Chapter

Louisiana Duck License, Stamp,

La. R.S. 56:151— LOUISIANA DUCK LICENSE, STAMP,
La. R.S. 56:152— Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
La. R.S. 56:153— Design, marketing, and sale of duck stamps and prints
La. R.S. 56:154— Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
La. R.S. 56:155— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. R.S. 56:156— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. R.S. 56:157— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. R.S. 56:161— Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
La. R.S. 56:162— Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
La. R.S. 56:163— Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 100, §2.
La. R.S. 56:164— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. R.S. 56:165— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. R.S. 56:166— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. R.S. 56:171— Wildlife; business of raising and selling; breeder's license
La. R.S. 56:172— Killing of birds or animals; sale; trapping regulations; exporting live specimens
La. R.S. 56:173— Transportation of birds or animals killed; tags; sale of carcass
La. R.S. 56:174— Shipment of carcasses or parts thereof; tag or label
La. R.S. 56:175— License for sale of birds killed and tagged
La. R.S. 56:176— Report of birds or animals killed and sold
La. R.S. 56:177— Fencing farms or preserves
La. R.S. 56:178— Ownership of birds and animals on fenced breeding area; trespass
La. R.S. 56:179— Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 717, 4
La. R.S. 56:180— Revocation of license
La. R.S. 56:181— Penalty for violation of Sub-part
La. R.S. 56:191— Title
La. R.S. 56:192— Purpose
La. R.S. 56:193— Wildlife biologists; duties; qualification
La. R.S. 56:251— Licenses; possession limit for nonresident alligator hunter; deposit as guarantee of payment of severance tax; penalties
La. R.S. 56:252— Residence of alligator hunters, fur buyers and dealers
La. R.S. 56:253— Shipping raw furs, alligators, alligator skins, and alligator parts out of state; tags
La. R.S. 56:254— Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 499, 2, eff. June 22, 1992.
La. R.S. 56:255— Alligator records; inspections
La. R.S. 56:256— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
La. R.S. 56:257— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
La. R.S. 56:258— Dealer records; payment of tax; confiscation of furs and skins
La. R.S. 56:259— Open season; method of taking animals; prohibited devices; possession and sale of skins
La. R.S. 56:260— Setting a trap, snare, net, or other device
La. R.S. 56:261— Possession; alligator eggs, live alligators, skins
La. R.S. 56:262— Nongame quadrupeds; breeding, propagation, and exhibition
La. R.S. 56:263— Alligator parts; buying and selling; license; reports; tagging
La. R.S. 56:264— Scientific research
La. R.S. 56:265— Trespass on marshlands to trap or hunt fur bearing animals
La. R.S. 56:266— Louisiana Fur Public Education and Marketing Fund
La. R.S. 56:267— Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 135, 2.
La. R.S. 56:274— Blank]
La. R.S. 56:275— Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 135, 2.
La. R.S. 56:278— Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council
La. R.S. 56:279— Louisiana Alligator Resource Fund
La. R.S. 56:280— White or albino alligators; taking from the wild; prohibition; penalties; notification to alligator hunters
La. R.S. 56:281— Nutria control cost-sharing; statement of intent
La. R.S. 56:282— Powers and duties of the secretary
La. R.S. 56:283— Cooperative agreements; cost-sharing
La. R.S. 56:284— Annual proposal; cost-sharing; purpose
La. R.S. 56:291— Feeding of wild bears prohibited
La. R.S. 56:301— Definitions
La. R.S. 56:301.1— License requirements; possession; nontransferability
La. R.S. 56:301.2— Application requirements; proof of residency; material misstatements; fees for certain alien individual licenses
La. R.S. 56:301.3— Applicability to other fishing laws
La. R.S. 56:301.4— Records; confidentiality
La. R.S. 56:301.5— Commission rules and regulations
La. R.S. 56:301.6— Special licenses and permits
La. R.S. 56:301.7— Dedication of proceeds of licenses
La. R.S. 56:301.8— Nonresident recreational fishermen; possession of license; penalty
La. R.S. 56:301.9— Issuance of commercial licenses via Internet transactions
La. R.S. 56:301.10— Louisiana Finfish Task Force
La. R.S. 56:302— Recreational fishing license; recreational gear
La. R.S. 56:302.1— Saltwater fishing; charter fishing
La. R.S. 56:302.2— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. R.S. 56:302.3— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. R.S. 56:302.4— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. R.S. 56:302.5— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. R.S. 56:302.6— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. R.S. 56:302.7— Free fishing days
La. R.S. 56:302.8— Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 206, 1.
