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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 54 - Warehouses › §54:113. Necessity of obtaining certificate; method; effect

RS 54:113 - Necessity of obtaining certificate; method; effect
The proprietor, lessee, or manager of any public warehouse, whether an individual, firm, or corporation, before transacting any business in the warehouse, shall procure from the district court or the civil district court of the parish in which the warehouse is situated, a certificate that he is transacting business as a public warehouseman under the laws of the state. This certificate shall be issued by the clerk of that court upon the filing of a written petition and the giving of proper bond or its equivalent, as provided in R.S. 54:114. This certificate, when issued, authorizes the person to whom issued to conduct the business of a public warehouse within the meaning of this Chapter.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 54 - Warehouses › §54:114. Petition and bond

RS 54:114 - Petition and bond
The petition referred to in R.S. 54:113 shall state the location and name of the warehouse or warehouses and the name of each person interested as owner or principal in the management thereof, individually or as a member of the firm, or, if the warehouse is owned or managed by a corporation, the names of the president, the secretary, and the treasurer of the corporation.
The person petitioning for the certificate shall also file with the clerk:
(1) A bond for five thousand dollars, or
(2) In the case of a warehouse situated in a municipality having a population of fifty thousand or more, a bond for twenty-five thousand dollars, or
(3) Where a bond is or has been furnished by any person in any one parish or municipality in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars and has not expired, a copy thereof, certified by the clerk of the court where the original bond is filed, may be filed in lieu of the bonds provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2) above, and no further bond need be furnished to qualify in any other parish or municipality.
These bonds shall be penal bonds with security in favor of the state and shall be approved by the court. They shall be conditioned for the faithful performance by the person receiving the certificate of his duty as a public warehouseman and for his full compliance with all laws of the state relating to that business. The bond shall be renewed every two years after the date of its approval. After the expiration of the date on which the bond should be renewed, if the bond has not been renewed, the surety on it is not liable except for acts committed during the existence of the bond and prior to the date on which it should have been renewed.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 54 - Warehouses › §54:115. Revocation

RS 54:115 - Revocation
The certificate provided for in R.S. 54:113 may be revoked by the court which granted it, if it is proved to the satisfaction of the court, in a summary proceeding instituted before it by any person, that the holder of the certificate has violated any provision of this Chapter or any other law regulating or applicable to his business as a public warehouseman.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 480, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 54 - Warehouses › §54:116. Transacting business without certificate; summary proceedings; penalty

RS 54:116 - Transacting business without certificate; summary proceedings; penalty
A. On or after June 1, 1997, when a firm or corporation engages in the business of a public warehouse without having procured a certificate as provided in R.S. 54:113 and 114, or after its certificate has been revoked and before it has been renewed, except to deliver property stored in its warehouse prior to the revocation, the firm or corporation may, upon petition of any person setting forth that fact, be required by the court whose clerk is authorized in R.S. 54:113 to issue the certificates to pay to the governing authority of the parish where the warehouse is situated not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each day business is so transacted, not to exceed five thousand dollars, and costs of court.
B. When the business is transacted after revocation and before renewal of the certificate of the firm or corporation, the court may decree that the certificate shall not be renewed within a year after its revocation.
C. Nothing in this Section affects in any way the regular license laws of the parish, city, or state.
Acts 1997, No. 662, §1, eff. July 7, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 54 - Warehouses › §54:181. Definitions

RS 54:181 - Definitions
In this Chapter, unless the context or subject matter clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Warehouse" means any structure or receptacle of any kind in which goods of any kind are deposited or stored for profit.
(2) "Warehouseman" means any person lawfully engaged in the business of storing goods for profit.
(3) "Goods" means all movable property of any description.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 54 - Warehouses › §54:182. Monthly reports

