La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1948.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1948.6
Signage; official state map designation; official logo
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Transportation and Development may erect appropriate signs along the route of those highways or sections of highways designated herein, indicating that these highways or sections of highways have been designated as Louisiana Byways.

B. The Department of Transportation and Development may identify all highways designated herein as Louisiana Byways on any official state highway maps prepared and distributed by the department.

C. The official logo of the Louisiana Byways Program shall be used as the logo to identify the more than five hundred miles designated as the original Louisiana Byways routes. Such logo shall be used on appropriate signage and official state highways maps to indicate those routes designated as Louisiana Byways.

Acts 1991, No. 588, §1; Acts 1992, No. 143, §1, eff. June 5, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 129, §1, eff. June 6, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:57.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 57.3
Licenses; fraudulent acquisition; penalty
Status: in_force

A. The issuance of a license is conditional upon the accuracy of all information submitted by the applicant on the application or license carrier. If the department finds any material misstatement of fact regarding the residency of the person to whom the license was issued, the license shall be voided and immediately surrendered to an agent of the department.

B. Any person, business, or corporation issuing or seeking to obtain a license shall comply with the licensing provisions of Subsection A hereof.

C. Any violation of this Section shall constitute a class three violation.

Acts 1993, No. 240, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:318.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 318.1
Fishing tournaments; special permits
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission may adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to establish special permits authorizing participants in a large tournament to possess live black bass, Micropterus spp., or its hybrids, that would otherwise fall outside of legal limits.

B. The application for the permit may be accompanied by a fee in an amount determined by the department as necessary to cover the reasonable administrative costs incurred by the department in issuing and enforcing the permit. The permit application shall be made on a standard form provided by the department and shall include the name, address, and phone number of the sponsoring organization or individual; the location and date of the tournament; total value of the prizes; and expected number of participants. The permit application shall be submitted to the department at least thirty days prior to the proposed event.

C. Permits are not transferable and shall clearly demonstrate the expiration date.

D. An employee of the department may be assigned as an observer and be present at any tournament.

E. As used herein, "large tournament" shall mean any tournament in which the number of qualified entries exceeds one hundred boats.

Acts 1997, No. 449, §1, eff. June 22, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1947 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1947
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the "Highland Road" means the road extending, on its northerly terminus, from South Boulevard in Baton Rouge to the road's point of junction with Jefferson Highway at the southerly terminus of the road, all of which is designated an historic road. The portion of the Highland Road extending from the north gate of Louisiana State University to the point of junction with Jefferson Highway is designated a scenic parkway.

Acts 1989, No. 467, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:279 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 279
Louisiana Alligator Resource Dedicated Fund Account
Status: in_force

A. Recognizing that the Louisiana alligator industry is a vital aspect of Louisiana's economic base and that in recent years worldwide markets and prices have expanded at a tremendous rate; and recognizing the rapid expansion of Louisiana alligator farming industry statewide; and recognizing the uniqueness of the state's alligator farming industry, one state agency, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, has provided the impetus for inception and development of the total alligator conservation program; and recognizing the many beneficial influences that Louisiana's alligator program has had on crocodilian conservation worldwide; and recognizing world trends questioning the consumptive utilization of wildlife species, and recognizing that those trends, by adversely affecting economic conditions, could have a severe impact on the alligator industry; and recognizing that raw and finished alligator skins and products are largely consumed outside the United States; and recognizing the need to educate the public concerning alligator hunting as a sound wildlife management practice; and recognizing the urgent need to support the alligator industry with a comprehensive research and development program; and recognizing the need to staff and fund the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries with adequate personnel in order to service this industry's needs, the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby establish the Louisiana Alligator Resource Account within the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Fund. The Alligator Resource Account is intended to help defray the cost of alligator programs within the office of wildlife of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

B. The specific goals of this Section are:

(1) To provide salaries and financial support including associated indirect cost for the following positions, to provide a minimum of two full-time technical positions (biologists) and eight nontechnical positions such as computer operators, secretaries, and wildlife specialists existing within the office of wildlife of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

(2) To assist with funding for law enforcement activities associated with the alligator farm industry when surplus funds are available and recommended by the Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council.

(3) To assist with funding marketing programs recommended by the Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council when surplus funds are available.

(4) To actively fund research on all aspects involved with alligator conservation and to develop the techniques needed to enhance the commercial alligator industry.

(5) To assist in funding management of the alligator population through proper management, harvest, and farm facility management.

C.(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, all revenues received by the state from the sale of licenses as provided in R.S. 56:251(A)(2), from tag fees imposed on alligator hunters, alligator farmers, alligator shipping label fees on the sale of alligators, all revenues derived from the sale of alligators, alligator skins, or alligator eggs harvested from department-administered lands, all fees derived from alligator lottery harvest programs on department-administered lands and public waters, and all revenues derived from any other alligator-related fees and from the severance tax on alligator skins provided for in R.S. 56:256 shall be credited by the state treasurer to a special account designated as the "Louisiana Alligator Resource Dedicated Fund Account" after those revenues have been deposited in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state that become due and payable within each fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay into the Louisiana Alligator Resource Dedicated Fund Account, a special agency account to be retained for future appropriation as provided in this Subpart, an amount equal to the revenues generated from collection from those sources provided for in this Section and other sources as provided by law. Monies deposited into this account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriations bills and shall be available for annual appropriation by the legislature.

(2) The state treasurer shall invest the monies in this statutorily dedicated fund account in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Any surplus monies remaining to the credit of the account, after all appropriations of the preceding fiscal year have been made, shall remain to the credit of the account. The state treasurer shall prepare and submit to the department on a quarterly basis a printed report showing the amount of money contained in the account from all sources. Any amounts earned through investment of the monies in the account shall remain to the credit of the account and shall not revert to the state general fund.

D.(1) The monies made available by the legislature from the account as provided in this Section or from any other source shall be used solely for the programs, purposes, and specific goals enumerated in this Section.

(2) The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall maintain records of the sources of money received and the purposes therefor, as well as the person or persons to whom money is paid and the purpose therefor. Vouchers or receipts shall be kept for all money paid out. Money appropriated or otherwise made available to the department for authorized purposes shall be withdrawn from the treasury on warrant of the secretary of the department.

(3) The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in utilizing monies from the account shall contract, only with the approval of the Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council, for any services relating to specific goals enumerated in this Section. The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to carry out any and all contracts entered into in order to achieve these goals.

E. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall make a written operating report to the legislature at the end of each fiscal year. This report shall contain a summary of revenues received, expenditures made, and the status of achievement of specific goals. This report shall be submitted to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources by the end of the calendar year.

Acts 1991, No. 1041, §1, eff. July 26, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 294, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 2008, No. 272, §2; Acts 2008, No. 580, §7; Acts 2012, No. 131, §1; Acts 2018, No. 612, §18, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2019, No. 404, §§1, 13, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1694 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1694
Exemption from entrance fees; certain veterans
Status: in_force

A. Any Louisiana resident who is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, who has suffered the amputation of a limb, who has at any time been awarded by the government of the United States an allowance toward the purchase of an automobile, or any Louisiana resident who is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States having a disability classification by the Social Security Administration or the Veterans' Administration as totally and permanently disabled or classified as having a fifty percent or greater disability, shall be exempt from paying the day use entrance fee to any Louisiana state park.

B. Application by eligible veterans shall be made to the assistant secretary, office of state parks, for an entrance permit, which will be issued by the agency upon verification of eligibility by the Department of Veterans' Affairs of Louisiana. Any person accompanying a veteran having a valid entrance permit in the same single, private, non-commercial vehicle shall be exempt from paying the day use entrance fee to any Louisiana state park.

C. Persons exempt from the day use entrance fee as provided in Subsection A shall also be entitled to purchase a "Golden Pelican Permit" through the office of state parks as provided in R.S. 56:1692(B).

Acts 1980, No. 827, §1; Acts 1991, No. 372, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1847 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1847
Natural and scenic rivers
Status: in_force

The following rivers or designated segments thereof are hereby designated as being natural and scenic rivers:

(1) Pushepatapa Creek - Washington - From where East Fork and West Fork join near state line to where it breaks up prior to its entrance into the Pearl River.

(2) Bogue Chitto River - Washington, St. Tammany - From the Louisiana-Mississippi state line to its entrance into the Pearl River Navigation Canal.

(3) Tchefuncte River and its tributaries - Washington, Tangipahoa, St. Tammany - From its origin in Tangipahoa Parish to its juncture with the Bogue Falaya River.

(4) Tangipahoa - Tangipahoa - From the Louisiana-Mississippi state line to the I-12 crossing.

(5) (Blank)

(6) Tickfaw River - St. Helena - From the Louisiana-Mississippi state line to La. Hwy. 42.

(7) Amite River-East Feliciana-From the Louisiana-Mississippi state line to the permanent pool level of the Darlington Reservoir; and from the Darlington Reservoir Dam to La. Hwy. 37; provided that the portion of the Amite River from the Louisiana-Mississippi state line to La. Hwy. 37 shall remain within the Natural and Scenic Rivers System until the issuance of a permit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1344 and 33 C.F.R. 232; provided, that if the Darlington Reservoir and dam are not approved and funded no later than September 1, 1997, the portion of the Amite River within the Natural and Scenic Rivers System shall be as follows: From the Louisiana-Mississippi state line to La. Hwy. 37.

(8) Comite River - East Feliciana, East Baton Rouge - From the Wilson-Clinton Hwy. in East Feliciana Parish to the entrance of White Bayou in East Baton Rouge Parish.

(9) Blind River - St. James, Ascension, Livingston, St. John - From its origin in St. James Parish to its entrance into Lake Maurepas.

(10) Bayou Des Allemands - Lafourche, St. Charles - From Lac Des Allemands to Lake Salvador.

(11) Whiskey Chitto Creek - Allen - From the Beauregard Parish line to its entrance into the Calcasieu River.

(12) Six Mile Creek - Allen, Vernon - Includes the East and West Forks and beginning at the boundary of Fort Polk Military Reservation (Lookout Road) and extending south through Vernon and Allen Parishes to its entrance into Whiskey Chitto Creek.

(13) Ten Mile Creek - Rapides, Allen, Vernon - From the boundary of Fort Polk Military Reservation (Lookout Road) through Vernon Parish and all of that portion of said creek lying within the boundaries of Rapides and Allen Parishes.

(14) Little River - Rapides, Grant, Catahoula, LaSalle - From the juncture of Dugdemona and Castor Creek to its entrance into Catahoula Lake.

(15) Big Creek - Grant - From Hwy. 165 in Grant Parish to its entrance into Little River; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the excluded portion of Big Creek from Hwy. 165 to Hwy. 167 in Grant Parish shall remain within the Natural and Scenic Rivers System until issuance of a permit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1344 and 33 C.F.R. 232; provided that if a reservoir and dam are not approved and funded as to the excluded portion of Big Creek from Hwy. 165 to Hwy. 167 in Grant Parish no later than September 1, 1997, that portion of Big Creek within the Natural and Scenic Rivers System shall be as follows: From Hwy. 167 to its entrance into Little River.

(16) Fish Creek - Grant - From its origin near Williana to its entrance into Little River.

(17) Trout Creek - LaSalle - From its origin near Hwy. 8 to its entrance into Little River.

(18) Bayou Bartholomew - Morehouse - From the Louisiana-Arkansas state line to Dead Bayou.

(19) Bayou L'Outre - Ouachita, Union - From the Louisiana-Arkansas state line to its entrance into the Ouachita River.

(20) Bayou D'Arbonne - Union, Ouachita - From the Lake D'Arbonne dam to its entrance into the Ouachita River.

(21) Corney Bayou - Claiborne, Union - From the Louisiana-Arkansas state line to Corney Lake and Corney Lake Dam to Lake D'Arbonne.

(22) Middle Fork of Bayou D'Arbonne - Claiborne, Union From its origin near La. Hwy. 2 alternate to Lake D'Arbonne. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, however, that portion of the bayou located in Sections 19, 20, 21, and 28 of Township 23 North, Range 7 West in Claiborne Parish shall not be a natural and scenic river; provided however, if a reservoir and dam in said portion of the bayou are not approved, funded, and under construction by September 1, 1995, said portion of the bayou shall be a natural and scenic river.

(23) Saline Bayou - Bienville, Winn, Natchitoches - From its origin near Arcadia to La. Hwy. 156 in Winn Parish.

(24) Black Lake Bayou - Red River, Winn, Bienville - From the Webster-Bienville parish line to Black Lake in Natchitoches Parish.

(25) Bayou Kisatchie - Natchitoches - From its entrance into Kisatchie National Forest to its entrance into Old River.

(26) Spring Creek - Rapides - From Otis to Cocodrie Lake in Rapides Parish.

(27) Saline Bayou - Catahoula, LaSalle - From Saline Lake to Larto Lake.

(28) Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 109, §1, eff. May 26, 1993.

(29) Bayou Cocodrie - Concordia - From Wild Cow Bayou to Little Cross Bayou.

(30) Bayou Cocodrie - Rapides, Evangeline - From U.S. Hwy. 167 to the Bayou Boeuf-Cocodrie Diversion Canal.

(31) West Pearl River - Washington, St. Tammany - From the state line to its entrance into Lake Borgne.

(32) Dorcheat (Dauchite) Bayou - Webster - From the Arkansas state line to its entrance into Lake Bistineau.

(33) Bayou Trepagnier - St. Charles - From Norco to where it joins Bayou La Branche.

(34) Bayou La Branche - St. Charles - From its source to where it drains into Lake Pontchartrain.

(35)(a) Calcasieu River - Vernon, Rapides - From Louisiana Highway 8 east through Vernon Parish and all of that portion of said river lying within the boundaries of Rapides Parish.

(b) Calcasieu River - Allen, Jefferson Davis, and Calcasieu - From the mouth of the Whiskey Chitto River in Allen Parish, south through Jefferson Davis Parish, and to its intersection with the Ward Eight Park in Calcasieu Parish.

(36) Bayou Dupre - St. Bernard - From the Lake Borgne Canal to Terre Beau Bayou.

(37) Lake Borgne Canal - St. Bernard - From the Forty Arpent Canal to Bayou Dupre.

(38) Bashman Bayou - St. Bernard - From its origin to Bayou Dupre.

(39) Terre Beau Bayou - St. Bernard - From Bayou Dupre to the New Canal.

(40) Pirogue Bayou - St. Bernard - From Bayou Dupre to New Canal.

(41) Bayou Bienvenue - St. Bernard - From Bayou Villere to Lake Borgne.

(42) Bayou Chaperon - St. Bernard - From its origin to its end, Sections 22, 23 T 13 S, R 13 E.

(43) Holmes Bayou - St. Tammany - All of that portion of the bayou lying within the boundaries of St. Tammany Parish.

(44) Bradley Slough (Bayou) - St. Tammany - All of that portion of the slough lying within the boundaries of St. Tammany Parish.

(45) Wilson Slough (Bayou) - St. Tammany - All of that portion of the slough lying within the boundaries of St. Tammany Parish.

(46) Morgan River - St. Tammany - From its juncture with the Porters River to its reentry into the West Pearl River.

(47) Bayou LaCombe - St. Tammany - From its head waters to Lake Pontchartrain.

(48) Bayou Cane - St. Tammany - From its head waters to Lake Pontchartrain.

(49) Tchefuncte River - St. Tammany - From the Bogue Falaya River to Louisiana Highway No. 22, excluding any tributaries thereto from the Bogue Falaya south to Louisiana Highway No. 22.

(50) Pearl Creek - Vernon - From Louisiana Highway III to its entrance into Sabine River.

(51) Whiskey Chitto Creek - Vernon - From the boundary of Fort Polk Military Reservation (Lookout Road) to the Vernon-Beauregard Parish line.

(52) Bogue Falaya River - St. Tammany - the river from its headwaters to Louisiana Highway 437 in the parish of St. Tammany.

(53) Ouachita River - Morehouse, Union - from the north bank of Bayou Bartholomew at its intersection with the Ouachita River to the Arkansas state line.

(54) Bayou Chinchuba - St. Tammany Parish - From the West Causeway approach south to Lake Pontchartrain.

NOTE: Paragraph (55) as enacted by Acts 1997, No. 141, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998, if secretary of Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries recommends to legislature that river be included in the natural and scenic rivers system:

(55) Abita River in St. Tammany Parish.

(56) Tangipahoa River--Tangipahoa Parish--From the Interstate 12 crossing to its entrance into Lake Pontchartrain.

(57) Tchefuncte River-St. Tammany-from the Highway 22 bridge to Lake Pontchartrain.

(58) Ouiska Chitto Creek - that portion in Beauregard Parish.

(59) Barnes Creek - from Louisiana Highway 27 to the Calcasieu River in Allen and Beauregard parishes.

(60) Beckwith Creek - from its headwaters to the west fork of the Calcasieu River in Beauregard and Calcasieu parishes.

(61) Bundicks Creek - from its headwaters to Bundicks Lake and from Bundicks Lake to Ouiska Chitto Creek in Vernon, Beauregard, and Allen parishes.

(62) Hickory Branch - from its headwaters to the west fork of the Calcasieu River.

(63) Drake's Creek - Vernon - from Lookout Road to its confluence with Ouiska Chitto Creek located within Vernon Parish.

(64) Bayou Liberty - St. Tammany Parish.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 398, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 352, §1; Acts 1972, No. 590, §1; Acts 1973, No. 85, §1; Acts 1974, No. 146, §1; Acts 1975, No. 213, §1; Acts 1975, No. 655, §1; Acts 1978, No. 333, §1; Acts 1980, No. 592, §1; Acts 1982, No. 263, §1; Acts 1985, No. 606, §2; Acts 1985, No. 237, §1; Acts 1987, No. 792, §1; Acts 1988, No. 947, §1, eff. July 27, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 258, §1, eff. July 4, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 310, §1, eff. July 8, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 311, §1, eff. July 8, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 584, §1; Acts 1991, No. 978, §1; Acts 1992, No. 265, §1; Acts 1993, No. 109, §1, eff. May 26, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 1039, §1; Acts 1997, No. 141, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, No. 491, §1; Acts 1999, No. 823, §1; Acts 2004, No. 175, §1, eff. June 10, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 42, §1, eff. June 5, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 406, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:2037 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 2037
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commission will develop rules and regulations to promote and facilitate the purposes of this Chapter including lighting of any artificial reef, minimizing environmental risks and risks to personal public health and property and any other rules and regulations consistent with the purposes of this Chapter and which are consistent with and subject to the Louisiana Fishing Enhancement Act, R.S. 56:639.1 et seq.

Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1950 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1950
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part the "Old Perkins Road" means the road officially designated as Louisiana Highway 427 extending from its southern terminus with Highland Road at Interstate 10 in East Baton Rouge Parish, traveling southeast through East Baton Rouge Parish and crossing the historic Iberville Bayou, now known as Bayou Manchac, traveling southerly into Ascension Parish and ending at its terminus with Louisiana Highway 61, referred to as the Airline Highway, all of which is designated as a historic road.

Acts 1997, No. 705, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1845 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1845
Nomination, recommendation, designation, and declassification of natural and scenic rivers; legislative funding
Status: in_force

A. Any river in this state may be nominated for inclusion in or declassification from the Louisiana natural and scenic rivers system only by concurrent resolution adopted by the legislature.

B. The administrator shall undertake a continuing study and shall make recommendations to the legislature regarding any river nominated for inclusion in or declassification from the system. Such recommendation for inclusion shall be made no sooner than eight months from the nomination of a river and only subsequent to the evaluation and procedures provided for in this Section. The administrator shall consider the following and other appropriate criteria in preparing the written evaluation and making the recommendation:

(1) The river is free-flowing, has not been channelized, cleared and snagged within the past twenty-five years, realigned, inundated, or otherwise altered and has a shoreline covered by native vegetation and has no or few man-made structures along its banks.

(2) The scene as viewed from the river is pleasing, whether primitive or rural-pastoral, or these conditions are restorable.

(3) The river and its setting possess natural and recreational values of outstanding quality.

(4) The river and its setting are large enough to sustain substantial recreational use and to accommodate existing uses without undue impairment of the natural values of the resource or quality of the recreation experience.

(5) The river will provide present and future benefits to Louisiana citizens through preserving, protecting, and enhancing its wilderness qualities, scenic beauties, and ecological regimes and its aesthetic, scenic, recreational, fish, wildlife, ecological, archaeological, geological, botanical, and other natural and physical features and resources found along the river and adjacent lands.

(6) The existing uses of adjacent lands and the economic impact of such usages.

(7) Determination of state ownership of the bed of the river.

C. Prior to any such recommendation each river nominated for inclusion in or declassification from the system shall be evaluated by the administrator in consultation with the division of administration, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and with the advice of other agencies that the administrator determines may have an interest in the evaluation. The recommendation shall be in the form of a written report, shall include the evaluation, and shall be part of the record of the decision regarding the proposed recommendation. The report shall include an evaluation of the criteria provided for in this Section and other such matters specified by the administrator. The administrator shall give the evaluation substantial weight in making the recommendation. The administrator shall file the report with the natural resources committees of the legislature and provide copies to the division of administration, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the governing authorities of those parishes through which the river flows.

D. Prior to any such recommendation and as part of the evaluation process, the administrator shall hold not less than one public hearing to receive comments and recommendations from all interested parties and the public. There shall be at least one public hearing in the vicinity of the river nominated for inclusion in or declassification from the system. The administrator shall, not less than thirty days prior to any hearing, publish a notice of the hearing in the official journal of the state and of each parish through which the river flows and notify each parish governing authority by letter to its chief executive officer. The administrator shall give notice to all interested parties, including adjacent landowners. Any recommendation for or against declassification from the system shall be made within one hundred twenty days from date of nomination.

E. The legislature may, by law, designate as a natural and scenic river any river recommended by the administrator for inclusion within the system. The legislature may, by law, declassify any river whether or not recommended by the administrator for declassification as a natural and scenic river. The legislature may appropriate sufficient monies to fund the cost of evaluating those rivers nominated to be natural and scenic rivers, or those rivers nominated for declassification.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 398, §1; Amended by Acts 1981, No. 837, §3; Acts 1988, No. 947, §1, eff. July 27, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 258, §1, eff. July 4, 1990; Acts 2004, No. 33, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:799.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 799.6
Department duties and responsibilities; powers
Status: in_force

A. In addition to duties, responsibilities, and powers otherwise provided by law, the department shall administer, control, and manage the White Lake Property.

B. The department may enter into cooperative endeavor agreements to fulfill its duties and responsibilities under this Subpart. Each such agreement shall be subject to review by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

Acts 2004, No. 613, §2, eff. Jan. 1, ; Acts 2016, No. 203, §1
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:432.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 432.2
Annual reporting of coastal protection, conservation, and restoration project status
Status: in_force

Once per year, in coordination with the Louisiana Oyster Task Force, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority shall provide information to the Oyster Task Force regarding the nature, location, and status of current or planned projects for integrated coastal protection to the extent practical.

Acts 2006, No. 425, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 523, §4, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 604, §4, eff. June 7, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:303.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 303.6
Oyster harvester license
Status: in_force

A.(1) Each captain of a vessel harvesting or possessing oysters in state waters must purchase an oyster harvester license at a cost of one hundred dollars for residents and four hundred dollars for nonresidents.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.

B. The revenues generated from this license shall be deposited into the Oyster Resource Management Account.

C. The provisions of this Section shall apply to commercial fishermen and shall not apply to recreational oyster fishermen taking no more than two sacks a day in accordance with R.S. 56:424(C).

D. Beginning in license year 2017 and thereafter, any person applying for an oyster harvester license shall have completed the oyster harvester education program within the previous three years. The oyster harvester education program shall be developed by the department, promulgated under the Administrative Procedure Act by the commission, and implemented by the department for the purpose of developing professionalism in the oyster harvest industry. The oyster harvester education program shall include training in the Louisiana Shellfish Sanitation Program, Chapter 3 of Part IX of Title 51 of the Louisiana Administrative Code, "Preparation and Handling of Seafood for Market". In addition, the oyster harvester education program shall include best practices for conservation of the species.

Acts 1989, No. 516, §2; Acts 1990, No. 874, §1; Acts 1991, No. 788, §1; Acts 1992, No. 638, §1; Acts 1997, No. 419, §1; Acts 2016, No. 276, §1, eff. May 27, 2016; Acts 2021, No. 356, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2021; §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:306.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 306.6
Monthly returns to the department by wholesale/retail seafood dealers
Status: in_force

A. Each wholesale/retail seafood dealer shall, on or before the tenth of each month, make a return to the department of all commercial receipt forms representing actual transactions from every commercial fisherman during the preceding month. All commercial receipt forms submitted by a dealer shall be accompanied by a monthly submission sheet signed by the wholesale/retail seafood dealer certifying that the transactions submitted represent all of the transactions by that dealer from commercial fishermen for that particular month. Additionally, those wholesale/retail seafood dealers who shed soft shell crabs or operate soft shell crab shedding facilities shall, on or before the tenth of each month, submit to the department, on forms specified by the department, information relative to the amount of soft shell crab produced.

B. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall draft regulations, for approval by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and promulgation under the Administrative Procedure Act, prescribing procedures to preserve the confidentiality of any data, information, or statistics submitted or collected pursuant to this Section. Such regulations shall allow compliance with federal procedures as set forth by the United States Department of Commerce or its agencies for confidentiality of fishing statistics collected from individuals or firms by the Department of Commerce or its agencies.

C. All fish purchased by wholesale/retail seafood dealers from persons other than licensed wholesaler/retail seafood dealers which are not reported as required herein shall be deemed to have been illegally possessed or purchased by the purchasing wholesale/retail seafood dealer.

D. No later than January 1, 2001, the department shall have in place the capability to receive through electronic means the commercial receipt form information required to be transmitted to the department by R.S. 56:306.5(B) and Subsection A of this Section. The department shall promulgate rules to regulate the submission of such commercial receipt form information electronically. Beginning January 1, 2001, a wholesale/retail seafood dealer may submit such commercial receipt form information electronically.

Acts 1997, No. 376, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, §1; Acts 2006, No. 401, §1, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:307.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 307.2
Buying and selling prohibition by transporters; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. A person transporting fish under privilege of a transport license is prohibited from buying or selling, by any means whatsoever, any species of fish.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a person transporting fish under the privilege of a Louisiana transport license purchased in connection with a Louisiana wholesale/retail dealer's license when that person buys fish for or on behalf of the wholesale/retail dealer to whom such transport license was issued and only transports such fish to that wholesale/retail dealer.

Acts 1986, No. 904, §1; Acts 1990, No. 261, §1, eff. July 4, 1990.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 904, §5.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1951 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1951
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Chapter is to create the Louisiana Colonial Trails, which consists of those routes identified as the major routes used by settlers, travelers and European colonial powers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for travel to and across Louisiana and to designate those scenic highways which compose a modern tourist route paralleling the length of the Louisiana Colonial Trails.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 57, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 69.7
Renewal of commissions
Status: in_force

A. The secretary may renew each commission of an auxiliary agent for one year provided the auxiliary agent satisfies the following requirements:

(1) Receive a favorable recommendation from his supervising wildlife agent.

(2) Requalify on the POST firearms course.

(3) Attend seminars, workshops, or other meetings on wildlife and fisheries enforcement matters which may be required by the enforcement division.

(4) Complies with any other rule or regulation as may be required by the secretary.

B. Any auxiliary agent receiving an unfavorable recommendation from his supervising wildlife agent may request that the enforcement division appoint a hearing panel to review the case, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the secretary. The findings of the hearing panel shall preempt any recommendation of the supervising agent.

C. Commissions shall be renewed as follows depending upon the level of experience and training of an auxiliary agent:

(1) Wildlife volunteer. A wildlife volunteer is a person enrolled in the auxiliary agent program but who has not satisfactorily completed the auxiliary agent training program.

(2) Junior auxiliary agent. A junior auxiliary agent is a person who has successfully completed the probationary period required in R.S. 56:69.6 but who has not reached the level of training and experience required of a senior auxiliary agent. Each junior auxiliary agent shall work with and under the direct supervision of a wildlife agent.

(3) Senior auxiliary agent. A senior auxiliary agent is a person who has served as an auxiliary agent for a minimum of four hundred eighty hours, including his probationary period, and who has demonstrated proficiency in individual operational specialties as may be designated by the secretary. A senior auxiliary agent may work alone, but only at the direction of a wildlife agent.

(4) Reserve agent. A reserve agent is a person who complies with the provisions of R.S. 56:69.9.

D. Any individual who has not participated in the auxiliary agent program for two or more years may apply for renewal of a commission provided he complies with the following requirements:

(1) Successful completion of a refresher training course approved by the department, which shall include but not be limited to the following items:

(a) Fish and wildlife law, regulations, and rules.

(b) POST firearms requalification.

(2) Pass the written examination provided in R.S. 56:69.6(A).

(3) Complete an investigation into his background for the period of his nonparticipation in the auxiliary agent program.

Acts 1990, No. 498, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:303 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 303
Commercial fisherman's license; charter boat fishing guide's license certification; fees; place of purchase; information
Status: in_force

A.(1) A commercial fisherman taking fish, including bait species, from state waters or possessing fish in the state must purchase a commercial fisherman's license.

(2) A commercial fisherman selling his catch directly to a consumer shall possess a fresh products license as provided in R.S. 56:303.1.1. In addition, a commercial fisherman selling his catch to anyone other than a consumer or a licensed Louisiana wholesale/retail seafood dealer must possess a wholesale/retail seafood dealer's license as provided in R.S. 56:306 et seq.

B. The cost of the commercial fisherman's license is ninety-six dollars for residents and six hundred twenty dollars for nonresidents.

C. A commercial fisherman possessing a commercial fisherman's license must comply with all provisions of this Part and all other Sections of Title 56.

D. A commercial fisherman's license shall be issued only by the following:

(1) The department during normal working hours. The license may be purchased in person at the Baton Rouge office or at any other location designated by the department.

(2) Special certificate agents authorized by R.S. 34:851.37.

E.(1) The department or the special certificate agent shall endorse a commercial fisherman's license or a charter boat fishing guide's license as "certified" upon presentation to the department or the special certificate agent of a notarized statement from the tax preparer certifying that based upon his most recent federal income tax return the individual earns at least fifty percent of his income from commercial fishing or charter fishing guide activities. The department shall maintain a list of those commercial fishermen and charter fishing guides who possess a license having a "certified" endorsement.

(2) The Department of Revenue shall provide to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries a list of the names and the social security numbers of those persons issued a certificate of exemption pursuant to R.S. 47:305.20(B) in accordance with the confidentiality provisions established in R.S. 47:1508.

(3) The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Subsection.

F. A resident of this state who is seventy years of age or older may obtain a senior commercial fishing license for an annual fee of fifty dollars. The senior commercial fishing license shall be valid from January first of each calendar year until December thirty-first of the same calendar year. The license may be purchased at any time for the current license year and may be purchased after November fifteenth for the following license year. The license shall be in lieu of a commercial fisherman's license required by this Section.

G.(1) Any fisherman properly licensed or permitted to legally fish in the federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ) may purchase a Gulf Seafood Traversing and Offloading License from the department to transport and sell his own catch from the federal EEZ across state waters to any licensed wholesale/retail seafood dealer located within the state of Louisiana.

(2) A license issued pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be issued in lieu of a commercial fisherman's license, vessel license, and any applicable commercial gear license for fishing gear aboard the vessel.

(3) The fee for the Gulf Seafood Traversing and Offloading License shall be seventy-five dollars for residents and eight hundred dollars for nonresidents.

(4) While traversing state waters going to and from the federal EEZ, all fishing gear shall be stowed and shall not be used while in state waters.

(5) The licensee shall provide the wholesale/retail seafood dealer with all information, as determined by the commission to be necessary to properly manage the fishery resources of the state, that is required to complete the commercial receipt form, which shall include but not be limited to the fisherman's first and last name, license number, signature, gear used, vessel used, primary location of where fish were caught, duration of trip, and permit numbers for species requiring a permit to harvest. The licensee shall sign each commercial receipt form attesting that the information provided is correct.

Acts 1986, No. 904, §1; Acts 1989, No. 237, §1, eff. June 26, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 199, §1; Acts 1997, No. 376, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1338, §1; Acts 2001, No. 28, §1; Acts 2003, No. 250, §1; Acts 2004, No. 556, §1; Acts 2005, No. 133, §3, eff. June 22, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 446, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2018, No. 165, §1, eff. May 15, 2018; Acts 2021, No. 356, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 904, §5 re: applicability on private ponds and lakes.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:406 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 406
Use of trammel net, seine, gill net, or webbing prohibited in the waters of Breton Islands and Chandeleur Islands; exceptions; penalty
Status: in_force

A.(1) To promote the conservation of saltwater fish in the state, the use of any form of trammel net, seine, gill net, strike net, or webbing (ordinarily or historically used for the catching or taking of, or capable of fishing for saltwater finfish) is hereby prohibited in the waters as delineated in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection except as provided in R.S. 56:318 and 320.2.

(2) A description of the prohibited area is as follows:

(a) Beginning at the most northerly point on the south side of Taylor Pass at Lat. 29° 23' 18." 476 N (Y-268.131.65), Long. 89° 19' 00." 803 W. (X-2, 642,161.69).

(b) Thence run N. 32° 32' W. for 8 3/4 miles to a horizontal tank battery located in the vicinity of Battledore Reef and east of Little Battledore Island.

(c) Thence run N. 30° 47' E. for 11 miles to the Mississippi River Gulf-Outlet Channel at a lighted privately-maintained marker known as Station 49 at Lat. 29° 37' 16" N., Long. 89° 18' 31" W. and Station 50 at Lat. 29° 37' 19" N. and Long. 89° 18' 24" W.

(d) Thence N. 16° 10' E. for 8 1/2 miles to Point Chicot light.

(e) Thence N. 20° 10' E. for 13 1/2 miles to Mitchell Key light.

(f) Thence N. 35° 47' E. for 20 3/4 miles to Whistle Buoy at the entrance to Gulfport Channel, Lat. 30° 07' 00" N., Long. 88° 55' 08" W.

(g) Thence S. 47° 30' E. for 4 1/2 miles to a point, one mile north of Chandeleur light.

(h) Thence southeasterly running parallel to the present inside-outside water line as described in R.S. 56:495 one mile east offshore of Chandeleur, continue in a southerly direction one mile east along the Chandeleur Islands.

(i) Thence continue southerly one mile offshore east of Palos Island, Boot Island, Stake Island, Curlew Island, Errol Island, Myth Shoal and Gosier Island to the Mississippi River Gulf-Outlet.

(j) Thence southwesterly one mile east offshore of Breton Island, continuing S. 56° 45' W. for 12 miles to the point of origin.

(3)(a) It is specifically provided that nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the use of shrimp trawls or menhaden purse seines within the described area or the use of pompano strike nets having a mesh size of not less than five inches stretched, and for the purpose of fishing pompano only and not exceeding two thousand four hundred feet in length, during the period from August first through October thirty-first of each year in waters within the described area beyond two thousand five hundred feet from land and in excess of seven feet in depth.

(b) No person using any pompano strike net in the described area as provided herein shall have in his possession any edible fish, other than pompano. The provisions of this Section are subject to quotas and size limits as established by law and rules and regulations of the commission.

(c) No person may use a pompano net in the described area unless he has first obtained a special permit which the secretary shall issue and which special permit number shall be displayed on each vessel on the roof, or in such position recognizable from the air on open boats, in block letters and numerals eight inches high, width in proportion, contrasting with the background, being fully exposed to view from the air at all times.

(d) No person shall fish for pompano in Breton Sound or Chandeleur Sound during the hours after sunset and before sunrise.

