Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 3 - Special Powers and Duties › Subchapter B - Enforcement › Section I-309 - Wildlife Violator Compact

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Definitions
1. As used in this compact,
				  unless the context requires otherwise:
Citation
-any summons, complaint, summons
					 and complaint, ticket, penalty assessment, or other official document issued to
					 a person by a wildlife officer or other peace officer for a wildlife violation
					 which contains an order requiring the person to respond.
Collateral
-any cash or other security
					 deposited to secure an appearance for trial in connection with the issuance by
					 a wildlife officer or other peace officer of a citation for a wildlife
					 violation.
Compliance
-with respect to a citation
					 means the act of answering a citation through an appearance in a court or
					 tribunal, or through the payment of fines, costs, and surcharges, if
					 any.
Conviction
-a conviction, including any
					 court conviction, for any offense related to the preservation, protection,
					 management, or restoration of wildlife which is prohibited by state statute,
					 law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule, and such conviction shall
					 also include the forfeiture of any bail, bond, or other security deposited to
					 secure appearance by a person charged with having committed any such offense,
					 the payment of a penalty assessment, a plea of nolo contendere and the
					 imposition of a deferred or suspended sentence by the court.
Court
-a court of law, including
					 magistrate's court and the justice of the peace court.
Home State
-the state of primary residence
					 of a person.
Issuing State
-the participating state
					 which issues a wildlife citation to the violator.
License
-any license, permit, or other
					 public document which conveys to the person to whom it was issued the privilege
					 of pursuing, possessing, or taking any wildlife regulated by statute, law,
					 regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule of a participating state.
Licensing Authority
-the department or
					 division within each participating state which is authorized by law to issue or
					 approve licenses or permits to hunt, fish, trap, or possess wildlife.
Participating State
-any state which enacts
					 legislation to become a member of this wildlife compact.
Personal Recognizance
-an agreement by a
					 person made at the time of issuance of the wildlife citation that such person
					 will comply with the terms of the citation.
State
-any state, territory, or possession
					 of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
					 Rico, the Provinces of Canada, and other countries.
Suspension
-any revocation, denial, or
					 withdrawal of any or all license privileges, including the privilege to apply
					 for, purchase, or exercise the benefits conferred by any license.
Terms of the Citation
-those conditions and
					 options expressly stated upon the citation.
Wildlife
-all species of animals including,
					 but not limited to, mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, and
					 crustaceans, which are defined as "wildlife" and are protected or otherwise
					 regulated by statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule in a
					 participating state. Species included in the definition of "wildlife" vary from
					 state to state and determination of whether a species is "wildlife" for the
					 purposes of this compact shall be based on local law.
Wildlife Law
-any statute, law, regulation,
					 ordinance, or administrative rule developed and enacted for the management of
					 wildlife resources and the uses thereof.
Wildlife Officer
-any individual authorized
					 by a participating state to issue a citation for a wildlife violation.
Wildlife Violation
-any cited violation of
					 a statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule developed and
					 enacted for the management of wildlife resources and the uses
					 thereof.