RS 54:182 - Monthly reports
Except as provided in R.S. 54:185, every person who conducts or operates a warehouse and who receives or stores in the warehouse goods which are subject to excise, license, or privilege taxes under the laws of Louisiana shall file monthly reports with the Collector of Revenue on or before the fifteenth day of the month succeeding the period covered by the statement. These reports shall show the name and address of the owner of such goods being held in store in the warehouse, the kind and quantity of these goods, and the goods of this type that were delivered or shipped from the warehouse, the date of shipment, the name and address of the consignee, and the kind and quantity of goods delivered or shipped.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 54 - Warehouses › §54:186. Penalty and persons liable

RS 54:186 - Penalty and persons liable
Whoever violates any provision of this Chapter shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both. For the second or any subsequent violation, the penalties fixed by this Section shall be doubled.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 54 - Warehouses › §54:241. §§241 to 260 Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 563, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1983

RS 54:241 - §§241 to 260 Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 563, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1983
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 54 - Warehouses › §54:321. Samplers, weighers, and inspectors; appointment; responsibility for acts of; charges

RS 54:321 - Samplers, weighers, and inspectors; appointment; responsibility for acts of; charges
Samplers, weighers, and inspectors employed for sampling, weighing, and inspecting cotton received and delivered at the Public Cotton Warehouse, owned and operated by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans on the recommendation of the board of directors of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. This recommendation makes the New Orleans Cotton Exchange responsible for the accuracy of the weighing, sampling, and inspecting of cotton. The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and the New Orleans Cotton Exchange shall set aside a sum agreed on by them and provided by a charge against the cotton for services rendered to be paid to the cotton exchange for this responsibility and warranty.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 55 - Weights and Measures › §55:1. Title 55 (§§1-162) repealed by Acts 1992, No. 55, §4. See R.S. 3:4601 et seq.

RS 55:1 - Title 55 (§§1-162) repealed by Acts 1992, No. 55, §4. See R.S. 3:4601 et seq.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:1. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission established; membership; qualifications; definitions

RS 56:1 - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission established; membership; qualifications; definitions
A. To protect, conserve, and replenish the natural resources of the state, the wildlife of the state, including all aquatic life, is placed under the supervision and control of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, which is hereby created and established in the executive branch of the state government.
B. The commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Six of the members shall each serve for overlapping terms of six years, and one shall serve for a term concurrent with that of the governor.
C. Three members of the commission shall be electors of the coastal parishes and representatives of the commercial fishing and fur industries. The other four shall be electors from the state at large, other than representatives of the commercial fishing and fur industries.
D. The commissioners heretofore appointed under the provisions of Article VI, Section 1 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 and presently serving as commissioners, shall continue to serve for the terms for which appointed. Thereafter, any vacancy occurring in the commission by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed or by reason of death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by appointment by the governor; however, persons appointed to fill the vacancy created by a retiring or deceased commissioner shall be appointed for the unexpired term of such commissioner only.
E. No person who has served as commissioner for six years or more shall be eligible for reappointment.
F. No commissioner may be a member of the legislature or hold any salaried public office or employment for compensation, other than per diem, existing under or created by the laws of the United States, the state of Louisiana or by any subdivision thereof.
G. No compensation for his services shall be paid to any member of the commission, but each member shall be paid a per diem of twenty-five dollars for each day of meeting and actual expenses incurred in traveling to and from and attending meetings of the commission and in attending to his duties away from his domicile under assignment by the commission.
H. As used throughout this title, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates differently, "director" means the director of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and "commission" means the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1975, No. 81, §1; Acts 2013, No. 198, §2, eff. in Nov., 2014, if const. amend. is adopted in Nov., 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:2. Supervision and direction of commission; meetings

