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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 7 - Louisiana Wild Seafood Certification Program › Section I-701 - Declaration of Policy, Purposes, and Intent

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A. In order to establish a certification
				program for Louisiana wild fish, as defined in
				R.S.
				56:8, and for Louisiana wild seafood
				products, including wild-caught shrimp, which are taken, harvested, or landed
				in Louisiana, pursuant to the authority conferred by
				R.S.
				56:578.15; the following rules in this
				Chapter shall govern any work related to the Louisiana Wild Seafood
				Certification Program (LWSCP).
B.
				For the purpose of this Chapter, the following will be defined as:
Commingled
- to cause to blend together, mix
				  or combine; particularly as it applies to mixing non-certified seafood with
				  LWSCP products;
Landed
- taken and brought ashore;
LDAF
- Louisiana Department of Agriculture
				  and Forestry;
LDHH
- Louisiana Department of Health and
				  Hospitals;
LDWF
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and
				  Fisheries;
LWSCP
- Louisiana Wild Seafood Certification
				  Program;
Origin Test
- method of verifying product
				  was taken from the Gulf of Mexico or Louisiana waters;
Packaged
- product that is contained in a
				  closed and sealed package or container for sale which contains product labeling
				  and designated weight, count, or volume;
Processed
- any method of preparing fish or
				  fish products for market including drying to a point of dehydration, canning,
				  salting, freezing, breading, or cooking for immediate consumption, but not
				  simple packing of fresh fish in a sack, bag, package, crate, box, lug or vat
				  for transport or holding.
C.
				Policy
1. Participation in the LWSCP is
				voluntary and limited to those individuals or entities meeting the following
				criteria:
a. must possess one of the
				following resident or non-resident Louisiana licenses:
i. commercial fisherman's license;
ii. senior commercial license;
iii. fresh products dealer license;
iv. seafood wholesale/retail
				dealer;
v. seafood retail
				dealer;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 7 - Louisiana Wild Seafood Certification Program › Section I-703 - Application and Permitting Process

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A.
				Excluding commercial fishermen, each person wishing to participate in the LWSCP
				must apply for and receive a permit. Only one permit shall be issued per
				location or LDWF license. Permits are non-transferable, and shall only be valid
				for the location or LDWF license listed on the permit.
B. Commercial fishermen will be automatically
				eligible to participate in the LWSCP by possessing a valid Louisiana commercial
				fisherman license or senior commercial license.
C. There shall be four types of permits
				issued.
1. Fresh Products Dealer Licensee.
				Anyone that applies using a Louisiana Fresh Products Dealer License shall be
				classified under this permit type.
2. Wholesale/Retail Dealer. Any dock/landing,
				dealer, processor, vehicle, or other person that applies using a Louisiana
				wholesale/retail dealer's license shall be classified under this permit
				type.
3. Retail Dealer - inside
				Louisiana. Any Louisiana-based seafood market, grocer, restaurant, or vehicle
				that applies as a retailer, or other person that applies using a Louisiana
				retail dealer's license shall be classified under this permit type.
4. Retail Dealer - outside of Louisiana. Any
				out-of- state seafood market, grocer, restaurant, vehicle, or other person that
				applies as a retailer shall be classified under this permit type.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 7 - Louisiana Wild Seafood Certification Program › Section I-704 - Product Registration and Supply Chain Verification

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A. Seafood or seafood products that are
				packaged for retail sale shall be registered with LDWF. No packaged retail
				seafood product shall possess the LWSCP logo unless it has been registered.
				Seafood products which are produced, packaged, and sold exclusively at the
				location of retail sale shall be exempt from the registration requirement.
1. Applications for product registration
				shall only be submitted by the person who owns the brand.
2. Product registrations are valid for 1 year
				and expire 12 months from the date of registration.
3. Applications for product registration
				shall be accepted at any time of the year.
4. Persons applying to register a product
				shall submit to LDWF the following information:
a. the brand name of the product to be
				registered;
b. the person who owns
				the brand name listed;
c. the
				person who packages the product;
d.
				species or species group indicated on product packaging;
e. invoices from the previous three months
				showing LWSCP-certified seafood purchases specific to the product being
				registered from a vendor who possesses an LWSCP permit. Exceptions to invoice
				submission requirements may be considered on a case-by-case basis for the
				following reasons:
i. bulk
				purchases;
ii. purchases from a
				vendor who has applied for, but does not yet possess an LWSCP permit, upon
				application approval and issuance of an LWSCP permit to the vendor;
f. photo or image of package
				containing product brand and name.
5. When a person registering a product does
				not directly purchase the seafood to be used in the product, the packager of
				the product may submit invoices to satisfy the invoice submission requirements
				of this Subsection.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 7 - Louisiana Wild Seafood Certification Program › Section I-705 - Logo Use Guidelines and Standards

