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LA Rev Stat § 56:440 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§440. Standard measurements; barrel

RS 440 - Standard measurements; barrel A. In all of the operations of the department, the standard measurement of the barrel referred to in this Section shall be 6451.26 cubic inches, which approximately represents the cubic contents of three bushels, or one barrel; one sack represents 3225.63 cubic inches or one and one-half bushels or one-half barrel. B. All shucked oysters shall be labeled and packaged as required pursuant to the National Shellfish Sanitation Program and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. C. All licensed oyster captains, harvesters, or certified wholesale/retail dealers of shell stock and shucked oyster products shall verify that the oysters being sold adhere to the measurement standards required by this Section. Acts 1981, No. 925, §1; Acts 2014, No. 217, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 56:441 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§441. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 38, §2, eff. May 28, 1999.

RS 441 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 38, §2, eff. May 28, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 56:442 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§442. Collection and disposition of funds; dedication of funds

RS 442 - Collection and disposition of funds; dedication of funds   A. No license fee or tax other than those imposed by Part VI of this Title and by R.S. 56:446 shall be levied or imposed by the state or any of its subordinate political corporations or municipalities.  B. Except for funds collected from the privilege to take shells or shell deposits from the water bottoms, bedding ground rentals, and other sources of income, shall be collected by the department and record made thereof. These funds shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the department.  C. One-half of all funds collected by the department from the leasing or granting of permits of the right or privilege to take shells or shell deposits or mussel shells from the water bottoms of the state under authority of this Subpart are dedicated to the establishment, administration, maintenance, and upkeep of oyster seed grounds and reservations and to the planting, propagation, cultivation, policing, preservation, and distribution of oysters on and from the grounds. The department may purchase and use shells or other cultch which it may in judgment and discretion take from over-crowded oyster reefs belonging to the state. The remaining one-half of all funds collected by the department under authority of this Subpart shall be deposited in a special account by the department and shall be dedicated to the administration, enforcement, management, and research for marine resources and to the construction, purchase, maintenance and upkeep of property and equipment used in connection therewith.  D. In case of acquisition and expenditures incurred under authority of this Subpart, the department may care for, cultivate, and dispose of acquired oysters and seed. It shall return such recovered funds into the funds placed at its disposal under this Subpart.  Acts 1981, No. 925, §1. Acts 1986, No. 904, §3; Acts 2021, No. 356, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.  NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 904, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 56:443 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§443. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.

RS 443 - Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 56:444 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§444. License number display

RS 444 - License number display  The name, license number, state boat registration number, or federal documentation number of each vessel, boat, or dredging apparatus engaged in the harvesting of oysters shall be displayed on the roof of the cabin or on any other place which is easily visible from the air, at all times. The letters shall be at least eight inches in height and of an appropriate width.  Acts 1981, No. 925, §1. Acts 1986, No. 904, §3.  {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 904, §5.}}
LA Rev Stat § 56:445 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§445. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.

RS 445 - Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 56:446 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§446. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.

RS 446 - Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 56:447 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§447. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.

RS 447 - Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 56:448 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§448. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.

RS 448 - Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 56:450 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§450. Freshwater mussels; rules; penalties

RS 450 - Freshwater mussels; rules; penalties   A.(1) The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall adopt rules, developed and proposed by the department, to regulate the harvest of freshwater mussels. Such rules shall provide for open areas, species eligible for harvest, harvest methods, permits, fees, and other provisions necessary to implement this Section. In no case shall the annual permit fee for nonresidents be less than one thousand dollars per person harvesting freshwater mussels.  (2) One-half of the total of all revenues derived from the annual permit fees required for commercial mussel fishermen and severance tax are hereby dedicated to the operation of the enforcement division of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the remaining one-half of the total of all revenues is hereby dedicated to the operation of the inland fisheries division of the department.  B. The secretary shall have the authority to revoke, deny, or limit the number of permits issued as deemed necessary for proper management, control, and protection of the freshwater mussel resource.  C. Any violation of rules pertaining to the harvest and sale of freshwater mussels shall constitute a class four violation, R.S. 56:34. Any violation of harvest reporting requirements shall constitute a class 2-B violation, R.S. 56:32(A)(2).   D. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, barter, or exchange any freshwater mussel meats. Any violation of this Subsection shall constitute a class four violation, R.S. 56:34.  E. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, there shall not be any shell dredging in Lake Pontchartrain or Lake Maurepas.  Acts 1981, No. 925, §1; Acts 1992, No. 851, §1; Acts 1993, No. 99, §1, eff. June 1, 1993; Acts 1994, No. 27, §1; Acts 2021, No. 241, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:451 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§451. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.