RS 56:2 - Supervision and direction of commission; meetings
A. The commission shall have general control, management, supervision, and direction of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. The commission is a policy-making and budgetary-control board, with no administrative functions. The commission shall have sole authority to establish definite management programs and policies and to approve and accept all contracts at its discretion. It shall make such studies and investigations as it thinks necessary. It shall formulate the policies and shall determine the wisdom and efficacy of the policies, plans, rules, regulations and proceedings of the commission.
B. No appointed member of the commission may prescribe or direct the conduct of the commission or the action of the director or any subordinate member thereof in any matter or case unless first authorized by the board in a meeting open to the public.
C. The commission shall not take any action except by vote in meeting assembled, all actions shall be included in the minutes.
D.(1) The commission shall hold an open meeting at least once each month. The commission shall annually, at the first meeting in January, elect one of its members as chairman and one of its members as vice chairman. It may hold other meetings at its discretion or on call of its chairman. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum of the commission.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, if the governor declares a state of emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:721 et seq., the chairman may cancel the monthly meeting. In addition, the secretary may take action through a declaration of emergency on any item scheduled on the agenda of the canceled meeting. Further, the secretary may take any action by a declaration of emergency, necessary for the protection of the fish and wildlife resources. Such actions may remain in effect until seven days following the next commission meeting.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1975, No. 81, §1; Acts 2004, No. 297, §1; Acts 2006, No. 205, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:3. Ownership of wild birds, quadrupeds, fish, aquatic life, water bottoms, oysters, and shellfish

RS 56:3 - Ownership of wild birds, quadrupeds, fish, aquatic life, water bottoms, oysters, and shellfish
A. The ownership and title to all wild birds, and wild quadrupeds, fish, other aquatic life, the beds and bottoms of rivers, streams, bayous, lagoons, lakes, bays, sounds, and inlets bordering on or connecting with the Gulf of Mexico within the territory or jurisdiction of the state, including all oysters and other shellfish and parts thereof grown thereon, either naturally or cultivated, and all oysters in the shells after they are caught or taken therefrom, are and remain the property of the state, and shall be under the exclusive control of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission except as provided in R.S. 56:4.
B. Wild birds, quadrupeds, fish, other aquatic life, and the beds and bottoms of rivers, streams, bayous, lagoons, lakes, bays, sounds, and inlets bordering on or connecting with the Gulf of Mexico, within the territorial jurisdiction of the state, including all oysters and other shellfish and parts thereof grown thereon, either naturally or cultivated, and all oysters in the shells after they are caught or taken therefrom, shall not be taken, sold, or had in possession except as otherwise permitted in this Title; and the title of the state to all such wild birds, quadrupeds, fish, and other aquatic life, even though taken in accordance with the provisions of this Title, and the beds and bottoms of rivers, streams, bayous, lagoons, lakes, bays, sounds, and inlets always remains in the state for the purpose of regulating and controlling the use and disposition thereof.
Acts 1985, No. 876, §3, eff. July 23, 1985.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:4. Authority of Department of Energy and Natural Resources over navigable water bottoms

RS 56:4 - Authority of Department of Energy and Natural Resources over navigable water bottoms
Nothing in this Title and particularly in R.S. 56:3 affects in any way the authority of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources to lease or otherwise administer the beds and bottoms of navigable rivers, streams, bayous, lagoons, lakes, bays, sounds, and inlets bordering on or connecting with the Gulf of Mexico within the territory or jurisdiction of the state, as established by law and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Acts 1985, No. 876, §3, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 2023, No. 150, §22, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:5. General powers and authority

RS 56:5 - General powers and authority
A. The commission, through its director:
(1) May sue and be sued; and
(2) Shall have and exercise all authority and power as was prescribed by law for the prior commissioner of conservation and the commissioner of wildlife and fisheries in relation to the wildlife of the state, including wild game and nongame quadrupeds or animals, game, oysters, fish, and other aquatic life.
B. Any function or authority vested to the prior commissioner of conservation and the commissioner of wildlife and fisheries concerning any of the resources under the jurisdiction of the director of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, and all records, equipment, funds, and other assets in relation to such resources, are transferred to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
C. The commission shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, necessary to protect certain of the state's natural resources other than fish and wildlife, especially such resources as standing trees which are otherwise protected by law but have no specific provision for enforcing such protection.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1980, No. 795, §2; Acts 2010, No. 777, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:6.1. Emergency closure of hunting or fishing seasons; rules and regulations; prohibitions; penalties