La. R.S. 56:302.9— Charter boat fishing guide license; nonresident fee
La. R.S. 56:302.9.1— Charter boat license; skiff fee; charter fishing trip license
La. R.S. 56:302.10— Sale of recreational catch
La. R.S. 56:303— Commercial fisherman's license; charter boat fishing guide's license certification; fees; place of purchase; information
La. R.S. 56:303.1— Commercial fisherman's license; license year; purchase period
La. R.S. 56:303.1.1— Fresh products license
La. R.S. 56:303.2— License possession; menhaden
La. R.S. 56:303.3— Helpers
La. R.S. 56:303.4— Commercial fisherman's sales receipt form
La. R.S. 56:303.5— Presumptions relative to fish caught by person possessing a commercial fishing license
La. R.S. 56:303.6— Oyster harvester license
La. R.S. 56:303.7— Transport and sale of the catch
La. R.S. 56:303.8— Special apprentice license; commercial taking of saltwater fish; requirements
La. R.S. 56:303.9— Presumption of fish used for commercial purposes only
La. R.S. 56:303.10— Repealed by Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 54, 2, eff. April 29, 1998.
La. R.S. 56:304— Vessel license; fees; place of purchase
La. R.S. 56:304.1— Vessel license; license year; purchase period
La. R.S. 56:304.2— Operation by person not holding a commercial fisherman's license
La. R.S. 56:304.3— Registered vessels
La. R.S. 56:304.4— Display of license
La. R.S. 56:304.5— Transferability; change of vessel name
La. R.S. 56:305— Commercial gear license; issuance to certain nonresidents prohibited; moratorium on certain new gear licenses; renewals
La. R.S. 56:305.1— License year; place of purchase; purchase period
La. R.S. 56:305.2— Applicant, license information; commercial gear license for the fishing of menhaden
La. R.S. 56:305.3— Temporary transfer of commercial gear licenses
La. R.S. 56:305.4— Other licenses
La. R.S. 56:305.5— Commercial gear license for gill net; permits to be used in the EEZ; dedication and expenditure of funds collected
La. R.S. 56:305.6— Commercial crab fishing; apprentice license; requirements
La. R.S. 56:305.7— Rod and reel gear license eligibility; class three or greater violations; prohibitions
La. R.S. 56:306— Wholesale/retail seafood dealer's license; place of business; employees; exemptions; wholesale out-of-state crab shipping license; imported seafood license
La. R.S. 56:306.1— Retail seafood dealer's license; place of business; employees; retail out-of-state crab shipping license; imported seafood license
La. R.S. 56:306.2— License fee; place of purchase
La. R.S. 56:306.3— Wholesale/retail seafood dealer's license and retail seafood dealer's license; license year; purchase period
La. R.S. 56:306.4— Restrictions on buying and selling and transportation by wholesale/retail seafood dealers, retail seafood dealer's license; restaurants and retail grocers
La. R.S. 56:306.5— Records
La. R.S. 56:306.6— Monthly returns to the department by wholesale/retail seafood dealers
La. R.S. 56:306.7— Definitions
La. R.S. 56:307— Transporter; license required
La. R.S. 56:307.1— Transport license fee; underlying license
La. R.S. 56:307.2— Buying and selling prohibition by transporters; exceptions
La. R.S. 56:307.3— Number of licenses that can be purchased
La. R.S. 56:307.4— Repealed by Acts 1987, No. 779, 2.
La. R.S. 56:307.5— Transferability
La. R.S. 56:307.6— Common carriers
La. R.S. 56:307.7— Shipping records
La. R.S. 56:308— Penalty
La. R.S. 56:309— Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
La. R.S. 56:309.1— Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
La. R.S. 56:309.2— Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
La. R.S. 56:309.3— Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
La. R.S. 56:309.4— Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 401, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2006.
La. R.S. 56:311— Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 737, 2
La. R.S. 56:312— Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, 4, eff. July 23, 1985.
