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LA Rev Stat § 56:6.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§6.1. Emergency closure of hunting or fishing seasons; rules and regulations; prohibitions; penalties

RS 6.1 - Emergency closure of hunting or fishing seasons; rules and regulations; prohibitions; penalties  A. The secretary, in an emergency, may close an area to the hunting or taking of wildlife or may restrict the hunting or taking of wildlife in a designated area in any manner deemed advisable. In addition, in an emergency, the secretary may declare a closed season on any or all species of fish found or existing in the waters of the state or may restrict fishing in the closed season in any manner deemed advisable. Such closure shall be for a period of time not to extend beyond the seventh day following the next meeting of the commission.  B. Any such closure shall be made by an order issued by the secretary in the same manner as the issuance of an emergency rule as provided in R.S. 49:953.1. The closure order authorized in this Section shall include a description of the area subject to the closure, indication of the species of fish or wildlife covered by such order, and the reasons for the closure. In addition, the order may include restrictions on hunting or fishing times, bag or creel limits, and harvest restrictions and may alter season opening and closing dates. Upon the issuance of any such order, the possession, sale, barter, trade, or exchange of, or the attempt to possess, sell, barter, trade, or exchange, any species of fish or wildlife contrary to the provisions of the order is prohibited.  C. Violation of any closure order authorized by this Section constitutes a class 2-B violation.  Acts 1986, No. 434, §1; Acts 1992, No. 966, §1; Acts 2006, No. 399, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2021, No. 211, §12; Acts 2021, No. 241, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:6.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§6.2. Advisory committees

RS 6.2 - Advisory committees  A. The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is authorized to adopt rules to govern the procedures of advisory committees created in or for the department. Such rules shall be adopted no later than January 1, 1994, and shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  B. Procedures that may be adopted by rule shall include but not be limited to the following:  (1) A requirement that a majority of the members duly appointed shall constitute a quorum and that no action may be taken without a quorum present and voting.  (2) A prohibition on voting by proxy or the designation of proxies. (3) Provisions for the removal of any member of the advisory committee for cause by the secretary of the department.  (4) A provision that the chairman of an advisory committee shall be elected from among the duly appointed members and shall serve a term of no more than one year.  C. The secretary may remove any member of an advisory committee for cause as provided in the rules of procedure authorized to be adopted by this Section.  D. For the purposes of this Section, an advisory committee shall include any board, committee, or task force, consisting primarily of persons who are not employed by the department or the commission, that has been created by law, resolution, executive order, or otherwise for the purpose of advising the department or the commission regarding matters within their jurisdiction.  Acts 1993, No. 143, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§7. Domicile of commission; service of process; suits; parties

RS 7 - Domicile of commission; service of process; suits; parties  A.(1) The domicile of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is and shall be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. However, the Seafood Division, within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, shall remain located in the city of New Orleans.  (2) Service of citation and other process directed to the commission shall be made by handing the citation or other process to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. All suits in its behalf shall be brought in the name of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. B. Any person in interest who feels aggrieved by any rule, regulation, or other action adopted by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, including an action by one who seeks the closure or modification of any hunting season in any part of the state, may test its legality in a court of competent jurisdiction at the domicile of the commission.  Amended by Acts 1958, No. 132, §1; Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1984, No. 179, §1; Acts 1988, No. 239, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:7.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§7.1. Jesse J. Guidry Center for Wildlife and Fisheries Resources

RS 7.1 - Jesse J. Guidry Center for Wildlife and Fisheries Resources  The official name of the state building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wherein the primary administrative offices for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are located shall be "Jesse J. Guidry Center for Wildlife and Fisheries Resources".  Added by Acts 1988, No. 17, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:10.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§10.2. Derelict Houseboat Fund Account

RS 10.2 - Derelict Houseboat Fund Account  There is hereby created a special statutorily dedicated fund account within the state treasury known as the "Derelict Houseboat Fund Account" which shall consist of those revenues collected from the registration of houseboats provided for in R.S. 34:851.32(C). Subject to legislative appropriation, the monies in the account shall be used for the purpose of awarding grants to parish governments to remove any unattended, derelict, junked, or abandoned houseboat in any canal, coulee, drainage ditch, outfall canal, bayou, bay, lake, or any other waterway, whether navigable or not, or on the banks thereof within the state of Louisiana. An amount not to exceed ten percent of the annual appropriation may be used for the administration and enforcement of this Section and Part IV of Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the application, administration, and award of such grants. Monies deposited into the 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 appropriation bills.  Acts 2018, No. 628, §2; Acts 2019, No. 139, §2. NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 628, §2 regarding the reference to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 628, §3 regarding required implementation by Jan. 1, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 56:10.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§10.3. Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account