RS 56:6.1 - Emergency closure of hunting or fishing seasons; rules and regulations; prohibitions; penalties
A. The secretary, in an emergency, may close an area to the hunting or taking of wildlife or may restrict the hunting or taking of wildlife in a designated area in any manner deemed advisable. In addition, in an emergency, the secretary may declare a closed season on any or all species of fish found or existing in the waters of the state or may restrict fishing in the closed season in any manner deemed advisable. Such closure shall be for a period of time not to extend beyond the seventh day following the next meeting of the commission.
B. Any such closure shall be made by an order issued by the secretary in the same manner as the issuance of an emergency rule as provided in R.S. 49:962. The closure order authorized in this Section shall include a description of the area subject to the closure, indication of the species of fish or wildlife covered by such order, and the reasons for the closure. In addition, the order may include restrictions on hunting or fishing times, bag or creel limits, and harvest restrictions and may alter season opening and closing dates. Upon the issuance of any such order, the possession, sale, barter, trade, or exchange of, or the attempt to possess, sell, barter, trade, or exchange, any species of fish or wildlife contrary to the provisions of the order is prohibited.
C. Violation of any closure order authorized by this Section constitutes a class 2-B violation.
Acts 1986, No. 434, §1; Acts 1992, No. 966, §1; Acts 2006, No. 399, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2021, No. 211, §12; Acts 2021, No. 241, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:6.2. Advisory committees

RS 56:6.2 - Advisory committees
A. The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is authorized to adopt rules to govern the procedures of advisory committees created in or for the department. Such rules shall be adopted no later than January 1, 1994, and shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
B. Procedures that may be adopted by rule shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) A requirement that a majority of the members duly appointed shall constitute a quorum and that no action may be taken without a quorum present and voting.
(2) A prohibition on voting by proxy or the designation of proxies.
(3) Provisions for the removal of any member of the advisory committee for cause by the secretary of the department.
(4) A provision that the chairman of an advisory committee shall be elected from among the duly appointed members and shall serve a term of no more than one year.
C. The secretary may remove any member of an advisory committee for cause as provided in the rules of procedure authorized to be adopted by this Section.
D. For the purposes of this Section, an advisory committee shall include any board, committee, or task force, consisting primarily of persons who are not employed by the department or the commission, that has been created by law, resolution, executive order, or otherwise for the purpose of advising the department or the commission regarding matters within their jurisdiction.
Acts 1993, No. 143, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:7. Domicile of commission; service of process; suits; parties

RS 56:7 - Domicile of commission; service of process; suits; parties
A.(1) The domicile of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is and shall be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. However, the Seafood Division, within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, shall remain located in the city of New Orleans.
(2) Service of citation and other process directed to the commission shall be made by handing the citation or other process to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. All suits in its behalf shall be brought in the name of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
B. Any person in interest who feels aggrieved by any rule, regulation, or other action adopted by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, including an action by one who seeks the closure or modification of any hunting season in any part of the state, may test its legality in a court of competent jurisdiction at the domicile of the commission.
Amended by Acts 1958, No. 132, §1; Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1984, No. 179, §1; Acts 1988, No. 239, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:7.1. Jesse J. Guidry Center for Wildlife and Fisheries Resources

RS 56:7.1 - Jesse J. Guidry Center for Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
The official name of the state building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wherein the primary administrative offices for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are located shall be "Jesse J. Guidry Center for Wildlife and Fisheries Resources".
Added by Acts 1988, No. 17, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:10.1. Aquatic Plant Control Dedicated Fund Account; creation; uses

