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LA Rev Stat § 56:761 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§761. Protection of wild animals and birds on wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds

RS 761 - Protection of wild animals and birds on wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds  A. No person shall, except in accordance with commission rules and regulations, kill, snare, pursue with intent to kill, take by any means, or have in possession any wild animal or bird upon any state wildlife refuge, wildlife management area, or public hunting ground.  B. Each killing or pursuing with intent to kill, snaring, taking, or having in possession of any wild animal or bird, on a wildlife refuge, wildlife management area or public hunting ground, constitutes a separate offense.  C. This Section does not prohibit the secretary from killing or having killed any noxious animals on lands under his supervision, or from having caught or snared any wild animals or birds for the purpose of propagation, restocking, or scientific investigation.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 838, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:762 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§762. Imported wild birds and animals protected in general

RS 762 - Imported wild birds and animals protected in general  No person shall catch, kill, snare, or pursue any wild animal or bird imported into this state by the federal government, or by any person under the supervision and consent of the commission for the purpose of experimentation or propagation.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:763 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§763. Acceptance of other lands and designation as wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; rules and regulations; Rainey Sanctuary; National Audubon Society

RS 763 - Acceptance of other lands and designation as wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; rules and regulations; Rainey Sanctuary; National Audubon Society  A. The commission may accept from any person, from the state, or from the federal government any lands or waters suitable for wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; may designate and set these apart; and may provide rules and regulations not contrary to law for the conservation of the birds, quadrupeds, and fish found thereon. B. The commission may make rules and regulations for the protection of the birds, game, and fish on or in the Rainey Sanctuary of the National Audubon Society in Vermilion Parish and on or in the streams and canals forming the boundaries thereof. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 651, §1; Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:764 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§764. Penalty for violation of R.S. 56:761, R.S. 56:762 or R.S. 56:763

RS 764 - Penalty for violation of R.S. 56:761, R.S. 56:762 or R.S. 56:763  Violation of the provisions of R.S. 56:761, R.S. 56:762, or R.S. 56:763 constitutes a class two violation.  Amended by Acts 1970, No. 651, §1; Acts 1981, No. 837, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 56:765 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§765. Donations for wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; applicability of certain laws

RS 765 - Donations for wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; applicability of certain laws  The provisions of R.S. 30:148.1 - 148.7 and R.S. 47:648.1 shall not authorize the breach of any term or condition of any donation which has been accepted by the state involving any state wildlife refuge, wildlife management area, or public hunting ground.  Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 36, §1, eff. Dec. 24, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 56:766 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§766. Taking of mayhaw berries; rules and regulations

RS 766 - Taking of mayhaw berries; rules and regulations  Any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department applicable to the taking or collection of mayhaw (Crataegus aestivalis) berries in wildlife management areas and wildlife refuges shall be subject to legislative oversight in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. The taking of mayhaw berries as provided herein, shall not be subject to the Public Bid Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, no person shall be charged a fee for collecting mayhaw berries in wildlife management areas and wildlife refuges, nor shall any person be limited as to the quantity of mayhaw berries that can be collected.  Acts 1991, No. 1028, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:767 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§767. Private property surrounded by certain wildlife management areas; regulation of hunting and fishing

RS 767 - Private property surrounded by certain wildlife management areas; regulation of hunting and fishing A. All privately owned property which is completely surrounded by a wildlife management area shall be subject to all state hunting and fishing provisions, including those provisions regarding seasons. Such private property shall not be subject to the special hunting and fishing provisions which govern the wildlife management area, except that deer may not be taken with the aid of dogs. However, the owner or lessee of such property shall be required to participate in the deer management assistance program provided for in R.S. 56:110. In addition, the owner or lessee of such property shall not be allowed to hunt, trap, or take resident game by the aid of baiting or placing bait intended to attract or entice the resident game to the area where hunters are attempting to take them. B. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to private property which, as of June 30, 1999, is surrounded by a wildlife management area or property which is privately owned as of June 30, 1999, and is subsequently surrounded by a newly created or expanded wildlife management area. Acts 1997, No. 1292, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1250, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:768 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§768. Private property surrounded by wildlife management areas; access

