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LA Rev Stat § 56:648.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§648.1. Harassment and disturbance prohibited

RS 648.1 - Harassment and disturbance prohibited  No person shall engage in any of the following activities on lands or waters managed by the state pursuant to R.S. 56:781 through R.S. 56:787, or upon private lands or waters where a hunter, trapper, or fisherman has been given permission by the owner or his agent to take wild animals:  (1) Interfere with the lawful taking of a wild animal by a hunter, trapper, or fisherman or interfere with the process of taking, with intent to prevent the taking.  (2) Disturb a wild animal, or engage in any activity or place any object or substance that will tend to disturb or otherwise affect the behavior of a wild animal, with intent to prevent or hinder its lawful taking.  (3) Disturb any hunter, trapper, or fisherman who is engaged in the lawful taking of a wild animal or who is engaged in the process of taking, with intent to dissuade or otherwise prevent the taking, or to prevent such person's enjoyment of the outdoors.  (4) Enter or remain upon state-managed lands or waters or upon private lands or waters with intent to violate the provisions of this Section. (5) Enter or remain upon any private property, including nonnavigable water, owned by another through the use of a floating duck blind or any other float or boat used for the purpose of hunting migratory waterfowl without the express, written permission of the landowner, lessee, lessor, or hunting club or organization authorized to hunt on the land.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 376, §1; Acts 1990, No. 510, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:648.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§648.2. Remedies, damages, and penalties

RS 648.2 - Remedies, damages, and penalties  A. The secretary may seek injunctive relief to restrain and prevent violations of R.S. 56:648.1, upon request by the person affected or who reasonably may have been affected by such conduct.  B. Any person adversely affected by a violation of R.S. 56:648.1 shall be entitled to recover actual damages, including expenditures of the affected person for license and permit fees, travel, guides, special equipment and supplies, to the extent that such expenditures were rendered futile by the actions of the person violating the provisions of this Section. C. Violation of the provisions of R.S. 56:648.1 constitutes a class two violation.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 376, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:648.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§648.3. Failure to obey order; violation

RS 648.3 - Failure to obey order; violation  A. It shall be unlawful for any person to continue any conduct in violation of R.S. 56:648.1 when ordered to desist by an enforcement officer who has observed such conduct or who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has engaged in such conduct on that day or plans or intends to engage in such conduct that day on a specific property.  B. Violation of the provisions of R.S. 56:648.3(A) shall constitute a Class three violation.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 376, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:649 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§649. Purpose

RS 649 - Purpose  The legislature recognizes the inestimable importance to this state and its citizens of conserving the wildlife resources of Louisiana, as well as developing and maintaining public hunting and fishing areas within the state. The legislature further recognizes the desires of many citizens to make a lifetime contribution to preserve our rich legacy of wildlife resources for future generations and to develop and maintain public hunting and fishing areas in this state. In furtherance of these purposes, the legislature herein establishes the Lifetime License Endowment Program, and herein creates the Lifetime License Endowment Trust Fund, and the lifetime hunting and fishing licenses and the combination lifetime hunting and fishing licenses as provided in this Part.  Acts 1991, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 859, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 56:649.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§649.1. Lifetime hunting license

RS 649.1 - Lifetime hunting license  A. Any bona fide resident of this state may obtain a lifetime hunting license. The lifetime hunting license shall be in lieu of the following recreational hunting licenses: basic hunting, big game, primitive firearms, bow hunting, the Louisiana duck license, the WMA hunting permit, and the wild turkey license.  B. The fee for the lifetime hunting license shall be three hundred dollars. The fee for persons thirteen years of age or under shall be two hundred dollars.  NOTE: §649.1 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 356, eff. June 1, 2022. RS 649.1 - Lifetime hunting license  Prior to June 1, 2022, any bona fide resident of this state may obtain a lifetime hunting license. The lifetime hunting license shall be in lieu of the following recreational hunting licenses: basic hunting, big game, primitive firearms, bow hunting, the Louisiana duck license, the WMA hunting permit, and the wild turkey license. After June 1, 2022, the license shall no longer be sold, but shall continue to provide to any holder privileges in lieu of basic hunting, deer, waterfowl, and turkey hunting licenses and shall permit WMA access.  Acts 1991, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 859, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 110, §1; Acts 1997, No. 950, §1; Acts 2001, No. 186, §1; Acts 2001, No. 270, §1; Acts 2008, No. 51, §1, eff. June 5, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 100, §1; Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.  NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 110, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:649.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§649.2. Lifetime sports fishing license

