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La. Rev. Stat. § 56:67 Enforcement of civil judgment
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§67. Enforcement of civil judgment Judgments recovered on civil demands may be enforced according to law. No license for any purpose whatsoever shall be issued to the defendant by the commission or by any commission or office required to enforce the laws protecting natural resour…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:671 Reciprocal agreement; fishing license
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§671. Reciprocal agreement; fishing license The commission may enter into reciprocal fishing license agreements with the authorities of any other state. Any reciprocal agreement shall become effective when ratified in writing both by the commission and the authorities of the reci…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:672 Reciprocal agreement; hunting license
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§672. Reciprocal agreement; hunting license The commission may enter into reciprocal hunting license agreement with the authorities of any other state. Any reciprocal agreement shall become effective when ratified in writing both by the commission and the authorities of the recip…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:673 Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; taking or protection of fish or other aquatic life
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§673. Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; taking or protection of fish or other aquatic life The commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas pertaining to seasons, creel limits, and all other rules and regulations perta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:674 Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; wild quadrupeds or wild birds
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§674. Reciprocal agreement; common boundaries; wild quadrupeds or wild birds The commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas pertaining to seasons, bag limits, and all other rules and regulations for the taking or protection…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:675 Reciprocal agreement; statewide application; taking or protection of fish, other aquatic life, wild quadrupeds, or wild birds
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§675. Reciprocal agreement; statewide application; taking or protection of fish, other aquatic life, wild quadrupeds, or wild birds The commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas pertaining to seasons, creel limits…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:676 Reciprocity; license fees; seasons; limits
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§676. Reciprocity; license fees; seasons; limits Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, where the commission fails to enter into a reciprocal agreement with a state as allowed in R.S. 56:673, 674, and 675, residents of that state shall be granted or sold priv…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:677 Reciprocal agreements; Toledo Bend; Caddo Lake; special fishing licenses; fees
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§677. Reciprocal agreements; Toledo Bend; Caddo Lake; special fishing licenses; fees Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission may enter into reciprocal agreements with the state of Texas to establish special fishing license…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:678 Hunting reciprocity; Mississippi
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§678. Hunting reciprocity; Mississippi The holder of a hunting license issued by the state of Mississippi shall have the same rights and privileges to hunt wild game birds and quadrupeds upon islands in and the waters of the Mississippi River and the Pearl River and other land re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:679 Turkey hunting reciprocity
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§679. Turkey hunting reciprocity The department may negotiate a reciprocal agreement with any state that shares a common boundary with Louisiana if the neighboring state has a similar wild turkey stamp or license requirement and fee. The agreement may permit a resident of the sta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:68 Aviation unit; powers and duties
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§68. Aviation unit; powers and duties A. There is hereby created an aviation unit in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The unit created herein shall have authority of ownership, control, maintenance, and operation of all state-owned aircraft, including helicopters and fix…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:68.1 Federal enforcement officers; Avoyelles Parish; Cameron Parish; Calcasieu Parish
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§68.1. Federal enforcement officers; Avoyelles Parish; Cameron Parish; Calcasieu Parish The secretary may enter into an agreement with the United States Department of the Interior and the National Marine Fisheries Service of the United States Department of Commerce to allow said …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:68.2 Federal enforcement; saltwater fisheries laws
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§68.2. Federal enforcement; saltwater fisheries laws Commissioned law enforcement officers of the United States Department of the Interior and the National Marine Fisheries Service of the United States Department of Commerce shall have the same powers and duties as are provided f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69 Exemptions from traffic regulations
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§69. Exemptions from traffic regulations A. A Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement agent, while carrying out his official duties, may exercise the privileges set forth in this Section, but subject to the conditions set forth in this Section. B. With respect to an official…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.1 Purpose
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§69.1. Purpose A. Law enforcement is an important tool in effective wildlife and fisheries management. Louisiana's extensive natural resources and the large numbers of resource users cause enforcement to become especially critical. However, costs associated with enforcement often…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.10 Powers and duties of auxiliary agents
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§69.10. Powers and duties of auxiliary agents A. Each auxiliary agent shall have the same enforcement powers as a wildlife agent, subject to the limitations provided in this Subpart, except that he shall be limited only to wildlife and fisheries enforcement on land. B. Each auxil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.11 Compensation