RS 451 - Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 56:452 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§452. Penalties

RS 452 - Penalties Any person who violates a Section of this Subpart for which no penalty is given has committed a class one violation and shall be punished as provided for in Part II. Acts 1994, No. 27, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:471 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§471. Ownership of water bottoms

RS 471 - Ownership of water bottoms  A. All water bottoms suitable for clamming within the state shall remain public with respect to clams and shall be subject to any and all restrictions contained herein.  B. Nothing in this Subpart shall in any way affect the dredging of Rangia clam shells as presently authorized.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 616, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:472 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§472. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.

RS 472 - Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 56:473 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§473. Recreational possession limit; recreational gear regulations

RS 473 - Recreational possession limit; recreational gear regulations  A. A recreational fisherman can take no more than two bushels of clams per day.  B. The department shall designate by regulation the types of rakes or tongs that can be used by a recreational fisherman.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 616, §1. Acts 1984, No. 230, §1, eff. June 29, 1984. Acts 1986, No. 904, §3.  {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 904, §5.}}
LA Rev Stat § 56:474 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§474. Time and method of taking clams

RS 474 - Time and method of taking clams  A. Dredging for clams between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise is prohibited.  B. Clams may not be taken by any method other than by hand in any established bed of aquatic vegetation.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 616, §1; Acts 1992, No. 860, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:475 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§475. Approved ports

RS 475 - Approved ports  Clams shall be off-loaded only at approved ports.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 616, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:476 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§476. License display

RS 476 - License display  The vessel license number shall be painted on the cabin roof or any other place which is easily visible from the air. The letters shall be at least eight inches high and of appropriate width and prefaced with the letter "C".  Added by Acts 1979, No. 616, §1. Acts 1986, No. 904, §3.  {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 904, §5.}}
LA Rev Stat § 56:477 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§477. Division of water bottoms

RS 477 - Division of water bottoms  The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries after adequate technical review may divide the water bottoms of the state into zones for the purpose of clamming. The department in determining the number of zones may designate which and how often zones may be fished and how many clams may be taken from any zone.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 616, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:478 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§478. Demarcation line

RS 478 - Demarcation line  A. A line of demarcation shall be established between what is considered productive oyster areas and areas which have become nonproductive seaward of known productive oyster areas, but which can be considered productive clam areas. This line should not be of a permanent nature but flexible according to changing environmental conditions, giving the oyster preference.  B. During periods when it is unlawful to take oysters from the public seed grounds, it shall be unlawful to take clams from within the public seed grounds. During these periods clams can only be taken seaward of the line of demarcation.  The taking of clams by vessels properly licensed and permitted while engaging in normal clamming operations shall not be permitted in areas where active oyster production occurs. It shall not be unlawful to take clams incidental to the harvesting of oysters.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 616, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:479 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§479. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.

RS 479 - Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 56:480 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§480. Catch limitations

RS 480 - Catch limitations  In the event the commission should determine that any or all areas are being overharvested, the commission is hereby authorized to impose catch rate limitations. The commission should consider catch rate information obtained from monthly reports, meat yield data, coincidence of low production in relation to clams as compared to other fisheries production for a given time frame, and any other information it deems pertinent in determining limitations. Any such limitations shall be made public no later than October 1 preceding the year affected.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 616, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:481 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§481. Size limits

RS 481 - Size limits  It shall be illegal to possess clams of less than one inch measured from hinge to edge of shell. Clams shall be culled where taken and all clams of less than legal size shall be immediately returned to the waters. A tolerance of ten percent by count of any catch shall be allowed.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 616, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:482 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§482. Penalty provision

RS 482 - Penalty provision  Violation of any provision of this Subpart or of any commission regulation or rule adopted pursuant to this Subpart shall constitute a class four violation.  Acts 1993, No. 83, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:491 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§491. Definitions