(e) Each pompano strike net shall have attached to it a tag issued by the department which states the name, address, and social security number of the owner of the net and the permit number of the permit issued to commercially take pompano. The department shall not issue any tag to a person who does not have a social security number.

B. It shall be the duty of the commission to enforce this section.

C. Violation of any of the provisions of this Section constitutes a class 5-A violation, R.S. 56:35.

D. The provisions of this Section shall be self-operative and shall require no further legislative action.

Acts 1974, No. 223, §2; Amended by Acts 1974, No. 214, §1; Acts 1981, No. 837, §3; Acts 1982, No. 417, §1; Acts 1984, No. 516, §1; Acts 1984, No. 784, §1; Acts 1988, No. 889, §1, eff. July 21, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 875, §1; Acts 1991, No. 824, §1; Acts 1992, No. 528, §1, eff. June 29, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 590, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1316, §2; Acts 1997, No. 527, §1, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 153, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:578.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 578.2
Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board; creation and organization
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) There is hereby created in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board. The agency shall have its domicile in Baton Rouge and shall be governed by a board of trustees composed of eighteen members. Thirteen members shall be appointed by the lieutenant governor from persons engaged in the commercial seafood, crawfish, and alligator industry in Louisiana as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(b) There shall be five members who shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members as follows:

(i) The secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism or his designated representative.

(ii) The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries or his designated representative from the department staff.

(iii) The director of Louisiana Sea Grant or his designated representative from the Sea Grant staff.

(iv) The commissioner of agriculture or his designated representative from the staff of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

(v) The president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation or his designated representative.

(2) The appointed members shall be chosen as follows:

(a) One shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by members from Louisiana of the American Shrimp Processors Association.

(b) One shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Oyster Dealers and Growers Association.

(c) One shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana crawfish industry. The appointment shall rotate between a farmer, a harvester, and a processor.

(d) One shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Oyster Task Force.

(e) One shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Retailers Association and shall be a seafood buyer.

(3) Of the remaining eight members to be appointed:

(a) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Shrimp Association.

(b) One member shall represent the commercial saltwater finfish industry. The appointment shall rotate between a harvester and a processor.

(c) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Restaurant Association.

(d) One member shall be a seafood processor.

(e) One member shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Crab Task Force.

(f) One member shall represent the wild catfish industry. The appointment shall rotate between a farmer, a harvester, and a processor.

(g) One member shall be a marketing specialist.

(h) One member shall represent the alligator industry. The appointment shall rotate between a farmer, a harvester, and a processor.

(4) The names of each of the thirteen members appointed by the lieutenant governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

B. At its first regular meeting in the third quarter of each state fiscal year, the board shall elect for a one year term a chairman and vice chairman, who shall also be the chairman-elect, and a secretary-treasurer, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by such officers or specifically designated by the board. No member shall be elected as an officer until such member has served at least one year on the board. No member elected chairman shall serve consecutive terms and no member may serve as chairman more than two terms. No chairman shall serve as vice chairman in the term following his term as chairman. The board may establish rules and regulations for its own governance and the administration of the affairs of the board. The board may disqualify any appointed member for cause, including excessive absences from board meetings. A vacancy occurring on the board for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. However, members appointed to fill the vacancies shall serve only for the unexpired term of their predecessors.

C. The presence of seven members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business and the carrying out of duties of the board. Each member shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for state officers. The members of the board shall serve without compensation; however, the members may receive the same reimbursement for travel expenses for attending meetings as is allowed for state employee travel.

D.(1) The board shall maintain a record of its proceedings, and all matters requiring a vote of the board shall be recorded in the minutes in sufficient detail to determine whether subsequent action thereon is in compliance with the board's directives.

(2) At the end of each state fiscal year, the board shall submit to the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs a report that describes the accomplishments and contributions of the board toward achieving the mission of promoting Louisiana seafood, and shall include in such report the budget of the board for that fiscal year and for the following fiscal year. The annual management and programmatic analysis report submitted to the legislature in accordance with R.S. 36:8 shall satisfy this requirement.

E. The lieutenant governor may appoint an executive director from a list of nominees submitted by the board. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the lieutenant governor and shall receive such salary fixed by the lieutenant governor. The executive director shall serve as the executive and administrative staff of the board and shall discharge all operational, maintenance, administrative, and executive functions of the board, subject to the control, jurisdiction, and supervision of the secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. The executive director may employ such other personnel for the board as he deems necessary and appropriate, including an assistant director who may be in the unclassified service, subject to approval by the secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

F.(1) The terms of all members serving on the board shall expire at midnight on December 31, 2012. Appointments for terms beginning on January 1, 2013, shall be made as follows:

(a) The terms of the members appointed pursuant to Subparagraphs (A)(2)(a) and (b), and (A)(3)(b) and (h) of this Section shall be for three years.

(b) The terms of the members appointed pursuant to Subparagraphs (A)(2)(c), (A)(3)(e),(f), and (g) of this Section shall be for one year.

(c) The term of the members appointed pursuant to Subparagraphs (A)(2)(d) and (e) and (A)(3)(a), (c), and (d) of this Section shall be for two years.

(2) At the end of each term set forth in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the members appointed thereafter shall serve a term of four years.

(3) At the first regularly scheduled meeting of the board after January 1, 2013, the board shall adopt rules and bylaws which shall be submitted no later than thirty days after their adoption to the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs for approval by the committees. The rules and bylaws shall not go into effect until the committees approve of such rules and bylaws.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 890, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 378, §1, eff. July 20, 1982; Acts 1986, No. 120, §2; Acts 1989, No. 498, §1; Acts 1992, No. 162, §1; Acts 1999, No. 753, §1; Acts 2008, No. 272, §1; Acts 2009, No. 131, §1; Acts 2012, No. 852, §1; Acts 2013, No. 228, §2, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2018, No. 700, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.25 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 69.25
Reciprocal recognition of suspension
Status: in_force

A. A participating state shall recognize the suspension of license privileges of a person by another participating state as though the violation resulting in the suspension satisfies each of the following:

(1) Had occurred in the home state.

(2) Could have been the basis of the suspension of license privileges in the home state.

B. A participating state shall communicate suspension information to other participating states in the form and with the content as contained in the compact manual.

Acts 2008, No. 363, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 33
Class three violation
Status: in_force

The following penalties shall be imposed for a class three violation:

(1) For the first offense, the fine shall be not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both;

(2) For the second offense, the fine shall be not less than five hundred dollars, nor more than eight hundred dollars, and imprisonment for not less than sixty days nor more than ninety days, and forfeiture to the commission of anything seized in connection with the violation;

(3) For the third offense and all subsequent offenses, the fine shall be not less than seven hundred fifty dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, and imprisonment for not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred twenty days, and forfeiture to the commission of anything seized in connection with the violation.

(4) In addition to any other penalty, for a second or subsequent violation of the same provision of law the penalty imposed may include revocation of the permit or license under which the violation occurred for the period for which it was issued and barring the issuance of another permit or license for that same period.

(5) Violation of a class three offense shall not preclude aid for training or sale of gear nor the obtaining of a rod or reel license or other net license for a subsequent period. The provisions of this Paragraph shall be applied retroactively.

Acts 1981, No. 837, §1; Acts 1988, No. 240, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1413, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:262 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 262
Nongame quadrupeds; breeding, propagation, and exhibition
Status: in_force

A. Whoever desires to engage in the business of raising and/or exhibiting imported or native nongame quadrupeds shall apply to the department for a license to do so. If it appears that the application is made in good faith, upon a payment of twenty dollars, a nongame quadruped exhibitor license may be issued permitting the applicant to breed and/or exhibit such animals provided he meets rules and regulations of the department.

B. Whoever desires to engage in the business of raising, exhibiting, and selling imported or native nongame quadrupeds or collecting and selling wild alligator eggs shall apply to the department for a license to do so. If it appears that the application is made in good faith, upon payment of fifty dollars, a nongame quadruped breeder license may be issued permitting the applicant to breed, propagate, exhibit, and sell such animals alive or sell their parts; and to kill and transport them and sell their pelts, skins, or carcasses as hereinafter provided in this Section.

C. Nongame quadruped breeder and exhibitor licenses shall expire on the thirty-first of December of each year. On or before the first of December of each year, every licensee shall apply for a renewal of his exhibitor or breeder license. In conjunction with this application, or without application if not renewing the license, the licensee shall provide a report including all information as specified by the department.

D. Nongame quadrupeds raised on such licensed breeding farms may be sold alive or taken for their pelts, skins, or for food according to rules and regulations of the commission. All skins shall be tagged according to rules and regulations of the commission.

E. All nongame quadruped carcasses or parts intended for sale shall be shipped, transported, sold, or offered for sale according to commission regulations.

F. The department may issue a permit to a duly licensed breeder to take such wild animals as needed for use as breeding stock. The licensed breeder shall apply in writing, stating where the animals are to be taken, at what time, and in what numbers.

G. Whoever under the authority of this Section has in his lawful possession any such animal or parts thereof on such posted or fenced breeding area shall have a property right therein and shall be the owner thereof. Whoever enters the nongame quadruped farm or catches, takes, or molests such animals when the area has been posted or fenced according to law shall be punished as though the animals were ordinary domestic animals and subject to the property rights of the state of Louisiana.

H. The department may revoke the license of any person violating the provisions of this Section.

I. All other rules and regulations pertaining to the breeding, propagation, and sale of nongame quadrupeds shall be determined solely by the commission.

J. Violation of this Section constitutes a class 2-B violation.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 121, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1981, No. 837, §3; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1; Acts 1982, No. 730, §2; Acts 1990, No. 194, §1, eff. July 2, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 273, §1; Acts 1992, No. 499, §1, eff. June 22, 1992; Acts 2021, No. 241, §1; Acts 2021, No. 356, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:2014 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 2014
Emergency cease and desist orders
Status: in_force

Upon a determination that any person, firm, or corporation is dredging fill sand or fill material without a valid license from the department, the secretary may issue an emergency cease and desist order. The issuance of such an emergency cease and desist order shall not be subject to the limitations and formalities relating to notice and hearings imposed with regard to adjudications under R.S. 49:950 et seq., but shall be subject to all other applicable provisions of law. The emergency cease and desist order shall remain in force until a hearing can be held concerning the situation which prompted the emergency order, but in no event shall such an emergency order remain in force longer than fifteen days.

Acts 1986, No. 845, §1; Acts 2007, No. 454, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1
Wildlife and Fisheries Commission established; membership; qualifications; definitions
Status: in_force

A. To protect, conserve, and replenish the natural resources of the state, the wildlife of the state, including all aquatic life, is placed under the supervision and control of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, which is hereby created and established in the executive branch of the state government.

B. The commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Six of the members shall each serve for overlapping terms of six years, and one shall serve for a term concurrent with that of the governor.

C. Three members of the commission shall be electors of the coastal parishes and representatives of the commercial fishing and fur industries. The other four shall be electors from the state at large, other than representatives of the commercial fishing and fur industries.

D. The commissioners heretofore appointed under the provisions of Article VI, Section 1 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 and presently serving as commissioners, shall continue to serve for the terms for which appointed. Thereafter, any vacancy occurring in the commission by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed or by reason of death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by appointment by the governor; however, persons appointed to fill the vacancy created by a retiring or deceased commissioner shall be appointed for the unexpired term of such commissioner only.

E. No person who has served as commissioner for six years or more shall be eligible for reappointment.

F. No commissioner may be a member of the legislature or hold any salaried public office or employment for compensation, other than per diem, existing under or created by the laws of the United States, the state of Louisiana or by any subdivision thereof.

G. No compensation for his services shall be paid to any member of the commission, but each member shall be paid a per diem of twenty-five dollars for each day of meeting and actual expenses incurred in traveling to and from and attending meetings of the commission and in attending to his duties away from his domicile under assignment by the commission.

H. As used throughout this title, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates differently, "director" means the director of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and "commission" means the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1975, No. 81, §1; Acts 2013, No. 198, §2, eff. in Nov., 2014, if const. amend. is adopted in Nov., 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:252 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 252
Residence of alligator hunters, fur buyers and dealers
Status: in_force

A. Only such persons who are bona fide residents, as defined in R.S. 56:8, may apply for a resident alligator hunters license.

B. Only such persons who are bona fide residents, as defined in R.S. 56:8, may apply for resident fur buyer or dealer licenses.

C. Violation of this Section constitutes a class two violation.

Acts 1970, No. 550, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 558, §3; Acts 1982, No. 730, §2; Acts 1990, No. 194, §1, eff. July 2, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 21
Stocking waters with fish
Status: in_force

Upon the petition of the governing authority of a parish, the director may stock the waters of any stream, bayou, lagoon, lake, or river with fish judged to be the best suited to such waters. He may thereupon prescribe and enforce for a period not exceeding three years such reasonable regulations relative to the fishing in such streams and tributaries as he deems to be in the public interest.

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:30.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 30.3
Lease of state lands; access to public waterways
Status: in_force

A. Any contract entered into for the lease of state lands for any purpose shall require that access by the public to public waterways through the state lands covered by the lease shall be maintained and preserved for the public by the lessee. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the secretary of the agency having control over the property to restrict access to public waterways if he determines that a danger to the public welfare exists. The provisions of this Section shall not apply in cases involving title disputes.

B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if the secretary determines there exists a public need to maintain the most recent lessee of record, his heirs, or assignees, the secretary may offer the most recent lessee of record, his heirs, or assignees, if he made a bid, the option to match the highest bid in order to continue to lease the state lands. The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to lessees who held a lease with another party, which lease was subsequently transferred to the state. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to oyster leases, oil and gas leases or alligator leases entered into by the department, or to any lease entered into by the State Mineral and Energy Board. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations providing for uniform criteria to assess the management of leased property.

Acts 1999, No. 1142, §3; Acts 2008, No. 226, §1; Acts 2009, No. 196, §9, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2011, No. 335, §2, eff. June 23, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:699.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 699.22
Council powers; duties; responsibilities
Status: in_force

The council shall develop plans and strategies to promote public awareness that fees, taxes, and traditional expenditures of hunters and anglers provide financial support for the management of fish and wildlife resources, habitat conservation and management, and the enforcement of fish and wildlife laws, and contribute to the local and national economy.

Acts 2001, No. 322, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:415 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 415
Exemption; aquatic livestock farmers
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to the production and harvesting of aquatic livestock in private ponds, or to the transporting of aquatic livestock from a private pond to the first point of sale, or to the sale to the first purchaser of aquatic livestock which are produced and harvested in private ponds.

B. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall not have jurisdiction over any activities or transactions exempted by this Section. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall have jurisdiction over activities exempted by this Section.

Acts 1987, No. 92, §1; Acts 1987, No. 534, §1; Acts 1987, No. 851, §1; Acts 1995, No. 543, §2; Acts 2010, No. 743, §2B, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1948.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1948.13
Powers of the commission
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall be an agency in the executive branch of state government in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

B. The commission shall have the following powers:

(1) To make recommendations for additions or deletions of highways or segmentation of highways in the Louisiana Byways Program.

(2) To make recommendations regarding priorities for byways grants.

(3) To develop promotional materials and campaigns of all types in support of the Louisiana Byways Program.

(4) To adopt and promulgate rules in accordance with Administrative Procedure Act to effectuate the provisions of this Chapter. All rules prescribed by the commission relative to the Louisiana Byways Program shall be subject to oversight by the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Acts 2003, No. 999, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1852 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1852
Privately owned streams; copies of rules
Status: in_force

A. Recognizing that some few of the streams recommended for inclusion as natural and scenic rivers may not be state owned but owned by adjacent landowners, the state legislature encourages riparian owners to grant to the system administrator scenic servitudes and surface servitudes.

B. Except as provided in R.S. 56:1853 and R.S. 56:1854, no provision of this Part shall restrict the normal activities of landowners within the boundaries of their own property unless a mutual agreement has been entered into with the system administrator.

C. Any interested party, upon written request to the administrator, shall be provided copies of rules then in effect or thereafter adopted by the administrator pursuant to the provisions of this Part.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 398, §1; Acts 1988, No. 947, §1, eff. July 27, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:482 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 482
Penalty provision
Status: in_force

Violation of any provision of this Subpart or of any commission regulation or rule adopted pursuant to this Subpart shall constitute a class four violation.

Acts 1993, No. 83, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:711 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 711
Protection of watersheds of navigable streams
Status: in_force

The consent of the State of Louisiana is given to the Congress of the United States to make or to authorize the proper authorities of the Government of the United States to make such rules and regulations as the Government of the United States determines to be needful in respect to game animals, fish, and game and non-game birds on such lands and in the waters thereof situated in the state as are purchased by the United States under the terms of the Act of Congress of March 1, 1911, entitled "An Act to enable any State to cooperate with any other state or with the United States for the protection of the watersheds of navigable streams and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable rivers" 1 , and Act of Congress supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof.

1 10 U.S.C.A. §552.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:410.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 410.3
Sabine Lake; taking of crabs; seasons; gear; penalties
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall establish rules regarding the times and days for the recreational and commercial taking of crabs in Sabine Lake during the inland shrimp season and may also designate the places in the lake in which crab traps or other legal gear for the taking of crabs may be used.

B. Violation of any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section constitutes a class 2-B violation.

Acts 1993, No. 285, §1; Acts 2021, No. 241, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:428 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 428
Commencement and duration of lease; renewal; fixing of rental rates
Status: in_force

A. All leases made under the provisions of this Subpart shall begin on the day the lease is signed and continue for a period of fifteen years. The owners of expiring leases have first right of renewal of their leases. However, this right to renewal shall be subject to the provisions of this Subpart. Leases carry the first right of renewal for successive periods of fifteen years each, provided the lease is capable of supporting oyster populations. Renewals shall be executed by the secretary and shall be made subject to both the provisions of this Subpart and to the rules and regulations established by the department.