RS 768 - Private property surrounded by wildlife management areas; access The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall ensure land access by the owner or owners thereof to privately owned property which is located within the boundaries of a wildlife management area and which is totally surrounded by that wildlife management area. Acts 1999, No. 716, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:781 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§781. Authorization for creation of wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries

RS 781 - Authorization for creation of wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries  The wildlife and fisheries commission shall select lands owned or acquired by the state for the establishment of wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries and may properly equip, maintain, and control the wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries for the protection and management of the wild game and wild animal life therein. The department shall properly stock the wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, the public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:782 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§782. Notice of intention to dedicate lands; publication

RS 782 - Notice of intention to dedicate lands; publication  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 § 56:783 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§783. Lease of lands; publication of notice

RS 783 - Lease of lands; publication of notice  The commission may, under such terms and conditions as it deems advisable, lease from private persons or corporations lands within the state for the establishment of wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries. A notice describing the land by section, township, and range and stating that same has been leased and set aside as a wildlife refuge, wildlife management area, a public hunting ground, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries shall be published for not less than thirty days in a newspaper published or having a circulation in the parish or parishes in which the lands are situated.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:784 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§784. Reforestation projects; contracts with owners of land; notice

RS 784 - Reforestation projects; contracts with owners of land; notice  The commission may contract with the owners of all tracts of land acquired or accepted under reforestation projects within the state for the establishment and maintenance of wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries on such lands, providing that after such land has been selected and the contract entered into, notice describing the land by section, township, and range and advising that the land has been set aside as a wildlife refuge, wildlife management area, a public hunting ground, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries shall be published as provided in R.S. 56:783.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:785 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§785. Posting of land; stocking; rules and regulations

RS 785 - Posting of land; stocking; rules and regulations  The department shall post such wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries with suitable signs located not less than every lineal quarter mile along the boundary lines of the wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries, and shall properly stock the areas. The commission may make rules and regulations for the protection of the wild game and wild animal life within the areas and may properly fence, equip, or maintain the areas for the protection of the wild animal life and game.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:786 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§786. Dedication of land; trespass; destruction or defacing signs; arrest

RS 786 - Dedication of land; trespass; destruction or defacing signs; arrest  After such lands have been selected for use as wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries, and notice of such selection and dedication published as herein provided, and after the lands have been fenced or posted as hereinabove provided, the areas thereupon become dedicated as a wildlife refuge, wildlife management area, public hunting ground, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries.  No person shall trespass upon such land or hunt, trap, snare, or take the wild animal life or game within the wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries contrary to commission regulation, or destroy or deface fencing or signs placed on or around the areas. A person found so doing may be arrested on sight by any wildlife agent or other authorized officer.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:787 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§787. Penalty for violation of Subpart

RS 787 - Penalty for violation of Subpart  Violation of the provisions of this Subpart constitutes a class two violation.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 837, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 56:791 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§791. Protection of wild birds or animals; penalty for violation of Subpart

RS 791 - Protection of wild birds or animals; penalty for violation of Subpart  A. Except as provided in R.S. 56:792, no person shall, except in accordance with commission rules and regulations, kill, snare, or pursue with intent to take or kill by any means, or have in possession any wild animal or bird from or upon any school land or school section located within, contiguous to, or adjoining the boundaries of any wildlife refuge, wildlife management area, or public hunting ground, public or private, established or designated as such by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries by and with the consent of the parish school board or under its authority. B. The killing, snaring, taking, or having in possession, or pursuing with intent to do so, of each wild animal or bird on any such land or section constitutes a separate offense. C. Whoever violates any provision of this Subpart shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, with costs of suit, for each offense. D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to Vermilion Parish except that it shall be unlawful in Vermilion Parish for any person to use firearms in the trapping and taking of fur bearing animals. The rental or leasing of any public lands owned by the Vermilion Parish School Board for any purpose described herein shall be in accordance with advertisement and bidding laws. E. Violation of any provision of this Subpart shall constitute a class two violation. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 449, §1; Acts 1981, No. 837, §3; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:792 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§792. Secretary excepted