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A. Logo use is restricted to fresh products
				dealers wholesale/retail dealers, and retailers that have a valid LWSCP
				permit
B. The "Certified Authentic
				Louisiana Wild Seafood" trademark (the "logo," shown below) shall only be used
				in accordance with the certification standards filed with the United States
				Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The logo shall only be used by
				participants in the LWSCP who are in compliance with the program rules and
				regulations. Further, the logo shall only be used on or in connection with
				product which complies with the program rules and regulations. Product and
				associated paperwork/records bearing the logo, or with which the logo is used,
				must be made available for inspection upon request.
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C. All
				uses of the logo must adhere to the specific guidelines filed with the
				USPTO.
D. Only the electronic logo
				files that are made available to LWSCP participants for download may be used to
				create the logo. Further, LWSCP participants must follow these additional
				guidelines.
1. The logo shall not be used on
				top of complex visuals or photography that bars readability.
2. The logo's proportions shall not be
				changed in any way and shall always remain 1.78 times as wide as it is
				tall.
3. The minimum size of the
				logo on product packaging shall be 0.73 inches tall by 1.3 inches
				wide.
4. No photocopy of the logo
				shall be used on any materials.
5.
				Labels using the logo shall have a clear or white background. Labels shall only
				be professionally printed with indelible ink on moisture-proof,
				cold-temperature adhesive material. Non-adhesive paper for labels shall not be
				used.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 7 - Louisiana Wild Seafood Certification Program › Section I-707 - Operations

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A. Purchasing
				and/or transferring of seafood intended for use in the LWSCP.
1. Commercial fishermen intending to sell or
				transfer seafood for use in the LWSCP shall be responsible for ensuring that
				the seafood was taken legally from Louisiana waters or the waters of the Gulf
				of Mexico and either sold under a LWSCP participating fresh products dealer
				license, or landed at and sold to a wholesale/retail dealer possessing a LWSCP
				permit.
2. Wholesale/retail dealers
				possessing a permit and intending to, purchase, sell, transfer or exchange
				seafood for use in the LWSCP, which is labeled with the programs logo shall be
				responsible for ensuring LWSCP labeled/destined seafood is sourced from and
				sold/transferred to parties that meet the minimum requirements of the
				program.
3. Retail dealers
				possessing a permit and intending to purchase, sell, transfer, or exchange
				unpackaged seafood for use in the LWSCP label shall be responsible for ensuring
				that the seafood is supplied by a wholesale/retail dealer who possesses a LWSCP
				permit and that the product meets the minimum requirements of the
				program.
4. LWSCP seafood must
				remain segregated from non-program seafood throughout the supply chain and must
				be marked or labeled with "LWSCP" or the program logo at all times. Seafood
				which is processed must be processed separately from non-program
				seafood.
5. A website shall be made
				available to all LWSCP participants to allow them to verify the permit status
				of potential suppliers and buyers. Participants are required to share their
				contact information with other participants for verification purposes via the
				previously mentioned website. Participants may also contact LDWF designee to
				verify someone's permit status.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 9 - Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program › Section I-901 - Program Overview

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A. The purpose
				of this program is to provide funding for outdoor conservation projects in the
				state of Louisiana. The Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program ("Program") is
				established within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ("LDWF").
B. The program's Project Selection Board
				shall govern the program and make all final determinations regarding the
				selection of projects for funding under the Program.
C. The program's Technical Advisory Board
				shall review and evaluate applications in accordance with the criteria
				established herein and provide their assessments to the Project Selection Board
				for consideration and funding.
D.
				The Louisiana Outdoors Forever Fund shall fund administration of the program
				and the conservation projects selected for funding under the program. Once
				projects are selected, all correspondence, reimbursements, and reporting will
				be coordinated through LDWF. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall be
				responsible for administrative implementation of the program, including
				correspondence with prospective and selected applicants, disbursement of funds,
				and performance monitoring, and may charge direct administrative costs incurred
				associated with the program to the Louisiana Outdoors Forever Fund.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  56:1934.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 9 - Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program › Section I-903 - Applicant and Program Eligibility

