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LA Rev Stat § 56:311 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§311. Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 737, §2

RS 311 - Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 737, §2
LA Rev Stat § 56:312 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§312. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, §4, eff. July 23, 1985.

RS 312 - Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, §4, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 56:313 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§313. Control of fisheries; duty of commission; duty of the department

RS 313 - Control of fisheries; duty of commission; duty of the department  The exclusive control of the fish having a game or commercial value in the state is vested in the commission. The department shall enforce the provisions of law regulating them. All fish taken, possessed, or transported contrary to the provisions of this Subpart shall, when found, be confiscated by the department through its authorized agents.  Acts 1974, No. 223, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 277, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:314 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§314. Confiscation of unlawful tackle

RS 314 - Confiscation of unlawful tackle  Possession or operation on the fishing grounds of illegal, unlicensed, or improperly tagged tackle is prima facie evidence that it is being used unlawfully or kept for unlawful use. Such tackle, used in operation thereof, is a public nuisance and shall be confiscated and turned over to the commission.  If the property so seized is susceptible of lawful use it shall be returned by the commission to its lawful owner within thirty days after final disposition of the charge. If the seized property is illegal per se and not susceptible of lawful use the commission shall make disposition in accordance with the order of the court having jurisdiction over the charge; provided however, that no fishing tackle, gear, rods or reels shall be seized by any agent of the commission if the sole violation is the failure of the offender to have on his person a fishing license.  Acts 1974, No. 223, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:315 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§315. Sanctuaries and propagating places; closed zones

RS 315 - Sanctuaries and propagating places; closed zones  The commission may set aside of itself, or concurrently with any duly authorized parish game and fish commission, suitable locations in any of the waters of the state in whole or in part, and operate and maintain hatcheries, sanctuaries, and propagating places for the protection and propagation of fish for maintaining the supply in those waters and for restocking same. Such areas shall be designated as closed zones, and fishing shall be restricted in any manner deemed advisable by the commission. In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the commission may purchase lands, build dams, expropriate property and do anything necessary to carry these provisions into effect.  Acts 1974, No. 223, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:315.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§315.1. Fish ladders

RS 315.1 - Fish ladders  The commission from any available funds, or concurrently with any duly authorized parish game and fish commission, may construct or place fish ladders in all lakes within the state subject to the approval of the Department of Public Works, where dam construction has caused a need therefor in order that propagating places may be reached by the fish. These lakes shall include but shall not be limited to the following: Caddo Lake.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 579, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:316 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§316. Trespass on areas set aside for propagation of fish

RS 316 - Trespass on areas set aside for propagation of fish   A. No person shall willfully enter into or upon any building or other structure, or any area of land or water, set apart and used by or under authority of the commission for conducting scientific experiments or investigations, or for the propagation and distribution of fish, after the commission has printed notices of such occupation and use and the purpose thereof. These notices shall be placed in a conspicuous position adjacent to the area or upon the building or other structure.  B. No person shall willfully and maliciously injure or deface any such building or other structure or any notice posted as aforesaid; nor injure or destroy any property used in such experiments, investigations, or fish propagation; or otherwise interfere therewith.  C. Violation of any of the provisions of this Section constitutes a class 2-B violation.  Acts 1974, No. 223, §1; Acts 1992, No. 528, §1, eff. June 29, 1992; Acts 2021, No. 241, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:318 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§318. Taking fish for scientific or educational purposes; permits

RS 318 - Taking fish for scientific or educational purposes; permits  A. The department may take fish of any kind when, where, and in such manner as may be deemed necessary for scientific or educational purposes and for propagation and distribution. The department shall have the authority to regulate or prohibit, by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the importation or introduction of live fish or fish eggs of any kind in public or private waters of the state.  B. No person shall introduce into the state any live fish or fish eggs without a permit issued by the department; provided, however, that the department shall have the authority to regulate or prohibit, by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the importation or introduction of goldfish and aquarium fish into the state.  C. The secretary may issue permits to any persons to take fish for scientific or educational purposes or for propagation or for distribution. The prohibition against the taking of fish by means of any device not specially permitted in this Subpart under the legal size limits provided in this Subpart during any closed season or closed zones designated by the department does not apply to such persons if, in the opinion of the department, the fish are necessary for scientific or educational purposes or for propagation or distribution to other waters of the state. These permits may be revoked at any time if abused.  Acts 1974, No. 223, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1990, No. 196, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:318.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§318.1. Fishing tournaments; special permits

RS 318.1 - Fishing tournaments; special permits 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 § 56:319 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§319. Exotic fish; importation, sale, and possession of certain exotic species prohibited; permit required; penalty

