Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 3 - Special Powers and Duties › Subchapter D - Wildlife Values › Section I-315 - Fish and Wildlife Values

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				  fish and wildlife species found within, or taken from the state have value,
				  regardless of whether a specific value is provided herein. If a specific value
				  is not provided for in this Section, that species is not deemed to be without
				  value and its value may be determined.
B. Fish and Wildlife Values
1. Game Mammals and Game Birds
Deer ,Quality1
$2,033.29
Deer, Non-Quality
$1,624.61
Squirrels
$ 20.32
Rabbits
$ 31.71
Turkeys
$1,539.37
Ducks
$ 26.61
Geese
$ 51.58
Coots
$ 14.63
Gallinules and Rails
$ 22.02
Snipe
$ 19.94
Quail
$ 43.01
Woodcock
$ 59.81
Doves
$ 14.27
1  Quality deer defined as buck
					 with at least eight total points, minimum spread of 13.5 inches and minimum
					 beam length of 16.5 inches using the Boone and Crockett Scoring system defined
					 in Measuring and Scoring North American Big Game Trophies; Third Edition, by
					 Nesbitt, William H. and Wright, Philip L., updated by Buckner, Eldon L., Byers,
					 C. Randall, and Reneau, Jack, 2009.
2. Non-Game Animals
Raptors (Birds)
$ 87.03
Other Birds
$ 17.41
Frogs
$ 6.12/lb.
Turtles
$ 3.87/lb.
Snakes, Other
$ 9.00
Pine Snakes
$ 150.00
Salamanders
$ 5.00
Alligator (Eggs)
$ 13.00/egg
Alligator, Other Than Albino (Whole, Skin, or
								Meat2)
$ 375.80
Mink
$ 6.87
Fox
$ 18.15
Muskrat
$ 2.95
Raccoon
$ 27.75
Otter
$ 23.77
Bobcat
$ 27.04
Marine Mammals
$3,481.19
Other Mammals, Excluding Outlawed Quadrupeds
$ 17.41
2  For alligator meat, 23 pounds
					 of deboned meat and 35 pounds of bone in carcass meat shall equate to one
					 alligator. Civil restitution penalty amounts for illegal possession of
					 alligator meat, absent the presence of other parts of the animal(s), shall be
					 based on the weight of the meat, with the weight rounded up to the next number
					 of whole alligators.
3.
				  Federally Listed Threatened and Endangered Species3
Reptiles (Adult or Young)
$4,351.49/animal
Reptiles (Eggs)
$4,351.49/violation
Birds (Adult or Young)
$4,351.49/animal
Birds (Eggs)
$4,351.49/violation
Mammals
$4,351.49/animal
Invertebrates
$4,351.49/violation
Fish
$4,351.49/animal
Amphibians
$4,351.49/animal
3  See LAC 76:I.317 for a list
					 of Threatened or Endangered Species.
4. Species of Special Concern
Fish
Prohibited fish species as
found in LAC 76:VII.145,
LAC 76:VII.337.A, and LAC
76:VII.357.B.4 excluding species listed in LAC
								76:I.317.
$2,175.75/animal
Birds
Bald Eagle
$4,351.49/animal
Brown Pelican
$4,351.49/animal
Peregrine Falcon
$4,351.49/animal
Mammals
Black Bear
$10,000.00/animal
Cougars (Felis concolor couguar)
$4,351.49/animal
Reptiles
Albino Alligator
$4,351.49/animal
5.
				  All Fish Not Listed Elsewhere in This Rule
Marine Fish
$1.14/lb.
Freshwater Fish
$0.62/lb.
6.
				  Recreational and Commercial Fishes
Species Group
Value per Individual Fish
Drum, Red
$26.47
Spotted Seatrout
$28.97
Snapper, Red
$28.69
White Trout4
$3.89
Flounder
$16.08
Croaker
$4.61
Bass, Largemouth
$13.43
Bluegill
$0.91
Crappies
$5.37
Paddlefish5
$341.72
4  Sand Seatrout and Silver
					 Seatrout5 For Paddlefish roe, 4.75 pounds of roe
					 shall equate to one Paddlefish. Civil restitution penalty amounts for illegal
					 possession of Paddlefish roe, absent the presence of other parts of the
					 animal(s), shall be based on the weight of the roe, with the weight rounded up
					 to the next number of whole Paddlefish.
7. Commercial Fish Species
Species Group
Value/Lb6
Amberjacks
$2.35
Other Jacks
$1.34
Barracuda
$1.54
Bonito, Atlantic
$0.69
Bowfin7
$2.01
Buffalo
$0.58
Butterfish
$0.40
Carp
$0.25
Catfish, Channel
$1.16
Catfish, Sea
$0.61
Catfish, Freshwater
$0.97
Cobia
$4.29
Crab, Blue
$1.53
Crab, Stone
$5.74
Crawfish, Wild
$1.38
Dolphin (Fish)
$1.83
Driftfish
$2.75
Drum, Black
$1.54
Drum, Freshwater
$0.32
Eel, Freshwater
$2.09
Gar
$1.74
Grouper, Gag
$5.32
Grouper, Yellowedge
$6.38
Grouper, Other, Hinds and Grunts
$4.38
Kingfish and Whiting
$0.85
Mackerel, King
$2.97
Mackerel, Spanish
$1.42
Menhaden
$0.11
Mullet8
$1.00
Oilfish and Escolar
$1.47
Oyster (in-shell weight)
$0.45
Pompano
$6.35
Porgy
$1.94
Shad
$0.40
Shark, Shortfin Mako
$1.52
Sharks, Other and Rays
$0.62
Sheepshead
$0.62
Shrimp
$2.57
Snapper, Other
$3.97
Squid
$0.72
Swordfish
$3.82
Tilefishes
$3.06
Triggerfish
$2.13
Tripletail
$1.85
Tuna, Albacore
$1.31
Tuna, Bigeye
$5.76
Tuna, Blackfin
$0.64
Tuna, Bluefin
$8.80
Tuna, Other
$0.78
Tuna, Yellowfin
$6.84
Wahoo
$1.78
6  All values listed are for
					 whole form weight. When fish are not in whole form, the conversion factors set
					 out in Section 316, following, shall be applied to convert their product form
					 weight to whole form weight. If product form weight to whole form weight
					 conversion factor is not available for a particular species and is thus not
					 listed in Section 316, any data that is collected in a scientific method to
					 allow estimation of the conversion factor from product form weight to whole
					 form weight for that species shall be allowed to be used to determine civil
					 restitution value for product form.7 For bowfin roe,
					 weight of the roe should be multiplied by 1/.12 to convert the roe to whole
					 bowfin weight.8 For mullet roe, weight of the roe
					 should be multiplied by 1/.18 to convert the roe to whole mullet
					 weight.