B. The secretary has sixty days from the date of expiration of a lease to execute a renewal lease. If a renewal lease is not executed within this sixty-day period, the lease is automatically renewed. In either situation, the fifteen-year period of the renewal lease shall begin on the first day following the expiration date of the prior lease, and the renewal lease shall be assigned the same number used for the prior lease with the addition of a designation to indicate which year the lease was renewed. If a leaseholder wishes to change the configuration of his lease in accordance with the department's rules governing leased areas, a resurvey and plan of the water bottom shall be made by the leaseholder in accordance with the standards required by the department and a copy supplied to the department. The department may resurvey any lease for potential conflicts with department rules and regulations. If the department determines that a resurvey will be conducted, the leaseholder shall be given ten days written notice of the scheduled resurvey by the department and may be present at the resurvey.

C. The commission shall fix the rate of rental for oyster leases at two dollars per acre per year until January 1, 2016, at which time the commission shall set the rate of rental at three dollars per acre per year. The rate of rental fixed by the commission shall apply to all leases executed by the secretary. For the purpose of calculating the rental due for a lease, the amount of acreage covered by the lease shall be rounded off to the nearest full acre. The rent must be paid no later than the thirty-first of December following the signing of the lease, and annually thereafter, in advance on or before the first day of January, whether the lease be held by the original lessees or by an heir, assignee, or transferee. All revenues received from the payment of lease rentals under the provisions of this Subsection shall be credited to the Public Oyster Seed Ground Development Account, R.S. 56:434.1.

Acts 1981, No. 925, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 317, §1; Acts 1989, No. 504, §1; Acts 1997, No. 305, §1; Acts 1997, No. 434, §1; Acts 2006, No. 425, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 392, §1; Acts 2010, No. 979, §2; Acts 2015, No. 343, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 2005, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 17, for applicability to 2006 renewals.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:452 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 452
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who violates a Section of this Subpart for which no penalty is given has committed a class one violation and shall be punished as provided for in Part II.

Acts 1994, No. 27, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 261
Possession; alligator eggs, live alligators, skins
Status: in_force

A. No person shall take or possess the eggs of alligators, or alligators, or their skins in any parish of this state except as provided for by rules and regulations of the commission. Alligators or their skins shall be tagged as provided for by rules and regulations of the commission. The possession or sale of untagged wild harvested alligators or their skins is prohibited. Upon approval by the commission, a special permit shall be issued to take, possess, or sell the eggs of alligators or live alligators.

B. Violation of this Section constitutes a class four violation.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 450, §1; Acts 1970, No. 550, §1; Acts 1981, No. 837, §3; Acts 1990, No. 194, §1, eff. July 2, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 578, §1; Acts 1992, No. 499, §1, eff. June 22, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:109.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 109.2
Preservation of wildlife management areas; wildlife refuges; public hunting grounds and recreation areas
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall exercise its authority to manage wildlife management areas, wildlife refuges, public hunting grounds and recreation areas in a manner to support, promote and enhance public hunting, fishing, and recreational opportunities to the extent authorized by law. The commission shall recognize, to the extent authorized by law, hunting, fishing, and recreational opportunities as primary uses of wildlife management areas, wildlife refuges, public hunting grounds and recreation areas that are available for public hunting, fishing, and recreational opportunities. The commission shall make land management decisions based on criteria that include public hunting, fishing, and recreational opportunities as a primary consideration.

B. Before March first of each calendar year, the commission shall submit to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment a written report containing a listing of all acreage owned by the department and managed by the commission that is available for public hunting, fishing, and recreational opportunities and a listing of all acreage that was lost or gained for such purposes.

Acts 2006, No. 561, §2; Acts 2008, No. 580, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1948.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1948.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

A "Louisiana Byway" is defined as a state or local road designated by the state of Louisiana which represents the best the state has to offer as a recreational and educational experience to visitors desiring to view natural and man-made scenic resources, to experience the culture of the state, or to understand the history of the state.

Acts 1991, No. 588, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:639.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 639.1
Title
Status: in_force

This Subpart shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Fishing Enhancement Act".

Acts 1986, No. 100, §1, eff. June 23, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:782 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 782
Notice of intention to dedicate lands; publication
Status: in_force

When a tract of land owned by the state has been selected for wildlife refuge, wildlife management area, public hunting ground, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries by the commission, notice containing a description by section, township, and range of the lands selected shall be given by the commission to the state land office, or other proper departments, of the selection of the lands for that purpose. The commission shall publish for a period of not less than thirty days notice of intention to dedicate the described lands for a wildlife refuge, wildlife management area, a public hunting ground, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries in a newspaper published or having a circulation within the parish or parishes in which the area is situated. Thereupon, the lands become perpetually dedicated to the purpose of maintaining a wildlife refuge, wildlife management area, a public hunting ground, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries. Thereafter no use shall be made of the lands inconsistent with or harmful to the purpose of providing a wildlife refuge, wildlife management area, a public hunting ground, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries.

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 69.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Subpart, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) "Auxiliary agent" means an individual commissioned by the secretary who has the powers and duties of a wildlife agent, within limitations as provided by this Subpart, but who serves without compensation. Auxiliary shall include the following persons provided in this Subpart: wildlife volunteer, junior auxiliary agent, senior auxiliary agent, and reserve agent.

(2) "Commission" means the official authorization of the secretary empowering an individual to perform the duties of an auxiliary enforcement agent.

(3) "POST" means peace officer standards and training, as that term is used in R.S. 40:2401 et seq.

(4) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

(5) "Wildlife agent" means an agent of the enforcement division of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Acts 1990, No. 498, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1751 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1751
Grand Isle beach area; cleaning; maintenance
Status: in_force

A. Subject to an appropriation of fifty thousand dollars annually to be provided in the general appropriation for the operations of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and specifically designated for such purpose, the town of Grand Isle, Jefferson Parish, shall be responsible for the cleaning and continuous maintenance of that portion of Grand Isle beach within Jefferson Parish, more particularly described as all that portion of the southern shore of Grand Isle bounded on the west by Grand Isle State Park West, on the east by Grand Isle State Park East, specifically excluding any portion of said shore included within Grand Isle State Park East and Grand Isle State Park West, on the north by the existing and future portions of the hurricane protection levee, and on the south by the waterline of the Gulf of Mexico.

B. The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism is authorized to assist the town of Grand Isle in cleaning and maintaining the Grand Isle beach.

Amended by Acts 1980, No. 827, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:797 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 797
Rockefeller Foundation Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve; revenues; allocation
Status: in_force

A.(1) All revenues belonging to the state of Louisiana which are received as royalty, rentals, or otherwise from leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, and other minerals on all or any portion of the lands in the parishes of Vermilion and Cameron comprising the Rockefeller Foundation Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve, which was donated to the state of Louisiana by the Rockefeller Foundation by act of donation executed by it on September 30, 1920, and was accepted by the state of Louisiana under the terms and provisions of Act No. 71 of 1920 on November 8, 1920, which constitutes a contract between the state of Louisiana and Rockefeller Foundation entered into pursuant to said Act, and which is now on file and of record in the offices of the secretary of state and the commissioner of conservation and also in the offices of the clerks of court and ex officio recorders of the parishes of Vermilion and Cameron, subject to the prior charge on said revenues in favor of the Royalty Road Funds for the parishes of Vermilion and Cameron under authority of Section 2 of Article IV of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921, and Section 4 of Article VII of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, when collected shall be deposited in the state treasury in a special fund designated as the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve Fund.

(2) The state treasurer is authorized and directed to transfer annually an amount equalling five percent of the annual revenues credited to said fund into a special fund designated as the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Trust and Protection Fund. If mineral and interest income credited to the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve Fund exceeds ten million dollars annually, the state treasurer is authorized and directed to transfer annually an amount equalling twenty-five percent of the annual income credited to the Preserve Fund into the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Trust and Protection Fund. Such transfers shall be made until such time as the principal amount credited to such fund equals the sum of fifty million dollars.

B. The remaining revenues comprising the said Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve Fund and all income earned from investments of such revenues, shall be used first, for the purpose of paying the costs of maintenance, policing, and improving the said wildlife refuge and preserve, and the development of conditions suitable for improving such wildlife refuge and preserve, and any surplus of revenues derived from said mineral development or production on Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge shall be used by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in wildlife management programs and activities, particularly land acquisition throughout the state.

C. The state treasurer shall invest the principal and the undistributed return on the principal deposited in the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Trust and Protection Fund for the purpose of achieving perpetual financing of the fund. Such investments may include, among others authorized by law, investments permitted for the Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund, also known as the Kevin P. Reilly Sr. Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund, as set forth in R.S. 17:3803(B), (D), and (E).

D. Investment income from said trust and protection fund shall be allocated annually, even during the period that the fund is being increased to the fifty million dollar level, as follows:

(1) Three hundred thousand dollars to McNeese State University for educational purposes. The provisions of this Paragraph shall be inoperative and of no effect after July 1, 1993.

(2) Sixty thousand dollars to the Governor's Special Commission on Educational Services to provide for undergraduate and graduate scholarships to Louisiana state colleges and universities for Louisiana residents to study in the fields of wildlife, forestry, or marine sciences, or study in curricula leading to study in such fields, such scholarships to have been approved by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for funding from such monies.

(3) Three hundred thousand dollars for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to purchase lands that are of benefit to waterfowl and contribute to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.

(4) Three hundred thousand dollars for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to purchase land for upland game habitat.

(5) Until the principal in the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Trust and Protection Fund reaches fifty million dollars, one hundred fifty thousand dollars to the Louisiana Fur and Alligator Advisory Council to accomplish the specific goals listed in R.S. 56:279(B).

(6) If revenue available from the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve Fund is not sufficient to cover the cost of maintenance, policing, and improving the said wildlife refuge and preserve, and the development of conditions suitable for improving such wildlife refuge and preserve, any investment income needed from the trust and protection fund shall be made available to fulfill said needs, subject only to appropriation by the legislature. Use of the funds for such purposes shall take precedence over any other purpose provided in this Section.

(7) However, as a one time allocation, three hundred fifty thousand dollars to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for an initial design of a nature trail and visitor's center at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve.

E.(1) The investment income from said trust and protection fund remaining after the annual allocations provided for in this Section shall be added to the trust and protection fund. When the principal amount credited to the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Trust and Protection Fund reaches an amount equal to the sum of fifty million dollars, the proceeds derived from interest earned on investment of the principal shall, subject to all prior annual transfers of funds provided for by this Section, be allocated by the state treasurer in accordance with legislative appropriation to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to be used by said department first solely to defray the expense of maintaining, policing, and improving the Rockefeller Foundation Wildlife Refuge and Game Preserve and for the development of conditions suitable for improving said wildlife refuge and game preserve.

(2) After all needs of the refuge have been provided for, any income earned from the investment of the principal shall, subject to legislative appropriation, be available to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for the following activities:

(a) Marsh Island and State Wildlife Refuge land stewardship.

(b) Statewide fur management and research.

(c) Statewide alligator management and research.

(d) Statewide migratory bird management and research.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 321, §1; Amended by Acts 1978, No. 342, §1; Acts 1980, No. 807, §1; Acts 1982, No. 63, §1, eff. July 11, 1982; Acts 1982, No. 93, §1; Acts 1987, No. 849, §1, eff. July 20, 1987 and July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 707, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1992, No. 498, §1; Acts 1995, No. 832, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1041, §1; Acts 2020, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 21, §2, eff. July 1, 2020.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 849, §2 REGARDING INCREASE IN MAXIMUM DEPOSITED AMOUNTS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1989.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:180 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 180
Revocation of license
Status: in_force

The secretary may revoke the license of any person violating any provision of this Subpart, and thereafter no similar license shall be issued to that person.

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; acts 1981, No. 736, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:721 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 721
Authorization
Status: in_force

A. Any parish may by formal resolution of its governing authority establish, maintain, and operate game and fish preserves, upon lands or waterbodies wholly located within the parish.

B. Two or more parish governing authorities may by separate formal resolutions establish, maintain, and operate game and fish preserves composed of contiguous lands or waterbodies shared by the parishes. All of the parish governing authorities shall adopt formal resolutions in order for the game and fish preserve to become effective.

Acts 2016, No. 173, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:471 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 471
Ownership of water bottoms
Status: in_force

A. All water bottoms suitable for clamming within the state shall remain public with respect to clams and shall be subject to any and all restrictions contained herein.

B. Nothing in this Subpart shall in any way affect the dredging of Rangia clam shells as presently authorized.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 616, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:799.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 799.3
White Lake Property Fund
Status: in_force

A. Effective January 1, 2005, there shall be established in the state treasury, as a special fund within the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Fund, the White Lake Property Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund". After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit in and credit to the fund all of the following:

(1) All revenues received by the state derived from agricultural leases and from mineral revenues from royalty payments, bonus payments, and rentals from the properties owned by the state in and around White Lake, located in Vermilion Parish which were donated to the state in "Act of Donation by BP America Production Company to the State of Louisiana", dated July 8, 2002, and recorded July 11, 2002, in the conveyance records of Vermilion Parish, bearing entry number 20208337, hereinafter referred to as the "White Lake Property".

(2) All fees charged by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission or the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for use of the White Lake Property.

(3) All monies received by the state and derived from any sale of assets produced by the White Lake Property.

(4) All donations of private funds or public contributions made to the state, commission, or department for the conservation, administration, control, management, development, or operation of the White Lake Property or the activities conducted thereon.

B. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as the state general fund and the interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the fund, after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the constitution, relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

C. The monies in the fund shall be available only for the operation, maintenance, administration, control, management, or enhancement of the White Lake Property and to enhancement of the White Lake Property and to promote its wildlife and ecosystem conservation and for education and research purposes associated directly with the White Lake Property.

D. The monies in the fund shall be appropriated only for the purposes set forth in Subsection C of this Section.

Acts 2004, No. 613, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2016, No. 203, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:3005 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 3005
Lifetime licenses
Status: in_force

A. Resident

(1) Infant (under three years) $500.00

(2) Adult (ages three through sixty-four years) $500.00

(3) Senior (sixty-five years or older) $100.00

B. Nonresident

(1) Infant (under three years) $1,000.00

(2) Adult (three years and older) $4,000.00

Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 653, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1864 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1864
Powers and duties of department
Status: in_force

The department shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To utilize inventory data compiled by the Louisiana Natural Heritage Program of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries concerning the natural areas of the state.

(2) To accept on behalf of the people of Louisiana any right, title, or interest to any natural area.

(3) To establish and maintain a register of natural areas.

(4) To enter into agreements to register natural areas.

(5) To enter into agreements to provide for the department to have a first option to purchase any natural area.

(6) To select natural areas for placement on the register of natural areas or for dedication as a natural area preserve, or both.

(7) To provide for the management and preservation of natural area preserves in accordance with the provisions set forth in the dedication which establish the natural area as a natural area preserve.

(8) To cooperate with any agency of the United States, the state of Louisiana and any other state, any political subdivision of this state and with private persons or organizations to implement the provisions of this Part.

(9) To discharge any other duty or action necessary to implement the provisions of this Part.

Acts 1987, No. 324, §1, eff. July 6, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:119 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 119
Possession of game birds after close of open season
Status: in_force

Except as provided in R.S. 56:171 through R.S. 56:181 and except as to live wild birds kept under permit issued by the secretary, no person shall possess in any year any migratory or resident game bird permitted hereby to be taken or possessed in the open season or have in his possession at any time any other kind of wild bird protected hereby. The legal possession limits of resident game birds and game quadrupeds may be possessed during the closed season, if they have been legally taken during open season.

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1981, No. 736, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:612 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 612
Control of station; rules and regulations; donations; acquisition of property
Status: in_force

The department shall control the station and may:

(1) Adopt all necessary rules and regulations for its government and management.

(2) Accept donations of money or property for the benefit and use of the station, including funds appropriated by the state, and disburse these for necessary expenses.

(3) Acquire lands necessary for the extension or improvement of the station.

(4) Fish unmolested in any of the waters of state with dredging apparatus, seines, nets, trawls, beam trawls (butterfly nets or wingnets), and all other instruments and apparatus for the sole purpose of obtaining the materials needed in the prosecution of the purposes and necessary investigations in the direction of the scientific objects for which this station is established.

The secretary shall, in general, have all power and authority necessary to carry out the purposes and objects of this Subpart, namely, investigating the flora and fauna of the Gulf of Mexico and the waters adjacent thereto.

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1981, No. 736, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:30.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 30.1
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; issuance of licenses and permits for hunting and fishing
Status: in_force

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hereby authorized to issue hunting and fishing licenses and permits through an electronic issuance system. In addition, the department is hereby authorized to contract for electronic license issuance services in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:198(G) and to enter into agreements with issuing agents for the issuance of the licenses and permits. Such issuance system may include purchase of licenses or permits using the telephone and any other electronic methods of communication and may include payment of the required fees by way of credit card as provided in R.S. 56:642. Such issuance system may also include receipt of payment of fines resultant from class one violations. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall implement any electronic system through the promulgation and adoption of rules and regulations therefor.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 164, §2, eff. Sept. 21, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 805, §1; Acts 2003, No. 90, §1; Acts 2007, No. 85, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:654 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 654
Conditions
Status: in_force

The following conditions must be complied with before the applicant shall be eligible for the issuance of a hunting preserve license as herein provided:

(1) The land to comprise said preserve shall consist of not more than 2,000 acres nor less than 100 acres and must be owned or leased by the applicant. In the event the property is under lease to the applicant, said lease shall be for a term of not less than one year from date of application, and such lease is subject to inspection and approval by the commission in the consideration of the granting of such license.

(2) The boundary lines of said premises shall be marked by signs located not more than four hundred feet apart, indicating that they are boundary line signs of the preserve in letters not less than two inches in height.

(3) Only pen-raised mallard or black ducks, at least two generations removed from the wild, or pen-raised quail are approved state game birds which may be used for preserve hunting.

(4) All open-raised quail and pen-raised mallard released on a hunting preserve shall have a band on one leg which shall contain information as to permit number and an identification number. The band must be approved by the commission and shall remain on the bird whether it be removed from the preserve dead or alive until said bird is ready for consumption. All game birds taken from any such hunting preserve must be tagged in a manner as specified and approved by the commission.