RS 319 - Exotic fish; importation, sale, and possession of certain exotic species prohibited; permit required; penalty A. No person, firm, or corporation shall at any time possess, sell, or cause to be transported into this state by any other person, firm, or corporation, without first obtaining the written permission of the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, any of the following species of fish: freshwater electric eel (Electrophorus sp.); rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus); all members of the families Synbranchidae (Asian swamp eels); Channidae (snakeheads); Clariidae (walking catfishes); Trichomycteridae (pencil catfishes); all species of tilapia, and carp, except koi or common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and goldfish (Carassius auratus). Any fish which requires a permit under the provisions of this Subsection shall not be returned to the water if taken from state waters, and any such fish may be possessed only by properly permitted people or if the fish is dead. B. All permits granted under the provisions hereof shall be on an annual basis except for permits issued for triploid grass carp possession and transportation for aquatic plant control. All requests for such permission shall indicate the source, number, and destination of the species named therein. C. The provisions contained herein shall be enforced by the commission, and its decision in the granting or denial of the permission referred to herein shall be final. D. No person shall have in possession or sell in this state a piranha or Rio Grande Cichlid; except that, piranha may be possessed and displayed at the Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Institute, New Orleans, as authorized by a special permit issued by the department, under conditions the department deems necessary to prevent their introduction into waters of the state. Neither the permit nor the conditions and requirements thereof shall be required to be adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. E. Violation of any of the provisions of this Section constitutes a class four violation. Acts 1974, No. 223, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 837, §3; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1; Acts 1982, No. 94, §1; Acts 1988, No. 939, §1, eff. July 26, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 695, §1, eff. July 20, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 528, §1, eff. June 29, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 1142, §1; Acts 2003, No. 91, §1, eff. May 28, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 56:319.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§319.1. Control of importation of fish; department's regulatory authority

RS 319.1 - Control of importation of fish; department's regulatory authority  The department shall have the authority to regulate or prohibit, by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the possession, sale, or transportation of any fish into Louisiana.  Acts 1988, No. 614, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 196, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:319.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§319.2. Designation and taking of exotic fish

RS 319.2 - Designation and taking of exotic fish The commission is authorized to designate as exotic a species of fish not indigenous to the state of Louisiana. The commission may promulgate rules under the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act to authorize the taking of exotic fish from public waters in the state under specified licenses and by specified gear. The secretary may issue permits as authorized by the commission. Such permits shall be valid for one year and shall be subject to monitoring, review, and suspension or revocation by the secretary. Acts 2004, No. 98, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:320.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§320.1. Use and possession of certain gill nets, trammel nets, strike nets, or seines; prohibited

RS 320.1 - Use and possession of certain gill nets, trammel nets, strike nets, or seines; prohibited A. No person shall use, possess, or have in his possession, or have aboard any vessel, a gill net, trammel net, strike net, or seine in the saltwater areas of the state as defined in R.S. 56:322(A) and (B), except as provided in R.S. 56:318 and 320.2. B. A violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a class six violation. Acts 1995, No. 1316, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:320.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§320.2. Federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ)

RS 320.2 - Federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ) A. The possession of gill nets, trammel nets, strike nets, or seines on or aboard any vessel in the saltwater areas of the state is prohibited unless the captain or owner of the vessel has in his immediate possession upon the vessel a permit issued by the department under R.S. 56:305.5(B). B. While traversing state waters going to and from the waters of the federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ), all gill nets, trammel nets, strike nets, or seines shall remain on board the vessel and shall not be used while in state waters. C. All vessels fishing in the federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ) shall comply with all applicable federal law and regulations. D.(1) A violation of this Section shall constitute a class six violation. In addition to any penalty imposed under this Section, any state permit issued under the provisions of R.S. 56:305.5(B) shall be immediately suspended upon a conviction for violation of this Section. (2) No person who has had his permit suspended under this Section shall reapply for a new permit or be issued a new permit. E. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section. Acts 1995, No. 1316, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:321 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§321. Elevated trotlines prohibited; civil liability

RS 321 - Elevated trotlines prohibited; civil liability  A. No person shall set, maintain, take, or attempt to take fish from any trotline of which any segment of the staging line measures in excess of four feet where any portion of any hook extends above the surface of the waters of any of the bodies of waters within the state of Louisiana. However, this Section shall not apply to White Lake in Vermilion Parish and Grand Lake and Lake Misere in Cameron Parish. Any violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a class two violation, R.S. 56:32. B. Such action shall be considered prima facie evidence of negligence in a civil action for damages suffered by another as a result thereof.  Acts 1974, No. 223, §1; Acts 1992, No. 854, §1; Acts 1993, No, 843, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:322.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§322.1. Shad seine; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring

RS 322.1 - Shad seine; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring  A. A commercial fisherman licensed in accordance with R.S. 56:303 and 305(B)(6)(b) may take shad, skipjack, and any other freshwater commercial fish of legal size with a shad seine in accordance with this Section.  B. Only shad (Dorosoma sp), skipjack herring (Alosa chryochloris), hereafter in this Section referred to as skipjack, and any other legal-sized freshwater commercial fish may be taken with a shad seine; all other fish shall be immediately returned to waters from which they were caught. All fish on board the vessel shall have the head and caudal fin intact.  C.(1) A shad seine shall be a seine with a mesh size not less than one-inch bar and two inches stretched and not more than two-inch bar and four inches stretched. A shad seine may not be constructed of monofilament.  (2) Each shad seine shall have affixed to each end a one-gallon jug, painted international orange and marked in black lettering the words "Shad Seine", and waterproof tags with the name and license number of the fisherman in accordance with R.S. 56:320(F).  D. Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 24, §2.  E. Only strike fishing is authorized by this Section.  F. The following acts are prohibited:  (1) The use of more than one shad seine by a licensee.  (2) The use of more than one seine per vessel.  (3) The use of a shad seine by more than two vessels at one time.  (4) The use of a shad seine in a manner that unduly restricts navigation of other vessels or interferes with commercial shipping.  (5) Leaving a shad seine unattended or not actively fishing it while it is in the water.  G. A shad seine may only be fished in the freshwater areas of the state, but it shall not be used in the bodies of water where seine use is prohibited nor the Pearl River or the Pearl River navigational canal.  H. There shall be no daily take or possession limit for the commercial harvest of shad and skipjack taken under the provisions of this Section by properly licensed shad seine commercial fishermen.  I. Violation of any of the provisions of this Section, except for Paragraph (F)(4) and Subsection G, constitutes a class four violation. Violation of Paragraph (F)(4) constitutes a class three violation. Violation of Subsection G constitutes a class two violation.  Acts 2003, No. 274, §1; Acts 2004, No. 86, §1, eff. May 28, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 24, §§1, 2; Acts 2021, No. 356, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 56:323 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§323. Bait; methods of taking

RS 323 - Bait; methods of taking A. Minnows, crawfish, shrimp, and other legal bait species, not including game fish, may be taken with legal cast nets, minnow traps, dip nets, and bait seines when taken in compliance with all other laws. Freshwater shrimp may also be taken in accordance with R.S. 56:501. B. Notwithstanding the mesh restrictions in R.S. 56:322, legal bait species may be taken with bait seines with a maximum mesh size not exceeding one-quarter inch mesh bar, one-half inch mesh stretched, and thirty feet in length. Bait seines must be operated only on foot and solely by hand, without any mechanical device, pulley, or mechanical assistance whatsoever. No person shall take or possess saltwater bait shrimp in excess of the possession limit contained in R.S. 56:500(B). C. Dip nets may not exceed three feet in diameter and must be operated solely by hand, by no more than one person, and without any mechanical assistance whatsoever. No person shall take or possess saltwater bait shrimp in excess of the possession limit contained in R.S. 56:500(B). D. A violation of any provision of this Section shall constitute a class four violation, R.S. 56:34. Acts 1974, No. 223, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 245, §1; Acts 1986, No. 904, §3; Acts 1995, No. 1080, §1; Acts 2004, No. 126, §1, eff. Nov. 15, 2004; Acts 2004, No. 161, §1. NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 904, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 56:324 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§324. Menhaden seines; restrictions

RS 324 - Menhaden seines; restrictions  Anyone legally taking menhaden shall not have in their possession more than five percent, by weight, of any species of fish other than menhaden and herring-like species.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 593, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 838, §1; Acts 1986, No. 904, §3.  {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 904, §5.}}
LA Rev Stat § 56:325.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§325.2. Saltwater recreational finfish; total length

RS 325.2 - Saltwater recreational finfish; total length  A. Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, all saltwater recreational finfish shall have the head and caudal fin intact until set or put on shore. All saltwater recreational finfish shall be measured in accordance with applicable law.  B. Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, no person shall possess any finfish parts, such as filleted fish, while aboard a vessel on the water. For the purpose of consumption at sea aboard the harvesting vessel, a person shall have no more than two pounds of finfish parts per person on board the vessel, provided that the vessel is equipped to cook such finfish and such finfish does not exceed applicable bag limits.  C.(1) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the following:  (a) Any legally harvested saltwater recreational finfish for which there is no size limit, that is being utilized for bait and is not in excess of any daily possession limits.  (b) King or Spanish mackerel, if cut up and utilized for bait, so long as the carcass is retained with the head and caudal fin intact while such parts are in possession aboard a fishing vessel, so that size and number of fish possessed may be determined.  (2) Swordfish possessed by a recreational fisherman shall not be skinned until set or put on shore.  (3) Tuna shall retain the caudal fin intact until set or put on shore, and those species of tuna which have minimum size restrictions may have the head removed as long as the carcass length without the head exceeds the minimum size requirement.  (4) Any garfish caught or possessed by a recreational fisherman in the saltwater areas of the state may have the head and caudal fin removed but, until the fish is set or put on shore, it shall retain a strip of skin sufficient to clearly identify the fish.  D. Violation of any of the provisions of this Section constitutes a class three violation.  Acts 1987, No. 383, §1; Acts 1988, No. 35, §1; Acts 1992, No. 528, §1, eff. June 29, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 700, §1; Acts 2001, No. 150, §1; Acts 2010, No. 293, §1; Acts 2012, No. 469, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:325.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§325.5. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 488, §2, eff. July 1, 1989.

RS 325.5 - Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 488, §2, eff. July 1, 1989.