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A.
				State agencies, political subdivisions of the state, including local government
				authorities, and nongovernmental organizations working in coordination with
				public agencies are eligible to apply to the program for funding.
B. The following types of projects are
				eligible for funding:
1. land conservation of
				important natural areas, including fish and wildlife habitat;
2. water quality projects related to land
				conservation or land management, including those lands that protect drinking
				water supplies;
3. working land,
				farms, and forested land;
4.
				recreational properties related to important natural areas and public
				use;
5. historic properties
				adjacent to or integral to habitat restoration or enhancement.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 9 - Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program › Section I-907 - Evaluation Criteria Scoring

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A. All
				applications will be reviewed in light of the questions below.
1. Question 1-Project Needs and Benefits (max
				50 points). Does this project provide specific and clearly identified needs and
				benefits? Project benefits considered can include the following:
a. Outdoor Recreational Opportunity
i. Criteria Question: Does this project
				provide new or enhanced recreational access to parks/green space/natural
				environment (for fishing, hiking, hunting, canoeing, or other?
ii. Criteria Details: Applicant should list
				any new or enhanced recreational access provided by this project.
iii. Criteria Question: Will this project
				provide outdoor nature-based recreational opportunities?
iv. Criteria Details: Applicant must list all
				nature-based outdoor recreation opportunities provided by the acquisition or
				development of this property.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 9 - Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program › Section I-909 - Grant Recipient Requirements

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A. Term
1. Grant recipients will have up to 24 months
				to complete the approved project from the date of the mutually signed project
				agreement and the issuance of a notice to proceed. Any variance or extensions
				must be formally requested via a project agreement amendment, extension
				request, or change of scope request. All formal requests will be reviewed by
				the Technical Advisory Board and approved by the Chairperson of the Project
				Selection Board. No reimbursable costs shall be incurred beyond 24 months after
				the notice to proceed has been issued, or the period for which an amendment or
				extension has been granted, whichever is later.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 1 - Responsibilities, Duties and Regulations › Section III-101 - Nature Trails on Wildlife Management Areas

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A. Cutting, breaking or collecting leaves,
				plants, etc., is absolutely prohibited. The commission will however, provide
				educational groups conducting sponsored field trips into the area with a
				written permit to collect leaves and other plant material for permanent study
				collections. All such permitted collections will be made from the wildlife
				management area away from the marked trail. No one is authorized to give you
				oral permission to collect.
B. No
				Picnicking on the Trail. This does not apply to the parking area, however, no
				garbage disposal will be provided and you should take your own trash back to an
				authorized disposal area.
C. No
				horses, bikes, or motorized vehicles are permitted on the nature
				trail.
D. No dogs or firearms
				permitted except as specified in wildlife management area
				regulations.
E. Hunting Seasons
				Use. Some kind of hunting season is open on the area usually from the first
				Saturday in October until mid-January, and a turkey season is usually held
				during portions of March and April. During squirrel and turkey seasons, it is
				directed that you not use the trail before 9:30 a.m. During the gun hunting
				season for deer you need to wear the highly visible hunter orange outer
				garments that are required as a safety measure for deer hunters. See hunting,
				fishing and trapping regulations published annually by the Wildlife and
				Fisheries Commission.
F. Penalty.
				Whoever violates the foregoing rules and regulations for each offense, shall be
				prosecuted and subject to penalties under
				R.S.
				56:764.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  56:109.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 1 - Responsibilities, Duties and Regulations › Section III-105 - Road Use Changes

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A. Purpose. The
				changes to go into effect this fall are being made to improve hunter access and
				reduce maintenance costs while continuing to provide adequate access to harvest
				the available sources.
B. Overview
Seven Wildlife Management Areas Affected
Total ATV Trails
83 miles
Changes
Roads converted to ATV trails
68.25 miles
Red River WMA-Converted to ATV (District IV)
20.5 miles
Three Rivers WMA-Converted to ATV (District IV)
9.0 miles
Saline WMA-Converted to ATV (District IV)
16.5 miles
Boeuf WMA-Converted to ATV (District IV)
11.0 miles
Spring Bayou WMA-Converted to ATV (District IV)
5.5 miles
Grassy Lake WMA-Converted to ATV (District IV)
2.75 miles
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  49:950.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 1 - Responsibilities, Duties and Regulations › Section III-107 - Collection of Mayhaw Fruit