(5) A complete record of all birds propagated, released or taken on said preserve, including complete records of all operations of said preserve, shall be furnished the commission within 60 days after the hunting season has closed.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 455, §4; Acts 1988, No. 87, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1948.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1948.5
Louisiana Byways designations
Status: in_force

The following highways and sections of highways are hereby designated as Louisiana Byways:

(1) LA 1 from Labadieville in Assumption Parish north to the north end of Pointe Coupee Parish.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 146, §2.

(3) LA 21 from US 190 in St. Tammany Parish north to LA 10 in Washington Parish.

(4) LA 22 from US 190 in St. Tammany Parish west to LA 44 in Ascension Parish.

(5) LA 30 from I-10 in East Baton Rouge Parish southeast to LA 44 in Ascension Parish.

(6) LA 43 from LA 22 in Livingston Parish north to LA 10 in St. Helena Parish.

(7) LA 44 from LA 30 in Ascension Parish south to LA 70 in St. James Parish.

(8) LA 70 from LA 44 in St. James Parish west to LA 1 in Assumption Parish.

(9) LA 77 from US 190 in Pointe Coupee Parish to LA 1 in Iberville Parish.

(10) LA 78 from US 190 in Pointe Coupee Parish north to LA 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish.

(11) LA 308 from Labadieville in Assumption Parish north to LA 70 in Assumption Parish.

(12) LA 433 from I-10 in St. Tammany Parish northwest to US 11 in St. Tammany Parish.

(13) US 11 from LA 433 in St. Tammany Parish north to US 190 in St. Tammany Parish.

(14) US 51 from LA 38 in Tangipahoa Parish south to LA 10 in Tangipahoa Parish.

(15) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 146, §2.

(16) US 61 at the Mississippi state line in West Feliciana Parish south to US 190 in East Baton Rouge Parish.

(17) US 190 from US 11 in St. Tammany Parish west to LA 21 in St. Tammany Parish.

(18) US 190 from LA 1 at Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish west to LA 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish.

(19) US 190 and US 61 Business from US 61 in East Baton Rouge Parish south to LA 30 in East Baton Rouge Parish.

(20) Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 218, §2.

(21) The Mississippi River Road, east bank, from within Jefferson Parish west to East Baton Rouge Parish, which includes the following:

(a) LA 48 at LA 49 from Kenner in Jefferson Parish west to LA 628 at the St. John the Baptist Parish line.

(b) LA 628 in St. John the Baptist Parish west to LA 44 in LaPlace, extending west on LA 44 to the junction of LA 942 in Burnside, Ascension Parish.

(c) LA 942 in Burnside west to LA 75 in Darrow, Ascension Parish.

(22) The Mississippi River Road, west bank, from within Jefferson Parish west to Iberville Parish, which includes the following highways and sections of highways LA 18 from the Huey Long Bridge in Bridge City, Jefferson Parish west to LA 1 in Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish.

(23) LA 49 in Kenner at junction of US 61 north to Veterans Memorial Boulevard, then west to Loyola Drive, then north to Jefferson Parish Tourist Information Center on I-10.

(24) US 51 north from LA 44 to the Tangipahoa Parish line.

(25) LA 643 east from the St. James Parish line to Lac des Allemands.

(26) Main Street, Garyville National Historic District north from LA 44 to Railroad Avenue, Garyville.

(27) LA 644 east from LA 20 in South Vacherie to the St. John the Baptist Parish line.

(28) LA 20 south from LA 641 to the Lutcher-Vacherie Ferry then south to the Lafourche Parish line.

(29) LA 641 north from LA 44 to junction of I-10.

(30) LA 70 north from the St. James Parish line to LA 22.

(31) LA 22 north from LA 44 to I-10.

(32) LA 44 north from LA 942 to I-10.

(33) LA 3251 north from LA 75 to LA 30.

(34) LA 1 from Labadieville in Assumption Parish south to Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish.

(35) LA 24 from Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish to Larose in Lafourche Parish.

(36) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 287, §2.

(37) LA 307 from LA 20 in Lafourche Parish south to LA 3199 in Lafourche Parish.

(38) LA 56 from US 90 in Terrebonne Parish south to Cocodrie in Terrebonne Parish.

(39), (40) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 287, §2.

(41) LA 308 from Labadieville in Assumption Parish south to Golden Meadow in Lafourche Parish.

(42), (43) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 287, §2.

(44) LA 311 from LA 24 in Terrebonne Parish south to US 90 in Terrebonne Parish.

(45) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 287, §2.

(46) Louisiana Highway 93 from Grand Coteau in St. Landry Parish west to Sunset in St. Landry Parish; from Sunset south through Scott in Lafayette Parish to the Acadian Village at the intersection of Ambassador Caffery Parkway in Lafayette Parish.

(47) Creole Nature Trail All-American road route: Louisiana Highway 27 beginning at Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish, south to Hollybeach in Cameron Parish at the junction with Louisiana Highway 82; Louisiana Highway 82 west to the Texas state line, and east on Louisiana Highway 27/82 to Creole, south on Louisiana Highway 82 to Oak Grove; or alternate route thence east to the intersection of Louisiana Highway 27/82 with Trosclair Road, a parish road #357, in Cameron Parish, thence east on Trosclair Road to its intersection with Louisiana Highway 82 at Oak Grove; east on Louisiana Highway 82 to the Vermilion Parish line; Louisiana Highway 385 south beginning at the intersection of McNeese Street in Calcasieu Parish to Louisiana Highway 384 at Boone's Corner proceeding east to Louisiana Highway 27 and proceeding south on Louisiana Highway 27 to Creole, or alternate route on Louisiana Highway 14 in Lake Charles south to intersection of Louisiana Highway 27 at Holmwood proceeding south to Creole; or, alternate spur route, extending east from Holmwood on Louisiana Highway 14, through the communities of Bell City and Hayes, to Illinois Plant Road, and proceeding south on Illinois Plant Road to its termination on Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge.

(48) Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 218, §2.

(49) Bayou Byways: Beginning on LA 1090 at the I-59 Pearl River exit south on LA 1090 for 6.7 miles then east on LA 190 for 3.7 miles and west on LA 90 for 1.8 miles then west on LA 433 for 9.4 miles back to I-10.

(50) Louisiana's Bayou Teche Scenic Byways:

(a) LA 182 from its intersection with 6th Street in Morgan City northwest to its intersection with US 90, including its routing through Morgan City, Berwick, Bayou Vista, and Patterson in St. Mary Parish.

(b) US 90 from its intersection with LA 182 west to its intersection with LA 182 in St. Mary Parish.

(c) LA 182 from its intersection with US 90 west to its intersection with LA 31, including its routing through Franklin, Baldwin, Jeanerette, and New Iberia in St. Mary and Iberia parishes.

(d) LA 3156 in New Iberia in Iberia Parish.

(e) LA 31 from its intersection with LA 182 north to LA 347, including its routing through New Iberia, St. Martinville, Parks, Breaux Bridge, Cecilia, and Arnaudville in Iberia, St. Martin, and St. Landry parishes.

(f) LA 347 from its intersection with LA 31 in Arnaudville southeast to its intersection with LA 328 in Breaux Bridge, including its routing through Cecilia in St. Martin and St. Landry parishes.

(g) LA 328 from its intersection with LA 347 in Cecilia south to its intersection with LA 347 in Breaux Bridge in St. Martin Parish.

(h) LA 355 from its intersection with LA 31 east to its intersection with LA 347 in Cecilia in St. Martin Parish.

(i) LA 336-1 from its intersection with LA 31 east to its intersection with LA 328 in Breaux Bridge in St. Martin Parish.

(j) LA 352 from its intersection with LA 347 east and south to its intersection with LA 96, including its routing through Henderson in St. Martin Parish.

(k) LA 96 from its intersection with LA 352 south and west to its intersection with LA 31 in St. Martinville in St. Martin Parish.

(l) LA 86 from its intersection with LA 31 east and south to its intersection with LA 182 in New Iberia, including its routing through Loreauville in St. Mary and Iberia parishes.

(m) LA 87 from its intersection with LA 86 in New Iberia east and south to its intersection with LA 324 in St. Mary and Iberia parishes.

(n) LA 324 from its intersection with LA 87 west to its intersection with LA 326 in St. Mary Parish.

(o) LA 326 from its intersection with LA 324 south to its intersection with LA 182 in Baldwin in St. Mary Parish.

(p) LA 670 from its intersection with LA 87 south to its intersection with LA 182 in St. Mary Parish.

(q) LA 671 from its intersection with LA 87 south to its intersection with LA 182 in Iberia Parish.

(51) Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 218, §1.

(52) The Dixie Overland Byway:

U.S. 80 at its intersection with U.S. 167 south in Ruston, to the U.S. 80/I-20 interchange in eastern Madison Parish near Monroe, continuing east to the Louisiana-Mississippi state border on the Mississippi River.

(53) Boom or Bust Byway:

The byway corridor is primarily along LA 2 between the Louisiana/Texas line and Lisbon. A loop anchors the western end from LA 1 at its intersection with LA 173, thence along LA 173 to LA 3049 to Gilliam, thence from Gilliam to LA 2 on U.S. 71, thence along LA 2 to rejoin LA 1. An eastern loop is between Lisbon and Aycock on LA 518, between Aycock and Homer west on LA 146, plus a short link on LA 79 from Homer to LA 2.

(54) Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 218, §2.

(55) Tunica Trace Scenic Byways: LA 66 in West Feliciana Parish from intersection with LA 61 to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

(56) LA 191 from US 84 in DeSoto Parish south to the state line between Texas and Sabine Parish at the Toledo Bend Reservoir Dam.

(57) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 146, §2.

(58) LA 70 from Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish to LA 44 in St. James Parish.

(59) Louisiana Colonial Trails Scenic Byway:

(a) LA 115 from its intersection at LA 28 East (Catahoula Lake Road) south to its intersection with LA 107.

(b) LA 107 from its intersection with US 167 in Pineville south to Morrow.

(c) LA 451.

(d) LA 29 from its intersection with LA 115 at Bunkie to its intersection with LA 451.

(e) LA 124 south from Harrisonburg to its intersection with US 84 at Jonesville.

(f) LA 15 at Sicily Island south through Concordia Parish to Lettsworth; LA 8 from Harrisonburg to Sicily Island at its intersection with LA 15.

(g) LA 8 at Jena, south and crossing Little River, with the historic and local name of Thompson Ferry Road, through Pollock to its intersection with LA 158 and LA 8 at Colfax.

(h) LA 6 from the Texas border through Many and Natchitoches to its intersection with US 84 at Clarence.

(i) LA 496 (Bayou Rapides Road) from MacArthur Drive to its intersection with LA 1200 (Hot Wells Road); north on LA 1200 to its intersection with LA 8 in Colfax.

(j) LA 28 West from Alexandria, continuing on LA 8 (Nolan's Trace) west through Leesville and west on LA 8 to the Texas border.

(k) US 84/65 from the Mississippi state line at Vidalia through Winnfield to its intersection with LA 6.

(l) LA 124 from Harrisonburg to its intersection with LA 126 and LA 126 north into Caldwell Parish to existing Scenic Byway of LA 126 in Caldwell Parish.

(60) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 146, §2.

(61) San Bernardo Scenic Byway: (a) LA 30 (old LA 46) from LA 39 (Judge Perez Drive) to LA 46 (Florissant LA).

(62) Wetlands Cultural Trail (formerly known as the Lafourche/Terrebonne Scenic Byway):

(a) LA 1 (Raceland) from a point located 1,120 feet north of Wilson Street, south to LA 655/LA 1 (Raceland, south through Lockport) - Total of 9.82 miles.

(b) LA 1 from the Assumption-Lafourche Parish line to the intersection of LA 3090, including the routing through Thibodaux, Raceland, Lockport, Larose, Cut Off, Galliano, and Golden Meadow, and the elevated portion north of LA 3090.

(c) LA 308 from the Assumption-Lafourche parish line to the intersection of LA 1 north of Golden Meadow, including the routing through Thibodaux, Raceland, Lockport, Larose, Cut Off, and Galliano.

(d) LA 304 from its intersection with LA 308 to the intersection with LA 20.

(e) LA 20 from its intersection with LA 304 to its intersection with LA 307, including its routing through Chackbay.

(f) LA 307 from its intersection with LA 20 to its intersection with LA 182, including its routing through Kraemer.

(g) LA 182 from its intersection with LA 307 to its intersection with LA 308.

(h) LA 20 from its intersection with LA 1 to its intersection with LA 24.

(i) LA 24 from its intersection with LA 20 south of Thibodaux to its intersection with LA 1 in Larose, including its routing through Houma and its East and West one-way pairs.

(j) LA 56 from its intersection with LA 24 east of Houma to its terminus at Cocodrie, including its routing through Chauvin.

(k) LA 57 from its intersection with LA 24 in Houma south to its intersection with LA 56, including its routing through Dulac.

(l) LA 182 from its intersection with LA 24 in Houma to its intersection with LA 20 west of Gibson.

(63) Cane River National Heritage Trail Scenic Byway:

(a) LA 6 beginning at the Washington Front Street to the intersection of Pavie Street and one block south of the intersection of LA 1.

(b) East on Church Street to Keyser Avenue LA 494.

(c) West on Keyser Avenue to the intersection of LA 119.

(d) LA 119/494 to the divergence of the roads at Oakland Plantation Bridge.

(e) LA 119 until its intersection with LA 1.

(f) East at LA 1 towards Derry and continues on LA 1 to its intersection with LA 490 where the road becomes LA1/490.

(g) LA 1/490 to Gilbraith where LA 490 turns north.

(h) LA 1 to Lena.

(i) Beginning at the Allen Exit on I-49 North of Natchitoches traveling west and south along LA 485 to LA 6 and returning east to Natchitoches.

(64) Southern Swamp Byway: The byway corridor runs northeast of Interstate 10, South of Interstate 12 and adjacent to Interstate 55 in Ascension, Livingston, Tangipahoa, and St. John the Baptist parishes of eastern Louisiana for a total of 67 miles. The byway is designated on LA 22 from its intersection with LA 70 at the Ascension Parish Visitor Center to the intersection of LA 22 with US 51-X in Ponchatoula and then south on US 51-X and continuing on US 51 to the Byway's intersection with I-10.

(65) Flyway Byway: The byway corridor runs along Louisiana Highway 99 from its intersection with the west bound ramps of I-10 south to its intersection with Louisiana Highway 14, including its routing through Welsh; Illinois Plant Road from the Jefferson Davis-Cameron Parish line north to its intersection with Louisiana Highway 14; along Louisiana Highway 14 from its intersection with Illinois Plant Road east to the Jefferson Davis-Vermilion Parish line, including its routing through Lake Arthur; along Louisiana Highway 3056 from the Jefferson Davis-Cameron Parish line north to its intersection with Louisiana Highway 14; Louisiana Highway 26 from its intersection with Louisiana Highway 14 north to its intersection with North Frontage Road at the Oil and Gas Park north of I-10, including its routing through Lake Arthur and Jennings; and US Highway 90 from its intersection with Louisiana Highway 99 in Welsh east to its intersection with Louisiana Highway 26 in Jennings including its routing through Roanoke.

(66) Cajun Corridor Byway: all portions in Vermilion and Iberia parishes, LA 14 from its intersection with LA 91 in Gueydan east in Vermilion Parish through Kaplan, Abbeville, Erath, and to its crossing of the Delcambre Canal on the east municipal boundary of Delcambre located in Iberia Parish.

(67) Myths and Legends Byway:

(a) US 165 from its intersection with US 190 in Kinder northeast to its intersection with LA 26 in Oberlin in Allen Parish.

(b) LA 26 from its intersection with US 165 in Oberlin northwest to its intersection with US 171 in Allen and Beauregard parishes.

(c) LA 113 from its intersection with LA 26 north to its intersection with LA 10 in Pitkin including its routing through Sugartown in Beauregard and Vernon parishes.

(d) LA 10 from its intersection with US 165 in Oakdale west to its intersection with US 171 south of Pickering including its routing through Elizabeth, Pitkin, Cravens, and Sandy Hill in Allen and Vernon parishes.

(e) LA 458 from its intersection with LA 10 in Pitkin northwest to its intersection with LA 399 in Fullerton in Vernon Parish.

(f) LA 399 from its intersection with LA 10 northeast to its intersection with Fullerton Lake Road, the entrance to Fullerton Lake Campground and Picnic area, including its routing through Fullerton in Vernon Parish.

(g) US 112 from its intersection with LA 113 in Sugartown west to its intersection with US 171 in Beauregard Parish.

(h) US 171 from its intersection with LA 26 west and north to its intersection with LA 10 south of Pickering including its routing through Deridder and Rosepine in Beauregard and Vernon parishes.

(i) US 190 from its intersection with US 171 in Deridder west to the Louisiana-Texas state border including its routing through Merryville in Beauregard Parish.

(j) LA 111 from its intersection with US 190 north to its intersection with LA 8 in Beauregard and Vernon parishes.

(k) LA 8 from its intersection with LA 111 west to the Louisiana-Texas state border in Vernon Parish.

(68) Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway:

(a) US 90 from its intersection with LA 35 in Rayne west to its intersection with LA 13 in Crowley in Acadia Parish.

(b) LA 35 from its intersection with US 90 in Rayne north to its intersection with LA 95 in Church Point in Acadia Parish.

(c) LA 95 from its intersection with LA 35 southeast to its intersection with LA 178 in Church Point in Acadia Parish.

(d) LA 178 from its intersection with LA 95 in Church Point east to its intersection with LA 182 in Acadia and St. Landry parishes.

(e) LA 13 from its intersection with US 90 in Crowley north to its intersection with US 167 including its routing through Eunice, Pine Prairie, and Turkey Creek in Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes.

(f) LA 370 from its intersection with LA 35 west to its intersection with LA 13 in Acadia Parish.

