56:92. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
- §56:93. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
- §56:94. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18.
- §56:95. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18.
- §56:96. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18.
PART IV. WILD BIRDS AND WILD QUADRUPEDS
SUBPART A. HUNTING
- §56:101. Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 737, §2.
- §56:102. Hunting guide license; fees; penalties
- §56:103. License required
- §56:103.1. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:104. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:104.1. Hunting permits for persons with physical disabilities
- §56:105. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:106. Field trials
- §56:107. Firing, feeding and breeding grounds
- §56:108. Deer and turkey harvest records and tagging
- §56:109. Wildlife management areas; wildlife refuges; public hunting grounds and recreation areas; notice; signs; hunters with disabilities
- §56:109.1. Use of all-terrain vehicle trails on wildlife management areas
- §56:109.2. Preservation of wildlife management areas; wildlife refuges; public hunting grounds and recreation areas
- §56:109.3. 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
- §56:109.4. Use of airboats on the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area
- §56:110. Deer Management Assistance Program areas; notice; signs; prohibitions
- §56:110.1. Quality Deer Management Program
- §56:111. Removal or destruction of signs
- §56:112. Disposal of birds or quadrupeds becoming a nuisance
- §56:113. Taking wild birds or game imported for experimentation or propagation
- §56:114. Open season; curtailment by parish governing authority
- §56:115. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; adoption of seasons, bag and possession limits; rules and regulations; penalties
- §56:116. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; special hunting seasons
- §56:116.1. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; times and methods of taking; penalties
- §56:116.2. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; sales, purchases of parts prohibited; exceptions
- §56:116.3. Special provisions applicable to deer and bear; times and methods of taking; penalties
- §56:116.4. Special provisions applicable to turkey; times and methods of taking; penalties
- §56:116.5. Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited; penalties
- §56:116.6. Sound suppressors
- §56:117. Possession limits; game birds; transportation of game birds; tags
- §56:118. Migratory game bird violations
- §56:119. Possession of game birds after close of open season
- §56:120. Storage of game birds or quadrupeds; tags
- §56:121. Traps, cages, etc., for taking wild birds; confiscation; exception for destructive blackbirds
- §56:121.1. Traps; wild quadrupeds
- §56:122. Carrier pigeons, killing or catching when banded prohibited; penalty
- §56:123. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 966, §2.
- §56:124. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 966, §2.
- §56:124.1. Dogs; regulation of; police juries
- §56:125. Possession of game quadrupeds; tags; deer carcasses
- §56:126. Repealed by Acts 1952, No. 127, §21
- §56:127. Confiscation of illegal traps or snares and quadrupeds taken thereby
- §56:128. Falconry
- §56:129. §§129 to 135 Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 133, §2
- §56:136. Jurisdiction where offense committed in river between two parishes or in Gulf of Mexico
- §56:137. §§137, 138 Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 133, §2
- §56:139. Criminal penalty
- §56:140. Foxes; bobcats
- §56:141. Training of dogs during closed season; taking of certain pen-raised birds for the purposes of field trials and hunting dog training
- §56:142. Catahoula lake area; operation of mud boats for purpose of hunting or fishing prohibited
- §56:143. "Hunter orange" or "blaze pink" display by hunters with guns
- §56:144. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 188, §2.
SUBPART A-1. LOUISIANA DUCK LICENSE, STAMP,
AND PRINT PROGRAM
- §56:151. Purpose
- §56:152. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
- §56:153. Design, marketing, and sale of duck stamps and prints
- §56:154. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
- §56:155. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:156. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:157. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
SUBPART A-2. LOUISIANA WILD TURKEY
FUND
- §56:161. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
- §56:162. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
- §56:163. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
- §56:164. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:165. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:166. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
SUBPART B. BREEDING AND PROPAGATION OF
WILD BIRDS AND WILD QUADRUPEDS
- §56:171. Wildlife; business of raising and selling; breeder's license
- §56:172. Killing of birds or animals; sale; trapping regulations; exporting live specimens
- §56:173. Transportation of birds or animals killed; tags; sale of carcass
- §56:174. Shipment of carcasses or parts thereof; tag or label
- §56:175. License for sale of birds killed and tagged
- §56:176. Report of birds or animals killed and sold
- §56:177. Fencing farms or preserves
- §56:178. Ownership of birds and animals on fenced breeding area; trespass
- §56:179. Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 717, §4
- §56:180. Revocation of license
- §56:181. Penalty for violation of Sub-part
SUBPART C. LOUISIANA ACRES FOR WILDLIFE
PART V. TRAPPING FUR-BEARING ANIMALS
OR ALLIGATORS
SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §56:251. Licenses; possession limit for nonresident alligator hunter; deposit as guarantee of payment of severance tax; penalties
- §56:252. Residence of alligator hunters, fur buyers and dealers
- §56:253. Shipping raw furs, alligators, alligator skins, and alligator parts out of state; tags
- §56:254. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 499, §2, eff. June 22, 1992.
- §56:255. Alligator records; inspections
- §56:256. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
- §56:257. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
- §56:258. Dealer records; payment of tax; confiscation of furs and skins
- §56:259. Open season; method of taking animals; prohibited devices; possession and sale of skins
- §56:260. Setting a trap, snare, net, or other device
- §56:261. Possession; alligator eggs, live alligators, skins
- §56:262. Nongame quadrupeds; breeding, propagation, and exhibition
- §56:263. Alligator parts; buying and selling; license; reports; tagging
- §56:264. Scientific research
- §56:265. Trespass on marshlands to trap or hunt fur bearing animals
- §56:266. Louisiana Fur Public Education and Marketing Fund
- §56:267. §§267-273 repealed by Acts 1958, No. 135, §2.
