Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part VII - Fish and Other Aquatic Life › Chapter 7 - Experimental Fisheries Program › Section VII-703 - Pompano Permits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Harvest
				Regulations
1. Possession of a permit does not
				exempt the bearer from laws or regulations except for those which may be
				specifically exempted by the permit. Violation of a law pertaining to fishing,
				which carries a Class 2 penalty or greater shall constitute a violation of the
				permit.
2. Information gained by
				the department through the issuance of a permit is not privileged and will be
				disseminated to the public.
3. When
				operating under the conditions of a permit, only pompano can be retained. All
				other species shall be immediately returned to waters from which they were
				caught. No other fish may be in the possession of the permittee and all fish on
				board the permitted vessel shall have the head and caudal fin (tail)
				intact.
4. The permittee shall have
				the permit in possession at all times when using permitted gear or harvesting
				permitted specie(s). Permit holder shall be on board permitted vessel when
				operating under conditions of permit. No permit is transferable without written
				permission from the department secretary.
5. When permitted gear is on board permitted
				vessel or in possession of permittee, permittee and vessel are assumed to be
				operating under conditions of the permit. No gear other than permitted gear may
				be on board or in possession of permittee.
6. Any violation of the conditions of the
				permit shall result in the immediate suspension of the permit, and may result
				in the permanent revocation of the permit.
7. For permitting purposes, a pompano net
				shall be defined as a pompano strike net not exceeding 2,400 feet in length and
				not smaller than 2-1/2 inches bar or 5 inches stretched mesh, that is not
				anchored or secured to the water bottom and that is actively worked while being
				used. A pompano net shall not be constructed of monofilament.
8. The permitted boat used in the program
				shall have a distinguishing sign so that it may be identified. The sign shall
				have the operator's permit number printed on it in at least 8-inch high letters
				on a contrasting background so as to be visible from low flying aircraft or
				from any other vessel in the immediate vicinity.
9. Pompano strike nets may be used during the
				period from August 1 through October 31 of each year in waters in excess of 7
				feet in depth and beyond 2,500 feet from land within the Chandeleur and Breton
				Sound area described in
				R.S.
				56:406(A)(2).
10. No person shall fish under this permit
				during the hours after sunset and before sunrise. No person shall fish under
				this permit on Saturday or Sunday of any week during the open season, or on
				Labor Day.
11. Each pompano strike
				net shall have attached to it a tag issued by the department which states the
				name, address, and Social Security number of the owner of the net and the
				permit number of the permit issued to commercially take pompano. The department
				shall not issue any tag to a person who does not have a Social Security
				number.
12. The department reserves
				the right to observe the operations taking place under the permit at any time
				and permittee shall be required to provide food and lodging on the permitted
				vessel for an observer at the request of the department.
13. All permittees shall notify the
				department prior to leaving port to fish under permitted conditions and
				immediately upon returning from permitted trip. The department shall be
				notified by calling a designated phone number.