RS 491 - Definitions For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly shows a different meaning: (1)(a) "Saltwater shrimp" includes all species of shrimp of commercial or economic value found in the coastal waters of the state and in the Gulf of Mexico contiguous to the Louisiana coast, including the white shrimp or "common saltwater shrimp"(Litopenaeus setiferus), also called the "lake shrimp"; the brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus); the pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarum); the "sea bob" (Xiphopeneus kroyeri), also called "six barbes"; and any other shrimp or shrimplike species which may be taken from coastal waters or sold through commercial channels. (b) "Freshwater shrimp" means the common river shrimp (Macrobrachium ohione) and the delta river shrimp (Macrobrachium acanthurus). (2) "Take", in its different tenses, includes the act of pursuing, netting, capturing, trapping, wounding, or killing by any means or device whatsoever; and it includes any attempt to seine, trawl for, or catch saltwater shrimp. (3) "Possess" in its different tenses, includes the act of having in possession or control, keeping, detaining, restraining, or holding as owner, or as agent, bailee, or custodian of another; and whenever possession, sale, or purchase of shrimp is prohibited, reference is made equally to such shrimp coming from without the state as to that taken within the state. (4) "Transport" in its different tenses, includes the act of shipping, attempting to ship, receiving or delivering for shipment, transporting, conveying, carrying, or exporting, by air, land, or water, or by any means whatsoever. (5) "Processing" includes any method of preparing shrimp for the market, including drying, canning, packing, beheading, or freezing, but not the simple packing of fresh shrimp in ice during transportation. (6) "Consumer" includes restaurants and other places where shrimp is prepared for consumption or otherwise utilized, and includes persons using shrimp for bait. (7) The "length of seines, trawls, or other netting" is the full measure of the extended net as in use or in possession on the fishing grounds, when measured along the cork line between the points where the webbing is attached to the rope at either end, and does not include the additional rope used for pulling the net or attaching it to the arm-poles or trawl boards. (8) The "size of the mesh" of netting means the full measure of the mesh as found in use or in possession on the fishing grounds, measuring the full "bar" stretched from the near side of one knot to the far side of the other. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 53, §1, emerg. eff. June 24, 1958; Acts 1997, No. 1163, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2004, No. 126, §1, eff. Nov. 15, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 56:492 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§492. Incidental by-catch

RS 492 - Incidental by-catch  Any commercial shrimping vessel may retain and any commercial fisherman may sell all southern flounder caught as by-catch on any shrimping trip unless the southern flounder stock is determined by the department to be overfished or undergoing overfishing. After such a determination, the commission may adopt rules or regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to restrict the retention of southern flounder caught as by-catch on any shrimping trip until such time as the department determines the stock has recovered from an overfished or overfishing status.  Acts 1997, No. 1163, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 220, §1; Acts 2021, No. 356, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 56:492.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§492.1. Excluder devices

RS 492.1 - Excluder devices  The commission may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act relative to the use, possession, and configuration of devices designed to exclude the take of certain fish and other aquatic life from fishing gear within the territorial waters of the state and in the federal exclusive economic zone.  Acts 2015, No. 416, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:493 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§493. Control of shrimp fishery and industry

RS 493 - Control of shrimp fishery and industry  The exclusive control of the shrimp fishery and the shrimp industry in Louisiana is vested in the department, which shall enforce the laws regulating same. All shrimp or parts thereof taken, possessed, or transported contrary to the provisions of this Subpart shall, when found, be confiscated and disposed of by the department at its discretion.  Acts 1985, No. 876, §3, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 56:496 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§496. Residence requirements; exception

RS 496 - Residence requirements; exception  Any persons, firm or association operating a shrimp processing plant in this state may take salt water shrimp from the waters of this state and process them.  Any restrictions affecting non-resident persons from taking or processing salt water shrimp does not apply to the citizens of any state which grant equal privileges or licenses to the citizens of this state and which said states have entered into the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact under 1950 R.S. 46:41 etc.  Amended by Acts 1952, No. 627, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:497.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§497.1. Trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license eligibility