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A. All
				persons gathering mayhaw fruit on wildlife management areas (WMA) for
				commercial or home consumption shall abide by the following rules and
				regulations.
1. Everyone must abide by all
				rules and regulations in effect on the WMA.
2. Access routes and vehicle use must conform
				to rules and regulations established for the respective WMA.
3. Damage to mayhaw trees (trunk and branch)
				and surrounding vegetation is prohibited.
4. The use of mechanical harvesters,
				including shakers, is prohibited.
5. Mayhaw harvest is prohibited on wildlife
				management areas when turkey seasons are in progress.
6. Persons may only take 5 gallons per person
				per day for home consumption. Collecting in excess of 5 gallons per person per
				day is defined as a commercial activity. Anyone wishing to collect in
				commercial quantities must obtain a permit from the district office and notify
				the department as to where collection will take place.
7. If the department deems that collection of
				mayhaw is detrimental to a specific area then the department may close that
				portion to all mayhaw collection.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 1 - Responsibilities, Duties and Regulations › Section III-109 - Trail Rides on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs)

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A. Organized trail rides are not consistent
				with the purpose and operations of wildlife management areas or refuges owned
				by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and/or state of Louisiana and shall
				not be permitted. No special permits or exemptions to existing rules shall be
				issued by the department for organized trail rides on wildlife management areas
				or refuges managed by the department under lease from other parties.
B. For the purposes of this rule, an
Organized Trail Ride
shall include but not be limited to:
1. any gathering where participants tender a
				fee or donation to any entity other than the department to participate in a
				group activity such as all terrain vehicle riding, horseback riding, or wagon
				riding; or
2. any event whose
				primary purpose is the use of trails that is advertised in any way to attract
				participants; or
3. any event
				involving the use of trails at which there are vendors selling commodities
				whether such commodities are sold for profit or not; or
4. any organized event or gathering of
				individuals involving any manner of conveyance or conveyances to be used on the
				WMA that causes excessive damage to roads, trails, or to the habitat.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 1 - Responsibilities, Duties and Regulations › Section III-111 - Access and Permits

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A. A valid
				wildlife management area (WMA) access permit or license conveying an equivalent
				privilege shall be required for use of department-administered lands including
				wildlife refuges and wildlife management and habitat conservation areas.
				Persons under eighteen years of age are exempt from this
				requirement
.
B.
				Self-Clearing Permits. A self-clearing permit is required for all activities
				(hunting, fishing, hiking, bird watching, sightseeing, etc.) on
				department-administered lands including wildlife refuges and wildlife
				management and habitat conservation areas. The self-clearing permit will
				consist of two portions: check in, check out. All persons must either check
				in/check out electronically through the department WMA/public land
				self-clearing permit app/Internet Web Portal or obtain a self-clearing permit
				from an information station. Users may check in one day in advance of use.
				Users that check in by electronic means are required to possess proof of check
				in and must check out within 24 hours. If utilizing paper self-clearing permits
				from an information station, check in portion must be completed and put in a
				permit box before each day's activity. The check out portion must be carried by
				each person while on the properties and must be completed and put in a permit
				box immediately upon exiting the properties.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  56:5 and
				  R.S.
				  56:109.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 1 - Responsibilities, Duties and Regulations › Section III-113 - Prohibited Activities

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A.
				Operation of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is prohibited on
				department-administered lands including wildlife refuges and wildlife
				management and habitat conservation areas.
B. Airboats, aircraft, personal watercraft,
				"mud crawling vessels" (commonly referred to as crawfish combines which use
				paddle wheels for locomotion) and hovercraft are prohibited on all
				department-administered lands including wildlife refuges and wildlife
				management and habitat conservation areas.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  56:5 and
				  R.S.
				  56:109.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas › Section III-301 - Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area

