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LA Rev Stat § 56:671 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§671. Reciprocal agreement; fishing license

RS 671 - Reciprocal agreement; fishing license  The commission may enter into reciprocal fishing license agreements with the authorities of any other state. Any reciprocal agreement shall become effective when ratified in writing both by the commission and the authorities of the reciprocating state and shall remain in effect until ninety days after it has been rescinded in writing by either the commission or the authorities of the reciprocating state.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 239, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:672 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§672. Reciprocal agreement; hunting license

RS 672 - Reciprocal agreement; hunting license  The commission may enter into reciprocal hunting license agreement with the authorities of any other state. Any reciprocal agreement shall become effective when ratified in writing both by the commission and the authorities of the reciprocating state and shall remain in effect until ninety days after it has been rescinded in writing by either the commission or the authorities of the reciprocating state.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 239, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:673 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§673. Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; taking or protection of fish or other aquatic life

RS 673 - Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; taking or protection of fish or other aquatic life  The commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas pertaining to seasons, creel limits, and all other rules and regulations pertaining to the taking or protection of any species of fish or other aquatic life in any bodies of water which form the common boundary between Louisiana and the reciprocating state. Any reciprocal agreement shall become effective when ratified in writing both by the commission and the authorities of the reciprocating state and shall remain in effect until ninety days after it has been rescinded in writing by either the commission or the authorities of the reciprocating state.  Acts 1984, No. 843, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:674 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§674. Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; wild quadrupeds or wild birds

RS 674 - Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; wild quadrupeds or wild birds  The commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas pertaining to seasons, bag limits, and all other rules and regulations for the taking or protection of any species or sex of wild quadrupeds or wild birds in any area forming the common boundary between Louisiana and the reciprocating state. Any reciprocal agreement shall become effective when ratified in writing both by the commission and the authorities of the reciprocating state and shall remain in effect until ninety days after it has been rescinded in writing by either the commission or the authorities of the reciprocating state.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 239, §1. Acts 1984, No. 843, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:675 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§675. Reciprocal agreement; statewide application; taking or protection of fish, other aquatic life, wild quadrupeds, or wild birds

RS 675 - Reciprocal agreement; statewide application; taking or protection of fish, other aquatic life, wild quadrupeds, or wild birds  The commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas pertaining to seasons, creel limits, bag limits, and all other rules and regulations pertaining to the taking or protection of any species or sex of fish, other aquatic life, wild quadrupeds, or wild birds in any area within the boundaries of the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 492, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1984, No. 843, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:676 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§676. Reciprocity; license fees; seasons; limits

RS 676 - Reciprocity; license fees; seasons; limits  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, where the commission fails to enter into a reciprocal agreement with a state as allowed in R.S. 56:673, 674, and 675, residents of that state shall be granted or sold privileges and licenses equal to those privileges and licenses granted or sold to Louisiana residents by the nonresident's state.  Acts 1984, No. 843, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:677 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§677. Reciprocal agreements; Toledo Bend; Caddo Lake; special fishing licenses; fees

RS 677 - Reciprocal agreements; Toledo Bend; Caddo Lake; special fishing licenses; fees Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with the state of Texas to establish special fishing licenses and fishing license fees on the Toledo Bend Reservoir and Caddo Lake. Acts 1995, No. 117, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:678 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§678. Hunting reciprocity; Mississippi

RS 678 - Hunting reciprocity; Mississippi  The holder of a hunting license issued by the state of Mississippi shall have the same rights and privileges to hunt wild game birds and quadrupeds upon islands in and the waters of the Mississippi River and the Pearl River and other land resulting from accretion along the Mississippi River and the Pearl River where those rivers form the boundary between the states of Louisiana and Mississippi as are provided by law for the holder of a Louisiana hunting license. This Section shall take effect and become operative if and when the state of Mississippi grants reciprocal privileges to the holders of hunting and fishing or angling licenses issued by the state of Louisiana.  Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:679 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§679. Turkey hunting reciprocity

RS 679 - Turkey hunting reciprocity  The department may negotiate a reciprocal agreement with any state that shares a common boundary with Louisiana if the neighboring state has a similar wild turkey stamp or license requirement and fee. The agreement may permit a resident of the state with which the agreement is made to hunt wild turkey in this state without a Louisiana wild turkey license if the person possesses a wild turkey stamp or license issued by the other state.  Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:681 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§681. §§681 to 692 redesignated as R.S. 11:581 to 591.