- §56:274. [Blank]
- §56:275. §§275, 276 repealed by Acts 1958, No. 135, §2.
- §56:278. Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council
- §56:279. Louisiana Alligator Resource Dedicated Fund Account
- §56:280. White or albino alligators; taking from the wild; prohibition; penalties; notification to alligator hunters
SUBPART B. NUTRIA CONTROL
- §56:281. Nutria control cost-sharing; statement of intent
- §56:282. Powers and duties of the secretary
- §56:283. Cooperative agreements; cost-sharing
- §56:284. Annual proposal; cost-sharing; purpose
SUBPART C. WILD ANIMAL MANAGEMENT
PART VI. FISHING AND FISH INDUSTRY LICENSING
SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §56:301. Definitions
- §56:301.1. License requirements; possession; nontransferability
- §56:301.2. Application requirements; proof of residency; material misstatements; fees for certain alien individual licenses
- §56:301.3. Applicability to other fishing laws
- §56:301.4. Records; confidentiality
- §56:301.5. Commission rules and regulations
- §56:301.6. Special licenses and permits
- §56:301.7. Dedication of proceeds of licenses
- §56:301.8. Nonresident recreational fishermen; possession of license; penalty
- §56:301.9. Issuance of commercial licenses via Internet transactions
- §56:301.10. Louisiana Finfish Task Force
SUBPART B. RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN
NOTE: §302.1 as amended and reenacted by Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:302.1. Saltwater fishing; charter fishing
- §56:302.2. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:302.3. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:302.4. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:302.5. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:302.6. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:302.7. Free fishing days
- §56:302.8. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 206, §1.
- §56:302.9. Charter boat fishing guide license; nonresident fee
- §56:302.9.1. Charter boat license; skiff fee; charter fishing trip license
- §56:302.10. Sale of recreational catch
SUBPART C. COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN
- §56:303. Commercial fisherman's license; charter boat fishing guide's license certification; fees; place of purchase; information
- §56:303.1. Commercial fisherman's license; license year; purchase period
- §56:303.1.1. Fresh products license
- §56:303.2. License possession; menhaden
- §56:303.3. Helpers
- §56:303.4. Commercial fisherman's sales receipt form
- §56:303.5. Presumptions relative to fish caught by person possessing a commercial fishing license
- §56:303.6. Oyster harvester license
- §56:303.7. Transport and sale of the catch
- §56:303.8. Special apprentice license; commercial taking of saltwater fish; requirements
- §56:303.9. Presumption of fish used for commercial purposes only
- §56:303.10. Repealed by Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 54, §2, eff. April 29, 1998.
SUBPART D. VESSEL LICENSE
- §56:304. Vessel license; fees; place of purchase
- §56:304.1. Vessel license; license year; purchase period
- §56:304.2. Operation by person not holding a commercial fisherman's license
- §56:304.3. Registered vessels
- §56:304.4. Display of license
- §56:304.5. Transferability; change of vessel name
SUBPART E. GEAR LICENSE
- §56:305. Commercial gear license; issuance to certain nonresidents prohibited; moratorium on certain new gear licenses; renewals
- §56:305.1. License year; place of purchase; purchase period
- §56:305.2. Applicant, license information; commercial gear license for the fishing of menhaden
- §56:305.3. Temporary transfer of commercial gear licenses
- §56:305.4. Other licenses
- §56:305.5. Commercial gear license for gill net; permits to be used in the EEZ; dedication and expenditure of funds collected
- §56:305.6. Commercial crab fishing; apprentice license; requirements
- §56:305.7. Rod and reel gear license eligibility; class three or greater violations; prohibitions
SUBPART F. WHOLESALE/RETAIL SEAFOOD DEALER
- §56:306. Wholesale/retail seafood dealer's license; place of business; employees; exemptions; wholesale out-of-state crab shipping license
- §56:306.1. Retail seafood dealer's license; place of business; employees; retail out-of-state crab shipping license
- §56:306.2. License fee; place of purchase
- §56:306.3. Wholesale/retail seafood dealer's license and retail seafood dealer's license; license year; purchase period
- §56:306.4. Restrictions on buying and selling and transportation by wholesale/retail seafood dealers; retail seafood dealer's license; restaurants and retail grocers
- §56:306.5. Records
- §56:306.6. Monthly returns to the department by wholesale/retail seafood dealers
- §56:306.7. Definitions
SUBPART G. TRANSPORT LICENSE
- §56:307. Transporter; license required
- §56:307.1. Transport license fee; underlying license
- §56:307.2. Buying and selling prohibition by transporters; exceptions
- §56:307.3. Number of licenses that can be purchased
- §56:307.4. Repealed by Acts 1987, No. 779, §2.
