Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part VII - Fish and Other Aquatic Life › Chapter 3 - Saltwater Sport and Commercial Fishery › Section VII-341 - Spotted Seatrout Management Measures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Commercial Season; Quota; Permits
1. The commercial season for spotted seatrout
				whether taken from within or without Louisiana state waters shall remain closed
				until January 2 of each year, when it shall open and remain open until the
				maximum annual quota is reached, or on the date projected by the staff of the
				Department of Wildlife and Fisheries that the quota will be reached, whichever
				comes first. The commercial harvest or taking of spotted seatrout is prohibited
				during the period from sunset on Friday through sunrise on Monday, and there
				shall be no possession of spotted seatrout in excess of the recreational limit
				during the period between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
2. The commercial quota for spotted seatrout
				shall be 1,000,000 pounds for each fishing season.
3. Permits
a. The commercial taking of spotted seatrout
				is prohibited except by special nontransferable Spotted Seatrout Permit issued
				by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. This permit, along with other
				applicable licenses, authorizes the bearer to sell his spotted seatrout catch.
b. No person shall be issued a
				license or permit for the commercial taking of spotted seatrout unless that
				person meets all of the following requirements.
i. The person shall provide proof that he
				purchased a valid Louisiana commercial saltwater gill net license in any two of
				the years 1995, 1994, and 1993.
ii.
				The person shall show that he derived more than 50 percent of his earned income
				from the legal capture and sale of seafood species in any two of the years
				1995, 1994, and 1993. Proof of such income shall be provided by the applicant
				using any of the methods listed below.
(a).
				Method 1. Applicant shall submit to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
				(Licensing Section) a copy of his federal income tax return including all
				attachments (i.e., Schedule C of federal Form 1040, Form W-2, etc.), which has
				been certified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
(b). Method 2. Applicant shall submit to the
				Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Licensing Section) a copy of his federal
				income tax return including all attachments (i.e., Schedule C of federal Form
				1040, Form W-2, etc.), which has been filed and stamped "received" at a local
				IRS office accompanied by a signed cover letter acknowledging receipt by the
				IRS.
(c). Method 3. Applicant shall
				submit to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Licensing Section) a signed
				copy of his federal tax return including all attachments (i.e., Schedule C of
				federal Form 1040, Form W-2, etc.) along with an IRS stamped transcript and IRS
				signed cover letter. Transcripts are available at local IRS offices.
iii. The Socioeconomic Section of
				the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Office of Management and Finance,
				will review the submitted tax return information and determine applicant's
				eligibility as defined by
				R.S.
				56:325.3 D(1)(b).
iv. The person shall not have applied for or
				received any assistance pursuant to
				R.S.
				56:13.1(C).
v. The applicant shall not have been
				convicted of any fishery-related violations that constitute a Class 3 or
				greater violation.
c. No
				person shall receive more than one permit or license to commercially take
				spotted seatrout.
d. No person
				shall qualify for a charter boat fishing guide license and a spotted seatrout
				permit during the same licensure period.
4. The commercial taking or commercial
				harvesting of spotted seatrout shall be prohibited within Louisiana waters west
				of the Mermentau River.