RS 681 - §§681 to 692 redesignated as R.S. 11:581 to 591.
LA Rev Stat § 56:695 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§695. Purpose

RS 695 - Purpose  This law is enacted by the legislature pursuant to Article X, Section 10(A)(1) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 in the exercise of the police power of the state, to promote the public peace and safety by providing better enforcement of the law.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 314, §1, eff. July 17, 1975.  {{NOTE: ACTS 1989, NO. 337, §3 PROVIDES "THIS ACT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IF AND WHEN THE BASE SALARY OF EACH PERSON ENTITLED TO A SUPPLEMENT PURSUANT TO SUBPART D OF PART III OF CHAPTER 6 OF TITLE 40 AND PART XII OF CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 56 OF THE LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTES OF 1950 IS INCREASED BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE SUPPLEMENT TO WHICH THE PERSON IS ENTITLED ON THE DATE THAT THIS ACT BECOMES LAW."}}
LA Rev Stat § 56:696 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§696. Amount of additional salary

RS 696 - Amount of additional salary  Every regularly commissioned wildlife officer employed by the enforcement division of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall be paid by the state additional salary in the amount of two hundred sixty dollars per month, provided that funds are available. The salary provided for by this Section shall be in addition and supplemental to any uniform state civil service pay plan. In the event that supplemental pay for deputy sheriffs is increased, then supplemental pay for wildlife enforcement officers shall be increased in the same amount, provided that funds are available.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 314, §1, eff. July 17, 1975. Acts 1983, No. 243, §1.  {{NOTE: CONTINGENT REPEAL - SEE NOTE FOLLOWING §695.}}
LA Rev Stat § 56:697 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§697. Special fund

RS 697 - Special fund  For the payment of the additional salary provided by R.S. 56:696, there is hereby created a special fund in the treasury of the state of Louisiana, to which the appropriations hereinafter made shall be credited, and the funds so credited shall be used solely for the payment of such additional salary as provided in R.S. 56:696.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 314, §1, eff. July 17, 1975.  {{NOTE: CONTINGENT REPEAL - SEE NOTE FOLLOWING §695.}}
LA Rev Stat § 56:698 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§698. Disbursement of funds

RS 698 - Disbursement of funds  A. The funds credited to the special fund as provided in R.S. 56:697 shall be disbursed upon warrants drawn by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, which warrants shall have attached to them a detailed list of the names of the officers for whose benefit any particular warrant is drawn, together with such other information as the division of administration or the state treasurer may require.  B. The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, on the basis of such warrants, shall prepare and sign individual checks representing the amount to be paid out of the special fund created by R.S. 56:697 to each person in accordance with the provisions of this Part. Each such check shall show the legislative appropriation from which payment is made and shall note that it represents additional salary paid by the state under the provisions of this Part. The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall deliver the checks to the individual person in whose favor drawn by mail or by such other means as he shall determine.  C. The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall include the additional salary paid to individuals in accordance with the provisions of this Part in the calculation and deduction from the pay of such individuals of sums required by state or federal laws to be withheld by an employer, such as federal income tax and social security tax or contribution to a state retirement system. The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall be further charged with the responsibility for transmitting the sums so withheld in accordance with the law or laws requiring the withholding.  D. The additional salary paid by the state to state wildlife officers in accordance with the provisions of this Part shall be included in the calculation and computation of the total wages paid to a state wildlife officer in the determination of employer contributions to any retirement system or pension fund of which the individual may be a member as well as in the determination of retirement eligibility and benefits which may accrue to the individual under any retirement system or pension fund, as well as in the determination of any other employee benefits, sick leave, or disability pay to which the individual might be entitled.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 314, §1, eff. July 17, 1975. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1.  {{NOTE: CONTINGENT REPEAL - SEE NOTE FOLLOWING §695.}}
LA Rev Stat § 56:699 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§699. Participation in firearm and hunter education course in addition to penalties for hunting violations

