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LA Rev Stat § 56:700.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§700.5. Facilities reports; survey of obstruction; labelling

RS 700.5 - Facilities reports; survey of obstruction; labelling   A. Within 180 days of the effective date of this Act, the secretary shall prepare a detailed file of all structures and facilities located on state waterbottoms within the boundaries of this fund. In developing the file the secretary may require the owners and operators of state mineral leases and pipelines rights of way to furnish information relative to the location, description and nature of facilities, both active and abandoned, on and beneath the state's waterbottoms.   B. The secretary of the Department of Natural Resources shall establish and classify all potential hazards to commercial fishing caused by oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities in Louisiana waters, including all obstructions on the bottom, throughout the water column, and on the surface. The survey shall be completed on or before October 1, 1980.   C. The secretary of the Department of Natural Resources shall establish regulations for all materials, equipment, tools, containers, pipelines, and other items used within Louisiana waters by the oil and gas industry to be properly stamped or labelled, wherever practicable, with the owner's identification prior to actual use. These regulations shall be consistent with labelling regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Interior pursuant to the provisions of Title IV of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 19781.   Added by Acts 1979, No. 673, §1.  143 U.S.C.A. 1841 et seq. NOTE: See R.S. 56:700.6 regarding the termination of Part after June 30, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:700.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§700.6. Termination date

RS 700.6 - Termination date  The provisions of this Part shall terminate and have no effect after June 30, 2022.  Acts 2014, No. 755, §1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 190, §1, eff. May 15, 2018. NOTE: Pursuant to its own terms, R.S. 56:700.6 will terminate after June 30, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:700.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§700.10. Purpose

RS 700.10 - Purpose With declining reserves and oil and gas becoming harder to discover it is incumbent upon the state to remove as many obstacles as it can which might impede the future exploration and development of minerals in the public waterbottoms. Oyster leases and oil and gas exploration and production have historically utilized much of the same areas in the waterways and waterbottoms on public lands in the state. The oil and gas industry has been faced with the problem of having to negotiate damages to oyster beds to conduct geophysical surveys, drilling activities, and movement of equipment to and from well sites in an uncertain and unpredictable manner which is creating an undue burden on the industry. The purpose of this Part is to effect an equitable solution to the problem which will result in fair and predictable treatment to the oil and gas industry while assuring the oyster fishermen actual compensation for damages to their oyster beds due to mineral activities. The state has a tremendous interest in preserving the viability of both industries. Since both activities are granted on public waterbottoms by the state it is the obligation of the state to resolve the problems created by this impasse; therefore, the legislature does hereby establish the Oyster Lease Damage Evaluation Board to promulgate rules and regulations to determine the method of establishing a uniform system of compensation for actual damages caused to the beds of leaseholders based on biological test data. Acts 1995, No. 1304, §1, eff. June 29, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 56:700.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§700.11. Definitions

RS 700.11 - Definitions As used in this Part, unless the context requires otherwise, the terms set forth below shall have the following meanings: (1) "Board" means the Oyster Lease Damage Evaluation Board. (2) "Biological test data" means surveys of oyster beds and grounds by a certified biologist to determine the quality, condition, and value of oyster beds and grounds. (3) "Leaseholder" means an owner of an oyster lease granted by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. (4) "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. (5) "Mineral activity" means exploration (including all seismic operations), production, transportation (of equipment or product), and any other activity associated with the production of oil and gas. (6) "Owner" means an owner or operator of a mineral activity. (7) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, or his designee. Acts 1995, No. 1304, §1, eff. June 29, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 56:700.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§700.14. Rules and regulations

