Title 56, Wildlife and Fisheries
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La. Rev. Stat. § 56:70.2 Creation and purpose
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§70.2. Creation and purpose In order to enhance the efforts to promote the wildlife and fisheries laws of the state of Louisiana by providing incentives in the form of monetary rewards for the reporting of information that is essential to and aids in the apprehension and prosecut…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:70.3 Louisiana Help Our Wildlife Fund; uses of fund
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§70.3. Louisiana Help Our Wildlife Fund; uses of fund The Louisiana Help Our Wildlife Fund is hereby abolished in the state treasury. Any monies in the fund shall be transferred to the Conservation Fund. Acts 1995, No. 77, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 148, §8; Acts 2018, No.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:70.4 Rewards; payments
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§70.4. Rewards; payments A.(1) The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, or his designee, shall determine which informers are to be granted rewards, specify the amount of each reward, and direct the payment of the rewards from the Conservation Fund. (2) No reward…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:700.1 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§700.1. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:700.10 Purpose
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§700.10. Purpose With declining reserves and oil and gas becoming harder to discover it is incumbent upon the state to remove as many obstacles as it can which might impede the future exploration and development of minerals in the public waterbottoms. Oyster leases and oil and ga…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:700.11 Definitions
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§700.11. Definitions As used in this Part, unless the context requires otherwise, the terms set forth below shall have the following meanings: (1) "Biological test data" means surveys of oyster beds and grounds by a certified biologist to determine the quality, condition, and val…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:700.12 Damages to oyster leases; mineral activity; settlements and claims
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§700.12. Damages to oyster leases; mineral activity; settlements and claims Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, including but not limited to R.S. 56:423 et seq., the claim of any lessee of oyster beds or grounds who is requested to enter into a settlement for damages w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:700.13 Establishment of the board
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§700.13. Establishment of the board A. There is hereby established within the office of the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy the Oyster Lease Damage Evaluation Board, hereinafter known as the board. B. The board shall include five members consisting of one m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:700.14 Rules and regulations
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§700.14. Rules and regulations A. In carrying out this Part, the secretary, in conjunction with the board, shall prescribe, and from time to time amend, regulations for the filing, processing, and the fair and expeditious settlement of claims pursuant to this Part, including a ti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:700.2 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§700.2. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:700.3 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§700.3. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:700.4 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§700.4. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:700.5 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§700.5. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:700.6 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§700.6. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 100, §4, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:701 Cooperation with federal government
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§701. Cooperation with federal government The state of Louisiana assents to the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled: "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife restoration projects and for other purposes." The director shall perform such act…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:702 Acquisition of necessary property; powers of commission
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§702. Acquisition of necessary property; powers of commission The commission may acquire by purchase, gift, expropriation, or otherwise, all property necessary, useful, or convenient for the use of the commission. It may prescribe the methods for taking wildlife and may fix seaso…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:703 Lease or sale of lands to federal government by levee boards
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§703. Lease or sale of lands to federal government by levee boards The boards of commissioners of the various levee districts may donate, lease, or sell, under such terms and conditions as they deem best, any lands respectively owned by them to the United States of America for us…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:71 Governor authorized to enter into compact with other states relative to better utilization of fisheries
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§71. Governor authorized to enter into compact with other states relative to better utilization of fisheries The governor shall execute a compact on behalf of Louisiana with any one or more of the states of Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas, and with such other states as m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:711 Protection of watersheds of navigable streams
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§711. Protection of watersheds of navigable streams The consent of the State of Louisiana is given to the Congress of the United States to make or to authorize the proper authorities of the Government of the United States to make such rules and regulations as the Government of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:712 Cooperative agreements
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§712. Cooperative agreements The director may enter into cooperative agreements with the proper authorities of the government of the United States for the protection and management of the wildlife resources of the national forest lands within the state and for the restocking ther…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:713 Powers of director; hunting and fishing licenses; rules and regulations
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§713. Powers of director; hunting and fishing licenses; rules and regulations The director may prohibit all hunting and fishing within the lands so contracted for with the government of the United States for such period of time as is in his opinion necessary. He may also prescrib…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:714 Penalty for violation of rules and regulations
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§714. Penalty for violation of rules and regulations Whoever violates any rule or regulation prescribed by the director by virtue of the authority granted to him under R.S. 56:713 shall, for each offense, be fined not less than $25 or more than $100 or be imprisoned for not less …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:72 Purpose of compact
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§72. Purpose of compact The contracting states solemnly agree: Whereas the gulf coast states have the proprietary interest in and jurisdiction over fisheries in the waters within their respective boundaries, it is the purpose of this compact to promote the better utilization of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:721 Authorization
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§721. Authorization A. Any parish may by formal resolution of its governing authority establish, maintain, and operate game and fish preserves, upon lands or waterbodies wholly located within the parish. B. Two or more parish governing authorities may by separate formal resolutio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:722 Game and fish commission; rules and regulations
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§722. Game and fish commission; rules and regulations A.(1)(a) The governing authority of a parish may appoint a commission composed of citizens and taxpayers of the parish, whose term shall be concurrent with that of the governing authority appointing, who serve without compensa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:722.1 Game and fish commissions, Lafourche Parish
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§722.1. Game and fish commissions, Lafourche Parish A. The governing authority of Lafourche Parish may appoint one or more game and fish commissions, each of which may be composed of seven citizens and taxpayers of the parish, whose terms shall be at the pleasure of the governing…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:723 Transfer of lands by levee boards and school boards
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§723. Transfer of lands by levee boards and school boards Levee boards and school boards owning land in the bed of nonnavigable streams, where the lands are annually overflowed, may sell the lands to any parish establishing a game or fish preserve, for that purpose. The school bo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:724 Dykes or dams; excavations