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A. Whereas, the Wildlife and Fisheries
				Commission has for several months considered the establishment of a major
				wildlife management area in Atchafalaya Bay south of Morgan City; and
B. whereas, a major delta marshland is in the
				process of forming in the bay as a result of sedimentation from the Atchafalaya
				River; and
C. whereas, the new
				delta marsh will become one of the most important wildlife areas along the Gulf
				Coast; and
D. whereas, tens of
				thousands of ducks and geese and large numbers of other forms of wildlife are
				already utilizing the 10,000 acres of marshes and mud flats that have formed in
				the bay; and
E. whereas, the delta
				is increasing in size at a rate of 600 or 700 acres per year and is expected to
				extend outward to Pointe au Fer Island by the end of this century;
				and
F. whereas, the establishment
				of a wildlife management area would afford protection for the wildlife
				resources and habitat in the bay area while at the same time providing the
				people of Louisiana with a public area where hunting, fishing, and other forms
				of outdoor recreation can be enjoyed; and
G. whereas, the Louisiana Legislature during
				the regular 1977 session enacted a statute providing for the establishment of a
				wildlife management area in this location; now,
H. therefore be it resolved that the
				Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission does hereby authorize and empower
				the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources to initiate and sign any
				and all documents necessary to the establishment of the 125,000-acre
				Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area; now,
I. be it further resolved any outstanding
				leases that may have been previously issued from lands in this area will be
				honored.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  56:781.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas › Section III-305 - Lake Bistineau

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A. Whereas,
				intensive use by persons boating, swimming, skiing and fishing on Lake
				Bistineau is creating conditions hazardous to the users of this lake;
				and
B. whereas, the Louisiana
				Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has been delegated administrative authority
				over Lake Bistineau;
C. therefore
				be it resolved, the following rules and regulations are adopted and are to
				become effective January 1, 1976.
1. The
				discharging of rifles or handguns into, across, or upon Lake Bistineau is
				prohibited.
2. Water skiing will be
				allowed in designated areas only. These areas will be marked as ski areas and
				are as follows:
a. main channel as
				marked;
b. man-made ski
				road;
c. Hard Pond;
d. Blue Pond;
e. Catfish Pond;
f. Gregg Lake;
g. Shreveport Pond;
h. Teal Slough.
3. Ski Platforms
a. No new permanent ski platforms may be
				constructed. All existing structures will be removed within one calendar year.
				All ski platforms will be of a floating nature and will not be permanently
				attached to trees (nails, spikes, etc.).
b. Name and address of platform owner or
				owners will be attached to platform for identification purposes. Parking of
				platforms in an area does not give owner exclusive rights to usage of this
				section of the lake. Platforms may not be parked in a manner which will
				obstruct normal boat traffic.
4. Piers and boat houses extending into Lake
				Bistineau will be approved by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission prior to
				construction.
5. Gill Nets, Flag
				Nets, and Trammel Nets Size Restrictions. All flag nets, gill nets, and trammel
				nets must be at least 4-inch square mesh or 8-inch stretch.
6. Duck Blinds. All new duck blind
				construction will be of a floating nature. Attaching blinds to trees using
				nails, spikes, or any device driven into the tree is prohibited.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas › Section III-307 - Bundick Lake Dam

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A. Prohibition of
				Motorized Vehicles
1. Whereas, the driving of
				vehicles, motorbikes, and three-wheelers, on the levee of Bundick Lake Dam has
				caused ruts, holes, elimination of grass, and washing away of the levee;
				and
2. whereas, the Beauregard
				Parish Police Jury and concerned citizens of Beauregard Parish have requested
				the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to prohibit motorized vehicles
				on the dam levee in order to prevent damage to the levee;
3. therefore, be it resolved, the Louisiana
				Wildlife and Fisheries Commission does hereby prohibit the driving of motorized
				vehicles on the Bundick Lake Dam Levee; and
4. be it further resolved, that signs be
				erected denoting this prohibition and that agents of the enforcement division
				of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforce this regulation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas › Section III-316 - St. Tammany Wildlife Refuge Mineral Lease