RS 700.14 - Rules and regulations A. In carrying out this Part, the secretary, in conjunction with the board, shall prescribe, and from time to time amend, regulations for the filing, processing, and the fair and expeditious settlement of claims pursuant to this Part, including a time limitation on the filing of such claims. These regulations shall insure that the whole claim procedure is as simple and as expeditious as possible. In no case shall the claim procedure exceed ninety days from the date the request for arbitration is filed with the board. Any designee of the secretary authorized to prescribe and amend such rules and regulations shall do so under the overall supervision and control of the secretary. B. In the formulation of regulations pursuant to this Part, the secretary, in conjunction with the board, shall establish a procedure whereby an oyster fisherman may recover for actual damages to his oyster beds or grounds caused by oil and gas activities. C. Any rule, regulation, and fees for the administration of this Part shall be proposed or adopted pursuant to the rulemaking procedures set forth in the Administrative Procedure Act and shall be subject to approval by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. D. The secretary, in conjunction with the board, shall promulgate rules for developing a uniform evaluation method to be used in the biological surveys to determine the estimated value of the leasehold before the activity takes place and the estimated damages or loss to the leasehold after the activity is completed. E. The secretary, in conjunction with the board, shall promulgate regulations implementing the Oyster Lease Damage Evaluation Board's procedures and methods of operation on or before October 1, 1997. Acts 1995, No. 1304, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 1115, §1; Acts 2008, No. 580, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 56:701 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§701. Cooperation with federal government

RS 701 - Cooperation with federal government  The state of Louisiana assents to the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled: "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife restoration projects and for other purposes." The director shall perform such acts as are necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative wildlife restoration projects, as defined in the Act of Congress, in compliance with the Acts and rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of the interior thereunder, including the making of a survey of the state to determine the actual status of wildlife conditions within the state and the establishment of projects for wildlife conservation, restoration, development and the recommendation of improvements in the administration of sport, fish, and game laws.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:702 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§702. Acquisition of necessary property; powers of commission

RS 702 - Acquisition of necessary property; powers of commission  The commission may acquire by purchase, gift, expropriation, or otherwise, all property necessary, useful, or convenient for the use of the commission. It may prescribe the methods for taking wildlife and may fix seasons and bag limits or may close seasons on all wildlife or any species thereof in any specific locality when it finds, after investigation, that such action is necessary to assure the maintenance of an adequate supply of wildlife.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:703 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§703. Lease or sale of lands to federal government by levee boards

RS 703 - Lease or sale of lands to federal government by levee boards  The boards of commissioners of the various levee districts may donate, lease, or sell, under such terms and conditions as they deem best, any lands respectively owned by them to the United States of America for use as refuges or sanctuaries for migratory wild fowl. However, in all cases the mineral rights on all such lands shall be reserved.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:711 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§711. Protection of watersheds of navigable streams

RS 711 - Protection of watersheds of navigable streams  The consent of the State of Louisiana is given to the Congress of the United States to make or to authorize the proper authorities of the Government of the United States to make such rules and regulations as the Government of the United States determines to be needful in respect to game animals, fish, and game and non-game birds on such lands and in the waters thereof situated in the state as are purchased by the United States under the terms of the Act of Congress of March 1, 1911, entitled "An Act to enable any State to cooperate with any other state or with the United States for the protection of the watersheds of navigable streams and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable rivers"1, and Act of Congress supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof. 110 U.S.C.A. §552.
LA Rev Stat § 56:712 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§712. Cooperative agreements

RS 712 - Cooperative agreements  The director may enter into cooperative agreements with the proper authorities of the government of the United States for the protection and management of the wildlife resources of the national forest lands within the state and for the restocking thereof with desirable species of game and non-game birds, animals and fish.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:713 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§713. Powers of director; hunting and fishing licenses; rules and regulations

RS 713 - Powers of director; hunting and fishing licenses; rules and regulations The director may prohibit all hunting and fishing within the lands so contracted for with the government of the United States for such period of time as is in his opinion necessary. He may also prescribe from time to time the open seasons for hunting and fishing therein, may issue special hunting and fishing licenses therefor, and may fix the fees to be charged for the licenses. He may prescribe the maximum number of game animals and birds and the minimum size and maximum number of fish that may be taken therefrom and the conditions under which they may be taken. All such rules and regulations shall be published in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations of the commission.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:714 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§714. Penalty for violation of rules and regulations