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§724. Dykes or dams; excavations The governing authority of a parish may build dykes or dams, dig canals, or excavate lake or stream beds whenever such work is necessary to the creation and establishment of such preserves, and may appropriate and expend the money necessary theref…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:725 Expropriation of property; revocation of rules and regulations
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§725. Expropriation of property; revocation of rules and regulations Governing authorities of parishes availing themselves of the provisions of this Sub-part may expropriate such property, under the rules and regulations provided by law, as is necessary to the establishment of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:726 Fees for privilege of hunting and fishing; erection of camps
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§726. Fees for privilege of hunting and fishing; erection of camps The commission may charge an annual fee for the privilege of hunting or fishing in the preserve, not to exceed one dollar per year to residents of the parish nor fifty cents per day to non-residents of the parish.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:727 Approval of rules and regulations; promulgation; penalties
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§727. Approval of rules and regulations; promulgation; penalties A. Rules and regulations proposed by any game and fish commission shall become effective only after one of the following occurs: (1) The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, which has concurrent jurisdiction…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:728 Appropriations out of general fund; special taxes; employment of deputy sheriff
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§728. Appropriations out of general fund; special taxes; employment of deputy sheriff The governing authority of a parish in which a preserve is established may appropriate money for the use and benefit of the preserve out of its general fund, and vote special taxes for the maint…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:729 Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Preserve; transfer
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§729. Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Preserve; transfer A. All property, both movable and immovable, comprising the Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish Preserve in Vernon Parish is hereby transferred from the state of Louisiana, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, to the g…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:73 Time compact becomes operative; parties to compact
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§73. Time compact becomes operative; parties to compact This compact becomes operative immediately upon ratification by any two or more of the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas and when the Congress has given its consent subject to Article I, Section 1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:74 Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; representatives; qualifications
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§74. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; representatives; qualifications Each state joining herein shall appoint three representatives to a commission hereby constituted and designated as the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. One shall be the head of the administrativ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:75 Powers of commission; legislation
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§75. Powers of commission; legislation The commission shall make inquiry and ascertain from time to time such methods, practices, circumstances, and conditions as may be disclosed for bringing about the conservation and the prevention of the depletion and physical waste of the fi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:751 Dedication of state lands withdrawn from entry
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§751. Dedication of state lands withdrawn from entry All of the vacant and unappropriated public lands belonging to the state on December 9, 1921 or thereafter acquired by accretion or otherwise, and more particularly described as follows, are withheld and withdrawn from entry or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:752 Control of area; rules and regulations
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§752. Control of area; rules and regulations The commissioner of wildlife and fisheries has absolute control and authority concerning the use of the lands and shall adopt rules and regulations controlling the area.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:753 Trapping, hunting, or fishing on preserve
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§753. Trapping, hunting, or fishing on preserve No person shall trap, hunt, or fish on the preserve except under such rules and regulations as are made by the commissioner.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:754 Penalty for violation of rules and regulations
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§754. Penalty for violation of rules and regulations Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Sub-part, or such rules and regulations as shall hereunder have been adopted by the commissioner, shall, for each offense, pay the cost of the prosecution and be fined not less tha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:76 Officers; rules and regulations; meetings
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§76. Officers; rules and regulations; meetings The commission shall elect from its number a chairman and a vice chairman, shall appoint and, at its pleasure, remove or discharge such officers and employees as may be required to carry the provisions of this compact into effect, an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:761 Protection of wild animals and birds on wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds
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§761. Protection of wild animals and birds on wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds A. No person shall, except in accordance with commission rules and regulations, kill, snare, pursue with intent to kill, take by any means, or have in possession …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:762 Imported wild birds and animals protected in general
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§762. Imported wild birds and animals protected in general No person shall catch, kill, snare, or pursue any wild animal or bird imported into this state by the federal government, or by any person under the supervision and consent of the commission for the purpose of experimenta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:763 Acceptance of other lands and designation as wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; rules and regulations; Rainey Sanctuary; National Audubon Society
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§763. Acceptance of other lands and designation as wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; rules and regulations; Rainey Sanctuary; National Audubon Society A. The commission may accept from any person, from the state, or from the federal governme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:764 Penalty for violation of R.S
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§764. Penalty for violation of R.S. 56:761, R.S. 56:762 or R.S. 56:763 Violation of the provisions of R.S. 56:761, R.S. 56:762, or R.S. 56:763 constitutes a class two violation. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 651, §1; Acts 1981, No. 837, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:765 Donations for wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting
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§765. Donations for wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, and public hunting grounds; applicability of certain laws The provisions of R.S. 30:148.1 through 148.7, 149.1, and 209.3 and R.S. 47:648.1 shall not authorize the breach of any term or condition of any donation whi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:766 Taking of mayhaw berries; rules and regulations
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§766. Taking of mayhaw berries; rules and regulations Any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department applicable to the taking or collection of mayhaw (Crataegus aestivalis) berries in wildlife management areas and wildlife refuges shall be subject to legislat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:767 Private property surrounded by certain wildlife management areas; regulation of hunting and fishing
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§767. Private property surrounded by certain wildlife management areas; regulation of hunting and fishing A. All privately owned property which is completely surrounded by a wildlife management area shall be subject to all state hunting and fishing provisions, including those pro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:768 Private property surrounded by wildlife management areas; access
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§768. Private property surrounded by wildlife management areas; access The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall ensure land access by the owner or owners thereof to privately owned property which is located within the boundaries of a wildlife management area and which is to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:77 Action taken by commission; requirements
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§77. Action taken by commission; requirements No action shall be taken by the commission in regard to its general affairs except by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole number of compacting states. No recommendation shall be made by the commission in regard to any spec…