RS 497.1 - Trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license eligibility A. Any person convicted of commercial or recreational shrimping during the closed season twice within a five-year period shall not be eligible to hold a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license for a period of three years from the date of the second conviction. B. Any person convicted of commercial or recreational shrimping during the closed season three or more times during a five-year period shall not be eligible to hold a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license for a period of ten years from the date of the third or subsequent conviction. C. Any person who is ineligible to hold a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly net gear license pursuant to the provisions of this Section is prohibited from engaging in commercial or recreational shrimping or being aboard a vessel harvesting or possessing shrimp or possessing a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly net gear unless the vessel is equipped with and employs an approved operating vessel monitoring system which is accessible to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. A violation of this provision shall constitute a class four violation. Acts 2005, No. 102, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 56:498 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§498. Size limit

RS 498 - Size limit  A. During the spring open season defined in R.S. 56:497(A), there shall be no limitation as to count on any saltwater shrimp taken or held in possession.  B.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the possession count on saltwater white shrimp for each cargo lot shall average no more than one hundred whole specimens to the pound. This possession count shall be determined by counting the number of shrimp contained in two random separate three-pound samples taken from each cargo lot of shrimp. The first sample shall be taken and counted by an agent of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the second sample shall be taken and counted by the fisherman. The average number of specimens from the combination of these two samples shall be used to determine the count per pound. A "cargo lot" as used herein shall mean a container, basket, box, chest, bin, hole, or storage compartment in which shrimp are kept for transport. However, during the time period from October fifteenth through the third Monday in December, there shall be no possession count on saltwater white shrimp taken or possessed. Such count shall apply to the taking or possession of such shrimp aboard a vessel, except for shrimp that are documented as having been legally taken in other states or countries and imported into this state.  (2) When more than fifty percent by weight of the saltwater shrimp taken or possessed is sea bobs or brown shrimp, then the maximum allowable amount of undersized white shrimp taken or possessed shall not exceed ten percent by weight of the total saltwater shrimp taken or possessed.  C. The restriction as to count provided in R.S. 56:498(B)(1) shall not apply to "sea bobs" (Xiphopeneus Kroyeri), also called "six barbes".  D. There shall be no size limit on bait shrimp taken in the manner prescribed in R.S. 56:497(B).  Amended by Acts 1950, No. 544, §1; Acts 1958, No. 53, §5; Acts 1962, No. 452, §4; Acts 1984, No. 586, §1; Acts 1989, No. 85, §1, eff. June 16, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 489, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1991, No. 946, §1; Acts 1992, No. 619, §1, eff. July 2, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 443, §1, eff. June 9, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 56:499.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries|§499.2. Butterfly and bottom nets; Lake Pontchartrain and Intracoastal Waterway

RS 499.2 - Butterfly and bottom nets; Lake Pontchartrain and Intracoastal Waterway  A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 56:801(15) to the contrary, in that area of Lake Pontchartrain south and east of the Interstate Highway 10 Bridge, south and eastward to include the waters of Lake St. Catherine and its passes, the Rigolets, Unknown Pass, and Chef Menteur Pass and south and eastward to Lake Borgne and that portion of the Mississippi River Gulf outlet and the Intracoastal Waterway from the Industrial Canal eastward to Lake Borgne, shrimp may be taken with butterfly nets and bottom nets. However, in Chef Menteur Pass, in the Rigolets and in those portions of Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne which are within two miles of the Rigolets or Chef Menteur Pass, a butterfly net or bottom net may be used to take shrimp only when suspended from a fishing boat or vessel which is motor-propelled and underway.  B. No butterfly net or bottom net may be suspended from a piling, float, barge, raft, bridge, or shore installation in the Rigolets or Chef Menteur Pass or in those portions of Lake Pontchartrain or Lake Borgne which are within two miles of the Rigolets or the Chef Menteur Pass. However, in the Chef Menteur Pass a properly licensed single butterfly net measuring not more than twenty-two feet by twenty-two feet may be suspended from a wharf which has been approved by the U.S. Corps of Engineers and which is attached to privately owned or leased immovable property or to a structure that is not attached to privately owned or leased property if the owner has possessed a permit for such structure from the United States Corps of Engineers prior to 1988, provided that the owner or leaseholder is present on the immovable property or permitted structure at all times that the net is in the water.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 558, §2; Acts 1987, No. 517, §1; Acts 1988, No. 620, §1; Acts 1990, No. 581, §1.