RS 714 - Penalty for violation of rules and regulations  Whoever violates any rule or regulation prescribed by the director by virtue of the authority granted to him under R.S. 56:713 shall, for each offense, be fined not less than $25 or more than $100 or be imprisoned for not less than ten days or more than thirty days.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:721 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§721. Authorization

RS 721 - Authorization  A. Any parish may by formal resolution of its governing authority establish, maintain, and operate game and fish preserves, upon lands or waterbodies wholly located within the parish.  B. Two or more parish governing authorities may by separate formal resolutions establish, maintain, and operate game and fish preserves composed of contiguous lands or waterbodies shared by the parishes. All of the parish governing authorities shall adopt formal resolutions in order for the game and fish preserve to become effective.  Acts 2016, No. 173, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:722 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§722. Game and fish commission; rules and regulations

RS 722 - Game and fish commission; rules and regulations  A.(1)(a) The governing authority of a parish may appoint a commission composed of citizens and taxpayers of the parish, whose term shall be concurrent with that of the governing authority appointing, who serve without compensation, to be known as the _____________ game and fish commission.  (b) For game and fish commissions established by multiple adjoining parishes under the authority of R.S. 56:721, the governing authority of each parish may appoint members, composed of citizens and taxpayers from that parish, to the commission whose term shall be concurrent with that of the governing authority appointing, who serve without compensation, to be known as the _____________ game and fish commission. Each parish shall have an equal number of members on that commission, unless some other composition is adopted by formal resolution approved by all of the parish governing authorities.  (2) The commission may make rules and regulations for the government, regulation, and control of the preserve and for the conservation, protection, and propagation of game and fish in the preserve. In order to adopt such rules and regulations, the game and fish commission shall hold a public hearing conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Law where public comment and testimony is received by the game and fish commission. Prior to implementation, such rules and regulations shall be finally approved, adopted, and promulgated by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, in accordance with R.S. 56:727.  B. No game and fish commission or political subdivision may regulate the movement, mooring, or position of any commercial industrial vessel on navigable waterways within its jurisdiction.  Acts 1997, No. 21, §1; Acts 2005, No. 184, §1; Acts 2016, No. 173, §1; Acts 2017, No. 185, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:722.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§722.1. Game and fish commissions, Lafourche Parish

RS 722.1 - Game and fish commissions, Lafourche Parish A. The governing authority of Lafourche Parish may appoint one or more game and fish commissions, each of which may be composed of seven citizens and taxpayers of the parish, whose terms shall be at the pleasure of the governing authority of Lafourche Parish, and who shall serve without compensation. The commission may make rules and regulations as provided in R.S. 56:722, including provisions for leasing of land within Lafourche Parish which is necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section. B. The Lafourche Parish Game and Fish Commission may govern, regulate, and control Lake Long in Lafourche Parish in the manner provided in this Subpart. Added by Acts 1982, No. 717, §1; Acts 2010, No. 384, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:723 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§723. Transfer of lands by levee boards and school boards

RS 723 - Transfer of lands by levee boards and school boards  Levee boards and school boards owning land in the bed of nonnavigable streams, where the lands are annually overflowed, may sell the lands to any parish establishing a game or fish preserve, for that purpose. The school boards and levee boards may transfer the property by proper deed whenever the sale is made.
LA Rev Stat § 56:724 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§724. Dykes or dams; excavations

RS 724 - Dykes or dams; excavations  The governing authority of a parish may build dykes or dams, dig canals, or excavate lake or stream beds whenever such work is necessary to the creation and establishment of such preserves, and may appropriate and expend the money necessary therefor.
LA Rev Stat § 56:725 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§725. Expropriation of property; revocation of rules and regulations

RS 725 - Expropriation of property; revocation of rules and regulations  Governing authorities of parishes availing themselves of the provisions of this Sub-part may expropriate such property, under the rules and regulations provided by law, as is necessary to the establishment of the preserve and to the establishment of fishing and hunting camps provided for in R.S. 56:726, and may annul, revoke, and set aside any rule or regulation made by the commission when petitioned by not less than fifty citizens and taxpayers of the parish.
LA Rev Stat § 56:726 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§726. Fees for privilege of hunting and fishing; erection of camps