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§69.11. Compensation No person commissioned under the provisions of this Subpart shall receive any compensation for time or expenses incurred while in training or while in the performance of his duties as an auxiliary agent. The department may provide each auxiliary agent with a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.12 Liability
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§69.12. Liability A. The provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, pertaining to worker's compensation, shall not apply to and there is specifically excluded from the operation thereof, any auxiliary enforcement agent commissioned pursuant to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.13 Rules and regulations
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§69.13. Rules and regulations The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration and implementation of the auxiliary enforcement program, consistent with provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 1990, No. 498, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.2 Definitions
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§69.2. Definitions For purposes of this Subpart, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) "Auxiliary agent" means an individual commissioned by the secretary who has the powers and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.21 Wildlife Violator Compact
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§69.21. Wildlife Violator Compact A. This Subpart shall be known and may be cited as the "Wildlife Violator Compact". Louisiana, a participating state, finds that: (1) Wildlife resources are managed in trust by the respective states for the benefit of all of their residents and v…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.22 Definitions
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§69.22. Definitions A. For the purposes of this Subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Citation" means a summons, complaint, summons and complaint, ticket, penalty assessment, or other official document issued to a person by a wildlife officer or oth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.23 Procedures for issuing citations in relation to the Wildlife Violators Compact
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§69.23. Procedures for issuing citations in relation to the Wildlife Violators Compact A. When issuing a citation for a wildlife violation, a wildlife officer shall issue a citation to a person whose home state is another participating state in the same manner as if the person we…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.24 Procedure for the home state
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§69.24. Procedure for the home state A. Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of an issuing state reporting the failure of a person to comply with the terms of a citation, the licensing authority of the home state shall: (1) Notify the person. (2) Initiate a suspe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.25 Reciprocal recognition of suspension
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§69.25. Reciprocal recognition of suspension A. A participating state shall recognize the suspension of license privileges of a person by another participating state as though the violation resulting in the suspension satisfies each of the following: (1) Had occurred in the home …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.26 Applicability of other laws
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§69.26. Applicability of other laws Except as expressly required by provisions of the Wildlife Violator Compact, nothing herein shall be construed to affect the right of a participating state to apply its laws relating to license privileges to a person or circumstance or to inval…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.27 Compact administrator procedures
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§69.27. Compact administrator procedures A. A board of compact administrators is established to: (1) Administer the provisions of this compact. (2) Serve as a governing body for the resolution of all matters relating to the operation of the Wildlife Violator Compact. B. The board…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.28 Entry into and withdrawal from the Wildlife Violator Compact
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§69.28. Entry into and withdrawal from the Wildlife Violator Compact A. The Wildlife Violator Compact shall become effective at the time it is adopted in substantially similar form by two or more states. B. Entry into the Wildlife Violator Compact shall be made by resolution of r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.29 Amendments to the Wildlife Violator Compact
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§69.29. Amendments to the Wildlife Violator Compact A. The Wildlife Violator Compact may be amended from time to time. Amendments shall be presented in resolution form to the chairman of the board of compact administrators and shall be initiated by one or more participating state…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.3 Commissions and commissioning
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§69.3. Commissions and commissioning A. The secretary may commission auxiliary agents under the provisions of this Subpart to supplement the efforts of wildlife agents to the degree necessary to adequately protect the state's wildlife and fishery resources. However, at no time sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.30 Licensing authority; rules and regulations
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§69.30. Licensing authority; rules and regulations A. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is designated as the licensing authority in Louisiana for the purposes of the Wildlife Violator Compact. B. The secretary of the department through its compact administrator shall furni…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.31 Construction and severability
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§69.31. Construction and severability A. The Wildlife Violator Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes stated herein. B. The provisions of the Wildlife Violator Compact shall be severable, and if a phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of that compa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.4 Requirements for commissioning
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§69.4. Requirements for commissioning No commission shall be issued to an individual who has not made written application to the secretary, on forms developed by the secretary. No person under the age of twenty-one shall be commissioned as an auxiliary agent. Each applicant shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.5 Training