RS 649.2 - Lifetime sports fishing license   Any bona fide resident of this state may obtain a lifetime sports fishing license. The lifetime sports fishing license shall be in lieu of the following recreational and sports fishing licenses: basic recreational fishing and saltwater recreational fishing. The fee for the lifetime sports fishing license shall be three hundred dollars. The fee for persons thirteen years of age or under shall be two hundred dollars.  NOTE: §649.2 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 356, eff. June 1, 2022. RS 649.2 - Lifetime sports fishing license  Prior to June 1, 2022, any bona fide resident of this state may obtain a lifetime sports fishing license. The lifetime sports fishing license shall be in lieu of the following recreational and sports fishing licenses: basic recreational fishing and saltwater recreational fishing. After June 1, 2022, the license shall no longer be sold, but shall continue to provide to any holder privileges in lieu of a basic fishing, saltwater, crab, and recreational fishing gear licenses and shall permit WMA access for purposes other than hunting.  Acts 1991, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 859, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:649.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§649.3. Combination lifetime hunting and sports fishing license

RS 649.3 - Combination lifetime hunting and sports fishing license  A. Any bona fide resident of this state may obtain a combination lifetime hunting and sports fishing license, which shall entitle the licensee to all of the privileges of both the lifetime hunting and lifetime sports fishing licenses provided for in R.S. 56:649.1 and 649.2. The fee for the combination lifetime license shall be five hundred dollars. The fee for persons thirteen years of age or under shall be three hundred dollars. The fee for a resident who is sixty years of age or older shall be fifty dollars.  B. A combination lifetime hunting and sports fishing license holder shall be entitled to the individual gear license privileges under the recreational gear license as provided in R.S. 56:302.3. However, an additional fee shall be levied for lifetime privileges for each recreational fishing gear license in an amount that is equal to ten times the cost of an annual license issued under the provisions of R.S. 56:302.3.  NOTE: §649.3 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 356, eff. June 1, 2022. RS 649.3 - Combination lifetime hunting and sports fishing license  A. Prior to June 1, 2022, any bona fide resident of this state may obtain a combination lifetime hunting and sports fishing license, which shall entitle the licensee to all of the privileges of both the lifetime hunting and lifetime sports fishing licenses provided for in R.S. 56:649.1 and 649.2. After June 1, 2022, the license shall be in lieu of basic hunting, deer, waterfowl, and turkey hunting licenses, basic, saltwater, crab, and recreational fishing gear licenses, and shall permit WMA access.  B. For any license purchased prior to June 1, 2022, a combination lifetime hunting and sports fishing license holder shall be entitled to the individual gear license privileges under the recreational gear license as provided in R.S. 56:302.3.  Acts 1991, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 859, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2003, No. 261, §1; Acts 2004, No. 835, §1, eff. July 12, 2004; Acts 2011, No. 375, §1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:649.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§649.4. Nonresident combination lifetime hunting and fishing license