RS 699 - Participation in firearm and hunter education course in addition to penalties for hunting violations  Whenever any person is convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Chapter governing the hunting or taking of wild birds or wild quadrupeds, other than by trapping, the court may in addition to imposing any fine or penalty provided for by law, order the offender to attend and participate in a firearm and hunter education course taught or approved by the department.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 655, §1. Acts 1984, No. 149, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  {{NOTE: SEE SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF ACTS 1984, NO. 149.}}
LA Rev Stat § 56:699.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§699.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 364, §2.

RS 699.1 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 364, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:699.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§699.2. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 364, §2.

RS 699.2 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 364, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:699.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§699.3. Regulation of firearm and hunter education

RS 699.3 - Regulation of firearm and hunter education  The commission shall adopt rules to regulate firearm and hunter education which shall:  (1) Provide for firearm and hunter education courses to be taught or approved by the department.  (2) Provide for the testing and certification by the department of residents of this state as firearm and hunter education instructors.  (3) Establish minimum requirements for firearm and hunter education courses conducted by private groups, state and local agencies other than the department, other states, and subdivisions thereof, which the department may approve for purposes of this Part.  (4) Provide for the revocation of any hunting license or hunting permit upon determination that the holder thereof obtained it other than in accordance with this Part.  Acts 1984, No. 149, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  {{NOTE: SEE SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF ACTS 1984, NO. 149.}}
LA Rev Stat § 56:699.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§699.4. Penalty provision

RS 699.4 - Penalty provision  Violation of any provision in this Part or of any commission rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Part shall constitute a class one violation. Acts 1993, No. 80, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:699.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§699.5. Firearm and hunter education requirement

RS 699.5 - Firearm and hunter education requirement A.(1) No person born on or after September 1, 1969, shall hunt unless that person has first been issued a certificate of satisfactory completion of a firearm and hunter education course approved by the department. (2) However, a person under sixteen years of age may hunt without such certificate if he is accompanied by and is under the direct supervision of a person who was born before September 1, 1969, and has a valid hunting license or who is eighteen years of age or older and has proof of successful completion of a firearm and hunter education course approved by the department. (3) However, a person who has not completed the firearm and hunter education course required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may be issued a valid hunting license by the department. Such license shall be issued with a restriction that requires that person be accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a person who was born before September 1, 1969, and has a valid hunting license or who is eighteen years of age or older and has proof of successful completion of a firearm and hunter education course approved by the department. B. A person who is developmentally disabled and unable to successfully complete a firearm and hunter education course may be issued a restricted firearm and hunter education certificate that permits him to hunt, if he is accompanied by and is under the direct supervision of a person who was born before September 1, 1969, and has a valid hunting license or who is eighteen years of age or older and has proof of successful completion of a firearm and hunter education course approved by the department. Documentation of the developmental disability from a licensed medical doctor shall be presented prior to the issuance of a restricted hunter education certificate. C. For the purposes of this Section, "direct supervision" means that the person being supervised shall be within a normal audible voice proximity and in direct line of sight of the supervising adult at all times while hunting. D. The commission may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Section, including rules to define the circumstances that constitute a person being accompanied by and under the direct supervision of another. Acts 1995, No. 412, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1282, §1; Acts 2004, No. 100, §1; Acts 2010, No. 292, §1; Acts 2010, No. 335, §1; Acts 2012, No. 364, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:699.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§699.6. Firearm and hunter education exemption

RS 699.6 - Firearm and hunter education exemption The provisions of R.S. 56:699.5 shall not apply to any active or veteran member of the United States armed services or to any POST-certified law enforcement officer or to any individual with current POST-certification. The commission may adopt rules to implement this Section including rules regarding evidence of such service. Application for the exemption authorized in this Section shall be filed in person at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries main office building in the city of Baton Rouge, or at any other location designated by the department. Acts 2001, No. 223, §1; Acts 2008, No. 46, §1; Acts 2012, No. 364, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:699.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§699.7. Four wheeler and all-terrain vehicle instruction

RS 699.7 - Four wheeler and all-terrain vehicle instruction The department may offer in its firearm and hunter education program an educational block of instruction on the proper way and method of safely riding "four wheelers" or all-terrain vehicles. Acts 2004, No. 172, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:699.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§699.8. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 335, §2.

