Title 56, Wildlife and Fisheries
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La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1 Wildlife and Fisheries Commission established; membership; qualifications; definitions
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§1. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission established; membership; qualifications; definitions A. To protect, conserve, and replenish the natural resources of the state, the wildlife of the state, including all aquatic life, is placed under the supervision and control of the Louisian…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:10 Annual report to governor; estimate of proposed expenditures; particular funds;
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§10. Annual report to governor; estimate of proposed expenditures; particular funds; limitations on purposes for use of monies in particular funds and accounts; warrants; vouchers; surplus funds A. On or before the first Monday in April of each year the commission shall prepare a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:10.1 Aquatic Plant Control Dedicated Fund Account; creation; uses
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§10.1. Aquatic Plant Control Dedicated Fund Account; creation; uses A. There is hereby created in the state treasury the Aquatic Plant Control Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "account". B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:10.2 Derelict Houseboat Fund Account
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§10.2. Derelict Houseboat Fund Account There is hereby created a special statutorily dedicated fund account within the state treasury known as the "Derelict Houseboat Fund Account" which shall consist of those revenues collected from the registration of houseboats provided for in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:10.3 Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account
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§10.3. Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account A.(1) There is hereby created within the Conservation Fund a special account designated as the "Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account". Subject to the exception contained in Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Constitution of Louisi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:101 Repealed by Acts 1981, No
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§101. Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 737, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:102 Hunting guide license; fees; penalties
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§102. Hunting guide license; fees; penalties A. No person shall act as nor represent himself to be a hunting guide unless that person possesses a valid hunting guide license, proof of liability insurance, and a valid state recreational hunting license that grants hunting privileg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:103 License required
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§103. License required A. No person shall at any time hunt, take, possess, or cause to be transported by any other person any wild bird or any wild quadruped unless he is at the time of such act the lawful holder of a valid license for that purpose issued to him by authority of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:103.1 Repealed by Acts 2021, No
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§103.1. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:104 Repealed by Acts 2021, No
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§104. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:104.1 Hunting permits for persons with physical disabilities
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§104.1. Hunting permits for persons with physical disabilities A. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations for the creation and issuance of hunting permits for individuals with temporary or permanent disabilities. A tempo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:105 Repealed by Acts 2021, No
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§105. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 356, §6, eff. June 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:106 Field trials
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§106. Field trials Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a nonresident may participate in Louisiana in a field trial conducted by recognized field trial associations that are registered with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries using dogs in such fie…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:107 Firing, feeding and breeding grounds
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§107. Firing, feeding and breeding grounds In order to protect wild birds and wild quadrupeds and to prevent the destruction of feeding and breeding grounds thereof, no person shall wilfully set fire to any wild woodland, marshland, or prairie land. However, this Section does not…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:108 Deer and turkey harvest records and tagging
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§108. Deer and turkey harvest records and tagging A. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission may promulgate and adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act in relation to deer or turkey harvest records and tagging. Such rules and regulations may …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:109 Wildlife management areas; wildlife refuges; public hunting grounds and recreation
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§109. Wildlife management areas; wildlife refuges; public hunting grounds and recreation areas; notice; signs; hunters with disabilities A. The commission may establish, maintain, and manage any state wildlife management area, wildlife refuge, public hunting ground, or outdoor re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:109.1 Use of all-terrain vehicle trails on wildlife management areas
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§109.1. Use of all-terrain vehicle trails on wildlife management areas A. The department shall keep at least one all-terrain vehicle trail on each department-owned wildlife management area that has such a trail open throughout the year. The department may temporarily close the ye…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:109.2 Preservation of wildlife management areas; wildlife refuges; public hunting grounds and recreation areas
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§109.2. Preservation of wildlife management areas; wildlife refuges; public hunting grounds and recreation areas A. The commission shall exercise its authority to manage wildlife management areas, wildlife refuges, public hunting grounds and recreation areas in a manner to suppor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:109.3 Levy of mooring fees in the Atchafalaya Delta WMA; Atchafalaya Delta WMA
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§109.3. Levy of mooring fees in the Atchafalaya Delta WMA; Atchafalaya Delta WMA Mooring Account; deposit of fees to the account; uses of the monies in the account A. The department shall establish a mooring program for vessels in the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area. T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:109.4 Use of airboats on the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area
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§109.4. Use of airboats on the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area A. Use of airboats on the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area shall be limited to airboat trails. Such trails shall be established by rules and regulations promulgated by the commission, pursuant to the Ad…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:11 Bond of director and employees
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§11. Bond of director and employees The director shall give, for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, with security, in favor of the governor for the benefit of the people. Each employee of the commission other than the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:110 Deer Management Assistance Program areas; notice; signs; prohibitions
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§110. Deer Management Assistance Program areas; notice; signs; prohibitions A. The department shall direct the owner or operator of the Deer Management Assistance Program area to post suitable signs identifying the lands as a Deer Management Assistance Program area which shall be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:110.1 Quality Deer Management Program
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§110.1. Quality Deer Management Program A. The department shall have authority over the Quality Deer Management Program ("program"), and shall formulate additional guidelines according to property-specific objectives, goals, and limitations. B. The program shall be developed usin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:111 Removal or destruction of signs
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§111. Removal or destruction of signs No person shall willfully or maliciously remove, destroy or deface any sign or notice placed or posted pursuant to R.S. 56:109. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:112 Disposal of birds or quadrupeds becoming a nuisance
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§112. Disposal of birds or quadrupeds becoming a nuisance A. If any species of wild bird or wild quadruped shall become so destructive of private property as to be a nuisance, the secretary may direct any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this Subpart, or any reputa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:113 Taking wild birds or game imported for experimentation or propagation
