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LA Rev Stat § 56:40.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§40.3. Civil penalties; assessment; administrative hearing

RS 40.3 - Civil penalties; assessment; administrative hearing A. Whenever the department determines that a violation of R.S. 56:40.1 has occurred, resulting in liability of a person for the value of injured or destroyed wildlife or aquatic life, it shall demand restitution from him for the value of such wildlife or aquatic life, the value of which has been determined in accordance with R.S. 56:40.2. The offender shall be given written notice of the alleged violation and of the value of such injured or destroyed wildlife or aquatic life. B. In lieu of filing a civil suit to recover the penalties provided for in this Subpart, the department may elect to enforce the provisions of this Subpart by adjudicatory hearing, held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. The department shall hold the adjudicatory hearing in the regional office for the parish where the defendant is domiciled or where the violation occurred. The defendant may waive the adjudicatory hearing upon payment of the amount demanded by the department. C. In any case where the department elects to proceed by adjudicatory hearing, the defendant shall be notified in writing of the time and place of the adjudicatory hearing. Written notice of the time and place of the hearing may be given on any citation or summons issued in connection with the violation or made by certified letter mailed to the defendant at his last known address or at the address that appears on any hunting or fishing license issued to him by the department. The summons or written notice shall notify the defendant and shall constitute notice that the failure to appear at the specified time and location shall result in the assessment of civil penalties and result in the loss of all hunting and fishing privileges while assessed amounts remain unpaid. Notice given by certified mail in accordance with this Subsection shall be deemed effective fifteen days after the notice is mailed. D. Either party may appeal from a ruling of the administrative hearing officer to the district court in the judicial district where the offense occurred. E. The secretary may institute civil proceedings to enforce a final ruling in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. F. The person against whom the civil penalties are assessed shall also be liable for attorney fees and all costs of the adjudicatory hearing. Acts 1988, No. 169, §2; Acts 1992, No. 852, §1; Acts 2001, No. 804, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:40.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§40.4. Civil suit for recovery of value

RS 40.4 - Civil suit for recovery of value  The attorney for the department, attorney general, or the district attorney of the parish in which the violation occurred may bring a civil suit under this Subpart in the name of the state to recover civil penalties for the value of each fish, wild bird, wild quadruped, and other wildlife and aquatic life unlawfully killed, caught, taken, possessed, or injured.  Acts 1988, No. 169, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:40.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§40.5. Venue and procedure

RS 40.5 - Venue and procedure  A. A suit for recovery of civil penalties brought under this Subpart may be brought either in the parish of the defendant's domicile or in the parish in which the violation occurred.  B. Either party may appeal from a final judgment of the court as in other civil cases.  Acts 1988, No. 169, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:40.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§40.6. More than one defendant

RS 40.6 - More than one defendant  If more than one defendant is named in a suit or an adjudicatory proceeding brought under this Subpart, each defendant against whom judgment is rendered is jointly and severally liable for the recovery provided by this Subpart.  Acts 1988, No. 169, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:40.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§40.7. Recovery of value in addition to fine

RS 40.7 - Recovery of value in addition to fine A. The penalties and costs provided by this Subpart are in addition to any fine, forfeiture, other penalty, or costs imposed under any other provision of law. B. Failure to pay all amounts assessed in accordance with this Subpart shall result in the immediate revocation of all hunting and fishing licenses held by the offender or, in the case of a commercial violation, the immediate revocation of all commercial licenses held by the offender. Revocation of the offender's licenses and privileges as authorized in this Title shall continue, and no new licenses shall be issued to replace those that were revoked for as long as any amount remains unpaid. C. If the offender purchases or obtains a license of the type that was revoked or engages in any activity which would otherwise require him to obtain a license of the type that was revoked during the period of revocation provided for in Subsection B of this Section, it shall be a class three violation. D. The provisions of Subsections B and C of this Section shall not apply to any person who has timely filed an appeal of a final ruling or judgment during the pendency of the appeal. Acts 1988, No. 169, §2; Acts 1992, No. 852, §1; Acts 2001, No. 804, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:40.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§40.8. Both civil suit and criminal prosecution permissible; exceptions