RS 726 - Fees for privilege of hunting and fishing; erection of camps  The commission may charge an annual fee for the privilege of hunting or fishing in the preserve, not to exceed one dollar per year to residents of the parish nor fifty cents per day to non-residents of the parish. The revenue derived from such fees shall be used and expended by the commission for the benefit of the preserve and for the purpose of erecting and maintaining at suitable points public camping places, boats, and accommodations for the use and benefit of the citizens and patrons of the preserve.
LA Rev Stat § 56:727 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§727. Approval of rules and regulations; promulgation; penalties

RS 727 - Approval of rules and regulations; promulgation; penalties  A. Rules and regulations proposed by any game and fish commission shall become effective only after one of the following occurs:  (1) The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, which has concurrent jurisdiction and power over the parish preserve, approves and promulgates the rule or regulation. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated and adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  (2) If the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission fails to take action on the proposed rules and regulations within one hundred eighty days after submission by the commission, the proposed rules shall be deemed to be adopted. The game and fish preserve commission shall publish the adopted rule or regulation in the Louisiana Register, shall submit a copy to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. The rule or regulation shall be subject to legislative review in the same manner as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:968(D).  B. Any person who violates a rule or regulation adopted as provided in this Section shall be guilty of a class 2 violation.  C. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission shall not be held liable with regard to any implementation, promulgation, or enforcement of any rules or regulations of a game and fish commission adopted pursuant to Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section or R.S. 56:722(A)(2).  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1997, No. 21, §1; Acts 2017, No. 185, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:728 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§728. Appropriations out of general fund; special taxes; employment of deputy sheriff

RS 728 - Appropriations out of general fund; special taxes; employment of deputy sheriff  The governing authority of a parish in which a preserve is established may appropriate money for the use and benefit of the preserve out of its general fund, and vote special taxes for the maintenance, operation, and equipment of the preserve. It may employ and pay a deputy sheriff, under the supervision of the sheriff of the parish, to aid the commission in the enforcement of its rules and regulations for the conservation and protection of the game and fish in the preserve.
LA Rev Stat § 56:729 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§729. Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Preserve; transfer

RS 729 - Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Preserve; transfer A. All property, both movable and immovable, comprising the Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Preserve in Vernon Parish is hereby transferred from the state of Louisiana, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, to the governing authority for the parish of Vernon. The lands subject to this transfer are those provided for in the creation of said preserve by Act No. 277 of the 1948 Regular Session, which were subsequently transferred to the state of Louisiana, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, pursuant to Act No. 490 of the 1981 Regular Session and R.S. 36:610. All lands are located in Vernon Parish and are more particularly described as follows: Section Nineteen, Township Two North, Range Nine West (Sec. 19, Twp. 2 N., Range 9 W); and Sections Two, Three, Four, Nine, Ten, and Eleven, Township One North, Range Ten West (Secs. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11, Twp. 1 N., Range 10 W); and Sections Thirteen, Twenty-three, Twenty-four, Twenty-five, Twenty-six, Twenty-seven, Thirty-three, Thirty-four, Thirty-five, Township Two North, Range Ten West (Secs. 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 35 Twp., 2 N., Range 10 W). B. Said preserve and its lands shall be governed by the commission created by the parish governing authority in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart. Acts 1995, No. 116, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:752 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§752. Control of area; rules and regulations

RS 752 - Control of area; rules and regulations  The commissioner of wildlife and fisheries has absolute control and authority concerning the use of the lands and shall adopt rules and regulations controlling the area.
LA Rev Stat § 56:753 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§753. Trapping, hunting, or fishing on preserve

RS 753 - Trapping, hunting, or fishing on preserve  No person shall trap, hunt, or fish on the preserve except under such rules and regulations as are made by the commissioner.
LA Rev Stat § 56:754 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§754. Penalty for violation of rules and regulations

RS 754 - Penalty for violation of rules and regulations  Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Sub-part, or such rules and regulations as shall hereunder have been adopted by the commissioner, shall, for each offense, pay the cost of the prosecution and be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both.