RS 56:10.1 - Aquatic Plant Control Dedicated Fund Account; creation; uses
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury the Aquatic Plant Control Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "account".
B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all of the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay into the account an amount equal to the monies received by the state treasury pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 34:851.20(A)(1) and 851.23, R.S. 47:462(B)(2)(c), and R.S. 30:961(K). If revenue credited to the account exceeds five million dollars annually, the state treasurer is authorized and directed to transfer any funds in excess of five million dollars to the Conservation Fund. The monies in the account shall be used solely as provided in Subsection C of this Section and only in the amount appropriated by the legislature. All unexpended and unencumbered monies remaining in the account at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the account. The monies in the account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund and all returns of such investment shall be deposited to the account. Monies deposited into the account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriation bills and shall be available for annual appropriation by the legislature.
C. Subject to an annual appropriation by the legislature, the monies in the account shall be used solely by the office of fisheries, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, to fund the aquatic plant control program and to fund cooperative research and public education efforts by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The funds appropriated pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be in addition to any other amounts appropriated by the legislature.
Acts 2002, No. 77, §2, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2008, No. 235, §1; Acts 2014, No. 556, §2; Acts 2018, No. 698, §2; Acts 2021, No. 114, §16, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2021, No. 356, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:10.2. Derelict Houseboat Fund Account

RS 56:10.2 - Derelict Houseboat Fund Account
There is hereby created a special statutorily dedicated fund account within the state treasury known as the "Derelict Houseboat Fund Account" which shall consist of those revenues collected from the registration of houseboats provided for in R.S. 34:851.32(C). Subject to legislative appropriation, the monies in the account shall be used for the purpose of awarding grants to parish governments to remove any unattended, derelict, junked, or abandoned houseboat in any canal, coulee, drainage ditch, outfall canal, bayou, bay, lake, or any other waterway, whether navigable or not, or on the banks thereof within the state of Louisiana. An amount not to exceed ten percent of the annual appropriation may be used for the administration and enforcement of this Section and Part IV of Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the application, administration, and award of such grants. Monies deposited into the account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriation bills.
Acts 2018, No. 628, §2; Acts 2019, No. 139, §2.
NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 628, §2 regarding the reference to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 628, §3 regarding required implementation by Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:10.3. Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account

RS 56:10.3 - Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account
A.(1) There is hereby created within the Conservation Fund a special account designated as the "Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account". Subject to the exception contained in Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, all funds collected by the commission under the provisions of this Part shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Out of the funds remaining in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all obligations secured by the full faith and credit of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the treasurer shall deposit, as provided in Subsection B of this Section, an amount equal to the revenues collected under the provisions of this Part. The funds credited to the Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account shall be expended as provided in this Section.
(2) At any such time as the balance in the account reaches twenty million dollars and a determination is made by the department that the account contains sufficient monies to be able to certify all lifetime license holders then those funds in excess of twenty million dollars shall be credited to the Conservation Fund.
B. Of the revenues received from the issuance of each lifetime license, one hundred dollars shall be credited to the Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account, and the remaining funds shall be credited to the Conservation Fund to be used for the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this Chapter or for such other purposes as may be determined by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:11. Bond of director and employees

RS 56:11 - Bond of director and employees
The director shall give, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, with security, in favor of the governor for the benefit of the people. Each employee of the commission other than the director likewise shall give a bond, with security, in the sum of one thousand dollars. In case of forfeiture of any bond and recovery thereon, the amount recovered shall be placed in the general fund of the commission. However, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 42:206, the commission shall be authorized to pay the premium on any such bond required to be given in favor of the state by the director or any employee of the commission.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:13. Placing of advertising signs on state-owned property

RS 56:13 - Placing of advertising signs on state-owned property
The commission may authorize the placement, erection, and maintenance of advertising and sponsorship signs on immovable property, improvements on immovable property, vehicles, vessels, and assets of the department. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2015, No. 313, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:15. Prohibited acts involving interstate commerce