La. R.S. 56:313— Control of fisheries; duty of commission; duty of the department
La. R.S. 56:314— Confiscation of unlawful tackle
La. R.S. 56:315— Sanctuaries and propagating places; closed zones
La. R.S. 56:315.1— Fish ladders
La. R.S. 56:316— Trespass on areas set aside for propagation of fish
La. R.S. 56:317— Louisiana Catch and Cook Program; preparation of recreational fish or alligator in retail food establishments
La. R.S. 56:318— Taking fish for scientific or educational purposes; permits
La. R.S. 56:318.1— Fishing tournaments; special permits
La. R.S. 56:319— Exotic fish; importation, sale, and possession of certain exotic species prohibited; permit required; penalty
La. R.S. 56:319.1— Control of importation of fish; department's regulatory authority
La. R.S. 56:319.2— Designation and taking of exotic fish
La. R.S. 56:320— Methods of taking freshwater or saltwater fish
La. R.S. 56:320.1— Use and possession of certain gill nets, trammel nets, strike nets, or seines; prohibited
La. R.S. 56:320.2— Federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
La. R.S. 56:321— Elevated trotlines prohibited; civil liability
La. R.S. 56:322— Seines or nets; size of mesh; classification as to salt or fresh water; crawfish traps
La. R.S. 56:322.1— Shad seine; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring
La. R.S. 56:322.2— Shad gill nets; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring
La. R.S. 56:323— Bait; methods of taking
La. R.S. 56:324— Menhaden seines; restrictions
La. R.S. 56:325— Daily take, possession, and size limits; freshwater recreational fish; possession of finfish filets prohibited
La. R.S. 56:325.1— Size and possession limits; recreational saltwater finfish; penalties
La. R.S. 56:325.2— Saltwater recreational finfish; total length
La. R.S. 56:325.3— Spotted sea trout commercial taking; annual quota; red drum commercial taking, possession, or landing prohibited
La. R.S. 56:325.4— Commercial taking of other saltwater finfish; exceptions; mesh size
La. R.S. 56:325.5— Commercial menhaden harvest reporting
La. R.S. 56:325.6— Bait gulf menhaden; annual quota after regular closed season
La. R.S. 56:326— Size and possession limits; commercial fish
La. R.S. 56:326.1— Size limits set by commission
La. R.S. 56:326.2— Vessels landing red drum; notice to department; equipment; inspection
La. R.S. 56:326.3— Possession limits; size limits, seasons, quotas, times, and daily take limits, set by commission; penalties
La. R.S. 56:326.4— Staggered and split seasons and quotas
La. R.S. 56:326.5— Bowfin; size limitations; eggs
La. R.S. 56:326.6— Closed season; bowfin
La. R.S. 56:327— Sale or purchase of freshwater or saltwater game fish prohibited; commercial sales and purchases, commercial license required; commercial fingerlings and certified mariculture and aquaculture fish excepted; penalties
La. R.S. 56:327.1— §327.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 286, §2.
La. R.S. 56:328— Conducting fishing operations so as not to destroy nests or natural hiding places of young fish; prohibited importation; control and regulation of noxious aquatic plants; permit; penalty
La. R.S. 56:329— Obstruction of streams or lakes by fyke nets or other devices
La. R.S. 56:330— Crawfish harvesters; crawfish traps
La. R.S. 56:331— Crab Task Force
La. R.S. 56:331.1— Repealed by Acts 1968, No. 625, 1.
La. R.S. 56:332— Crabs; release of crabs in berry stage; method of taking crabs; time limitations; by-catch; penalties; abandoned crab trap removal program; escape rings
La. R.S. 56:332.1— Eel; methods of taking; licensing; marking; violation
La. R.S. 56:333— Mullet; saltwater areas
La. R.S. 56:333.1— Mullet; freshwater areas
La. R.S. 56:333.2— Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 184, §12.
La. R.S. 56:333.3— Live mullet; harvest for bait
La. R.S. 56:334— Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
La. R.S. 56:334.1— Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
La. R.S. 56:334.2— Freshwater fishing allowed in designated saltwater areas
La. R.S. 56:335— Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
La. R.S. 56:336— Penalty for violation of sport fishing provisions
La. R.S. 56:337— Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 490, 1.
La. R.S. 56:338— Registration of vessels; application; misstatements; penalties
La. R.S. 56:339— Transportation of fish to other states; reciprocity
La. R.S. 56:340— To 344 Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
La. R.S. 56:345— Repealed by Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, 2.
La. R.S. 56:346— Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 270, 2.
La. R.S. 56:347— To 353 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 876, 4, eff. July 23, 1985.
La. R.S. 56:354— Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
La. R.S. 56:355— Penalty provision
La. R.S. 56:356— Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §2(C), eff. July 1, 2010.
