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-325 - Waddill Wildlife Refuge

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Purpose. Waddill Wildlife Refuge will be actively managed as a wildlife
				educational and learning area for youth groups, nonconsumptive users, and as a
				hunter safety and aquatic education training center. The following rules and
				regulations concerning the management, protection and utilization of this
				refuge have been adopted by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. Failure to
				comply with these regulations will subject the individual to citation and/or
				expulsion from the refuge.
B.
				General
1. Access to the refuge will only be
				allowed through the front entrance bordering Flannery Road. All visitors will
				sign the register at the front office. A group of individuals may have a
				representative sign for the group by indicating the number in the group.
				Individuals less than 16 years of age must be accompanied and supervised by a
				person 18 years of age or older.
2.
				Vehicles are allowed only in designated areas and must park in provided spaces.
				ATVs, trail bikes, horses and mules are strictly prohibited. Restricted areas
				will be established for specific activities and visitors will not enter these
				areas unless they are part of the specific activity allowing access to that
				area.
3. All dogs are prohibited
				unless participating in a department-sponsored activity, such as a retriever
				demonstration during an educational activity. All dogs running at large are
				prohibited; and the owner or handler of said dogs will be held liable for any
				personal injury or property damage, and will be subject to criminal
				citation.
4. Citizens are cautioned
				that by entering the refuge they or their vehicles may be subject to license
				checks, inspections and searches. Wildlife officers will have the duty and
				right to restrict access to the refuge as necessary.
5. Refuge hours will be set by the Department
				of Wildlife and Fisheries (hereinafter "department") and will be posted at the
				entrance. All visitors will abide by the posted hours. Educational activities
				may be held outside the normal open hours of the refuge by prior arrangement
				and permission of the department. All participants of these activities will
				confine their use of the refuge to the designated area of the
				activity.
6. Hunting, pursuing,
				killing, molesting, or intentionally disturbing any type of wildlife is
				prohibited, provided that the department may conduct activities necessary to
				properly manage wildlife on the area.
7. Camping is prohibited, provided that the
				department is authorized to establish and maintain specific camping areas for
				use by organized groups under policy established by the department. If areas
				are established, they will not be used by the public.
8. Littering is prohibited. Visitors must
				remove their litter or place litter in appropriate litter disposal
				containers.
9. Damage to or removal
				of trees, shrubs, flowers, or wild plants is strictly prohibited.
10. The possession of firearms, bows, liquor
				and controlled dangerous substances on the refuge is prohibited; provided,
				however, that the department is authorized to construct, maintain and operate
				ranges, in which case, shotguns and bows will be permitted under guidelines
				developed by the department; and, further provided that the prohibition on the
				possession of firearms shall not apply to duly authorized law enforcement
				officers.
11. Access to all nature
				trails is limited to pedestrians only. No vehicles, ATVs, trail bikes, horses
				or mules are allowed. Individuals utilizing the nature trails must remain on
				the designated trail. No picnicking is allowed on the trails. All trash must be
				disposed of in designated litter containers.
12. Individual groups may submit written
				requests to reserve a specific part of the refuge for a special group event.
				The remaining unreserved portion of the refuge shall be open to the
				public.
13. Violation of any part
				of this Section constitutes a Class 2 violation.