- §56:307.5. Transferability
- §56:307.6. Common carriers
- §56:307.7. Shipping records
SUBPART H. PENALTY
- §56:308. Penalty
- §56:309. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
- §56:309.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
- §56:309.2. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
- §56:309.3. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
- §56:309.4. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
PART VII. FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC LIFE
SUBPART A. SPORT AND COMMERCIAL FISHING
- §56:311. Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 737, §2
- §56:312. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, §4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §56:313. Control of fisheries; duty of commission; duty of the department
- §56:314. Confiscation of unlawful tackle
- §56:315. Sanctuaries and propagating places; closed zones
- §56:315.1. Fish ladders
- §56:316. Trespass on areas set aside for propagation of fish
- §56:317. Louisiana Catch and Cook Program; preparation of recreational fish or alligator in retail food establishments
- §56:318. Taking fish for scientific or educational purposes; permits
- §56:318.1. Fishing tournaments; special permits
- §56:319. Exotic fish; importation, sale, and possession of certain exotic species prohibited; permit required; penalty
- §56:319.1. Control of importation of fish; department's regulatory authority
- §56:319.2. Designation and taking of exotic fish
- §56:320. Methods of taking freshwater or saltwater fish
- §56:320.1. Use and possession of certain gill nets, trammel nets, strike nets, or seines; prohibited
- §56:320.2. Federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
- §56:321. Elevated trotlines prohibited; civil liability
- §56:322. Seines or nets; size of mesh; classification as to salt or fresh water; crawfish traps
- §56:322.1. Shad seine; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring
- §56:322.2. Shad gill nets; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring
- §56:323. Bait; methods of taking
- §56:324. Menhaden seines; restrictions
- §56:325. Daily take, possession, and size limits; freshwater recreational fish; possession of finfish filets prohibited
- §56:325.1. Size and possession limits; recreational saltwater finfish; penalties
- §56:325.2. Saltwater recreational finfish; total length
- §56:325.3. Spotted sea trout commercial taking; annual quota; red drum commercial taking, possession, or landing prohibited
- §56:325.4. Commercial taking of other saltwater finfish; exceptions; mesh size
- §56:325.5. Commercial menhaden harvest reporting
- §56:325.6. Bait gulf menhaden; annual quota after regular closed season
- §56:326. Size and possession limits; commercial fish
- §56:326.1. Size limits set by commission
- §56:326.2. Vessels landing red drum; notice to department; equipment; inspection
- §56:326.3. Possession limits; size limits, seasons, quotas, times, and daily take limits, set by commission; penalties
- §56:326.4. Staggered and split seasons and quotas
- §56:326.5. Bowfin; size limitations; eggs
- §56:326.6. Closed season; bowfin
- §56:327. 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
- §56:327.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 286, §2.
- §56:328. 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
- §56:329. Obstruction of streams or lakes by fyke nets or other devices
- §56:330. Crawfish harvesters; crawfish traps
- §56:331. Crab Task Force
- §56:331.1. Repealed by Acts 1968, No. 625, §1.
- §56:332. Crabs; release of immature female crabs and crabs in berry stage; method of taking crabs; time limitations; by-catch; penalties, abandoned crab trap removal program; escape rings
- §56:332.1. Eel; methods of taking; licensing; marking; violation
- §56:333. Mullet; saltwater areas
- §56:333.1. Mullet; freshwater areas
- §56:333.2. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 184, §12.
- §56:333.3. Live mullet; harvest for bait
- §56:334. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:334.1. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:334.2. Freshwater fishing allowed in designated saltwater areas
- §56:335. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:336. Penalty for violation of sport fishing provisions
- §56:337. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 490, §1.
- §56:338. Registration of vessels; application; misstatements; penalties
- §56:339. Transportation of fish to other states; reciprocity
- §56:340. §§340 to 344 Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:345. Repealed by Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, §2.
- §56:346. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 270, §2.
- §56:347. §§347 to 353 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, §4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §56:354. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:355. Penalty provision
- §56:356. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §2(C), eff. July 1, 2010.
SUBPART A-1. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES
- §56:360.1. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §6, eff. June 30, 2019.
- §56:360.2. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §6, eff. June 30, 2019.
- §56:360.3. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 434, §6, eff. June 30, 2019.
SUBPART B. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE
TO CERTAIN WATER BODIES
- §56:401. Commercial seining prohibited in Lake Bruin and other lakes: penalty
- §56:402. Commercial fishing in Lake Bruin prohibited; penalty
- §56:403. Commercial seining prohibited in Clear Lake; penalty
- §56:404. Use of seines, nets, or webbing in Bogue Chitto River prohibited; logging and hand grabbing of fish in Bogue Chitto River prohibited; penalty
- §56:405. Use of certain gear in Tchefuncte River and Lake Des Allemands prohibited; penalty
- §56:406. Use of trammel net, seine, gill net, or webbing prohibited in the waters of Breton Islands and Chandeleur Islands; exceptions; penalty
- §56:407. Use of trammel nets, gill nets, and seines in certain areas of Lake Borgne prohibited
- §56:408. Lake Maurepas; trawling prohibited; nets in certain areas prohibited
- §56:409. Saline Lake; Iatt Lake; triploid grass carp; introduction; expenditures
- §56:409.1. Penalty for the wasting of the state's fishery resources
- §56:410. Trawling at night prohibited on White Lake and Grand Lake
- §56:410.1. Paratrawling prohibited in canals; penalty
- §56:410.2. Use of trammel nets, gill nets, and strike nets in Calcasieu Lake in Cameron Parish prohibited
- §56:410.3. Sabine Lake; taking of crabs; seasons; gear; penalties
- §56:410.4. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
- §56:410.5. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
- §56:410.6. Calcasieu Lake in Calcasieu Parish; use of trammel nets, gill nets, strike nets, and seines