La. R.S. 56:360.1— Repealed
La. R.S. 56:360.2— Repealed
La. R.S. 56:360.3— Repealed
La. R.S. 56:401— Commercial seining prohibited in Lake Bruin and other lakes: penalty
La. R.S. 56:402— Commercial fishing in Lake Bruin prohibited; penalty
La. R.S. 56:403— Commercial seining prohibited in Clear Lake; penalty
La. R.S. 56:404— Use of seines, nets, or webbing in Bogue Chitto River prohibited; logging and hand grabbing of fish in Bogue Chitto River prohibited; penalty
La. R.S. 56:405— Use of seines, nets or webbing or traps in Tchefuncte River, Lake Des Allemands, Bayou Des Allemands and Lake Salvador prohibited; exceptions; penalty
La. R.S. 56:406— Use of trammel net, seine, gill net, or webbing prohibited in the waters of Breton Islands and Chandeleur Islands; exceptions; penalty
La. R.S. 56:407— Use of trammel nets, gill nets, and seines in certain areas of Lake Borgne prohibited
La. R.S. 56:408— Lake Maurepas; trawling prohibited; nets in certain areas prohibited
La. R.S. 56:409— Saline Lake; Iatt Lake; triploid grass carp; introduction; expenditures
La. R.S. 56:409.1— Penalty for the wasting of the state's fishery resources
La. R.S. 56:410— Trawling at night prohibited on White Lake and Grand Lake
La. R.S. 56:410.1— Paratrawling prohibited in canals; penalty
La. R.S. 56:410.2— Use of trammel nets, gill nets, and strike nets in Calcasieu Lake in Cameron Parish prohibited
La. R.S. 56:410.3— Sabine Lake; taking of crabs; seasons; gear; penalties
La. R.S. 56:410.4— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
La. R.S. 56:410.5— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
La. R.S. 56:410.6— Calcasieu Lake in Calcasieu Parish; use of trammel nets, gill nets, strike nets, and seines
La. R.S. 56:410.7— Black Lake, Clear Lake, and Prairie Lake; marking of nets required; permitted and prohibited fishing gear; penalties
La. R.S. 56:410.8— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
La. R.S. 56:410.9— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
La. R.S. 56:410.10— Use of certain fishing gear on Poverty Point Reservoir; prohibition
La. R.S. 56:410.11— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
La. R.S. 56:411— Legislative findings and purpose
La. R.S. 56:412— Issuance and renewal of domesticated aquatic organism license
La. R.S. 56:413— Harvest and sale of domesticated aquatic organisms
La. R.S. 56:414— Penalties
La. R.S. 56:415— Exemption; aquatic livestock farmers
La. R.S. 56:421— Oyster Task Force
La. R.S. 56:422— Regulation of industry; residence of persons engaging in; employment of labor and vessels
La. R.S. 56:423— Property rights; larceny or other public offense concerning; leases heritable and transferable; adjudication of claims
La. R.S. 56:424— Taking of oysters
La. R.S. 56:424.1— Illegal taking of oysters; penalties
La. R.S. 56:425— Lease of water bottoms; stipulations; boundary disputes
La. R.S. 56:425.1— Joint leasing of water bottoms for oyster cultivation and harvest
La. R.S. 56:426— Filing and recordation of water bottoms leases
La. R.S. 56:427— Initial application for lease
La. R.S. 56:427.1— State, political subdivisions of the state, and the United States held harmless in coastal restoration
La. R.S. 56:428— Commencement and duration of lease; renewal; fixing of rental rates
La. R.S. 56:428.1— Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. R.S. 56:428.2— Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. R.S. 56:428.3— Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. R.S. 56:429— Default in payment of rent; cancellation and forfeitures
La. R.S. 56:430— Additional lease stipulations
La. R.S. 56:430.1— Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. R.S. 56:431— Unlawful removal of oysters or signs from leased propagating grounds; instructions to captain and crew of vessels; penalty
La. R.S. 56:431.1— Devices to protect oysters from predation; use on leased acreage
La. R.S. 56:431.2— Alternative oyster culture; permits
La. R.S. 56:432— Territorial limitations
La. R.S. 56:432.1— Oyster Lease Acquisition and Compensation Program
La. R.S. 56:432.2— Annual reporting of coastal protection, conservation, and restoration project status
La. R.S. 56:433— Culling oysters taken from natural reefs; size limits
La. R.S. 56:433.1— Oyster seed ground vessel permit
La. R.S. 56:434— Oyster seed grounds; designation and setting aside; rules and regulations concerning taking of seed oysters; areas recognized as oyster seed reservations; protection of oyster seed reservations
La. R.S. 56:434.1— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
La. R.S. 56:435— Scrapers; use in removing oysters
La. R.S. 56:435.1— Sabine Lake; prohibition on harvesting of oysters
La. R.S. 56:435.1.1— Oyster harvest in Calcasieu Lake
La. R.S. 56:435.2— Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 398, §2.
La. R.S. 56:436— Restricted time of taking oysters
La. R.S. 56:437— Sale of oysters for raw consumption within the state
La. R.S. 56:438— Surveyor, definition
La. R.S. 56:439— Staking off or bedding oysters on unleased water bottoms
La. R.S. 56:440— Standard measurements; barrel
La. R.S. 56:441— Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 38, 2, eff. May 28, 1999.
La. R.S. 56:442— Collection and disposition of funds; dedication of funds
La. R.S. 56:443— Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
La. R.S. 56:444— License number display
La. R.S. 56:445— Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
La. R.S. 56:446— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
La. R.S. 56:447— Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
La. R.S. 56:448— Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, 4.
La. R.S. 56:449— Tags; distribution; use; containers; penalties
La. R.S. 56:450— Freshwater mussels; rules; penalties
La. R.S. 56:451— Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
La. R.S. 56:452— Penalties