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A. Whereas, the State Mineral Board has
				received an application for a mineral lease on the 1,300-acre St. Tammany
				Wildlife Refuge which is owned and operated by the Louisiana Wildlife and
				Fisheries Commission; and
B.
				whereas, the Mineral Board has requested that the commission provide
				appropriate rules and regulations for inclusion in the advertisement for bids
				and also in any mineral lease that may be issued on this property;
				and
C. whereas, this refuge
				occupies a long narrow strip of marshland bordering the north shore of Lake
				Pontchartrain; and
D. whereas, a
				study of the area has revealed that mineral operations under appropriate
				regulations could be conducted without damage to the surface of the refuge;
				now
E. therefore be it resolved
				that the following rules and regulations are hereby adopted by the Louisiana
				Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to be used for the purpose of controlling any
				mineral operations that may take place on, under, or adjacent to the refuge
				boundaries.
1. No drilling and production
				operation or canals shall be permitted on the surface area.
2. All drilling shall be by directional means
				from Lake Pontchartrain or from adjacent land or waters along the boundary of
				the refuge.
3. Drilling and
				production activities in Lake Pontchartrain shall be restricted for a distance
				of 500 feet along the entire refuge boundary. Access to directional drilling
				locations in Lake Pontchartrain shall be by most direct route from deep water
				to prevent excessive damage to aquatic vegetation and erosion to shoal area and
				shoreline.
4. Lessee shall comply
				with all rules and regulations of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, the
				Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and the State Mineral Board for the
				protection of game and wildlife, and particularly no hunting, fishing, or any
				other activity harmful to wildlife shall be permitted on any part of the leased
				land or any other part of the refuge.
5. All development not otherwise specified
				above shall be subject to approval of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
				and the State Mineral Board.
6. All
				of the state and federal pollution control regulations shall be adhered
				to.
7. The willful or continued
				violation of any of the aforesaid regulations shall constitute cause for
				revocation of the lease.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas › Section III-318 - Fontainebleau State Park, Hunting Prohibition

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission took
				action at its June 6, 1986 meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to prohibit
				hunting on all private lands within the Fontainebleau State Park in St. Tammany
				Parish. The proposal was recommended by the Division of State Parks and adopted
				by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and becomes effective on publication
				in the
Louisiana Register
.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  56:3, 56:115, and
				  56:123(A).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas › Section III-329 - Spanish Lake State Game and Fishing Preserve

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. General
1. Parking is restricted to designated
				parking areas.
2. ATVs (three
				wheelers and four wheelers) and motorbikes are prohibited on the
				levee.
3. Discharge of any firearms
				on the levees is prohibited.
4.
				Overnight camping is prohibited, except by special permit issued by Spanish
				Lake Game and Fishing Preserve Commission for supervised groups only.
5. No trapping of furbearing animals, except
				by special permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and
				Fisheries.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas › Section III-331 - Isles Dernieres Barrier Islands Refuge

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Regulations for Isles Dernieres Barrier
				Islands Refuge
1. Regulations for Wine
				Island, East Island, Trinity Island, Whiskey Island, and Raccoon Island
a. Public access by any means to the exposed
				land areas, wetlands and interior waterways of these islands is prohibited.
				Requests to access exposed land areas, wetlands and interior waterways shall be
				considered on a case-by-case basis and may be permitted by the secretary or his
				designee in the interest of conducting research on fauna and flora, of
				advancing educational pursuits related to barrier islands, or of planning and
				implementing island restoration projects.
b. Disturbing, injuring, collecting, or
				attempting to disturb, injure, or collect any flora, fauna, or other property
				is prohibited, unless expressly permitted in writing by the secretary or his
				designee for the uses provided for in Subparagraph 1.a. above.
c. Boat traffic is allowed adjacent to the
				islands in the open waters of the Gulf and bays; however, boat traffic is
				prohibited in waterways extending into the interior of the islands or within
				any land-locked open waters or wetlands of the islands.
d. Fishing from boats along the shore and
				wade fishing in the surf areas of the islands is allowed.
e. Littering on the islands or in Louisiana
				waters or wetlands is prohibited.
f. Proposals to conduct oil and gas
				activities, including seismic exploration, shall be considered on a
				case-by-case basis and may be permitted by the secretary or his designee,
				consistent with provisions of the Act of Donation executed by the Louisiana
				Land and Exploration Company on July 24, 1997.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas › Section III-333 - St. Martin-Lafayette Fish and Game Preserve