- §56:410.7. Black Lake, Clear Lake, and Prairie Lake; marking of nets required; permitted and prohibited fishing gear; penalties
- §56:410.8. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
- §56:410.9. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
- §56:410.10. Use of certain fishing gear on Poverty Point Reservoir; prohibition
- §56:410.11. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
SUBPART C. DOMESTIC FISH FARMING
- §56:411. Legislative findings and purpose
- §56:412. Issuance and renewal of domesticated aquatic organism license
- §56:413. Harvest and sale of domesticated aquatic organisms
- §56:414. Penalties
- §56:415. Exemption; aquatic livestock farmers
SUBPART D. OYSTERS AND OYSTER INDUSTRIES
- §56:421. Oyster Task Force
- §56:422. Regulation of industry; residence of persons engaging in; employment of labor and vessels
- §56:423. Property rights; larceny or other public offense concerning; leases heritable and transferable; adjudication of claims
- §56:424. Taking of oysters
- §56:424.1. Illegal taking of oysters; penalties
- §56:425. Lease of water bottoms; stipulations; boundary disputes
- §56:425.1. Joint leasing of water bottoms for oyster cultivation and harvest
- §56:426. Filing and recordation of water bottoms leases
- §56:427. Initial application for lease
- §56:427.1. State, political subdivisions of the state, and the United States held harmless in coastal restoration
- §56:428. Commencement and duration of lease; renewal; fixing of rental rates
- §56:428.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
- §56:428.2. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
- §56:428.3. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
- §56:429. Default in payment of rent; cancellation and forfeitures
- §56:430. Additional lease stipulations
- §56:430.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
- §56:431. Unlawful removal of oysters or signs from leased propagating grounds; instructions to captain and crew of vessels; penalty
- §56:431.1. Devices to protect oysters from predation; use on leased acreage
- §56:431.2. Alternative oyster culture; permits
- §56:432. Territorial limitations
- §56:432.1. Oyster Lease Acquisition and Compensation Program
- §56:432.2. Annual reporting of coastal protection, conservation, and restoration project status
- §56:433. Culling oysters taken from natural reefs; size limits
- §56:433.1. Oyster seed ground vessel permit
- §56:434. 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
- §56:434.1. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
- §56:435. Scrapers; use in removing oysters
- §56:435.1. Sabine Lake; prohibition on harvesting of oysters
- §56:435.1.1. Oyster harvest in Calcasieu Lake
- §56:435.2. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 398, §2.
- §56:436. Restricted time of taking oysters
- §56:437. Sale of oysters for raw consumption within the state
- §56:438. Surveyor, definition
- §56:439. Staking off or bedding oysters on unleased water bottoms
- §56:440. Standard measurements; barrel
- §56:441. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 38, §2, eff. May 28, 1999.
- §56:442. Collection and disposition of funds; dedication of funds
- §56:443. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:444. License number display
- §56:445. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:446. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
- §56:447. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:448. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:449. Tags; distribution; use; containers; penalties
- §56:450. Freshwater mussels; rules; penalties
- §56:451. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
- §56:452. Penalties
SUBPART D-1. CLAMS
- §56:471. Ownership of water bottoms
- §56:472. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
- §56:473. Recreational possession limit; recreational gear regulations
- §56:474. Time and method of taking clams
- §56:475. Approved ports
- §56:476. License display
- §56:477. Division of water bottoms
- §56:478. Demarcation line
- §56:479. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:480. Catch limitations
- §56:481. Size limits
- §56:482. Penalty provision
SUBPART E. TRAWLING, SEINING, AND SKIMMING
- §56:491. Definitions
- §56:492. Incidental by-catch
- §56:492.1. Excluder devices
- §56:493. Control of shrimp fishery and industry
- §56:494. Louisiana Shrimp Task Force
- §56:495. Defining inside and outside waters
- §56:495.1. Trawling vessels; size of trawls; butterfly nets
- §56:496. Residence requirements; exception
- §56:497. Saltwater shrimp seasons; bait shrimp
- §56:497.1. Trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license eligibility
- §56:498. Size limit
- §56:499. Trawls, butterfly, and skimmer nets, and cast nets; size of mesh; length; diameter of butterfly and skimmer nets extensions; prohibited devices
- §56:499.1. 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
- §56:499.2. Butterfly and bottom nets; Lake Pontchartrain and Intracoastal Waterway
- §56:499.3. Butterfly and bottom nets; Oyster Bayou
- §56:499.4. Night shrimping; inside waters; Vermilion Bay; East and West Cote Blanche Bays; Atchafalaya Bay; exceptions; prohibition
- §56:500. Recreational possession limit; gear
- §56:501. Commercial taking of freshwater shrimp
- §56:502. Manifest of cargo of vessel carrying shrimp
- §56:503. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:504. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:505. Repealed by Acts 2002, No. 75, §2, eff. July 1, 2002.
- §56:506. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
- §56:506.1. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
- §56:507. Penalty for violation of Subpart
- §56:508. §§508 to 513 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, §4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §56:514. §§514 to 521 Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 53, §14, eff. June 24, 1958
- §56:522. §§522, 523 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, §4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §56:524. §§524, 525 Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 53, §14, eff. June 24, 1958
- §56:526. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, §4, eff. July 23, 1985.
SUBPART F. LICENSE FEES FOR NON-RESIDENT COMMERCIAL
FISHERMEN AND FISHING BOATS
- §56:551. Harvest and sale of crabs
- §56:552. §§552, 553 Repealed by Acts 1952, No. 627, §2
- §56:554. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
- §56:555. §§555, 556 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, §4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §56:557. Disposition of moneys received
- §56:558. Enforcement of penalties by civil proceedings
- §56:559. §§559, 560 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, §4, eff. July 23, 1985.