RS 56:15 - Prohibited acts involving interstate commerce
A. For the purposes of this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) The terms "fish" or "wildlife" mean fish as defined by R.S. 56:8 and wildlife as defined in R.S. 56:8, whether alive or dead, without limitation to whether or not the animal was bred, hatched, or born in captivity, and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof.
(2) The term "import" means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the state of Louisiana.
(3) The terms "law" or "regulation" mean laws or regulations which regulate the taking, possession, importation, exportation, transportation, or sale of fish or wildlife.
(4) The term "person" includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, trust, or any officer, employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of a state department or political subdivision of the state, or any entity subject to the jurisdiction of the state of Louisiana.
(5) The term "taken" means "take" as defined in R.S. 56:8.
(6) The term "possess" means possess as defined in R.S. 56:8.
(7) The term "transport" means transport as defined in R.S. 56:8.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following:
(1) To import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate commerce any fish or wildlife taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or regulation of this state, any other state, or the federal government.
(2) To attempt to commit any act described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
C. Any person who knowingly engages in conduct prohibited by Subsection B herein shall be subject to penalties of a class six violation as defined by R.S. 56:36. In addition, any person who in the exercise of due care should have known that the fish or wildlife were taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or in a manner unlawful under any law or regulation shall be subject to the penalties of a class six violation as defined in R.S. 56:36.
Acts 1999, No. 178, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:16. Intentional concealment, destruction, or deposit of illegal fish, wildlife, or other animals; penalties

RS 56:16 - Intentional concealment, destruction, or deposit of illegal fish, wildlife, or other animals; penalties
A. No person shall intentionally conceal, destroy, or deposit any fish, wildlife, or other animal which was taken or possessed illegally at any location if the person knows or has good reason to believe that such act has an effect on or reasonably may or will affect an actual or potential criminal proceeding.
B. A violation of this Section shall constitute a class six violation as provided for in R.S. 56:36.
Acts 2007, No. 84, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:17. Taking fish for purpose of science and cultivation; permits; propagation of fish

RS 56:17 - Taking fish for purpose of science and cultivation; permits; propagation of fish
The director may take fish of any kind in any manner or place for the purpose of science and of cultivation and distribution and may grant written permits to other persons for the same purpose. He may introduce or permit to be introduced any kind of fish into any waters. He may, after a hearing, set apart for a term not exceeding ten years any waters in the state for the purpose of propagation or for the use of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The order setting apart such waters shall be recorded in the conveyance office of the parish in which they are situated. He may erect and maintain such fixtures as are necessary for the purpose of propagation and maintenance.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:18. Trespass on or injury to structures or areas used for scientific experiments

RS 56:18 - Trespass on or injury to structures or areas used for scientific experiments
A. No person shall willfully enter in or upon any building or other structure or any area of land or water set apart and used by or under the authority of the director for conducting scientific experiments and distribution of fish, birds, or game after the director has printed notices of such occupation and use and the purposes thereof, and has placed them in a conspicuous position adjacent to any such areas or upon any such structure.
B. No person shall willfully and maliciously injure or deface any such structure or any notice posted by the director, or injure or destroy any property used in such experiments or investigation or otherwise interfere therewith.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:19. Exchange of fish hatched at fish hatcheries for fish roe or fish eggs

RS 56:19 - Exchange of fish hatched at fish hatcheries for fish roe or fish eggs
The director may purchase fish roe or fish eggs and give in exchange or in consideration therefor a percent of the young fish hatched or produced at any of the state fish hatcheries. The placing of such young fish in waters on the land of such persons shall not be deemed a stocking of such waters with fish by the state.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:20. Releasing game, fowl, or fish; permission; intrastate restocking; importation; violations

RS 56:20 - Releasing game, fowl, or fish; permission; intrastate restocking; importation; violations
A. No pen-raised or wild animal, fowl, or fish of any species from within or without the state shall be liberated within the state except upon written permission of the secretary.
B. No wild animal, fowl, or fish of any species shall be transported for restocking purposes from a site within the state to any other site within the state except in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the commission.
C. No person shall import any live cervid from outside the state.
D. Violations of the provisions of this Section shall constitute a class four violation, as provided in R.S. 56:34.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1982, No. 319, §1; Acts 1982, No. 380, §1; Acts 1988, No. 237, §1; Acts 2014, No. 287, §1; Acts 2018, No. 67, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:21. Stocking waters with fish