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. That portion of the St. Martin-Lafayette
				Fish and Game Preserve, particularly the following described portion of Lake
				Martin, St. Martin Parish is hereby closed to all boating traffic, both
				motorized and non-motorized, said closure to remain in effect each year from
				February 15 through July 31 inclusive. The closed zone is described as follows.
1. All that certain property containing
				131.94 acres more or less located in Section 31, Township 9 South, Range 6 East
				and Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 6 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
				described as follows:
a. beginning at a point
				on the lake's edge located N 1 degree 59 minutes E a distance of 330 ft from a
				4" x 4" concrete post, the post having State Plane Coordinates Louisiana South
				of X = 1819303.09 ft, Y = 561651.02 ft; thence N 1 degree 59 minutes E a
				distance of 1100 ft; thence S 88 degrees 1 minute E a distance of 2320 ft;
				thence S 36 degrees 54 minutes 58 seconds E a distance of 500 ft; thence S 1
				degree 59 minutes W a distance of 2350 ft; thence N 88 degrees 1 minute W a
				distance of 660 ft; thence S 1 degree 59 minutes W a distance of 1320 ft;
				thence N 88 degrees 1 minute W a distance of 660 ft; thence N 1 degree 59
				minutes E a distance of 2970 ft; thence N 88 degrees 1 minute W a distance of
				1320 ft to the point of beginning.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas › Section III-335 - White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The following rules and regulations
				concerning the management, protection and harvest of wildlife have been
				officially approved and adopted by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries
				Commission in accordance with the authority provided in Louisiana Revised
				Statutes of 1950,
				Sections
				109 of Title 56. Failure to
				comply with these regulations will subject the individual to citation and/or
				expulsion from the conservation area.
B. Citizens are cautioned that by entering
				the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) managed by LDWF, they are
				subject to inspections of themselves and/or their vehicles for game, fish
				and/or license checks, inspections, and searches.
C. The White Lake WCA seasons may be altered
				or closed anytime by the department secretary in emergency situations (flood,
				fire, or other critical circumstances).
D. Portions of the White Lake WCA are leased
				for various purposes, including, but not limited to, hunting, agriculture,
				grazing, trapping, and other surface activities and subsurface activities,
				including oil and gas operations. Lessees, oil and gas operator's, and their
				employees, agents, invitees, licensees, will adhere to the terms and conditions
				outlined in their prospective leases and agreements. In addition lessees and
				all others entering onto the White Lake WCA will adhere to the following rules
				and regulations.
1. White Lake WCA is a
				Restricted Use Area meaning that all persons other than employees of the
				Department or Lessee's, oil and gas operators, their employees, agents,
				invitees, licensees, will not be allowed to access the White Lake WCA unless
				they are participating in a lottery activity, a non-consumptive activity, or
				some other Wildlife and Fisheries sponsored or coordinated event. To
				participate in lottery or non-consumptive activities, please review the
				information provided below for each activity.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas › Section III-337 - Elmer's Island Wildlife Refuge

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Visitor Regulations for Elmer's Island Wildlife Refuge
1. Use of the refuge will be permitted from
				thirty minutes before official sunrise to thirty minutes after official sunset.
				This includes any land access routes to the refuge. No person or vehicle shall
				remain on the Elmer's Island Wildlife Refuge or any land access routes during
				the period from 30 minutes after official sunset to 30 minutes before
				sunrise.
2. No person shall possess
				any glass bottles, glass drink containers or other glass products on Elmer's
				Island Wildlife Refuge.
3. The
				secretary of the department may restrict access to the refuge whenever
				circumstances exist such that restrictions are necessary to protect the refuge
				or the public from harm. No person shall enter onto or be on the grounds of
				Elmer's Island Wildlife Refuge during a restricted access period; or
				alternatively shall do so only in accordance with restrictions set forth by the
				secretary.
4. No person shall
				discharge or fire any firearms including muzzleloaders, or bows and arrows or
				crossbows on Elmer's Island.
5. No
				person shall commercially fish, conduct any guiding service, hunt, pursue,
				kill, molest or intentionally disturb any type of wildlife on the refuge,
				except for the legal recreational harvest of living aquatic
				resources.
6. No person shall be in
				areas marked as restricted by signs posted by the department.
7. No person shall operate any vehicles in a
				restricted area. No person shall operate a vehicle in an unsafe or careless
				manner as to endanger life or property or at any speed in excess of five miles
				per hour.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries › Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas › Section III-339 - Queen Bess Island Wildlife Refuge

