Title 56, Wildlife and Fisheries
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La. Rev. Stat. § 56:410.9 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§410.9. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 133, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:411 Legislative findings and purpose
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§411. Legislative findings and purpose A. The legislature hereby recognizes that the production of aquatic organisms in private facilities in Louisiana significantly contributes to the vitality of Louisiana's economy. Additionally, as stated in R.S. 56:360.2 and 360.3, the legisl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:412 Issuance and renewal of domesticated aquatic organism license
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§412. Issuance and renewal of domesticated aquatic organism license A.(1) Every person desiring to engage in aquaculture shall first make application in writing to the department requesting a domesticated aquatic organism license. (2) A domesticated aquatic organism license shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:413 Harvest and sale of domesticated aquatic organisms
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§413. Harvest and sale of domesticated aquatic organisms Harvest and sale of domesticated aquatic organisms produced in private artificial reservoirs or enclosures located on privately owned property may be carried out at the time desired by the grower and with seines or tackle s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:414 Penalties
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§414. Penalties Except as otherwise provided herein, violation of any provision of this Subpart constitutes a class two violation. Added by Acts 1964, No. 245, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 242, §1; Acts 1974, No. 223, §3; Acts 1981, No. 837, §3; Acts 1992, No. 528, §1, eff. June…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:415 Exemption; aquatic livestock farmers
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§415. Exemption; aquatic livestock farmers A. The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to the production and harvesting of aquatic livestock in private ponds, or to the transporting of aquatic livestock from a private pond to the first point of sale, or to the sale to the f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:421 Oyster Task Force
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§421. Oyster Task Force A. There is hereby established the Oyster Task Force to study and monitor the molluscan industry and to make recommendations for the maximization of benefit from that industry for the state of Louisiana and its citizens. B. The task force shall be composed…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:422 Regulation of industry; residence of persons engaging in; employment of labor and vessels
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§422. Regulation of industry; residence of persons engaging in; employment of labor and vessels A. Any bona fide resident of this state, any firm or association composed of citizens or residents of this state, or any corporation domiciled in or organized under the laws of this st…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:423 Property rights; larceny or other public offense concerning; leases heritable and
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§423. Property rights; larceny or other public offense concerning; leases heritable and transferable; adjudication of claims A. A lessee shall enjoy the exclusive use of the water bottoms leased and of all oysters and cultch grown or placed thereon, subject to the restrictions an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:424 Taking of oysters
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§424. Taking of oysters A.(1) No person shall take oysters from any of the waters of the state or have such oysters in possession except in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. For the purpose of this Subpart, all oysters in possession of any perso…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:424.1 Illegal taking of oysters; penalties
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§424.1. Illegal taking of oysters; penalties A. In addition to the penalties contained in R.S. 56:424, 431, 433, or 433.1, for any person convicted of a first offense for any violation of the provisions of R.S. 56:424, 431, 433, or 433.1, the court may order the offender, for one…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:425 Lease of water bottoms; stipulations; boundary disputes
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§425. Lease of water bottoms; stipulations; boundary disputes A. The secretary may lease to any resident, any firm composed of residents, or any corporation domiciled in or organized under the laws of this state any state-owned water bottoms and natural reefs in the water bottoms…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:425.1 Joint leasing of water bottoms for oyster cultivation and harvest
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§425.1. Joint leasing of water bottoms for oyster cultivation and harvest A. In an effort to allocate competing and dual claims to the ownership of water bottoms in the best interest of all parties, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hereby authorized to enter into an ag…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:426 Filing and recordation of water bottoms leases
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§426. Filing and recordation of water bottoms leases A. Leases shall be executed in duplicate and a copy of the plan of survey annexed thereto. One duplicate shall be delivered to the lessee and the other retained by the department and registered in a lease book for that purpose.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:427 Initial application for lease
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§427. Initial application for lease A. Any person who qualifies under this Subpart and who desires to lease a part of the bottom or bed of any of the waters of this state as provided in this Subpart shall present to the secretary a written application, and pay an application fee …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:427.1 State, political subdivisions of the state, and the United States held harmless in
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§427.1. State, political subdivisions of the state, and the United States held harmless in coastal restoration A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, the state of Louisiana, political subdivisions of the state, the United States, and any agency, agent, contractor,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:428 Commencement and duration of lease; renewal; fixing of rental rates
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§428. Commencement and duration of lease; renewal; fixing of rental rates A. All leases made under the provisions of this Subpart shall begin on the day the lease is signed and continue for a period of fifteen years. The owners of expiring leases have first right of renewal of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:428.1 Repealed by Acts 2006, No
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§428.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:428.2 Repealed by Acts 2006, No
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§428.2. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:428.3 Repealed by Acts 2006, No
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§428.3. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:429 Default in payment of rent; cancellation and forfeitures
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§429. Default in payment of rent; cancellation and forfeitures The failure of the lessee to pay the rent punctually on or before the first of each January, or within sixty days thereafter, ipso facto and without demand or putting in default, terminates and cancels the lease and f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:430 Additional lease stipulations
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§430. Additional lease stipulations A. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 438, §2. B.(1) Lessees, under the supervision of the department, shall stake off and mark the leased water bottoms by ranges, monuments, stakes, buoys, and the like, in order to locate accurately and fix the limits…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:430.1 Repealed by Acts 2006, No
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§430.1. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 425, §2, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:431 Unlawful removal of oysters or signs from leased propagating grounds; instructions
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§431. Unlawful removal of oysters or signs from leased propagating grounds; instructions to captain and crew of vessels; penalty A. No person shall knowingly or willfully take, carry away, or attempt to take or carry away, without permission of the lessee, any oysters, shell, or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:431.1 Devices to protect oysters from predation; use on leased acreage