RS 40.8 - Both civil suit and criminal prosecution permissible; exceptions The pendency or determination of a suit brought under this Subpart or the pendency or determination of a criminal prosecution for the same killing, catching, taking, possession, or injury does not bar the other action; provided that civil restitution paid pursuant to the provisions of Article 895.2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or acquittal of a criminal prosecution for the same killing, taking, possession, or injury shall act as a bar to an assessment of civil penalties or a civil action to recover penalties under this Subpart. Acts 1988, No. 169, §2; Acts 1995, No. 137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:40.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§40.9. Disposition of recovery

RS 40.9 - Disposition of recovery A. Any recovery of civil penalties for injury to fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds, and other wildlife and aquatic life shall be immediately deposited to the Conservation Fund of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and credited to the enforcement emergency situation response account within the fund. If the balance in the enforcement emergency situation response account at the end of any fiscal year is one hundred thousand dollars or more, then no monies derived from civil penalties for injury to fish, wild birds, wild quadrupeds or other wildlife and aquatic life shall be deposited into the account until such time as the balance in the account at the end of a fiscal year is less than one hundred thousand dollars. B. In any civil action brought by the district attorney pursuant to R.S. 56:40.4, the office of the district attorney shall receive forty percent of the amount collected. Acts 1988, No. 169, §2; Acts 2003, No. 784, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:41 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§41. §§41 to 44 Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 837, §4

RS 41 - §§41 to 44 Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 837, §4
LA Rev Stat § 56:45 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§45. Jurisdiction of trial of violations

RS 45 - Jurisdiction of trial of violations   Except as provided in R.S. 56:32.1, the district courts of this state shall have original jurisdiction of the trial of persons charged with violations of this Chapter.  Acts 1981, No. 837, §1; Acts 2021, No. 241, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:46 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§46. Venue when river divides parishes

RS 46 - Venue when river divides parishes  If any offense under this Chapter is alleged to have been committed in a river dividing two parishes and the exact place of commission of the offense cannot be established, any court in either parish has territorial jurisdiction.  Acts 1981, No. 837, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:47 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§47. Venue when offense committed in lake, bay, or other body of water

RS 47 - Venue when offense committed in lake, bay, or other body of water  If any offense under this Chapter is alleged to have been committed in any lake, bay, inlet, or other body of water bounded by more than one parish within the waters of this state, any court in any parish bordering on such waters has territorial jurisdiction.  Acts 1981, No. 837, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:48 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§48. Venue when offense committed in the Gulf of Mexico

RS 48 - Venue when offense committed in the Gulf of Mexico If any offense under this Chapter is alleged to have been committed in the Gulf of Mexico within the waters of the state, any district court in any parish bordering on the gulf shall have territorial jurisdiction. In addition, if any offense is alleged to have been committed in the Gulf of Mexico outside the state's territorial waters where the state holds jurisdictional authority over the fishing vessel under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 USC 1856, any district court in any parish bordering on the gulf shall have territorial jurisdiction. Acts 1981, No. 837, §1; Acts 1999, No. 547, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:49 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§49. Venue when exact place of vessel cannot be determined

RS 49 - Venue when exact place of vessel cannot be determined  Where the offense alleged relates to the operation of a vessel and the exact place of commission of the offense cannot be established, in addition to the venue provided in Sections 57 and 58, any court at the home port of the vessel has territorial jurisdiction.  Acts 1981, No. 837, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:50 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§50. Venue; exception when exact place cannot be determined

RS 50 - Venue; exception when exact place cannot be determined  A. Where it is alleged that the exact place of commission of the offense cannot be established, no exception to the venue shall be sustained unless the place of commission of the offense is disclosed and such place would make the court in which the charge was brought an improper venue.  B. If the operator or owner professes ignorance of the jurisdiction, there shall be no change of venue from the place where the proceeding was begun.  Acts 1981, No. 837, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:51 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§51. Limits of state sovereignty

RS 51 - Limits of state sovereignty  For the purpose of this Chapter, the jurisdiction of the courts of any parish extends to the limits of the state's sovereignty over tidal waters and the bottoms thereof.  Acts 1981, No. 837, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:52 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§52. Issuance of search warrants

RS 52 - Issuance of search warrants  Judges of the city courts, district courts, and federal courts, and United States magistrates shall, within their respective jurisdictions, upon proper oath or affirmation, and upon probable cause shown, issue search warrants in aid of the enforcement of the laws or regulations under the jurisdiction of the commission and the department.  Acts 1985, No. 876, §3, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 56:53 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§53. Commissioned wildlife enforcement agents of the enforcement division may carry weapons