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Regulations for Queen Bess Island Wildlife Refuge:
1. Public access by any means to the exposed
				land areas, breakwaters and areas between land and breakwaters is prohibited.
				Requests to access the refuge shall be considered on a case-by-case basis and
				may be permitted by the secretary or his designee in the interest of conducting
				research on fauna and flora, of advancing educational pursuits related to bird
				islands, or of planning and implementing island restoration projects.
2. Disturbing, injuring, collecting, or
				attempting to disturb, injure, or collect any flora, fauna, natural debris, or
				other property is prohibited, unless expressly permitted in writing by the
				secretary or his designee for the uses provided for in Paragraph 1
				above.
3. Littering on the refuge
				or in Louisiana waters or wetlands is prohibited.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part V - Wild Quadrupeds and Wild Birds › Chapter 1 - Wild Quadrupeds › Section V-103 - Field Trials on Wildlife Management Areas

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission does
				hereby authorize field trials by recognized bird dog association to be held on
				selected wildlife management areas but only under the following conditions.
1. The season framework for conducting field
				trials involving the use of bird dogs is from October 1 through March 30 of
				each year. Specific season dates, however, will be set annually, management
				area by management area.
2. No
				trial will be allowed during managed deer hunts or opening weekends of other
				deer gun seasons.
3. No shooting of
				wild bobwhites will be allowed during the closed quail season.
4. Pen-reared bobwhites cannot be used for
				field trial purposes without first obtaining health certification as prescribed
				by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. Failure of bobwhite to pass the
				certification will result in the postponement (cancellation) of the field
				trial.
5. Applications must be
				submitted well in advance (a period established by the Wildlife and Fisheries
				Commission) by field trial associations specifying the date and precise
				location for the proposed field trial.
6. Only two trials per field trial
				organization will be allowed each season.
7. Applications will be approved only after
				the field trial association has met these conditions.
8. All bobwhites released for field trial
				purposes must be banded with a numbered band furnished by the Department of
				Wildlife and Fisheries. A list of the band numbers of birds released and birds
				recovered as well as any unused bands must be returned to the Department of
				Wildlife and Fisheries within two weeks after a field trial is held.
9. All pen-reared bobwhites can be inspected
				by Department of Wildlife and Fisheries personnel for evidence of diseases
				before they are released on the wildlife management areas for field trial
				purposes. Evidence of diseased birds can result in the cancellation of the
				field trial.
10. Applications
				received for the Fort Polk Wildlife Management Area must be approved by the
				U.S. Army.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part V - Wild Quadrupeds and Wild Birds › Chapter 1 - Wild Quadrupeds › Section V-105 - Pen-Reared Bobwhite Health Certification Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Louisiana Veterinary Medical
				Diagnostic Laboratory (LVMDL) will perform health evaluations on the sample of
				live pen-reared bobwhites. A 5 percent sample, not to be less than five birds,
				must be delivered (shipped or otherwise) live with the completed Batch Case
				History Form to the LVMDL on Mondays by 9 a.m. at least five but not more than
				10 working days prior to the field trial. Testing requires five working
				days.
B. Items tested for include
				but are not limited to:
1. Avian
				Pox;
2. Capillaria;
3. Coccidia;
4. Cryptosporidia;
5. Ectoparasites;
6. Hetarakis spp.;
7. Histomoniasis;
8. Mycoplasma gallisepticum;
9. Pullorum;
10. Typhoid.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part V - Wild Quadrupeds and Wild Birds › Chapter 1 - Wild Quadrupeds › Section V-107 - Game Breeder's License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. This
				commission regulation established general requirements, minimum pen
				specifications and animals that will be permitted under the game breeder's
				license to read as follows.
B.
				Minimum Pen Specifications and Requirements for Game Quadrupeds and Birds. The
				pen dimensions and specifications described herein are minimum requirements for
				permanent exhibit and commercial facilities. It must be emphasized that these
				are minimum standards and the optimum conditions for most animals would include
				dimensions several times greater than those cited. Game breeders should also
				recognize and provide for any unique requirements of the species they possess.
				In addition to the following pen specifications, all pens must have adequate
				sanitation as well as appropriate feeding and watering facilities.
1. Waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans and coots
				endemic to North America)
a. Ducks and Coots
i. Exhibit Purposes-100 square feet with 25
				percent in water area for up to four birds; increase pen size by 25 square feet
				for each additional bird with one-fourth of this increase being in water
				area.
ii. Commercial Operation-up
				to 6 weeks old; 1 square foot per duck; over 6 weeks old; 3 square feet per
				duck.