- §56:561. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
SUBPART G. SEA FOOD INDUSTRIES
- §56:571. Underutilized species; policy and purpose; permits; fees; rules and regulations
- §56:572. Legality of contracts
- §56:573. Approval of contracts
- §56:574. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18.
- §56:575. Rules, applications
- §56:576. Disbursements
- §56:577. Other powers and duties
SUBPART G-1. LOUISIANA SEAFOOD PROMOTION AND
MARKETING BOARD
- §56:578.1. Purposes
- §56:578.2. Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board; creation and organization
- §56:578.3. Powers, duties, and functions
- §56:578.4. Advertising, contracts, and sales offices
- §56:578.5. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 228, §3, eff. July 1, 2013.
- §56:578.6. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 228, §3, eff. July 1, 2013.
- §56:578.7. Appropriations; warrants; records
- §56:578.8. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 228, §3, eff. July 1, 2013.
- §56:578.9. Approval of regulations
- §56:578.10. Seafood packaging regulations
- §56:578.11. Labeling of catfish packaging; possession and exchange of certain catfish prohibited; penalties
- §56:578.12. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 228, §3, eff. July 1, 2013.
- §56:578.13. Labeling of "crawfish"
- §56:578.14. Imported crawfish or shrimp; notice to patrons; penalties
- §56:578.15. Louisiana Wild Seafood Certification Program
SUBPART G-2. MARICULTURE INDUSTRY
- §56:579.1. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
- §56:579.2. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
SUBPART G-3. LOUISIANA RECREATIONAL FISHING
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
- §56:580.1. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
- §56:580.2. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
- §56:580.3. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
- §56:580.4. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
- §56:580.5. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
- §56:580.6. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
SUBPART H. FISH HATCHERIES
SUBPART I. BIOLOGIC STATION
- §56:611. Establishment authorized
- §56:612. Control of station; rules and regulations; donations; acquisition of property
- §56:613. Location; cooperation with federal agencies
SUBPART J. DEDICATION OF REVENUES
SUBPART K. REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
- §56:632. Powers and duties
- §56:632.1. Definitions; applicability
- §56:632.2. Limitations of law
- §56:632.3. Licenses
- §56:632.4. Reptile and amphibian collector's license; scientific collector's permit
- §56:632.5. Reptile and amphibian wholesale/retail dealer's license; nonresident three-day license
- §56:632.5.1. Constrictors and poisonous snakes
- §56:632.6. Methods of collection
- §56:632.7. License fee dedication
- §56:632.8. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 184, §14(B).
- §56:632.9. Transporter; license required; license fee; prohibitions; number of licenses; transferability; records; common carriers
- §56:633. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.
- §56:634. Frogs; season; jacklights; restrictions on taking
- §56:635. Diamondback terrapins; trapping; turtle eggs
- §56:636. License requirements; possession; nontransferability
- §56:637. Records
- §56:637.1. Definitions; applicability
SUBPART L. FISH CONSERVATION,
MANAGEMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY
- §56:638.1. Fish conservation, management, and sustainability; legislative intent
- §56:638.2. Findings
- §56:638.3. Purposes
- §56:638.4. Policy
- §56:638.5. Fishery standards
SUBPART M. ARTIFICIAL REEFS
- §56:639.1. Title
- §56:639.2. Purposes
- §56:639.3. Definitions
- §56:639.4. Establishment of standards
- §56:639.5. Artificial Reef Development Program; authorities and responsibilities of cooperating agencies
- §56:639.6. Louisiana Artificial Reef Development Council
- §56:639.7. Preparation of the Louisiana Artificial Reef Development Plan
- §56:639.8. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Artificial Reef Development Fund
- §56:639.9. Permitting for the construction and management of artificial reefs
- §56:639.10. Liability
SUBPART N. RIGHT TO FISH
- §56:640.1. "Right to Fish" Law
- §56:640.2. Definitions
- §56:640.3. Right to fish; legislation; scientific data
PART VIII. LICENSING PROVISIONS APPLICABLE
TO BOTH FISH AND GAME
- §56:641. Exclusive licensing authority; rules and regulations
- §56:641.1. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:641.2. Certification of certain not-for-profit organizations involved in charitable hunting and fishing activities; exemption from license requirements
- §56:642. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:643. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:644. Fishing and hunting license checkoff; donation for Hunters for the Hungry
- §56:645. Fishing and hunting license checkoff; donation for veterans with disabilities
- §56:646. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:647. Suspension or denial of hunting and fishing license; failure to pay child support, individual income tax, or unemployment compensation overpayment
- §56:647.1. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
PART VIII-A. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FISH,
WILD BIRDS, AND WILD QUADRUPEDS
HARASSMENT OF HUNTERS, TRAPPERS,
AND FISHERMEN PROHIBITED
- §56:648. Definitions
- §56:648.1. Harassment and disturbance prohibited
- §56:648.2. Remedies, damages, and penalties
- §56:648.3. Failure to obey order; violation
PART VIII-B. LIFETIME LICENSE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
- §56:649. Purpose
- §56:649.1. Lifetime hunting license
- §56:649.2. Lifetime sports fishing license
- §56:649.3. Combination lifetime hunting and sports fishing license
- §56:649.4. Nonresident combination lifetime hunting and fishing license
- §56:649.5. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:649.6. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:649.7. Infant combination lifetime hunting and fishing license
- §56:650. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:650.1. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
PART IX. HUNTING PRESERVES
- §56:651. License
- §56:652. Rights under license
- §56:653. Information to accompany applications; annual fee
- §56:654. Conditions
- §56:655. Regulation of operations
- §56:656. Hunting and game laws to prevail; special licenses
- §56:657. Revocation of license; appeal
- §56:658. License periods
- §56:659. Penalties
PART X. RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS
- §56:671. Reciprocal agreement; fishing license
- §56:672. Reciprocal agreement; hunting license
- §56:673. Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; taking or protection of fish or other aquatic life
- §56:674. Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; wild quadrupeds or wild birds
- §56:675. Reciprocal agreement; statewide application; taking or protection of fish, other aquatic life, wild quadrupeds, or wild birds
- §56:676. Reciprocity; license fees; seasons; limits
- §56:677. Reciprocal agreements; Toledo Bend; Caddo Lake; special fishing licenses; fees
- §56:678. Hunting reciprocity; Mississippi
- §56:679. Turkey hunting reciprocity
PART XI. SPECIAL RETIREMENT PROVISIONS
FOR CERTAIN WILDLIFE AGENTS
PART XII. ADDITIONAL SALARY FOR STATE
WILDLIFE OFFICERS
- §56:695. Purpose
- §56:696. Amount of additional salary
- §56:697. Special fund
- §56:698. Disbursement of funds
PART XIII. FIREARM AND HUNTER EDUCATION
- §56:699. Participation in firearm and hunter education course in addition to penalties for hunting violations
- §56:699.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 364, §2.