RS 649.4 - Nonresident combination lifetime hunting and fishing license  A. Any nonresident may obtain a combination lifetime hunting and fishing license which shall entitle the licensee to all of the privileges of both the lifetime hunting and lifetime sports fishing licenses provided for in R.S. 56:649.1 and 649.2. The fee for the nonresident combination lifetime license shall be three thousand dollars.  B.(1) Any nonresident veteran of the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component, including the National Guard, who has a permanent service-connected disability classification of fifty percent or more, may obtain a combination lifetime hunting and fishing license which shall entitle the licensee to all of the privileges of both the lifetime hunting and lifetime sports fishing licenses provided for in R.S. 56:649.1 and 649.2. The fee for such nonresident combination lifetime license shall be three hundred dollars.  (2) Such nonresident veteran must possess a valid Louisiana birth certificate, or provide satisfactory proof of having been a Louisiana resident for at least ten years.  NOTE: §649.4 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 356, eff. June 1, 2022. RS 649.4 - Nonresident combination lifetime hunting and fishing license  Prior to June 1, 2022, any nonresident may obtain a combination lifetime hunting and fishing license which shall entitle the licensee to all of the privileges of both the lifetime hunting and lifetime sports fishing licenses provided for in R.S. 56:649.1 and 649.2.  Acts 1991, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 859, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2010, No. 336, §1; Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:649.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§649.5. License; license books; transfer of license prohibited

RS 649.5 - License; license books; transfer of license prohibited   A. The lifetime licenses provided for in R.S. 56:649.1, 649.2, 649.3, or 649.4 may be obtained in person or by mail at any time during a calendar year through the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries at its office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  B. Every license shall by its terms be effective only during the open season for the particular kinds of wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and fish authorized thereby to be taken. Every such license shall be personal to the person to whom issued and shall not be assigned or transferred to, or used by, any other person. Every officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this Chapter shall take possession of any license found in the possession of any person other than the one to whom issued and deliver it to the department to be cancelled. The license shall thereupon be null and void. Licensees shall have licenses in their possession when hunting and fishing and shall exhibit them on demand of any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this Chapter.  NOTE: §649.5 as repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, eff. June 1, 2022. RS 649.5 - Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.  Acts 1991, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:649.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§649.6. Proof of residency and age; penalties

RS 649.6 - Proof of residency and age; penalties  A. Any person applying for a lifetime license shall be required to furnish proof of residency as may be required by the department, and persons thirteen years of age or under shall be required to furnish a birth certificate and other proof of age and residency as may be required by the department.  B. Any person who knowingly submits any materially false or altered document in connection with any application for a lifetime license or any person who knowingly makes any materially false representation on or with any application for a lifetime license shall be guilty of a class four violation.  NOTE: §649.6 as repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, eff. June 1, 2022. RS 649.6 - Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.  Acts 1991, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 859, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:649.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§649.7. Infant combination lifetime hunting and fishing license

RS 649.7 - Infant combination lifetime hunting and fishing license  The department shall make available for persons from birth to five years old who were born in Louisiana a combination lifetime hunting and fishing license which shall entitle the licensee to all of the privileges of both lifetime hunting and lifetime sports fishing licenses provided in R.S. 56:649.1 and 649.2. The fee for the infant lifetime license shall be two hundred dollars.  NOTE: §649.7 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 356, eff. June 1, 2022. RS 649.7 - Infant combination lifetime hunting and fishing license  Until June 1, 2022, the department shall make available for persons from birth to five years old who were born in Louisiana a combination lifetime hunting and fishing license. Any such license purchased prior to June 1, 2022, shall entitle the licensee to all of the privileges of both lifetime hunting and lifetime sports fishing licenses provided in R.S. 56:649.1 and 649.2. After June 1, 2022, the license shall be in lieu of basic hunting, deer, waterfowl, and turkey hunting licenses, basic, saltwater, crab, and recreational fishing gear licenses, and shall permit WMA access.  Acts 2000, 2d Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. June 26, 2000; Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:650.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§650.1. Authorization of department to adopt rules and regulations

RS 650.1 - Authorization of department to adopt rules and regulations   The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, through its secretary, is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter and not inconsistent herewith.  NOTE: §650.1 as repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, eff. June 1, 2022.  RS 650.1 - Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.  Acts 1991, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:651 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§651. License