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§431.1. Devices to protect oysters from predation; use on leased acreage A. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries may permit the use on leased acreage of devices to protect oysters from predation. The permit shall be issued to a leaseholder and shall not be transferrable. Such…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:431.2 Alternative oyster culture; permits
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§431.2. Alternative oyster culture; permits A. Alternative oyster culture permits. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 3:559.1 through 559.13, R.S. 56:412, 431.1, and 579.1, the department is authorized to issue an alternative oyster culture permit (AOC permit) to a leaseh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:432 Territorial limitations
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§432. Territorial limitations No person, partnership, or corporation shall lease more than two thousand five hundred acres of water bottoms. Whoever leases more than the allotted amount of water bottoms forfeits, after due trial by competent court, all leases held by him on any w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:432.1 Oyster Lease Acquisition and Compensation Program
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§432.1. Oyster Lease Acquisition and Compensation Program A. The legislature hereby acknowledges potential conflicts between the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries oyster leasing program and the Louisiana coastal restoration program provided for in R.S. 49:214.1 et seq. Therefo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:432.2 Annual reporting of coastal protection, conservation, and restoration project status
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§432.2. Annual reporting of coastal protection, conservation, and restoration project status Once per year, in coordination with the Louisiana Oyster Task Force, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority shall provide information to the Oyster Task Force regarding the natu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:433 Culling oysters taken from natural reefs; size limits
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§433. Culling oysters taken from natural reefs; size limits A. All marketable oysters taken from the natural reefs of this state which measure less than three inches from hinge to mouth and all dead shell shall be immediately replaced and scattered broadcast upon the natural reef…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:433.1 Oyster seed ground vessel permit
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§433.1. Oyster seed ground vessel permit A.(1)(a) Any oysters taken for commercial purposes from the public natural reefs or the oyster seed grounds or reservations, except those in Calcasieu Lake or Sabine Lake, shall be placed only on a vessel which has an oyster seed ground ve…
La. Rev. Stat. § 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
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§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 A. The commission shall at its discretion from time to time designate and set as…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:434.1 Repealed by Acts 2021, No
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§434.1. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:435 Scrapers; use in removing oysters
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§435. Scrapers; use in removing oysters A. All scrapers used to harvest oysters from the public seed grounds and the natural reefs shall be no longer than fifty-four inches in width measured along the tooth bar. No scraper shall weigh more than one hundred seventy-five pounds nor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:435.1 Sabine Lake; prohibition on harvesting of oysters
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§435.1. Sabine Lake; prohibition on harvesting of oysters Oyster harvesting in Sabine Lake shall be prohibited. Acts 1984, No. 402, §1; Acts 1986, No. 904, §§3, 4; Acts 1987, No. 559, §1; HCR No. 2, 1988 1st Ex. Sess.; SCR No. 3, 1988 1st Ex. Sess.; Acts 1988, No. 256, §1; Acts 1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:435.1.1 Oyster harvest in Calcasieu Lake
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§435.1.1. Oyster harvest in Calcasieu Lake A.(1) Oyster harvesting in Calcasieu Lake shall be prohibited except by special permit issued annually by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries or as authorized by Paragraph (D)(2) of this Section. The commission shall promulgate rule…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:435.2 Repealed by Acts 2006, No
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§435.2. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 398, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:436 Restricted time of taking oysters
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§436. Restricted time of taking oysters A. The taking of oysters from the natural reefs of this state and from privately owned bedding grounds between the hours of one-half hour after sunset and until one-half hour before sunrise is prohibited. During these hours all scrapers sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:437 Sale of oysters for raw consumption within the state
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§437. Sale of oysters for raw consumption within the state Oysters which have been harvested from Louisiana waters may be sold for raw consumption within the state at all times during the year provided however, that during the time period from May first through October thirty-fir…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:438 Surveyor, definition
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§438. Surveyor, definition Surveyor as used in this Subpart shall mean the surveyor of the department or any other professional land surveyor qualified and currently licensed by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Surveying Board in accordance with R.S. 37:681 et seq. who …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:439 Staking off or bedding oysters on unleased water bottoms
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§439. Staking off or bedding oysters on unleased water bottoms No person shall stake off the water bottoms enumerated in this Subpart, or bed oysters on the water bottom without previously leasing the same from the department, and then only after payment of the rental and fees pr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:440 Standard measurements; barrel
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§440. Standard measurements; barrel A. In all of the operations of the department, the standard measurement of the barrel referred to in this Section shall be 6451.26 cubic inches, which approximately represents the cubic contents of three bushels, or one barrel; one sack represe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:441 Repealed by Acts 1999, No
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§441. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 38, §2, eff. May 28, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:442 Collection and disposition of funds; dedication of funds
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§442. Collection and disposition of funds; dedication of funds A. No license fee or tax other than those imposed by Part VI of this Title and by R.S. 56:446 shall be levied or imposed by the state or any of its subordinate political corporations or municipalities. B. Except for f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:443 Repealed by Acts 1986, No
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§443. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:444 License number display
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§444. License number display The name, license number, state boat registration number, or federal documentation number of each vessel, boat, or dredging apparatus engaged in the harvesting of oysters shall be displayed on the roof of the cabin or on any other place which is easil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:445 Repealed by Acts 1986, No
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§445. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:446 Repealed by Acts 2021, No
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§446. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §5, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:447 Repealed by Acts 1986, No
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§447. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:448 Repealed by Acts 1986, No
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§448. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 904, §4.