- §56:699.2. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 364, §2.
- §56:699.3. Regulation of firearm and hunter education
- §56:699.4. Penalty provision
- §56:699.5. Firearm and hunter education requirement
- §56:699.6. Firearm and hunter education exemption
- §56:699.7. Four wheeler and all-terrain vehicle instruction
- §56:699.8. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 335, §2.
PART XIII-A. HUNTING AND FISHING
EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
PART XIV. FISHERMEN'S GEAR COMPENSATION FUND
- §56:700.1. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
- §56:700.2. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
- §56:700.3. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
- §56:700.4. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
- §56:700.5. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
- §56:700.6. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
PART XV. OYSTER LEASE DAMAGE EVALUATION BOARD
- §56:700.10. Purpose
- §56:700.11. Definitions
- §56:700.12. Damages to oyster leases; mineral activity; settlements and claims
- §56:700.13. Establishment of the board
- §56:700.14. 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
- §56:701. Cooperation with federal government
- §56:702. Acquisition of necessary property; powers of commission
- §56:703. Lease or sale of lands to federal government by levee boards
SUBPART B. FEDERAL WILDLIFE RESTORATION
- §56:711. Protection of watersheds of navigable streams
- §56:712. Cooperative agreements
- §56:713. Powers of director; hunting and fishing licenses; rules and regulations
- §56:714. Penalty for violation of rules and regulations
SUBPART C. PARISH GAME AND FISH PRESERVES
- §56:721. Authorization
- §56:722. Game and fish commission; rules and regulations
- §56:722.1. Game and fish commissions, Lafourche Parish
- §56:723. Transfer of lands by levee boards and school boards
- §56:724. Dykes or dams; excavations
- §56:725. Expropriation of property; revocation of rules and regulations
- §56:726. Fees for privilege of hunting and fishing; erection of camps
- §56:727. Approval of rules and regulations; promulgation; penalties
- §56:728. Appropriations out of general fund; special taxes; employment of deputy sheriff
- §56:729. Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Preserve; transfer
SUBPART D. STATE GAME PRESERVE AND
PUBLIC HUNTING GROUND
- §56:751. Dedication of state lands withdrawn from entry
- §56:752. Control of area; rules and regulations
- §56:753. Trapping, hunting, or fishing on preserve
- §56:754. Penalty for violation of rules and regulations
SUBPART E. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR WILDLIFE
REFUGES, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, AND
PUBLIC HUNTING GROUNDS
- §56:761. Protection of wild animals and birds on wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds
- §56:762. Imported wild birds and animals protected in general
- §56:763. Acceptance of other lands and designation as wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; rules and regulations; Rainey Sanctuary; National Audubon Society
- §56:764. Penalty for violation of R.S. 56:761, R.S. 56:762 or R.S. 56:763
- §56:765. Donations for wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; applicability of certain laws
- §56:766. Taking of mayhaw berries; rules and regulations
- §56:767. Private property surrounded by certain wildlife management areas; regulation of hunting and fishing
- §56:768. Private property surrounded by wildlife management areas; access
SUBPART F. UPLAND WILDLIFE REFUGES, WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREAS AND PUBLIC HUNTING GROUNDS
- §56:781. Authorization for creation of wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries
- §56:782. Notice of intention to dedicate lands; publication
- §56:783. Lease of lands; publication of notice
- §56:784. Reforestation projects; contracts with owners of land; notice
- §56:785. Posting of land; stocking; rules and regulations
- §56:786. Dedication of land; trespass; destruction or defacing signs; arrest
- §56:787. Penalty for violation of Subpart
SUBPART G. SCHOOL LANDS WITHIN OR CONTIGUOUS TO
WILDLIFE REFUGES, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS,
OR PUBLIC HUNTING GROUNDS
- §56:791. Protection of wild birds or animals; penalty for violation of Subpart
- §56:792. Secretary excepted
SUBPART H. DEVELOPMENT OF ATCHAFALAYA RIVER BASIN
- §56:795. Purchase of portions of Atchafalaya River Basin; nature, recreation and wildlife management area
- §56:796. Lake Fausse Point, Lake Dauterive, and Grand Avoille Cove Advisory Board
SUBPART I. WILDLIFE REFUGE AND GAME PRESERVES;
REVENUES FROM; TRUST FUNDS
- §56:797. Rockefeller Foundation Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve; revenues; allocation
- §56:798. Russell Sage or Marsh Island Refuge
- §56:799. MC Davis Conservation Fund
SUBPART I-1. WHITE LAKE PROPERTY
- §56:799.1. Purpose
- §56:799.2. Definitions
- §56:799.3. White Lake Property Fund
- §56:799.4. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 203, §3.