(g) US 190 from its intersection with LA 105 in Krotz Springs west to its intersection with LA 1157-2 in Basile, including its routing through Port Barre, Opelousas, and Eunice in St. Landry and Evangeline parishes.

(h) LA 1157-2 from its intersection with US 190 north to its intersection with LA 1157-1 in Basile in Evangeline Parish.

(i) LA 3277 from its intersection with US 190 north to its intersection with LA 1157-1 in Basile in Evangeline Parish.

(j) LA 1157-1 from its intersection with LA 3277 west to its intersection with LA 1157-2 in Basile in Evangeline Parish.

(k) LA 182 from its intersection with LA 93 in Sunset west and north to its intersection with LA 103 in Washington including its routing through Opelousas in St. Landry Parish.

(l) LA 93 from its intersection with LA 31 in Arnaudville west to its intersection with LA 182 in Sunset including its routing through Grand Coteau in St. Martin and St. Landry parishes.

(m) LA 31 from its intersection with LA 93 in Arnaudville north to its intersection with LA 103 in Leonville in St. Martin and St. Landry parishes.

(n) LA 103 from its intersection with LA 31 in Leonville north to its intersection with LA 741 in Port Barre in St. Landry Parish.

(o) LA 758 from its intersection with US 190 north to its intersection with LA 29 in St. Landry and Evangeline parishes.

(p) LA 29 from its intersection with LA 758 northeast to its intersection with LA 1174 in Chataignier in Evangeline Parish.

(q) LA 1174 from its intersection with LA 29 north and east to its intersection again with LA 29 all in Chataignier in Evangeline Parish.

(r) LA 105 from its intersection with US 190 in Krotz Springs north to its intersection with LA 10 in Melville in St. Landry Parish.

(s) LA 10 from its intersection with LA 105 in Melville west and south to its intersection with LA 10 in Washington including its routing through Palmetto in St. Landry Parish.

(t) US 167 from its intersection with I-49 west and north to its intersection with LA 3042 in Ville Platte in St. Landry and Evangeline parishes.

(u) LA 3042 from its intersection with US 167 in Ville Platte north to its intersection with LA 106 in Evangeline Parish.

(v) LA 106 from its intersection with I-49 west to its intersection with US 167 in Avoyelles and Evangeline parishes.

(w) US 167 from its intersection with LA 106 northwest and north to its intersection with I-49 including its routing through Turkey Creek in Rapides and Evangeline parishes.

(x) LA 3187 from its intersection with LA 13 west and north to the entrance of Crooked Creek Recreation Area in Evangeline Parish.

(69) Zachary Taylor Parkway - Louisiana's Military History Byway:

(a) LA 10 from the Mississippi state line west through Washington, Tangipahoa, St. Helena, and East Feliciana Parishes.

(b) LA 10 from the West Feliciana Parish line west to the intersection with LA 10 and LA 61.

(c) LA 61 south to the intersection of LA 61 and LA 10 at the John James Audubon Bridge.

(d) LA 10 west continuing over the John James Audubon Bridge into Pointe Coupee Parish to the intersection of LA 10 and LA 1.

(e) LA 1 west through Avoyelles Parish to the intersection of LA 1 and Broadway Avenue in Rapides Parish.

(f) South of Broadway Avenue to the intersection of Broadway and Interstate 49.

Acts 1991, No. 588, §1; Acts 1992, No. 230, §1. Acts 1993, No. 216, §1; Acts 1993, No. 221, §1; Acts 1993, No. 272, §1; Acts 1995, No. 244, §1; Acts 1995, No. 741, §1; Acts 1997, No. 71, §1; Acts 1999, No. 709, §3; Acts 2003, No. 287, §§1 and 2; Acts 2010, No. 311, §1; Acts 2011, No. 206, §1; Acts 2012, No. 513, §1; Acts 2014, No. 150, §1; Acts 2014, No. 218, §§1, 2; Acts 2014, No. 290, §2, eff. May 28, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 146, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:29 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 29
Interference with marks or buoys
Status: in_force

No person shall injure, mutilate, destroy, interfere with, or remove any marks or buoys located, placed, anchored, or moored by the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof in any state-owned waterway. Whoever violates this provision shall be subject to the penalties imposed for a class three violation. The provisions of this Section shall only apply when the marks or buoys are properly marked to show that they belong to the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Acts 1993, No. 93, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 13
Placing of advertising signs on state-owned property
Status: in_force

The commission may authorize the placement, erection, and maintenance of advertising and sponsorship signs on immovable property, improvements on immovable property, vehicles, vessels, and assets of the department. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2015, No. 313, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1863 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1863
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Part, the following words shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context shall otherwise require:

(1) "Dedicate" shall mean the transfer to the department of any real right or interest in any natural area to be held for the people of Louisiana in a manner consistent with the provisions, intent, and purposes of this Part.

(2) "Department" shall mean the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

(3) "Natural area" shall mean an area of land, water, or air, or combination thereof, which contains an element of the state's natural diversity, including, but not limited to, individual plant or animal life, natural geological areas, unique natural communities, habitats of endangered or threatened species, ecosystems, or any other area of unique ecological, scientific or educational interest.

(4) "Natural area preserve" shall mean a natural area which is voluntarily dedicated.

(5) "Register" shall mean the written or oral agreement between the owner of a natural area and the department for designation of the natural area and for its placement on the register of natural areas by voluntary agreement between the owner of the natural area and the department. The registration of a natural area does not constitute a dedication of the property.

(6) "Register of natural areas" shall mean a listing of natural areas which are being managed by the owner of the natural area according to the rules and regulations of the department.

Acts 1987, No. 324, §1, eff. July 6, 1987.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:80 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 80
Signatory states not precluded from additional restrictions
Status: in_force

Nothing in this compact limits the powers or the proprietary interest of any signatory state or repeals or prevents the enactment of any legislation or the enforcement of any requirement by a signatory state imposing additional conditions and restrictions to conserve its fisheries.

Acts 1981, No. 837, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:336 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 336
Penalty for violation of sport fishing provisions
Status: in_force

A. Whoever violates any of the sport fishing provisions of this Sub-part for which no penalty has been otherwise specifically provided shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 or be imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than sixty days, or both. For a second or subsequent conviction for the same offense, he shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $300 or be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both and any tackle used in violating the law may be disposed of by the commission on order of the court having jurisdiction thereof.

B. Upon conviction for any offense for which a penalty is provided by Subsection A hereof or by any other provision of this Sub-part, and in addition to such penalty, the court may suspend or revoke the offender's hunting and/or fishing license and any or all privileges to hunt or to fish in this state that may be granted under any law or color of law whenever, in the judgment of the court, the circumstances warrant suspension or revocation, and in such case the suspension or revocation shall be for a period not to exceed the period for which the license was issued plus one year thereafter.

Acts 1974, No. 223, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:305.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 305.7
Rod and reel gear license eligibility; class three or greater violations; prohibitions
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, after April 29, 1998, any person convicted of a fishery-related class three or greater violation shall not be eligible to hold a commercial rod and reel gear license for a period of two years from the date of conviction. Upon a second conviction of such person for a fishery-related class three or greater violation, the period of ineligibility to hold a commercial rod and reel gear license shall be five years from the date of conviction. Upon a third and subsequent conviction of such person for a fishery-related class three or greater violation, the period of ineligibility to hold a commercial rod and reel gear license shall be ten years from the date of conviction.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 54, §1, eff. April 29, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:2026 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 2026
Commission; officers; meetings; reports
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall elect from its own members a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the commission, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.

B. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them or on the written request of four members. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

C. Meetings of the commission shall take place in a suitable location in the parish of Terrebonne.

D. The commission shall render annually to the governing authority of the parish of Terrebonne, within ninety days following the end of each calendar year, a report in triplicate of its activities, together with a financial report disclosing all receipts and disbursements of the commission.

Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:435.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 435.1
Sabine Lake; prohibition on harvesting of oysters
Status: in_force

Oyster harvesting in Sabine Lake shall be prohibited.

Acts 1984, No. 402, §1; Acts 1986, No. 904, §§3, 4; Acts 1987, No. 559, §1; HCR No. 2, 1988 1st Ex. Sess.; SCR No. 3, 1988 1st Ex. Sess.; Acts 1988, No. 256, §1; Acts 1991, No. 900, §1; Acts 1992, No. 109, §1; Acts 2004, No. 479, §§1, 2; Acts 2006, No. 398, §1; Acts 2016, No. 133, §1; Acts 2017, No. 259, §1; Acts 2018, No. 159, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1948.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1948.12
Board of commissioners
Status: in_force

A.(1) The commission shall be a board of nine members as follows:

(a) The lieutenant governor or his designee.

(b) The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development or his designee.

(c) The secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism or his designee.

(d) The assistant secretary of the office of state parks or his designee.

(e) The assistant secretary of the office of tourism or his designee.

(f) The assistant secretary of the office of cultural development or his designee.

(g) The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works or his designee.

(h) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works or his designee.

(i) The Department of Transportation and Development highway construction/maintenance manager or his designee.

(2) The lieutenant governor or his designee shall serve as the chairman of the commission.

B. A majority of the membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

C. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern the scheduling and conduct of its meetings.

D. The commission may appoint a Louisiana Byways Program coordinator to oversee the operations of the commission as provided in R.S. 56:1948.13 and an additional program employee. The program coordinator and the additional program employee shall constitute the two positions for which provision is made in Article X, Section 2(B)(7) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 2003, No. 999, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:255 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 255
Alligator records; inspections
Status: in_force

A. Every resident or nonresident buyer and every resident or nonresident dealer shall keep within the state a complete record on forms procured from or approved by the department of all purchases and sales made by him of whole alligators and alligator hides and skins, showing the number and kinds that were bought and sold, from whom purchased and to whom sold, the dates of purchases and sales, and when each purchase was made, giving all information to the department that it may require. All records, books, and memoranda of each resident alligator hunter, resident and nonresident buyer, and resident or nonresident dealer, shall be open at all times to the inspection of the duly authorized officer of the department who may inspect the skins on hand at any time and check and verify the books, records, and reports.

B. Every buyer or dealer having raw, green, undressed alligator hides in his possession shall file with the department within sixty days after the date of purchase, prior to shipping out of state, or prior to tanning, whichever comes first, a complete report, on forms procured from or approved by the department wherein is set forth in detail the number of raw, green, undressed alligator hides, with a detailed description thereof, then owned or held in possession as owner or agent by the person filing the report forms. The report shall contain the names and addresses of the persons from whom the hides were purchased and the place and date of purchase.

C. Violation of this Section constitutes a class three violation.

Acts 1970, No. 550, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 591, §1; Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1981, No. 837, §3; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1; Acts 1982, No. 730, §2; Acts 1990, No. 194, §1, eff. July 2, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 499, §1, eff. June 22, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:578.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 578.4
Advertising, contracts, and sales offices
Status: in_force

The board, with the approval of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, shall plan and conduct a campaign for advertising, publicizing, and promoting the increased consumption of Louisiana seafood, and may contract for any advertising, publicity, and sales promotion services. The board, with the approval of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, is further empowered to take any other action which it deems necessary to promote and to improve the well-being of the commercial seafood industry. The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to carry out any and all contracts entered into by the board.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 890, §1; Acts 2013, No. 228, §2, eff. July 1, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:173 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 173
Transportation of birds or animals killed; tags; sale of carcass
Status: in_force

A. No such animal or bird provided for in this Subpart killed as aforesaid and intended for sale shall be shipped, transported, sold, or offered for sale unless each quarter and each loin of each carcass of the animal and the carcass of each bird, or each consignment of feathers, is tagged with an indestructible tag or seal, to be furnished by the department at cost. The quarters, loins, and carcasses, when tagged as aforesaid, may be possessed, sold, or offered for sale at any time.

B. No person shall sell any portion of or sell the carcass of such animal or bird which shall not at all times have affixed thereto the tag or seal. However, the keeper of a hotel, restaurant, boardinghouse or club, or a retail dealer in meat, may sell portions of a quarter or loin of any such domesticated pheasant, quail, duck, goose or other domesticated wild game bird or domesticated wild waterfowl, tagged or sealed as aforesaid, to a patron or a customer for actual consumption, without a license being required.

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1981, No. 736, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1953 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1953
Louisiana Colonial Trails; requirements; designations
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Colonial Trails is hereby created and shall be composed of the following roads:

(1) El Camino Real

(2) The Texas Road (also called the San Antonio Road)

(3) Nolan's Trace

(4) Red River Stage Road

(5) Harrisonburg Road

(6) Thompson Ferry Road

(7) White Sulphur Springs Road

(8) Walker Ferry Road

(9) Hebrard Ferry Road

(10) Catahoula Lake Road

(11) The Doty Road

(12) Old Texas Road

B. In order to include a road or trail in the Louisiana Colonial Trails system, the road or trail shall be more than ten miles in length, documented by acceptable historical data, and identified on historical maps or by other means, as a route used by a substantial number of travelers during the years from 1803 until approximately 1850 to settle in Louisiana, Texas, and the West, branching from the Natchez Trace at Vidalia, Louisiana, across the Mississippi River from Natchez, Mississippi.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 57, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:40.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 40.1
Liability for value of fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life
Status: in_force

A person who kills, catches, takes, possesses, or injures any fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life in violation of this Title, or a regulation adopted pursuant to this Title, or a federal statute or regulation governing fish and wildlife, or who, through the violation of any other state or federal law or regulation, kills or injures any fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life, is liable to the state for the value of each fish, wild bird, wild quadruped, and other wildlife and aquatic life, unlawfully killed, caught, taken, possessed, or injured.

Acts 1988, No. 169, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:431.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 431.2
Alternative oyster culture; permits
Status: in_force

A. Alternative oyster culture permits.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 3:559.1 through 559.13, R.S. 56:412, 431.1, and 579.1, the department is authorized to issue an alternative oyster culture permit (AOC permit) to a leaseholder holding a valid oyster lease of state water bottoms pursuant to R.S. 56:427 or 428 or to a person owning a water bottom or holding an oyster lease on a privately owned water bottom or a dual-claimed water bottom as defined in R.S. 56:425.1. The area permitted for alternative oyster culture shall not extend beyond the boundaries of an existent lease or ownership of the water bottom.

(2) An AOC permit authorizes the permittee and, upon written authorization by the permittee, any person holding a valid oyster harvester license pursuant to R.S. 56:303.6 and a valid commercial fisherman's license pursuant to R.S. 56:303, to engage in the alternative oyster culture activities specified by the department in the permit on the permitted area. The permittee may engage in such activities on the water bottoms, in the water column, and on the water surface above the water bottoms within the permitted area, to the extent specified by the department in the permit, and in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

(3) The department may issue AOC permits in numbers, locations, sizes, and configurations specified by the department.

(4) An AOC permit shall be transferrable only with and to the extent of any transfer of the lease, and only to the transferee of the lease; however, the permitted leaseholder may authorize any person holding a valid oyster harvester license pursuant to R.S. 56:303.6 and a valid commercial fisherman's license pursuant to R.S. 56:303 to engage in alternative oyster culture activities pursuant to the AOC permit. An AOC permit shall be valid for ten years or until termination of the lease, including any renewal thereof, to which the permit pertains, whichever occurs first. If the lease is renewed pursuant to R.S. 56:428, the AOC permit shall continue in effect until expiration of the ten-year term.

(5) The department shall promulgate, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Section.

B. Application and permitting.

(1) The application for an AOC permit shall be accompanied by an application fee of one hundred dollars. The fee for the permit shall be two dollars per year per acre permitted, not to exceed one thousand dollars per permit per year.

(2) The department shall determine areas that are unsuitable or inappropriate for alternative oyster culture activities due to creation of unreasonable conflicts with other existing or anticipated uses of state waters and water bottoms, including but not limited to integrated coastal protection projects as defined in R.S. 49:214.2. The department shall base all rules, regulations, and decisions regarding AOC permits on any master plan or annual plan issued pursuant to R.S. 49:214.5.3 and any other information and data deemed relevant by the department . The department may grant an AOC permit for a different location, size, or configuration, and for different alternative oyster culture activity than what was requested in the application.

(3) No AOC permit shall authorize alternative oyster culture activities in an area that is any of the following at the time the AOC permit is issued, and any permit that includes such areas is null and void, but only to the extent that it includes such areas:

(a) Designated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a navigable channel or waterway or within fifteen hundred feet of the centerline of such channel or waterway.

(b) Covered by a coastal use permit or drilling permit or within fifteen hundred feet of the outside of the exterior boundaries of an area covered by a coastal use permit or drilling permit.

(c) Designated for dredging, direct placement of dredged or other materials, or other work or activities for the construction or maintenance of a project for integrated coastal protection or within fifteen hundred feet of the outside of the exterior boundaries of an area designated for such dredging, direct placement, or other work or activities.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 222, §2.

(e) Otherwise determined by the department to be unsuitable or inappropriate for alternative oyster culture activities.

(4) No coastal use or drilling permit holder or agent thereof shall be liable to any holder of an AOC permit, any person to whom such permit has been transferred, or any other person authorized by the AOC permit holder to engage in alternative oyster culture activities, for any damage to or loss of equipment or materials used in alternative oyster culture activities within the AOC permit area, or for any damage to or loss of any oysters being grown or cultivated within the AOC permit area as a consequence of alternative oyster culture activities, where both of the following are true:

(a) The coastal use or drilling permit, or any modification to it, was issued prior to the time that the AOC permit was issued.

(b) Such damage arises out of or results from the conduct of any activity authorized by or permitted under the coastal use or drilling permit, except to the extent that the damage or loss arises from violation of any state or federal environmental law or regulation or occurs outside the area of the coastal use permit or drilling permit.

(5) The state of Louisiana, political subdivisions of the state, the United States, and any agency, agent, contractor, or employee thereof shall be held harmless from any claim arising as a result of operations by or for a permittee pursuant to an AOC permit, and the permittee shall indemnify the state of Louisiana, political subdivisions of the state, the United States, and any agency, agent, contractor, or employee thereof against any such claim. Prior to engaging in alternative oyster culture activities pursuant to an AOC permit, the permittee shall have obtained all other local, state, and federal permits necessary for such activity.