RS 792 - Secretary excepted  The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries may kill or have killed obnoxious animals on any such land or section or ensnare or have ensnared thereon any wild animal or bird for propagation, restocking, educational purposes, or scientific investigation.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:795 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§795. Purchase of portions of Atchafalaya River Basin; nature, recreation and wildlife management area

RS 795 - Purchase of portions of Atchafalaya River Basin; nature, recreation and wildlife management area  A.(1) The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hereby authorized to purchase land from willing sellers in the Atchafalaya River Basin south of U.S. Highway 190, between the East and West Atchafalaya Protection Levees, and north of Morgan City, for the comprehensive development of a nature and recreation area out of funds appropriated for that purpose, subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.  (2) The department is further authorized to purchase land from willing sellers in Madison, Tensas, and Franklin Parishes containing fifty thousand acres, more or less, being a portion of a tract of land known as the Chicago Mill and Lumber Company tract, subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.  (3) The department is further authorized to purchase land from willing sellers in Concordia, Catahoula, Franklin and Tensas Parishes containing fifty-seven thousand acres, more or less, being a tract of land known as the Fisher Lumber Company tract; and if the land is conveyed to the state, the seller may retain mineral rights in all or part of said land as agreed upon between purchaser and seller.  (4) The department is further authorized to sell any or all portions of the lands purchased under the authorization of this Subsection, provided that the sale price is not less than the price paid by the department.  B. It is hereby recommended and requested that the United States Army Corps of Engineers shall, as partial mitigation for recreation losses and damages to fish and wildlife habitat and resources within the Atchafalaya River Basin due to their flood control projects, provide a tract of land within the Atchafalaya River Basin consisting of not less than 50,000 acres or two tracts of not less than 25,000 acres each, for wildlife management areas to be managed and administered by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission shall enter into negotiation and take steps to achieve the purposes of this Subsection.  C. One-half of all revenues derived from the sale of timber from wildlife management areas located within the Atchafalaya River Basin shall be placed in a special fund and shall be used for no other purposes than the maintenance and development of such areas. The remaining one-half of all revenues derived from the sale of timber from such areas shall be placed to the credit of the General Fund.  Acts 1968, No. 612, §§1-3. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 743, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:799.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§799.1. Purpose

RS 799.1 - Purpose The purpose of this Subpart is to provide for the administration, control, management, and funding for the White Lake Property located in Vermilion Parish. The legislature acknowledges that the White Lake Property provides an opportunity for, and an obligation on, the state to preserve a scarce fresh water ecosystem and to conserve and protect in perpetuity a relatively natural habitat of fish, wildlife or plants or similar ecosystem. Acts 2004, No. 613, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 56:799.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§799.2. Definitions

RS 799.2 - Definitions  As used in this Subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (1) "Act of donation" means the "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 in which the property in and around White Lake, located in Vermilion Parish, was donated to the state.  (2) "Commission" means the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.  (3) "Department" means the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.  (4) "Fund" means the White Lake Property Fund.  (5) "White Lake Property" means 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.  Acts 2004, No. 613, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2016, No. 203, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:799.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§799.3. White Lake Property Fund

RS 799.3 - White Lake Property Fund  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 § 56:799.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§799.4. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 203, §3.

RS 799.4 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 203, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 56:799.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§799.5. Commission duties and responsibilities

RS 799.5 - Commission duties and responsibilities  In addition to duties, responsibilities, and powers provided by the constitution and statutory law, the commission:  (1) Shall establish a conservation management plan for the White Lake Property.  (2) May authorize the conduct of lottery hunts on the White Lake Property by the department or through a cooperative endeavor agreement.  Acts 2004, No. 613, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2016, No. 203, §1.