- §56:799.5. Commission duties and responsibilities
- §56:799.6. Department duties and responsibilities; powers
- §56:799.7. 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
- §56:801. Particular game and fish preserves and commissions recognized and continued
- §56:802. Responsibilities and duties
- §56:803. Lake Pontchartrain State Bird Sanctuary
- §56:804. Lake Catherine and Lake Pontchartrain Sanctuary
- §56:805. Establishment of recreational reef sites; designation and regulation
- §56:901.
CHAPTER 3. WATER CONTROL
CHAPTER 4. FORESTS AND FORESTRY
CHAPTER 5. EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
- §56:1621. Exploitation of natural resources by director or employees prohibited; removal or dismissal for violation; application
- §56:1622. Forfeitures of all rights, property, money, or things of value acquired
- §56:1623. 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
- §56:1681. Creation; purpose and duties; members; appointments and terms; compensation; chairman; meetings
- §56:1682. Office of state parks; purpose
- §56:1683. Office of state parks; authority to classify
- §56:1684. Categories of classification
- §56:1684.1. Cypremort Point State Park; design standards; applicability
- §56:1685. Classification of holdings
- §56:1685.1. Gary James Hebert Memorial Lockhouse
- §56:1685.2. J. D. "Prof" Lafleur Visitor Center at the Louisiana State Arboretum
- §56:1686. Use of terms prohibited
- §56:1687. Secretary, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; powers
- §56:1687.1. Posting of state parks' boundaries; rules and regulations
- §56:1687.2. Taking of mayhaw berries; rules and regulations
- §56:1688. Park wardens; powers and duties
- §56:1689. Violation of rules and regulations; penalty
- §56:1690. Capacity to sue and be sued
- §56:1691. Possession of firearms
- §56:1692. Exemption from entrance fees; elderly
- §56:1692.1. Fee exemption for "Golden Age Passport" holders; camp sites
- §56:1693. Exemption from entrance fees; school children
- §56:1693.1. Exemption from fees; children in state's legal custody
- §56:1693.2. Exemption for "Golden Access Passport" holders; day-use entrance fees; camping fees
- §56:1693.3. Exemption for America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass and Access Pass holders; camping fees
- §56:1694. Exemption from entrance fees; certain veterans
- §56:1695. Annual day use entrance permits to state parks
- §56:1696. Surplus from operation of parks
- §56:1697. Sale or donation of lands belonging to school or levee board
- §56:1698. Title to state parks
- §56:1699. Chicot State Park, special facilities camp for persons with disabilities; creation; advisory committee; programs; use
- §56:1700. Clinton Confederate Cemetery, operation and maintenance; transfer to cemetery association
- §56:1701. Kent Plantation House, agreements for operation and maintenance
- §56:1702. Palmetto Island State Park; agreements for operation and maintenance
- §56:1703. Louisiana State Parks Improvement and Repair Dedicated Fund Account
- §56:1704. Bayou Segnette State Park; operation of the wave pool
- §56:1705. Poverty Point Reservoir Development Dedicated Fund Account
- §56:1706. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 114, §17, eff. July 1, 2022.
PART II. STATE AND LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL
WATER PROJECT RECREATION ACT
PART III. GRAND ISLE BEACH
PART IV. AUDUBON PARK
- §56:1761. Audubon Park Commission; creation; membership
- §56:1762. Powers and duties
- §56:1763. Contract for operation of park and zoo
- §56:1764. Secretary; staff
- §56:1765. Rules to preserve order and protect property; penalties
- §56:1766. Funds for park
PART V. RAILS TO TRAILS PROGRAM
- §56:1781. Preservation of abandoned railroad transportation property
- §56:1782. Exercise of preservation rights
- §56:1783. Cooperative endeavors
- §56:1784. Intergovernmental cooperation; financing
- §56:1785. Ownership and usage
CHAPTER 7. OUTDOOR RECREATION
- §56:1801. Secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; powers and functions
- §56:1802. Authorized representative
- §56:1803. Agreements with United States; coordination
- §56:1804. Availability of funds
- §56:1805. Agreements on behalf of political subdivisions
- §56:1806. Construction of Chapter
- §56:1807. Cooperation of state agencies and subdivisions with secretary
- §56:1808. Functions and duties of state agencies
- §56:1809. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 984, §18.
CHAPTER 8. LOUISIANA NATURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §56:1830. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program
- §56:1831. Agreements; land conservation organizations
- §56:1832. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
- §56:1833. Wild Louisiana Guide License
PART II. NATURAL AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM
- §56:1840. Short title
- §56:1841. Policies; purposes
- §56:1842. Definitions
- §56:1843. Administrator; duties and powers
- §56:1844. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 114, §17, eff. July 1, 2022.