RS 10.3 - Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account  A.(1) There is hereby created within the Conservation Fund a special account designated as the "Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account". Subject to the exception contained in Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, all funds collected by the commission under the provisions of this Part shall be credited to 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 which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall deposit, as provided in Subsection B of this Section, an amount equal to the revenues collected under the provisions of this Part. The funds credited to the Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account shall be expended as provided in this Section.  (2) At any such time as the balance in the account reaches twenty million dollars and a determination is made by the department that the account contains sufficient monies to be able to certify all lifetime license holders then those funds in excess of twenty million dollars shall be credited to the Conservation Fund.  B. Of the revenues received from the issuance of each lifetime license, one hundred dollars shall be credited to the Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account, and the remaining funds shall be credited to the Conservation Fund to be used for the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this Chapter or for such other purposes as may be determined by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.  Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§11. Bond of director and employees

RS 11 - Bond of director and employees  The director shall give, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, with security, in favor of the governor for the benefit of the people. Each employee of the commission other than the director likewise shall give a bond, with security, in the sum of one thousand dollars. In case of forfeiture of any bond and recovery thereon, the amount recovered shall be placed in the general fund of the commission. However, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 42:206, the commission shall be authorized to pay the premium on any such bond required to be given in favor of the state by the director or any employee of the commission.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§12. Boats and other movable property

RS 12 - Boats and other movable property  The director shall acquire such boats and other movable property as are necessary to regulate and supervise the work of the commission.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§13. Placing of advertising signs on state-owned property

RS 13 - Placing of advertising signs on state-owned property  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 § 56:13.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§13.1. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 804, §2, eff. July 2, 1999.

RS 13.1 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 804, §2, eff. July 2, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 56:14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§14. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.

RS 14 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 56:15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§15. Prohibited acts involving interstate commerce

RS 15 - Prohibited acts involving interstate commerce A. For the purposes of this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) The terms "fish" or "wildlife" mean fish as defined by R.S. 56:8 and wildlife as defined in R.S. 56:8, whether alive or dead, without limitation to whether or not the animal was bred, hatched, or born in captivity, and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof. (2) The term "import" means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the state of Louisiana. (3) The terms "law" or "regulation" mean laws or regulations which regulate the taking, possession, importation, exportation, transportation, or sale of fish or wildlife. (4) The term "person" includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, trust, or any officer, employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of a state department or political subdivision of the state, or any entity subject to the jurisdiction of the state of Louisiana. (5) The term "taken" means "take" as defined in R.S. 56:8. (6) The term "possess" means possess as defined in R.S. 56:8. (7) The term "transport" means transport as defined in R.S. 56:8. B. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following: (1) To import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate commerce any fish or wildlife taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or regulation of this state, any other state, or the federal government. (2) To attempt to commit any act described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. C. Any person who knowingly engages in conduct prohibited by Subsection B herein shall be subject to penalties of a class six violation as defined by R.S. 56:36. In addition, any person who in the exercise of due care should have known that the fish or wildlife were taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or in a manner unlawful under any law or regulation shall be subject to the penalties of a class six violation as defined in R.S. 56:36. Acts 1999, No. 178, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§16. Intentional concealment, destruction, or deposit of illegal fish, wildlife, or other animals; penalties

RS 16 - Intentional concealment, destruction, or deposit of illegal fish, wildlife, or other animals; penalties A. No person shall intentionally conceal, destroy, or deposit any fish, wildlife, or other animal which was taken or possessed illegally at any location if the person knows or has good reason to believe that such act has an effect on or reasonably may or will affect an actual or potential criminal proceeding. B. A violation of this Section shall constitute a class six violation as provided for in R.S. 56:36. Acts 2007, No. 84, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:17 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§17. Taking fish for purpose of science and cultivation; permits; propagation of fish

RS 17 - Taking fish for purpose of science and cultivation; permits; propagation of fish  The director may take fish of any kind in any manner or place for the purpose of science and of cultivation and distribution and may grant written permits to other persons for the same purpose. He may introduce or permit to be introduced any kind of fish into any waters. He may, after a hearing, set apart for a term not exceeding ten years any waters in the state for the purpose of propagation or for the use of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The order setting apart such waters shall be recorded in the conveyance office of the parish in which they are situated. He may erect and maintain such fixtures as are necessary for the purpose of propagation and maintenance.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§18. Trespass on or injury to structures or areas used for scientific experiments

RS 18 - Trespass on or injury to structures or areas used for scientific experiments  A. No person shall willfully enter in or upon any building or other structure or any area of land or water set apart and used by or under the authority of the director for conducting scientific experiments and distribution of fish, birds, or game after the director has printed notices of such occupation and use and the purposes thereof, and has placed them in a conspicuous position adjacent to any such areas or upon any such structure.  B. No person shall willfully and maliciously injure or deface any such structure or any notice posted by the director, or injure or destroy any property used in such experiments or investigation or otherwise interfere therewith.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:19 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§19. Exchange of fish hatched at fish hatcheries for fish roe or fish eggs