(6) The department may specify or impose limitations regarding the equipment and materials authorized to be used for alternative oyster culture activities. All equipment and materials used for alternative oyster culture activities shall, at a minimum, comply with United States Coast Guard regulations and requirements, and with all state and federal fishing laws and regulations. Any equipment and materials used for alternative oyster culture activities authorized pursuant to this Section may be transported or used in compliance with the provisions of this Section.

(7) The department may specify or impose requirements for marking, lighting, or warning devices in relation to alternative oyster culture activities. All areas where such equipment or materials are present on state water bottoms shall be clearly marked. Marking, lighting, and warning devices for alternative oyster culture activities shall, at a minimum, comply with United States Coast Guard regulations and requirements, and with all state and federal fishing laws and regulations.

(8) The department may impose requirements for the permittee to report information or data necessary or appropriate for the department to monitor the activities under the permit or to study such activities and their results.

(9) The department may require a permittee to post a reasonable removal bond in amounts to be determined by the department.

(10) Any AOC permit shall be terminable by the department and shall include language that provides for such termination upon significant or repeated violation of the permit or any applicable statutes, rules, or regulations by the permittee or anyone authorized by the permittee to engage in alternative oyster culture activities on the permitted area.

(11) Permit violations shall be considered a class three violation punishable under the provisions of R.S. 56:33. Theft of or intentionally causing damage to properly permitted alternative oyster culture equipment or to oysters contained in such equipment shall be considered a class four violation punishable under the provisions of R.S. 56:34.

C. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 222, §2.

D. Coastal protection, conservation, or restoration.

(1) The state of Louisiana, political subdivisions of the state, the United States, and any agency, agent, contractor, or employee thereof shall be held harmless from any claims arising under or as a result of the issuance of any AOC permit in relation to diversions of fresh water or sediment, dredging or direct placement of dredged or other materials, any other actions taken for the purpose of integrated coastal protection, or adverse effects on water quality, including but not limited to increased sedimentation or eutrophication or fluctuations in salinity or pH. Any AOC permit granted to any individual or other entity shall include language which shall hold harmless from all such claims the state, political subdivisions of the state, the United States, and any agency, agent, contractor, or employee thereof.

(2) All AOC permits shall be subordinate to the rights or responsibilities of the state, any political subdivision of the state, the United States, or any agency or agent thereof, to take any action in furtherance of integrated coastal protection. For purposes of this Section, "integrated coastal protection" shall have the same meaning as provided for by R.S. 49:214.2.

E. Definitions.

(1) For purposes of this Section, "alternative oyster culture activity" means any on-bottom, off-bottom, or other means of cultivating or growing oysters other than directly on reefs or other water bottoms, including but not limited to the use of on-bottom cages or bags or floating, suspended, or otherwise off-bottom cages or bags, and includes the harvesting of oysters so grown or cultivated.

(2) For purposes of this Section, equipment and materials used for alternative oyster culture activities are excluded from the definition of "fishing gear" provided in R.S. 56:8(57).

Acts 2012, No. 293, §3, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2017, No. 222, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:405 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 405
Use of certain gear in Tchefuncte River and Lake Des Allemands prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

A. The use of seines, nets, webbing or traps of any and all types, including slat traps, for the taking of fish in the Tchefuncte River or its tributaries from its origin in Washington Parish to where it empties into Lake Pontchartrain in the parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana is hereby prohibited.

B. Trawling, skimming, or butterflying north of the Louisiana Highway 631 Bridge at Des Allemands, Louisiana, and in Lake Des Allemands, its streams and tributaries is hereby prohibited.

C. Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 484, §1, eff. July 21, 1982.

D. Violation of this Section constitutes a class two violation and any seines, nets, or webbing used in violation of this law shall be confiscated.

Acts 1974, No. 223, §2. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 837, §3; Acts 2007, No. 296, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1946 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1946
Highland Road; designation
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Part is to designate the Highland Road in East Baton Rouge Parish as an historic road and scenic parkway. It is the intention of the legislature to commemorate the area, once known as the Dutch Highlands, through which runs the Highland Road, as an area settled under Spanish rule, in what was then West Florida, by settlers of predominantly German ancestry, beginning in 1785; being an area bounded on its southerly side by Bayou Fountain; being the first high land along the Mississippi River north of the Gulf of Mexico, which was developed as farm land and plantations; through which the winding, scenic Highland Road began over two hundred years ago to connect the homes of the early settlers with each other, and to provide access to the village of Baton Rouge; and along Highland Road there have endured to the present time homes built late in the eighteenth century and early in the nineteenth century in the distinctive Louisiana manner of cypress half-timbers and bousillage; and which has retained much of its pastoral beauty and residential character.

Acts 1989, No. 467, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:333.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 333.1
Mullet; freshwater areas
Status: in_force

Mullet may be taken commercially by means of hoop nets in the freshwater areas of the state as described in R.S. 56:322(A). The commission in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act shall adopt rules and regulations to regulate the taking of mullet. The rules shall provide for zones, permits, fees, daily take and possession limits, and other provisions necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules promulgated by the commission shall specifically provide the following:

(1) That mullet caught in the freshwater areas of the state shall not be possessed by commercial fishermen in the saltwater areas of the state.

(2) There shall be no lead nets on hoop nets used for the fishing of mullet.

(3) No hoop nets used to catch freshwater mullet shall be run at night.

(4) No mullet shall be possessed in the freshwater areas of the state between the hours of official sunset and official sunrise.

Acts 1999, No. 838, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:571 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 571
Underutilized species; policy and purpose; permits; fees; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. Recognizing the value of the seafood industry to the economy of the state of Louisiana, recognizing that the seafood industry employs hundreds of Louisiana citizens, thereby decreasing unemployment and the burden unemployment places on the state fisc, and further recognizing that the commercial fishing industry is in danger of collapsing as an industry due to escalating fuel prices, governmental regulations which have increased competition for limited state resources from non-Louisiana residents, and from rising costs of labor, fishing gear, and supplies, it is the policy and purpose of this Subpart to provide every method of encouragement and assistance to the commercial fishermen of the state of Louisiana, to protect a culture and heritage that is unique to Louisiana, to prevent unemployment of Louisiana citizens, to assure adequate food for Louisiana citizens, and to provide for economic stability in those areas of Louisiana so dependent on the seafood industry. To that end, the state shall foster and encourage its seafood industries.

B. The secretary of the department may issue permits to persons who are interested in the development of new fisheries designed to harvest underutilized species and to persons who are interested in the development of new gear and equipment to harvest fish and other aquatic species inside all fresh water and all salt water areas of the state. Permits issued pursuant to this Subsection shall be limited in duration to one year and shall be subject to monitoring, review, and suspension or revocation for cause by the secretary.

C. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations according to the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act as set forth in Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be submitted to and approved by the respective legislative standing committees on natural resources and shall assess reasonable administrative fees for the issuance of permits and tags for equipment and gear.

D. Violation of any of the provisions of this Section constitutes a class 2-B violation.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 331, §1; Acts 1980, No. 834, §1; Acts 1981, No. 478, §1; Acts 1983, No. 712, §1; Acts 1992, No. 528, §1, eff. June 29, 1992; Acts 2021, No. 241, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:2031 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 2031
Securities
Status: in_force

Bonds, certificates, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under this Chapter are deemed to be securities of public entities within the meaning of Chapters 13 and 13-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and shall be subject to defeasance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may be refunded in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 14-A and 15 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may also be issued as short-term revenue notes of a public entity under Chapter 15-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 1991, No. 179, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:699.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 699.4
Penalty provision
Status: in_force

Violation of any provision in this Part or of any commission rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Part shall constitute a class one violation.

Acts 1993, No. 80, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:3000 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 3000
Recreational license requirements; definitions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any person eighteen years of age or older engaged in an activity that involves hunting, fishing, or accessing property owned by the department for which a license is required shall have in their immediate possession a valid, original license, or an effective license number, together with a form of personal identification, and shall show such license and identification upon request to a duly authorized agent of the department.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, any person younger than eighteen years of age engaged in an activity that necessitates the use of deer tags or turkey tags, or involves participation in a youth lottery hunt shall have in their immediate possession a valid, original youth license and shall show such license upon request to a duly authorized agent of the department.

B. Licenses issued pursuant to this Part shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance. In the case where an additional license or permit is required for a specific activity or for the taking or possession of certain species of wildlife or fisheries resources, the basic or prerequisite license must be valid in order for the additional license to be valid. No license shall be assigned or transferred to, or used by, any person other than the individual to whom the license was issued.

C. Any license found in the possession of a person other than the person to whom the license was issued shall be confiscated by an officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this Part and shall be delivered to the department for cancellation. Any license confiscated under the provisions of this Section shall be considered void. Any violation of this Subsection shall constitute a class three violation punishable as provided in R.S. 56:33.

D. Each license shall be effective only during the open season for the particular species of wildlife or fisheries resource authorized to be taken under the provisions of the license.

E.(1) No resident license may be issued until valid proof of Louisiana residency has been provided by the applicant. Residents shall meet the residency requirements specified in R.S. 56:8 for bona fide residents.

(2) The issuance of a license is conditional upon validation of all information on the application. If the department finds any material misstatement of fact regarding the residency of the applicant, the license shall be void and shall be immediately surrendered to an agent of the department.

F. In addition to a person who qualifies as a resident of Louisiana, the following people qualify for resident licenses:

(1) Any person who possesses a military identification card that signifies that he is currently on active military duty with any one of the armed forces of the United States, including the National Guard, or the spouse or dependent of such person, may be issued a license for hunting or recreational fishing in Louisiana after payment of the same fee as that required of Louisiana residents for that same license. Any license purchased under the provisions of this Subsection shall be valid only during that time when the person is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States. In addition, the provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to the purchase of lifetime licenses. The military identification card or dependent card and the appropriate license must be on the licensee's person at all times when he is engaged in hunting or fishing activities.

(2) A nonresident full-time student who is enrolled in a Louisiana public or private high school or an accredited college or university that has a physical campus in the state of Louisiana may purchase a resident license. The applicant shall show a valid identification card issued by the high school, college, or university indicating current full-time status and, when engaged in the activity authorized by the license, must have both the license and the school identification card on his person.

(3) Any person who was born in Louisiana and who possesses a valid Louisiana birth certificate may purchase a nonresident temporary hunting and fishing license that is valid for ten consecutive days for the cost of an annual resident license conveying an equivalent privilege.

(4) Any person who has been awarded a Purple Heart may be issued an annual hunting and fishing license at the resident rate. The applicant must provide identification and proof of eligibility satisfactory to the department.

(5) Any honorably discharged member of the United States Armed Forces or National Guard who either enlisted for service while residing in Louisiana or was discharged from service while residing in Louisiana may be issued an annual hunting and fishing license at the resident rate. The applicant must provide identification and proof of eligibility satisfactory to the department. In addition to any other documentation accepted by the department as satisfactory proof of military service, government-issued separation and discharge documentation, such as a DD-214 or NGB-22, showing enlistment or discharge in the state of Louisiana shall be considered satisfactory proof of eligibility under this Paragraph.

G. The following seniors and retired or honorably discharged members of the United States Armed Forces qualify for a Senior/Retired Military/Honorably Discharged Veteran Hunting and Fishing license:

(1) Seniors:

(a) A resident who reaches age sixty prior to June 1, 2000, may obtain an annual license for no cost.

(b) A resident who reaches age sixty between June 1, 2000, and May 31, 2022, may obtain an annual license for the cost of five dollars.

(c) A resident who reaches age sixty-five on or after June 1, 2027, may obtain an annual license for the cost of twenty dollars.

(2) Retired or honorably discharged members of the United States Armed Forces:

(a) Any person who is a retired member of the United States Armed Forces, including the Louisiana Army National Guard or the Louisiana Air National Guard, and was either born in Louisiana or is a bona fide resident of Louisiana.

(b) Any bona fide resident who is an honorably discharged member of the United States Armed Forces, including the Louisiana Army National Guard or the Louisiana Air National Guard.

(c) The applicant must provide identification and proof of eligibility satisfactory to the department. In addition to any other documentation accepted by the department as satisfactory proof of military service, government-issued separation and discharge documentation, such as a DD-214 or NGB-22, shall be considered satisfactory proof of eligibility pursuant to this Paragraph.

H. Upon identification and proof of disability satisfactory to the department, the following people may be issued a Disabled/Special Needs Hunting and Fishing license:

(1) A person who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces, including the Louisiana Army National Guard or the Louisiana Air National Guard, having a permanent service connected disability classification of fifty percent or more.

(2) A resident who is blind, paraplegic, or is a single or multiple amputee, or is required to use one or more artificial limbs or permanent braces for mobility as a result of a permanent and total disability.

(3) A resident who is totally and permanently disabled and receiving a disability benefit from the federal social security system or a disability retirement income from a retirement system whose members are exempt from federal social security, either pursuant to the Railroad Retirement Insurance Act, 45 U.S.C. 231, or because they are employees of a state or a political subdivision of the state that has not voluntarily agreed to participate in federal social security under 42 U.S.C. 418.

(4) Any resident of Louisiana who is the surviving spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces, including the Louisiana Army National Guard or the Louisiana Air National Guard, who was killed in action while in a combat zone, upon showing identification and documentation satisfactory to the department.

I. Any nonpublic authorized issuing agent that issues any license under the provisions of this Subpart may retain an amount not to exceed fifty cents of the fee collected from the sale of each resident and active duty military license issued and an amount not to exceed one dollar from the sale of each nonresident license issued. The amount to be retained shall be promulgated by the commission.

J.(1) The secretary may exempt for good cause persons or groups of people from the license fee requirements of this Part. Such exemption shall be in the form of a letter of permit from the secretary. The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations that establish the criteria for such exemptions and that otherwise implement the provisions of this Subsection.

(2) The secretary may, in his discretion and upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, issue to accredited representatives of any public park, museum, educational or scientific institution, or of the federal government or any state government, recognized scientist, representative of the entertainment industry or to any other responsible person a permit to take, possess, and transport at any time within and from this state wild birds or the plumage, skins, nests, eggs, or young thereof and wild quadrupeds, the skins or young thereof; if the secretary is satisfied that they are to be taken or possessed for scientific, educational, experimental, entertainment industry, or breeding purposes only and are not to be sold or otherwise disposed of by the permittee for profit, and if the permittee obligates himself to deliver to the secretary within sixty days after taking, and in any event before the removal thereof from the state, a detailed descriptive inventory of the wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other things taken under the permit.

K.(1)(a) The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall give the widest possible dissemination to the anatomical donation program relating to all organs and tissues and shall make whatever provisions are feasible and desirable, through its recreational licensing apparatus, to enable persons desiring to make such anatomical donations to confirm their desires and intentions through the use of suitable documents. Additionally, any recreational fishing license or hunting license issued by the department shall contain an indication thereon whether the named applicant has elected to make an anatomical gift pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or R.S. 17:2351 et seq., with an indication made by placing an "X" in the box adjacent to the term "anatomical gift".

(b) For recreational fishing license or hunting license applicants who wish to indicate a donor special wish or limitation, instructions for doing so shall be made available to the applicant.

(2) Any applicant who has not yet made an election to be an organ and tissue donor shall be asked at the time of application if the applicant would like to make an anatomical gift. The applicant may elect to make an anatomical gift as part of the Louisiana Donor Registry.

(3) An anatomical gift made pursuant to this Subsection may be revoked as provided in R.S. 17:2351 et seq.

(4) The state or any of its agencies, departments, or political subdivisions shall not be liable in damages or otherwise for any removal or use of any anatomical gift made pursuant to this Subsection.

(5) The attending physician and the hospital where an anatomical gift is made or was to be made shall not be liable for the removal, use, or the failure to remove or use any anatomical gift made pursuant to this Subsection.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, the document of donation and the donation shall be made pursuant to R.S. 17:2351 et seq.

Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 229, §1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 348, §3; Acts 2025, No. 321, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:320 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 320
Methods of taking freshwater or saltwater fish
Status: in_force

A.(1) Freshwater and saltwater recreational fish may be taken by means of rod, fishing pole, hook and line, trolling line, handline, bait casting, fly casting apparatus, crawfish nets, by use of devices known as yo-yos or trigger devices, bow and arrow, recreational hoop nets, recreational wire nets, recreational slat traps, standard spearing equipment used by a skin diver sport fishing in saltwater or freshwater when submerged in the water, recreational pipes, recreational buckets, recreational drums, recreational tires, and recreational cans, and by no other means except a barbless spear or a multi-pronged barbed gig that may be used in saltwater for taking flounder. Recreational wire nets and recreational hoop nets authorized for use under the provisions of this Section shall be used only in the geographical areas of the state designated as freshwater under the provisions of R.S. 56:322.

(2) However, skin divers fishing for recreational purposes in fresh water, when submerged in the water and using standard spearing equipment, or any person using a bow and arrow, or any person using or possessing nets or traps, including recreational hoop nets, recreational slat traps, recreational pipes, recreational buckets, recreational drums, recreational tires, and recreational cans, may not take or possess any game fish as defined in R.S. 56:8 except red drum may be taken using a bow and arrow or by skin divers using standard spearing equipment fishing for recreational purposes while submerged in water.

(3) However, notwithstanding Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, and any other provision of law to the contrary, bream of any species may be taken when fishing for sport in freshwater by using a minnow trap that does not exceed twenty-four inches in length and having a throat no larger than one inch by three inches for noncommercial bait purposes.

(4) Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 5, §2.

(5) Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 111, §1.

B.(1) Commercial finfish may be taken with pole, line, the device known as a yo-yo, the device known as a trigger device, handline, with any trotline wherein hooks are not less than twenty-four inches apart, approved slat traps, cans and minnow traps, with legal seines and nets, with bows and arrows, or by any skin diver in salt water or fresh water, when submerged in water and using standard spearing equipment, and by no other means except as provided in Subsection C of this Section. In the saltwater areas of the state as defined in R.S. 56:322(A) and (B), commercial finfish may be taken by means of rod and reel. However, eel may be taken for commercial purposes using eel pots and other legal gear as provided herein. Violation of this Paragraph constitutes a class three violation.