RS 699.8 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 335, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:699.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§699.21. Membership

RS 699.21 - Membership A. The Hunting and Fishing Advisory Education Council shall be established within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to promote the many benefits of hunting and fishing among Louisiana citizens and to educate the citizens of the state on those benefits. B. Members of the council shall serve on a voluntary basis and shall not receive any compensation or reimbursement for expenses. The council shall meet at least twice annually and shall consist of the following members: (1) One member appointed by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. (2) One member appointed by the Louisiana Coastal Conservation Association. (3) One member appointed by the Louisiana Wild Turkey Federation. (4) One member appointed by the Louisiana Bass Federation. (5) One member appointed by the Charter Boat Captain's Association. (6) One member appointed by the Trapper and Alligator Hunter's Association. (7) One member appointed by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. (8) One member appointed by the Louisiana Outdoor Writer's Association. (9) One member appointed by the Cajun Becasse Society. (10) One member appointed by the Bayou State Bowhunter's Association. (11) One member appointed by the chairman of the Senate Natural Resources Committee. (12) One member appointed by the chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. (13) One member appointed by the Louisiana Marine Trades Association. (14) One member appointed by the Jefferson Parish Marine Fisheries Advisory Board. (15) One member appointed by the director of the LSU Agriculture Center Cooperative Extension Service who is a specialist or agent assigned to fisheries or wildlife advisory work. Acts 2001, No. 322, §1; Acts 2008, No. 580, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 56:699.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§699.22. Council powers; duties; responsibilities

RS 699.22 - Council powers; duties; responsibilities The council shall develop plans and strategies to promote public awareness that fees, taxes, and traditional expenditures of hunters and anglers provide financial support for the management of fish and wildlife resources, habitat conservation and management, and the enforcement of fish and wildlife laws, and contribute to the local and national economy. Acts 2001, No. 322, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:700.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§700.1. Definitions

RS 700.1 - Definitions  As used in this Part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (1) "Commercial fisherman" means any citizen of the state of Louisiana whose primary source of earnings is from the harvesting of living marine resources for commercial purposes. "Earnings" means the earnings derived solely by the personal efforts of the commercial fisherman, exclusive of the income of a spouse or of any community property interest in the income of a spouse.  (2) "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.  (3) "Fishing gear" means any vessel and any equipment, whether or not attached to a vessel, which is used in the commercial handling or harvesting of living marine resources.  (4) "Fund" means Fishermen's Gear Compensation Fund.  (5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources or his designee.   Added by Acts 1979, No. 673, §1. Acts 1983, No. 705, §6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1997, No. 801, §1, eff. July 10, 1997. NOTE: See R.S. 56:700.6 regarding the termination of Part after June 30, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 56:700.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§700.3. Rules and regulations

RS 700.3 - Rules and regulations   A. In carrying out this Part, the secretary 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 and the appointment of hearing examiner. These regulations shall insure that the whole claim procedure is as simple as possible. 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 shall establish a procedure whereby a fisherman may recover for damages from an obstruction encountered previously.  C. Any rule, regulation, or guideline 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 House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment and Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Such approval shall be presumed unless either committee submits objections in writing within fifteen days after receipt of the proposed rule, regulation, or guideline, provided that such written objections shall be subject to override by the governor within five days after receipt of the objections by the governor.  D. The department shall promulgate regulations implementing the Fishermen's Gear Compensation Fund on or before October 1, 1980. The department shall hold not less than three public hearings for the purpose of receiving public input on the development of the regulations.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 673, §1. Acts 1983, No. 705, §6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 2008, No. 580, §7. NOTE: See R.S. 56:700.6 regarding the termination of Part after June 30, 2022.