- §56:1845. Nomination, recommendation, designation, and declassification of natural and scenic rivers; legislative funding
- §56:1846. Management plan
- §56:1847. Natural and scenic rivers
- §56:1848. Planning considerations
- §56:1849. Evaluation and permitting
- §56:1850. Rules and regulations
- §56:1851. Penalties and enforcement
- §56:1852. Privately owned streams; copies of rules
- §56:1853. Prohibited uses
- §56:1854. Commercial cutting of trees
- §56:1855. Exceptions
- §56:1856. Historic and scenic rivers
PART III. LOUISIANA NATURAL AREAS REGISTRY
- §56:1861. Short title
- §56:1862. Legislative findings and purpose
- §56:1863. Definitions
- §56:1864. Powers and duties of department
- §56:1865. Register of natural areas
- §56:1866. Registration of natural areas
- §56:1867. Dedication of natural areas
- §56:1868. Management, protection and inspection of natural area preserves
- §56:1869. Rules and regulations
PART IV. THREATENED AND ENDANGERED
SPECIES CONSERVATION
- §56:1901. Legislative findings and declarations
- §56:1902. Definitions
- §56:1903. Conservation, study, regulation; authority
- §56:1904. Threatened or endangered species, determination; notice; lists; regulations
- §56:1905. Retroactivity; importation
- §56:1906. Endangered species stamps
- §56:1907. Penalties and enforcement
PART V. WILDLIFE HABITAT AND NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST
- §56:1921. Findings, policy, and purposes
- §56:1922. Acquisition of land
- §56:1923. Wildlife Habitat and Natural Heritage Trust
- §56:1924. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
- §56:1925. Management
PART VI. LOUISIANA OUTDOORS FOREVER PROGRAM
- §56:1931. Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program; fund
- §56:1932. Project selection board
- §56:1933. Technical advisory board
- §56:1934. Program eligibility; application process
- §56:1935. Transparency
- §56:1936. Program termination
CHAPTER 9. HISTORIC ROADS AND SCENIC PARKWAYS
PART I. THE COTE JOYEUSE (THE JOYOUS COAST)
PART II. THE HIGHLAND ROAD
PART III. LOUISIANA BYWAYS
- §56:1948.1. Purpose
- §56:1948.2. Definitions
- §56:1948.3. Criteria
- §56:1948.4. Regional development; legislative committee approval
- §56:1948.5. Louisiana Byways designations
- §56:1948.6. Signage; official state map designation; official logo
- §56:1948.7. Exclusions from Louisiana Byway designation
PART III-A. LOUISIANA BYWAYS COMMISSION
- §56:1948.11. Creation of the Louisiana Byways Commission; jurisdiction; purpose
- §56:1948.12. Board of commissioners
- §56:1948.13. Powers of the commission
PART IV. OLD PERKINS ROAD
PART V. LOUISIANA GREAT RIVER ROAD
PART VI. OLD METAIRIE ROAD BUSINESS
AND CULTURAL DISTRICT
- §56:1950.11. Old Metairie Road Business and Cultural District; designation
- §56:1950.12. Definitions
- §56:1950.13. Signage
PART VII. LOUISIANA MUSIC TRAIL
- §56:1950.21. Purpose
- §56:1950.22. Louisiana Music Trail
- §56:1950.23. Louisiana Music Trail Commission; creation; membership
- §56:1950.24. Duties of the commission; Louisiana Music Trail programs
- §56:1950.25. Biennial report
- §56:1950.26. Signage; official state map designation; official logo
CHAPTER 10. LOUISIANA COLONIAL TRAILS
- §56:1951. Purpose
- §56:1952. Definitions
- §56:1953. Louisiana Colonial Trails; requirements; designations
- §56:1954. Scenic highways; purpose
CHAPTER 11. LITTLE RIVER COMMISSION
- §56:2001. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
- §56:2002. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
- §56:2003. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1262, §1.
CHAPTER 12. FILL SAND AND FILL MATERIAL
- §56:2011. License to dredge; royalties; exemptions
- §56:2012. Violations and penalties; injunctive relief
- §56:2013. Revocation of licenses
- §56:2014. Emergency cease and desist orders
- §56:2015. Mandamus to compel issuance of license
CHAPTER 13. TERREBONNE PARISH ARTIFICIAL REEF ACT
- §56:2021. Title
- §56:2022. Purpose
- §56:2023. Establishment of standards
- §56:2024. Terrebonne Parish Artificial Reef Development Commission
- §56:2025. Composition of commission
- §56:2026. Commission; officers; meetings; reports
- §56:2027. Powers of the commission
- §56:2028. Dedication of funds
- §56:2029. Tax
- §56:2030. Obligations of the district
- §56:2031. Securities
- §56:2032. Exemption from taxation
- §56:2033. General compliances; enhancement
- §56:2034. Permitting of artificial reefs
- §56:2035. Liability
- §56:2036. Unplugged wells
- §56:2037. Rules and regulations
CHAPTER 14. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSING AND FEES
PART I. RECREATIONAL LICENSES
- §56:3000. Recreational license requirements; definitions
- §56:3001. Recreational fishing licenses; fees
- §56:3002. Recreational hunting licenses; fees
- §56:3003. Resident and nonresident WMA permits; fees
- §56:3004. Combination licenses (includes all hunting, fishing, and WMA access privileges); fees
- §56:3005. Lifetime licenses
- §56:3006. Violations
PART II. REVENUE DEDICATIONS
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