(2) Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 543, §3.

(3) Crabs or stone crabs may be taken with any legal crab trap, crab dropnet, trawl, skimmer net, butterfly net, hoop net, trotline, handline, bushline, dip net, or cast net. A dredge shall not be used for the intentional taking of crabs. Crab traps located in areas north of the northern bank of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of Louisiana Highway 70 and those areas located on the eastern side of the Mississippi River and inland from the saltwater line are not required to be marked with a float and float line, unless the trap is placed in a lake.

C.(1) No person shall take or possess fish taken by means of spears, poisons, stupefying substances or devices, explosives, guns, tree-topping devices, lead nets, except as provided in R.S. 56:329(B), electricity, or any instrument or device capable of producing an electric current used in shocking the fish; except a barbless spear or a multi-pronged barbed gig that may be used in salt water for taking flounder. No person shall take or possess game fish taken by means of snagging devices, not including bow and arrow. Catfish may be taken by means of snagging devices and hand-grabbing. Garfish may be taken by means of spears and bows and arrows. It shall be unlawful to possess any of the prohibited instruments, weapons, substances, or devices set out in this Subsection with the intent to take fish in violation of the provisions of this Section.

(2) No person shall use or deploy within the state territorial waters bandit gear or longline gear. A person may possess bandit gear or longline gear aboard a vessel within state territorial waters so long as such gear is not in use or deployed to take fish. No person shall possess fish taken within the state territorial waters using bandit gear or longline gear.

D. The commission may provide by rule or regulation that no seines or gill nets authorized for use in taking fish from the waters of the state of Louisiana shall be left unattended, except as otherwise provided by this Title.

E. The commission may provide by rule and regulation for the taking of game fish with scuba gear, consistent with and in addition to other provisions of law as provided in this Section.

F. Each gill net or trammel net used to take freshwater commercial fish shall be marked with two waterproof tags with the name and license number of the fisherman legibly printed thereon, such tags to be placed at each end of the net. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations to establish a marking system for nets used in freshwater areas of the state sufficient to enable the department's agents to clearly identify unattended nets, as defined in R.S. 56:8, including the name and license number of the owner of such nets, and sufficient to enforce all laws relative to such nets. Violation of this Subsection constitutes a class three violation.

G. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or employ any aircraft including fixed wing aircraft, dirigibles, balloons, helicopters, or any other form of aerial surveillance in the airspace of this state to assist in the taking of finfish except in the fisheries of menhaden and herring-like fish as defined in Title 76, Section 311 of the Louisiana Administrative Code. Any aircraft, boat, or vessel and equipment utilized in the taking of finfish and any fish taken or possessed, except in the fisheries of menhaden and other herring-like fish, contrary to the provisions of this Subsection shall be subject to confiscation. Violation of this Subsection constitutes a class 5-A violation.

H. Violations of Subsection C of this Section and the taking of freshwater and saltwater gamefish by illegal methods shall constitute a class four violation.

I.(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally use or employ any net to encircle a vessel or to otherwise knowingly and intentionally use or employ any vessel or fishing gear to interfere with the lawful fishing of another.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally use or employ any vessel or recreational gear to interfere with the lawful commercial fishing of another.

(3) A violation of the provisions of this Subsection shall constitute a class two violation, R.S. 56:32.

Acts 1974, No. 36, §1; Acts 1974, No. 223, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 79, §1; Acts 1979, No. 278, §1; Acts 1979, No. 547, §1; Acts 1982, No 318, §1; Acts 1984, No. 323, §1; Acts 1984, No. 516, §1; Acts 1984, No. 706, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 114, §1; Acts 1986, No. 904, §3; Acts 1988, No. 711, §1; Acts 1988, No. 36, §1; Acts 1990, No. 372, §1, eff. July 10, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 545, §1; Acts 1990, No. 794, §1; Acts 1991, No. 270, §1; Acts 1991, No. 698, §1; Acts 1991, No. 859, §1; Acts 1991, No. 886, §1; Acts 1992, No. 50, §1; Acts 1992, No. 52, §1; Acts 1992, No. 528, §1, eff. June 29, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 62, §1; Acts 1995, No. 362, §1; Acts 1995, No. 543, §§2, 3; Acts 1995, No. 956, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1316, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1181, §1; Acts 1999, No. 5, §§1, 2; Acts 1999, No. 1170, §1; Acts 2001, No. 30, §1, eff. May 24, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 149, §1; Acts 2004, No. 240, §1; Acts 2004, No. 460, §1; Acts 2004, No. 825, §1; Acts 2005, No. 371, §1; Acts 2006, No. 111, §1; Acts 2007, No. 296, §1; Acts 2008, No. 23, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 220, §12, eff. June 14, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 223, §1; Acts 2010, No. 746, §1; Acts 2022, No. 214, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:325.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 325.1
Size and possession limits; recreational saltwater finfish; penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission may set by rule, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, daily take, and possession, and size limits for saltwater finfish caught recreationally in Louisiana territorial waters, based on biological and technical data. Aquaculturally raised fish as provided in R.S. 56:411 et seq. shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section.

(2) With respect to red drum, southern flounder, and spotted sea trout specifically, and until such time as the commission establishes daily take and possession limits for these species in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the following shall be the legal take, daily bag, and possession limits:

(a) Red drum -- five fish daily.

(b) Spotted sea trout -- twenty-five fish daily.

(c) Southern flounder -- ten fish for each consecutive day on the water.

(3)(a) A recreational saltwater fisherman in possession of a valid basic and saltwater license or an equivalent license that grants both basic fishing and saltwater fishing privileges may possess twice the daily bag limit of red drum and spotted sea trout; however, no person shall be in possession of over the daily bag limit while fishing or while on the water, unless such recreational saltwater fisherman is aboard a trawler engaged in commercial fishing for a consecutive period of longer than twenty-five hours.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph and R.S. 56:325.2(A) and (B), a fisherman who holds and is in possession of a valid recreational fishing license and can demonstrate to the department's satisfaction use of a boat launch located south of U.S. Highway 90 and that the fisherman has been actively on the water or at a remote camp that can be accessed only by water for two days or more may possess up to the possession limit of filleted red drum, spotted sea trout, and Southern flounder. The filleted fish shall have sufficient skin remaining on the fillet to allow for identification of the species and shall be segregated by species into plastic bags or plastic containers that are marked by species to allow easy identification, the date caught, and the name and license number of the person who took the fish. The allowable size of fillets shall be set by the commission. The fish shall be in the possession only of the person who took the fish. However, no fisherman shall be actively fishing or engaged in fishing while in possession of more than the daily take limit.

(4) The possession limit for red drum and spotted sea trout taken south of U.S. Highway 90 shall be three times the daily take limit when the fisherman holds and is in possession of a valid recreational fishing license and can show a landing receipt from a public boat launch located south of U.S. Highway 90 that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the fisherman has been actively on the water or at a remote camp that can be accessed only by water for two days or more. The fish shall be kept whole or whole gutted in separate bags for each species of fish. The bags shall be marked with the date the fish were taken, the species, the number of fish contained in the bag, and the name and license number of the person taking the fish. The fish shall only be in the possession of the person who took the fish. However, no fisherman shall be actively fishing or engaged in fishing while in possession of more than the daily take limit.

B. No saltwater sport fisherman shall take or possess at any one time in the Louisiana territorial waters extending to the outermost boundary limit of the Federal Exclusive Economic Zone any red drum, southern flounder, or spotted sea trout under the prescribed minimum size nor over the maximum prescribed size and daily bag limit. Any red drum, southern flounder, or spotted sea trout under the minimum prescribed size or over the maximum prescribed size and daily bag limit shall be returned immediately to the waters from which taken without avoidable injury. Until such time as the commission establishes legal size, daily bag and possession limits for the red drum, southern flounder, and spotted sea trout in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the following are the legal size, daily bag and possession limits for red drum, southern flounder, and spotted sea trout:

(1) The minimum size for red drum is sixteen inches in total length when measured with the mouth closed.

(2) The maximum size for red drum is twenty-seven inches in total length when measured with the mouth closed. However, no person shall have in possession while fishing, or while on the water, more than one red drum which, when whole, is or was over the prescribed maximum size of twenty-seven inches total length overall when measured with the mouth closed. Additionally, no person shall have in his possession at any one time more than two red drum or parts of more than two red drum, which, when whole, are or were over the prescribed maximum size of twenty-seven inches total length overall when measured with the mouth closed.

(3) The minimum size for spotted sea trout is twelve inches total length when measured with the mouth closed.

C.(1) Violation of this Section constitutes a class two violation. However, if the take or possession limit as provided in Subparagraphs (A)(2)(a) or (b) or Paragraphs (A)(3) or (4) of this Section or any such take or possession limit set by the commission is exceeded by one hundred percent or more the violation shall be a class four violation.

(2) In addition to the penalties provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the following penalties shall apply:

(a) Violation of Subparagraph (A)(2)(a) or Paragraphs (A)(3) or (4) of this Section for red drum or Paragraph (B)(1) of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars per fish under sixteen inches in total length or over the limit of five, or in violation of such minimum size and take and possession limits as may be established by the commission.

(b) Violation of Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of one hundred fifty dollars per fish exceeding twenty-seven inches in total length or such maximum size limit as may be established by the commission.

(c) Violation of Subparagraph (A)(2)(b) or Paragraphs (A)(3) or (4) of this Section for spotted sea trout or Paragraph (B)(3) of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars per fish under twelve inches in total length or over the limit of twenty-five or in violation of such minimum size and take and possession limits as may be established by the commission.

(d) Any violation of Subsection A or B of this Section shall, in addition to any applicable fines, also be punishable by revocation of any and all fishing privileges from licenses held by the violator for the period for which they were issued and one year thereafter.

(e) The fines collected from the penalties imposed under the provisions of this Paragraph shall be collected by the court of competent jurisdiction and remitted to the state treasury to be deposited to the credit of the conservation fund of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 653, §3, eff. April 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 837, §3; Acts 1984, No. 278, §1; Acts 1986, No. 613, §1; Acts 1987, No. 383, §1; Acts 1988, No. 889, §1, eff. July 21, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 55, §1; Acts 1990, No. 434, §1; Acts 1991, No. 157, §1, eff. July 2, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 855, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1352, §1; Acts 2018, No. 40, §1, eff. May 10, 2018; Acts 2018, No. 462, §1; Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 36, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:425 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 425
Lease of water bottoms; stipulations; boundary disputes
Status: in_force

A. The secretary may lease to any resident, any firm composed of residents, or any corporation domiciled in or organized under the laws of this state any state-owned water bottoms and natural reefs in the water bottoms of this state under the limitations stipulated or authorized in this Subpart. No lease shall be granted until a reasonable investigation into the question of ownership is complete and, based on the findings, a determination is made that the state owns the water bottoms to be leased. Any lease for the taking of oysters granted by the secretary prior to June 15, 2006 which affects privately owned water bottoms shall be subordinate to the rights of the private landowner or recorded land title owner effective on that date.

B. All leases and renewals of leases made under the provisions of this Subpart shall stipulate as a matter of contract that the lessee will operate both under the laws of this state and the rules and regulations of the department.

C. The secretary may make such stipulations in the leases made by him as he deems necessary and proper to develop the industry; however, these stipulations must be consistent with the provisions of this Subpart. The secretary may also make such stipulations as he deems necessary and proper in relation to coastal protection, conservation, or restoration.

D. The department may fully settle all disputes as to boundaries between lessees of bedding grounds, subject to appeal to any court of competent jurisdiction.

E. No lease shall be granted for any water bottom for which any lease was previously acquired by the state for integrated coastal protection, unless the executive director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority determines that leasing would otherwise be appropriate under the provisions of this Subpart and the executive director of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority affirms that the water bottom is not necessary for integrated coastal protection. Unless this determination has been made prior to issuance of the lease, a lease of water bottom for which a lease was previously acquired shall be null and void for such water bottom and shall be of no force or effect. No person shall have any claim against the state of Louisiana, its political subdivisions, the United States, or any agency, agent, contractor, or employee thereof or any other person in relation to the nullity of such lease.

F. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority shall determine areas of the coast where buffer zones between oyster leases and the shoreline may be necessary to protect sensitive and eroding coastal lands. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority shall review each application for an oyster lease or renewal or expansion of an oyster lease to determine if the water bottom applied for is located in an area where a buffer zone may be necessary and shall delineate the extent of the buffer zone necessary for each application.

Acts 1981, No. 925, §1; Acts 1987, No. 458, §1; Acts 1987, No. 809, §1; Acts 2006, No. 425, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 523, §4, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2016, No. 430, §7; Acts 2016, No. 595, §1, eff. July 1, 2016.

NOTE: See Act 595 of the 2016 Regular Session, §2, for details of moratorium lifting procedure.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:696 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 696
Amount of additional salary
Status: in_force

Every regularly commissioned wildlife officer employed by the enforcement division of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall be paid by the state additional salary in the amount of two hundred sixty dollars per month, provided that funds are available. The salary provided for by this Section shall be in addition and supplemental to any uniform state civil service pay plan. In the event that supplemental pay for deputy sheriffs is increased, then supplemental pay for wildlife enforcement officers shall be increased in the same amount, provided that funds are available.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 314, §1, eff. July 17, 1975. Acts 1983, No. 243, §1.

{{NOTE: CONTINGENT REPEAL - SEE NOTE FOLLOWING §695.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:578.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 578.13
Labeling of "crawfish"
Status: in_force

A. No product labeled "crawfish" may be sold in Louisiana unless it consists of, or is derived from, the red swamp crawfish (Procambarus clarkii) , the white river crawfish (Procambarus zonangulus) , or Louisiana pond-raised crawfish.

B. Any violation of the labeling requirements shall subject the distributor or packager to the penalties provided in R.S. 56:578.10(B).

Acts 2001, No. 200, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1931 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 1931
Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program; fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby established within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries the Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program for the purpose of providing funding for outdoor conservation projects in the state. The administration of the program and the conservation projects selected for funding under the program shall be funded by the Louisiana Outdoors Forever Fund as provided for in R.S. 56:10(B)(17).

Acts 2022, No. 714, §2, eff. June 18, 2022.

NOTE: Pursuant to R.S. 56:1936, the Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program terminates July 1, 2033.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.27 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 69.27
Compact administrator procedures
Status: in_force

A. A board of compact administrators is established to:

(1) Administer the provisions of this compact.

(2) Serve as a governing body for the resolution of all matters relating to the operation of the Wildlife Violator Compact.

B. The board shall be composed of one representative, to be known as the "compact administrator" from each of the participating states.

C. A compact administrator shall be an enforcement agent appointed by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

D. A compact administrator may provide for the discharge of his duties and the performance of his functions by an alternate.

E. An alternate shall not be entitled to serve unless written notification of his identity has been given to the board of compact administrators.

F. Each member of the board of compact administrators shall be entitled to one vote.

G. An action of the board of compact administrators shall not be binding unless taken at a meeting at which a majority of the total number of the board's votes is cast in favor thereof.

H. Action by the board of compact administrators shall be taken only at a meeting at which a majority of the participating states are represented.

I. The board of compact administrators shall elect annually from its membership a chairman and vice chairman.

J. The board of compact administrators shall adopt bylaws not inconsistent with the provisions of the Wildlife Violator Compact or the laws of a participating state for the conduct of its business and shall have the power to amend and rescind its bylaws.

K. The board of compact administrators may accept for its purposes and functions under the Wildlife Violator Compact donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, conditional or otherwise, from any state, the United States, or a governmental agency, and may receive, use, and dispose of the donations and grants.

L. The board of compact administrators may contract with or accept services or personnel from a governmental or intergovernmental agency, individual, firm, corporation, or a private nonprofit organization or institution.

M. The board of compact administrators shall formulate all necessary procedures and develop uniform forms and documents for administering the provisions of the Wildlife Violator Compact. All procedures and forms adopted pursuant to board action shall be contained in a compact manual.

Acts 2008, No. 363, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:432 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 432
Territorial limitations
Status: in_force

No person, partnership, or corporation shall lease more than two thousand five hundred acres of water bottoms. Whoever leases more than the allotted amount of water bottoms forfeits, after due trial by competent court, all leases held by him on any water bottoms of the state.

Acts 1981, No. 753, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 925, §1; Acts 2003, No. 449, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:331 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 56 / Section 331
Crab Task Force
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established the Crab Task Force to advise the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on matters pertaining to the management and development of the crab industry in Louisiana.

B. The Crab Task Force shall be composed of twenty members appointed by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries as follows:

(1) Four crab dealers or processors.

(2) Two soft shell crab producers.

(3) Seven commercial hard crab fishermen.

(4) One biologist appointed from the LSU Agricultural Center Sea Grant program.

(5) One marine biologist appointed from the faculty of a Louisiana university.

(6) One marine biologist appointed from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

(7) One enforcement agent appointed from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

(8) One attorney appointed from the LSU Sea Grant program.

(9) One fisheries economist from Louisiana State University.

(10) One economist appointed from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

C. The members listed in Paragraphs (1) through (3) of Subsection B of this Section shall be voting members. The members listed in Paragraphs (4) through (10) of Subsection B of this Section shall not vote.

D. The task force shall adopt bylaws under which it shall operate, and seven members of the task force shall constitute a quorum sufficient to conduct meetings and business of the task force. The task force shall elect a chairman from its membership and may seek and receive assistance from universities within the state in the development of methods to increase the production and marketability of crabs.

E. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation.

F. The members appointed by the secretary shall as near as practicable represent diverse geographic areas according to statistical crab fishing license data. The members appointed by the secretary shall be subject to Senate confirmation.

Acts 2001, No. 57, §2, eff. May 24, 2001; Acts 2006, No. 247, §1.