RS 56:21 - Stocking waters with fish
Upon the petition of the governing authority of a parish, the director may stock the waters of any stream, bayou, lagoon, lake, or river with fish judged to be the best suited to such waters. He may thereupon prescribe and enforce for a period not exceeding three years such reasonable regulations relative to the fishing in such streams and tributaries as he deems to be in the public interest.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:22. Rules and regulations for protection and preservation of fish

RS 56:22 - Rules and regulations for protection and preservation of fish
A. Whenever the commission deems it for the best interest of the state, it may entirely prohibit the taking of any species of fish in any part of the state, particularly in any lake or stream either wholly or partially within the state, for not more than a three-year period.
B. The commission shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to seasons, times, sizes, and places for freshwater commercial fish netting.
C. Such prohibitions, rules, and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1979, No. 282, §1; Acts 1982, No. 732, §1; Acts 1990, No. 376, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:23. Penalty for violations

RS 56:23 - Penalty for violations
Whoever violates any of the provisions of Chapters 1 through 3 and 5 of this Title for which a penalty has not been otherwise specifically provided shall be penalized as a class one violation as provided in R.S. 56:31 and shall pay all court costs.
Acts 2010, No. 290, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:24. Contract by commission with private landowners for use of lands for wildlife management areas in consideration for relief from certain taxation

RS 56:24 - Contract by commission with private landowners for use of lands for wildlife management areas in consideration for relief from certain taxation
The commission may contract with any private landowner for the use of his lands for a term of not less than twenty-five years for the purpose of establishing wildlife management areas, and may agree, where such use is granted without compensation or payment therefor, that the lands shall be relieved of all state, parish, and district taxes, except in cases where a tax has been contracted to be levied thereon for the retirement of a bond issue or for other outstanding debts or obligations, so long as the lands are used for the purpose stated. Any existing agreement to the foregoing effect is validated.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:25. Fish and wildlife restoration and management projects; assent to federal aid act; duties of commission

RS 56:25 - Fish and wildlife restoration and management projects; assent to federal aid act; duties of commission
A. The state of Louisiana hereby assents to the provisions of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (also known as the "Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act" and the "Fish Restoration and Management Projects Act" [16 U.S.C. §777 et seq.]) and the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (also known as the "Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act" [16 U.S.C. §669 et seq.]). The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to perform such acts as may be necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative fish and wildlife restoration projects as defined in said acts of congress, in compliance with said acts and rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Interior thereunder.
B. The commission is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, eminent domain, or otherwise, all property necessary, useful, or convenient for the use of the commission; and no funds accruing to this state from license fees paid by the fishermen and hunters shall be diverted to any other purpose than the administration, implementation, and support of hunting and fishing activities and for the protection, propagation, preservation, and investigation of fish and wildlife.
Added by Acts 1952, No. 540, §1; Acts 2004, No. 566, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:27. Management and harvesting of fish in private ponds exempt from statutory limitations; permits; exceptions

RS 56:27 - Management and harvesting of fish in private ponds exempt from statutory limitations; permits; exceptions
A. Except as provided in Sub-sections B and C of this Section, the management and harvest or taking of fish in privately owned man made ponds or impoundments shall not be subject to statutory limitations as to the kind, number or size of fish which may be harvested or taken, or as to the method of harvesting or taking fish, or seasons or other limitations, restrictions, prohibitions or regulations governing the management and harvest or taking of fish, but shall be governed by administrative rules and regulations of the commission, and the commission may issue permits to each private owner therefor.
B. Statutory and administrative regulations governing or prohibiting the sale or exchange of game fish shall apply to game fish harvested or taken from privately owned man made ponds or impoundments.
C. Sub-section A of this Section does not apply to ponds or impoundments built within the basin of a continuously flowing river, bayou or other stream of water.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 127, §§1 to 3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:28. Official badges, identification cards, other insignia