RS 651 - License  Any person, firm or corporation desiring to establish, maintain or operate a hunting preserve within the state of Louisiana to permit the releasing and shooting or taking of pen-raised quail and pen-raised mallard by the public for a fee or otherwise may apply to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission for a license to do so, and said commission is hereby authorized to issue such an applicant a license for that purpose, upon the conditions set out.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 455, §1; Acts 1988, No. 87, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§652. Rights under license

RS 652 - Rights under license  Any license issued hereunder shall permit the licensee to propagate, possess, and release for shooting or taking on the preserve covered by such license any pen-raised quail and pen-raised mallard and in addition thereto, import, propagate, possess, and release for shooting or taking on the preserve covered by such license any foreign game bird not a native of the state of Louisiana, if approved by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 455, §2; Acts 1988, No. 87, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:653 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§653. Information to accompany applications; annual fee

RS 653 - Information to accompany applications; annual fee   A. The application for such a license shall be accompanied by a fee of four hundred twenty dollars to be the annual charge for the issuance of such license, and shall be further accompanied by information as to both of the following:  (1) The location and description of the premises, including a legal description of the land.   (2) Copies of parish or ward maps with the area or areas clearly outlined and a description of the facilities thereon, together with the interest of the applicant therein.   B. It shall further be accompanied by information on the applicant as to his place of residence or, if a corporation, the place of incorporation, and the location of its principal place of office, and if a partnership, the names and addresses of each partner, the address of its principal office, together with full details as to the intended operations on said hunting preserve. Also, the applicant shall further furnish to the commission any additional information required or which may be requested by said commission.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 455, §3; Acts 1988, No. 87, §1; Acts 2021, No. 356, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 56:654 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§654. Conditions

RS 654 - Conditions  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 § 56:655 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§655. Regulation of operations

RS 655 - Regulation of operations  The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission shall have the authority to regulate the operations of hunting preserves licensed hereunder, and to set seasons, bag limits, and any other rules and regulations on the operation of said hunting preserves as are deemed necessary for the best interest of the public.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 455, §5. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 682, §1; Acts 1988, No. 846, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:656 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§656. Hunting and game laws to prevail; special licenses

RS 656 - Hunting and game laws to prevail; special licenses  All laws, rules and regulations in force pertaining to hunting or pertaining to game shall, except as herein provided, prevail on hunting preserves hereunder licensed by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. The regular appropriate hunting licenses as provided by the legislature shall apply to all persons hunting on said preserves, except that should the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission so desire, it may provide for a special resident or non-resident license to be issued at a reasonable fee applicable to any particular hunting preserve; provided further that such special license shall apply only to the person to whom issued and to the particular preserve for which issued.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 455, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 56:657 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§657. Revocation of license; appeal

RS 657 - Revocation of license; appeal  Should any licensee under this Part violate any of the provisions of this Part, or violate any law, rule, or regulation pertaining to game in this state, or should he fail to comply with the provisions of this Part or any other provision by law, rule, or regulation pertaining to game in this state, then, the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hereby empowered to immediately and without notice revoke the license hereunder issued. In the event of a revocation of license by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the licensee to whom such license was issued may appeal within ninety days the action of the secretary to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and he shall be given a hearing before said commission for a determination of his rights, which hearing shall be granted upon application by said licensee within ninety days of receipt by said commission of a written request for such hearing. Such appeal for hearing must set out all grounds for such appeal and, upon failure of the appealing licensee to set out proper grounds for such a hearing in such written request, then, the commission may in its discretion deny such hearing, provided that the appealing licensee is so notified within ninety days from the receipt by the commission of his written request.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 455, §7. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:658 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§658. License periods

RS 658 - License periods  The licenses herein provided for shall be issued annually and shall be effective from July 1st of each calendar year through June 30th of the next calendar year.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 455, §8.
LA Rev Stat § 56:659 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§659. Penalties

RS 659 - Penalties  Any violation by any person, firm, or corporation of any of the provisions of this Part or the failure to comply with said provisions, including the securing of the license herein provided, shall constitute a class two violation.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 455, §9. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 837, §3.