RS 53 - Commissioned wildlife enforcement agents of the enforcement division may carry weapons Commissioned wildlife enforcement agents of the enforcement division of the department may carry weapons concealed or exposed while in the performance of their duties. Acts 1985, No. 876, §3, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1999, No. 13, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:54 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§54. License requirements; enforcement by wildlife agents; arrest without warrant

RS 54 - License requirements; enforcement by wildlife agents; arrest without warrant A. Wildlife enforcement agents of the enforcement division shall see that every person dealing in any way in any of the wildlife, fish, and game of the state in the territory assigned to him for which a license must be obtained, has in his possession, and is the owner of, an official license, and is in compliance with the laws, rules, and regulations under the jurisdiction of the department. B. The secretary, deputy secretary, commissioned wildlife enforcement agents, any of the various sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, deputy constables, marshals, and other police officers of this state may, without a warrant, arrest any person violating any of the laws or regulations under the jurisdiction of the department, or any other law of this state, and may immediately take such person in custody for examination or trial before any officer or court of competent jurisdiction of this state or of the United States, and may serve and execute any warrant or other process issued by any officer or court of competent jurisdiction of this state for the enforcement of such laws and regulations. Acts 1985, No. 876, §3, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1999, No. 13, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:54.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§54.1. Prima facie evidence of violation of law

RS 54.1 - Prima facie evidence of violation of law  In all cases of arrest for violation of the game and fish laws, the possession of game, fish, nets, seines, or lines, tackle, or the possession or operation of any other device prohibited, is prima facie evidence of the violation.  Acts 1985, No. 876, §3, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 56:55 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§55. Search with or without warrant

RS 55 - Search with or without warrant A. The secretary, the deputy secretary, or any commissioned wildlife enforcement agent of the enforcement division may visit, inspect, and examine, with or without search warrant, records, any cold storage plant, warehouse, boat, store, car, conveyance, automobile or other vehicle, airplane or other aircraft, basket or other receptacle, or any place of deposit for wild birds, wild quadrupeds, fish, or other aquatic life or any parts thereof whenever there is probable cause to believe that a violation has occurred. B. Commissioned wildlife enforcement agents of the enforcement division are authorized to visit or inspect at frequent intervals without the need of search warrants, records, cold storage plants, bait stands, warehouses, public restaurants, public and private markets, stores, and places where wild birds, game quadrupeds, fish, or other aquatic life or any parts thereof may be kept and offered for sale, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any laws or regulations under the jurisdiction of the department have been violated. They also shall inspect establishments for commercial licenses required by the department to retail and/or wholesale commercial fish and bait fish where applicable under the provisions of this Chapter. The department may institute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction for violation of laws or regulations under its jurisdiction. Acts 1985, No. 876, §3, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1999, No. 13, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:55.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§55.1. Toledo Bend Reservoir; assignment of officers

RS 55.1 - Toledo Bend Reservoir; assignment of officers  The department is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Sabine River Authority, for the permanent assignment of four commissioned wildlife officers and agents to the Toledo Bend Reservoir. Such officers and agents shall be authorized to enforce any laws under the jurisdiction of the department, including those conferred on duly commissioned wildlife officers and agents of the department, pursuant to this Subpart or pursuant to other law. The Sabine River Authority shall bear all costs of the salaries and related benefits, equipment, and land and water transportation expenses of such officers and agents for a period of two years, commencing September 1, 1992; thereafter, the department shall be responsible for all such costs and expenses of the four officers assigned to the Toledo Bend Reservoir. The officers assigned to the Toledo Bend Reservoir shall remain under the supervision and control of the department.  Acts 1992, No. 1088, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:55.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§55.2. Additional authority of commissioned wildlife enforcement agents

RS 55.2 - Additional authority of commissioned wildlife enforcement agents A. To facilitate the effective protection of private and public rights and property and life throughout the state's waterways, sea, and land, duly commissioned wildlife enforcement agents of the enforcement division of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries who have graduated from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement training academy, the Louisiana State University law enforcement training program, the Louisiana State Police Training Academy, or the University of Louisiana at Monroe law enforcement training program shall, in addition to the authority otherwise conferred by law upon such officers, be vested with the same authority and powers conferred by law upon other law enforcement officers of this state, provided that a qualification and requalification for firearms used be established within the department on at least an annual basis to insure the proficiency for firearms use by all officers vested with the authority and powers conferred herein. B. The enforcement division of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is authorized to seek, accept, and expend state or federal funds, or both, available for purposes of enforcement. Acts 1989, No. 236, §1, eff. June 26, 1989; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 148, §8; Acts 1999, No. 13, §1; Acts 2001, No. 185, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:55.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§55.3. Boats maintained for enforcement; vehicle equipment