RS 56:28 - Official badges, identification cards, other insignia
Whoever manufactures, sells, or possesses any badge, identification card, or other insignia, of the design prescribed by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for use by any officer or employee thereof, or any colorable imitation thereof, or photographs, prints, or in any other manner makes or executes any engraving, photograph, print, or impression in the likeness of any such badge, identification card, or other insignia, or any colorable imitation thereof, except as authorized under regulations made pursuant to law, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1986, No. 502, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:29. Interference with marks or buoys

RS 56:29 - Interference with marks or buoys
No person shall injure, mutilate, destroy, interfere with, or remove any marks or buoys located, placed, anchored, or moored by the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof in any state-owned waterway. Whoever violates this provision shall be subject to the penalties imposed for a class three violation. The provisions of this Section shall only apply when the marks or buoys are properly marked to show that they belong to the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Acts 1993, No. 93, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:30. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; powers; duties; functions; periodic evaluation of fees and charges imposed

RS 56:30 - Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; powers; duties; functions; periodic evaluation of fees and charges imposed
A. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall, at least once every two years, periodically review every fee imposed by the department or by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and every fee charged for issuance or renewal of every license or permit issued or renewed by the department or commission. This review shall be conducted, as to each fee, license, or permit, at least every two years. The following items shall be included in the periodic review:
(1) The actual costs and expenses incurred by the department and the commission in creating and distributing licenses or permits required by law.
(2) The actual costs and expenses incurred in monitoring public compliance for licensing and permitting.
(3) The monies actually received by the department or the commission as a license fee, permit fee, or other fee required by law.
(4) Any other information regarding fees, licenses, and permits deemed relevant to the analysis by the department.
B. A summary of each analysis by the department, together with recommendations for adjustment in a fee, license fee, or permit fee charged by the department or commission, shall be forwarded to the Senate and House committees on natural resources.
Acts 1995, No. 514, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:30.1. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; issuance of licenses and permits for hunting and fishing

RS 56:30.1 - Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; issuance of licenses and permits for hunting and fishing
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hereby authorized to issue hunting and fishing licenses and permits through an electronic issuance system. In addition, the department is hereby authorized to contract for electronic license issuance services in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:198(G) and to enter into agreements with issuing agents for the issuance of the licenses and permits. Such issuance system may include purchase of licenses or permits using the telephone and any other electronic methods of communication and may include payment of the required fees by way of credit card as provided in R.S. 56:642. Such issuance system may also include receipt of payment of fines resultant from class one violations. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall implement any electronic system through the promulgation and adoption of rules and regulations therefor.
Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 164, §2, eff. Sept. 21, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 805, §1; Acts 2003, No. 90, §1; Acts 2007, No. 85, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:30.2. Notice to legislators

RS 56:30.2 - Notice to legislators
The department shall provide advance written notice to members of the legislature of any public hearing scheduled by the department to be held within the legislative district of the member. The notice shall be provided not later than thirty days prior to the date of the hearing.
Acts 1999, No. 292, §1, eff. June 11, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 56 - Wildlife and Fisheries › §56:30.3. Lease of state lands; access to public waterways

RS 56:30.3 - Lease of state lands; access to public waterways
A. Any contract entered into for the lease of state lands for any purpose shall require that access by the public to public waterways through the state lands covered by the lease shall be maintained and preserved for the public by the lessee. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the secretary of the agency having control over the property to restrict access to public waterways if he determines that a danger to the public welfare exists. The provisions of this Section shall not apply in cases involving title disputes.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if the secretary determines there exists a public need to maintain the most recent lessee of record, his heirs, or assignees, the secretary may offer the most recent lessee of record, his heirs, or assignees, if he made a bid, the option to match the highest bid in order to continue to lease the state lands. The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to lessees who held a lease with another party, which lease was subsequently transferred to the state. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to oyster leases, oil and gas leases or alligator leases entered into by the department, or to any lease entered into by the State Mineral and Energy Board. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations providing for uniform criteria to assess the management of leased property.
Acts 1999, No. 1142, §3; Acts 2008, No. 226, §1; Acts 2009, No. 196, §9, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2011, No. 335, §2, eff. June 23, 2011.