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§69.5. Training A. Each person accepted into the auxiliary program shall be commissioned as a wildlife volunteer while attending and participating in the training program. Failure to attend and participate in training shall be grounds to revoke a wildlife volunteer commission. Re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.6 Probation
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§69.6. Probation A. An auxiliary agent who has satisfied the minimum training standards required in R.S. 56:69.5, shall be commissioned as a junior auxiliary agent and shall serve as such for a probationary period of one year. This probationary period shall provide the junior aux…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.7 Renewal of commissions
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§69.7. Renewal of commissions A. The secretary may renew each commission of an auxiliary agent for one year provided the auxiliary agent satisfies the following requirements: (1) Receive a favorable recommendation from his supervising wildlife agent. (2) Requalify on the POST fir…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.8 Revocation of commissions
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§69.8. Revocation of commissions A. The secretary shall revoke a commission at any time for the following reasons: (1) The auxiliary agent is convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor, or any wildlife or fishery violation. (2) The auxiliary agent fails to perform a minimum of twenty-f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:69.9 Reserve agent
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§69.9. Reserve agent A. Any person who was a wildlife enforcement agent with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and who retired or otherwise left the department in good standing but who has maintained his certification by the POST Council or any other person who is a peace …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:695 Purpose
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§695. Purpose This law is enacted by the legislature pursuant to Article X, Section 10(A)(1) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 in the exercise of the police power of the state, to promote the public peace and safety by providing better enforcement of the law. Added by Acts 19…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:696 Amount of additional salary
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§696. Amount of additional salary Every regularly commissioned wildlife officer employed by the enforcement division of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall be paid by the state additional salary in the amount of two hundred sixty dollars per month, provided that funds …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:697 Special fund
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§697. Special fund For the payment of the additional salary provided by R.S. 56:696, there is hereby created a special fund in the treasury of the state of Louisiana, to which the appropriations hereinafter made shall be credited, and the funds so credited shall be used solely fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:698 Disbursement of funds
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§698. Disbursement of funds A. The funds credited to the special fund as provided in R.S. 56:697 shall be disbursed upon warrants drawn by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, which warrants shall have attached to them a detailed list of the names of the off…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:699 Participation in firearm and hunter education course in addition to penalties for hunting violations
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§699. Participation in firearm and hunter education course in addition to penalties for hunting violations Whenever any person is convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Chapter governing the hunting or taking of wild birds or wild quadrupeds, other than by trapping,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:699.3 Regulation of firearm and hunter education
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§699.3. Regulation of firearm and hunter education The commission shall adopt rules to regulate firearm and hunter education which shall: (1) Provide for firearm and hunter education courses to be taught or approved by the department. (2) Provide for the testing and certification…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:699.4 Penalty provision
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§699.4. Penalty provision Violation of any provision in this Part or of any commission rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this Part shall constitute a class one violation. Acts 1993, No. 80, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:699.5 Firearm and hunter education requirement
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§699.5. Firearm and hunter education requirement A.(1) No person born on or after September 1, 1969, shall hunt unless that person has first been issued a certificate of satisfactory completion of a firearm and hunter education course approved by the department. (2) However, a pe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:699.6 Firearm and hunter education exemption
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§699.6. Firearm and hunter education exemption The provisions of R.S. 56:699.5 shall not apply to any active or veteran member of the United States armed services or to any POST-certified law enforcement officer or to any individual with current POST-certification. The commission…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:699.7 Four wheeler and all-terrain vehicle instruction
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§699.7. Four wheeler and all-terrain vehicle instruction The department may offer in its firearm and hunter education program an educational block of instruction on the proper way and method of safely riding "four wheelers" or all-terrain vehicles. Acts 2004, No. 172, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:7 Domicile of commission; service of process; suits; parties
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§7. Domicile of commission; service of process; suits; parties A.(1) The domicile of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is and shall be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. However, the Seafood Division, within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, shall remain located in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:7.1 Jesse J
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§7.1. Jesse J. Guidry Center for Wildlife and Fisheries Resources The official name of the state building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wherein the primary administrative offices for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are located shall be "Jesse J. Guidry Center for Wildlife a…