RS 19 - Exchange of fish hatched at fish hatcheries for fish roe or fish eggs  The director may purchase fish roe or fish eggs and give in exchange or in consideration therefor a percent of the young fish hatched or produced at any of the state fish hatcheries. The placing of such young fish in waters on the land of such persons shall not be deemed a stocking of such waters with fish by the state.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§20. Releasing game, fowl, or fish; permission; intrastate restocking; importation; violations

RS 20 - Releasing game, fowl, or fish; permission; intrastate restocking; importation; violations  A. No pen-raised or wild animal, fowl, or fish of any species from within or without the state shall be liberated within the state except upon written permission of the secretary.  B. No wild animal, fowl, or fish of any species shall be transported for restocking purposes from a site within the state to any other site within the state except in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the commission.  C. No person shall import any live cervid from outside the state.  D. Violations of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a class four violation, as provided in R.S. 56:34.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1982, No. 319, §1; Acts 1982, No. 380, §1; Acts 1988, No. 237, §1; Acts 2014, No. 287, §1; Acts 2018, No. 67, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§21. Stocking waters with fish

RS 21 - Stocking waters with fish  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 § 56:22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§22. Rules and regulations for protection and preservation of fish

RS 22 - Rules and regulations for protection and preservation of fish  A. Whenever the commission deems it for the best interest of the state, it may entirely prohibit the taking of any species of fish in any part of the state, particularly in any lake or stream either wholly or partially within the state, for not more than a three-year period.  B. The commission shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to seasons, times, sizes, and places for freshwater commercial fish netting.  C. Such prohibitions, rules, and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with R.S. 49:951 et seq.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1979, No. 282, §1; Acts 1982, No. 732, §1; Acts 1990, No. 376, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§23. Penalty for violations

RS 23 - Penalty for violations Whoever violates any of the provisions of Chapters 1 through 3 and 5 of this Title for which a penalty has not been otherwise specifically provided shall be penalized as a class one violation as provided in R.S. 56:31 and shall pay all court costs. Acts 2010, No. 290, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§24. Contract by commission with private landowners for use of lands for wildlife management areas in consideration for relief from certain taxation

RS 24 - Contract by commission with private landowners for use of lands for wildlife management areas in consideration for relief from certain taxation  The commission may contract with any private landowner for the use of his lands for a term of not less than twenty-five years for the purpose of establishing wildlife management areas, and may agree, where such use is granted without compensation or payment therefor, that the lands shall be relieved of all state, parish, and district taxes, except in cases where a tax has been contracted to be levied thereon for the retirement of a bond issue or for other outstanding debts or obligations, so long as the lands are used for the purpose stated. Any existing agreement to the foregoing effect is validated.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:25 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§25. Fish and wildlife restoration and management projects; assent to federal aid act; duties of commission

RS 25 - Fish and wildlife restoration and management projects; assent to federal aid act; duties of commission  A. The state of Louisiana hereby assents to the provisions of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (also known as the "Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act" and the "Fish Restoration and Management Projects Act" [16 U.S.C. §777 et seq.]) and the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (also known as the "Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act" [16 U.S.C. §669 et seq.]). The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to perform such acts as may be necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative fish and wildlife restoration projects as defined in said acts of congress, in compliance with said acts and rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Interior thereunder. B. The commission is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, eminent domain, or otherwise, all property necessary, useful, or convenient for the use of the commission; and no funds accruing to this state from license fees paid by the fishermen and hunters shall be diverted to any other purpose than the administration, implementation, and support of hunting and fishing activities and for the protection, propagation, preservation, and investigation of fish and wildlife. Added by Acts 1952, No. 540, §1; Acts 2004, No. 566, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:26 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§26. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 566, §2.

RS 26 - Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 566, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:27 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§27. Management and harvesting of fish in private ponds exempt from statutory limitations; permits; exceptions

RS 27 - Management and harvesting of fish in private ponds exempt from statutory limitations; permits; exceptions  A. Except as provided in Sub-sections B and C of this Section, the management and harvest or taking of fish in privately owned man made ponds or impoundments shall not be subject to statutory limitations as to the kind, number or size of fish which may be harvested or taken, or as to the method of harvesting or taking fish, or seasons or other limitations, restrictions, prohibitions or regulations governing the management and harvest or taking of fish, but shall be governed by administrative rules and regulations of the commission, and the commission may issue permits to each private owner therefor.  B. Statutory and administrative regulations governing or prohibiting the sale or exchange of game fish shall apply to game fish harvested or taken from privately owned man made ponds or impoundments.  C. Sub-section A of this Section does not apply to ponds or impoundments built within the basin of a continuously flowing river, bayou or other stream of water.  Added by Acts 1960, No. 127, §§1 to 3.