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-313 - Guidelines for Determining Fish and Wildlife Values

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The following are the guidelines utilized
				  by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in determining fish and wildlife
				  values.
1. With respect to fish and shellfish
				  species, the American Fisheries Society publishes hatchery values reflecting
				  estimated costs involved in rearing various freshwater and saltwater fish.
				  These figures, adjusted by the Consumer Price Index; current data relating to
				  expenditures of both sport and commercial fishermen relating to the animal or
				  species which, directly or indirectly, result in revenues being generated for
				  the state; ex-vessel commercial prices, as reported by the National Marine
				  Fisheries Service and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Trip Ticket
				  Program; estimated costs involved in the capture, purchase, transportation and
				  release of species of fish; the current commercial retail selling price of
				  living replacement animals; and, the current commercial selling price of meat
				  and/or other products which are derived from the animal and traded in commerce,
				  shall be considered by the department in formulating its recommendations
				  concerning valuation.
2. With
				  respect to avian species, existing information and estimated costs involved in
				  the capture, purchase, transportation and release of species of birds; cost to
				  purchase replacement animals from other states or jurisdictions; the costs to
				  zoos and other zoological institutions to raise and maintain like animals; the
				  current commercial retail selling price of meat and/or other products which are
				  derived from the animal and traded in commerce; and, the expenditures of
				  sportsmen and others relating to the animal or species which, directly or
				  indirectly, result in revenue being generated for the state, shall be
				  considered by the department in formulating its recommendations concerning
				  valuation.
3. With respect to
				  mammal species, estimated costs involved in the capture, purchase,
				  transportation, and release of species of mammals; pelt values; costs to zoos
				  and other zoological institutions to raise and maintain like animals; the
				  current commercial retail selling price of meat and/or other products which are
				  derived from the animal and traded in commerce; and the expenditures of
				  sportsmen and others relating to the animal of species which, directly or
				  indirectly, result in revenue being generated for the state, shall be
				  considered by the department in formulating its recommendations concerning
				  valuation.
4. With respect to
				  reptiles and amphibian species, the estimated costs involved in the capture,
				  purchase, transportation and release of species of reptiles and amphibians;
				  pelt or hide values, costs to zoos and other zoological institutions to raise
				  and maintain the animal; the current commercial retail selling price of meat
				  and/or other products which are derived from the animal and traded in commerce;
				  and the expenditures of hunters, trappers, and recreational sportsmen with
				  respect to the animal or species which, directly or indirectly, result in
				  revenues being generated for the state shall be considered by the department in
				  formulating its recommendations concerning valuation.
5. Certain species are highly prized because
				  of their rarity or may have a high intangible perceived value placed on the
				  animal or species by the public. Other species have an intrinsically high value
				  because they are threatened or endangered. In addition to the guidelines set
				  forth above, the department shall, with respect to these rare and/or threatened
				  and/or endangered species which might have limited commercial value but which
				  possess a high intangible, intrinsic, aesthetic, ecological, or biological
				  value, consider those factors when determining its recommendations with respect
				  to valuation.
6. Not all the
				  criteria set forth in the guidelines above will be applicable to each
				  particular series and each criterion or factor shall be considered by the
				  department only insofar as it is applicable to each particular
				  species.