RS 55.3 - Boats maintained for enforcement; vehicle equipment  A. The department shall keep and maintain suitable boats for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Title.  B. Each state owned vehicle, operated by a classified wildlife enforcement agent or officer of the enforcement division who has enforcement authority as defined by R.S. 56:55.2, while acting in his official capacity or performing his duties, may be equipped with such devices as are provided for authorized emergency vehicles in R.S. 32:318(A), (C), (D), (E), and (F). However, the secretary may, at his discretion, exempt special vehicles from the provisions of this Section.  Acts 1985, No. 876, §3, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 56:56 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§56. Seizure or surrender of things illegally used or possessed

RS 56 - Seizure or surrender of things illegally used or possessed  A. Any enforcing officer may seize:  (1) Any animal or parts thereof, possessed, transported, sold, offered for sale, or purchased contrary to the provisions of this Title.  (2) Deer, bears, or wild turkey or parts thereof in the possession of any person which is not tagged or identified as required by this Title.  (3) Fish and other aquatic life, taken, possessed, transported, sold, offered for sale, or purchased contrary to the provisions of this Title.  (4) Traps, nets, cages, snares, explosives, guns and other devices placed, set, or otherwise used or possessed for the purpose of taking wild birds or quadrupeds contrary to the provisions of this Title.  (5) Tackle, seines and other nets, trawls, tongs, scrapers, and other equipment and devices used in taking of fish, shrimp, oysters, or other aquatic life contrary to the provisions of this Title.  (6) Oysters, shrimp, and hides and pelts of fur bearing animals and nongame quadrupeds which are subject to a tax imposed by this Title and on which the tax has not been paid or which are taken contrary to the provisions of this Title.  (7) Tackle and scrapers which are possessed or operated in an illegal manner or which are required by the provisions of this Title to be licensed or tagged and which are not so licensed or tagged or which are improperly tagged or which are taken contrary to the provisions of this Title.  (8) Tackle of any type or description, including without limitation such gear listed in R.S. 56:302, 302.5, or 305, which is used by a fisherman to take shrimp, oysters, fish, or other seafood for sale without possessing a commercial fisherman's license.  B. Any live animal which is illegal to possess or which may be possessed only by permit or license from the department may be voluntarily surrendered to the department without penalty. The person surrendering the animal shall be immune from prosecution for illegally possessing or possessing without a permit or license provided the surrendering of the animal is initiated prior to any independent investigation or contact by any public employee operating in their official capacity. The department may dispose of a surrendered animal in any manner the department deems appropriate.  Acts 1981, No. 837, §1. Acts 1985, No. 876, §3, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1991, No. 888, §1, eff. July 23, 1991; Acts 2010, No. 157, §1; Acts 2016, No. 133, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:57 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§57. Seizure of vessels, airplanes, vehicles, and equipment

RS 57 - Seizure of vessels, airplanes, vehicles, and equipment  Any enforcing officer shall seize vessels, airplanes, vehicles, and all other means of transport and the equipment used or employed in the commission of offenses prohibited by this Chapter and taken into possession by the department.  Acts 1981, No. 837, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:57.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§57.1. Forfeitures for fraud

RS 57.1 - Forfeitures for fraud  Where the proof shows that a license as a resident has been obtained by fraud or subterfuge, the vessels and equipment used under that license shall be forfeited by proceedings maintained as provided for the forfeiture of vessels in this Subpart.  Acts 1985, No. 876, §3, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 56:57.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§57.2. Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 416, §2.

RS 57.2 - Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 416, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:57.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§57.3. Licenses; fraudulent acquisition; penalty

RS 57.3 - Licenses; fraudulent acquisition; penalty  A. The issuance of a license is conditional upon the accuracy of all information submitted by the applicant on the application or license carrier. If the department finds any material misstatement of fact regarding the residency of the person to whom the license was issued, the license shall be voided and immediately surrendered to an agent of the department.  B. Any person, business, or corporation issuing or seeking to obtain a license shall comply with the licensing provisions of Subsection A hereof. C. Any violation of this Section shall constitute a class three violation.  Acts 1993, No. 240, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:57.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§57.4. Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 416, §3.

RS 57.4 - Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 416, §3.