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§113. Taking wild birds or game imported for experimentation or propagation No person shall take any wild bird or wild quadruped imported into this state by the state or federal government or by any person for the purpose of experimentation or propagation except under the supervi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:114 Open season; curtailment by parish governing authority
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§114. Open season; curtailment by parish governing authority A. The governing authority of any parish may apply to the secretary for the right to adopt an ordinance to close or curtail the open season in the parish, or any part thereof, when it becomes apparent that there is need…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:115 Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; adoption of seasons, bag and possession limits; rules and regulations; penalties
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§115. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; adoption of seasons, bag and possession limits; rules and regulations; penalties A. The commission is hereby specifically authorized, directed, and empowered to fix, approve, and adopt seasons and bag and possession limits and to establish ot…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:116 Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; special hunting seasons
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§116. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; special hunting seasons A. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1226, §2, eff. June 29, 1995. B. The commission may establish special deer hunting seasons in one or more periods, separate from the regular open season established by the commission pursu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:116.1 Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; times and methods of taking; penalties
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§116.1. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; times and methods of taking; penalties A. Resident game birds, outlaw birds, game quadrupeds, and outlaw quadrupeds may be taken only in accordance with all of the following: (1) In the open season. (2) With or without the aid of dogs, exce…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:116.2 Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; sales, purchases of parts prohibited; exceptions
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§116.2. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; sales, purchases of parts prohibited; exceptions A.(1) No person shall sell, purchase, trade, barter, or exchange or attempt to sell, purchase, trade, barter, or exchange any game quadruped, or any part or portion thereof, wild bird, or the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:116.3 Special provisions applicable to deer and bear; times and methods of taking;
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§116.3. Special provisions applicable to deer and bear; times and methods of taking; penalties A.(1) No person shall do any of the following: (a) Hunt or shoot a deer or bear at any time with a firearm smaller than a .22 caliber centerfire, or a shotgun using a shell loaded with …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:116.4 Special provisions applicable to turkey; times and methods of taking; penalties
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§116.4. Special provisions applicable to turkey; times and methods of taking; penalties A.(1) Wild turkey may be taken only with a bow and arrow, crossbow, or a shotgun not larger than a No. 10 gauge fired from the shoulder without a rest, and by no other means whatsoever. (2) No…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:116.5 Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited; penalties
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§116.5. Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited; penalties A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting or provide or operate a facility or provide services that allow others to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting. No person shal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:116.6 Sound suppressors
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§116.6. Sound suppressors Any person who is authorized to possess a firearm sound suppressor, as evidenced by payment and possession of the required federal tax stamp issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, may use a firearm fitted with a sound suppress…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:117 Possession limits; game birds; transportation of game birds; tags
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§117. Possession limits; game birds; transportation of game birds; tags A. A licensee may have in his personal possession anywhere during the open season the kinds of migratory and resident game birds permitted by law or commission regulation to be taken. However, no one person s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:118 Migratory game bird violations
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§118. Migratory game bird violations A. The hunting of migratory birds has long been a source of recreation and tourism in the state of Louisiana. The provisions of this Section are enacted in order to enhance the efforts of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to promote the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:119 Possession of game birds after close of open season
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§119. Possession of game birds after close of open season Except as provided in R.S. 56:171 through R.S. 56:181 and except as to live wild birds kept under permit issued by the secretary, no person shall possess in any year any migratory or resident game bird permitted hereby to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:12 Boats and other movable property
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§12. Boats and other movable property The director shall acquire such boats and other movable property as are necessary to regulate and supervise the work of the commission. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:120 Storage of game birds or quadrupeds; tags
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§120. Storage of game birds or quadrupeds; tags A. No person operating a warehouse or cold storage plant shall receive or keep in storage, with or without compensation, for any person other than a licensee, any migratory or resident game bird or game quadruped, except as permitte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:121 Traps, cages, etc., for taking wild birds; confiscation; exception for destructive blackbirds
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§121. Traps, cages, etc., for taking wild birds; confiscation; exception for destructive blackbirds A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section or under special license granted in pursuance of R.S. 56:104, no person shall at any time use or set a trap, cage, snare, net, or de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:121.1 Traps; wild quadrupeds
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§121.1. Traps; wild quadrupeds A. No person shall at any time use a hook or set a trap with teeth, for the purpose of taking wild quadrupeds, except that alligators may be taken with the aid of hook and line. B. Violation of this Section constitutes a class two violation. Added b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:122 Carrier pigeons, killing or catching when banded prohibited; penalty
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§122. Carrier pigeons, killing or catching when banded prohibited; penalty No person, other than the owner or his authorized representative, shall kill, wound, catch, or hold in possession, living or dead, a racing (homing, or carrier) pigeon, which has on its legs a seamless met…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:123 Repealed by Acts 1992, No
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§123. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 966, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:124 Repealed by Acts 1992, No
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§124. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 966, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:124.1 Dogs; regulation of; police juries
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§124.1. Dogs; regulation of; police juries The police juries of the respective parishes may adopt ordinances to regulate, restrict or prohibit the running at large of dogs in the woods. This authority may be exercised by the police jury whenever, in the opinion of the police jury…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:125 Possession of game quadrupeds; tags; deer carcasses
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§125. Possession of game quadrupeds; tags; deer carcasses A. A licensee may have in his personal possession anywhere during the open season the number of game quadrupeds permitted by this Subpart to be taken or possessed by him; but should he have in his personal possession at an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:126 Wildlife Rehabilitation Program; exemption
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§126. Wildlife Rehabilitation Program; exemption A. Notwithstanding any local ordinance, administrative rule, or any other provision of law to the contrary, individuals may possess in captivity certain sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife while providing care for such wildlife for…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:127 Confiscation of illegal traps or snares and quadrupeds taken thereby
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§127. Confiscation of illegal traps or snares and quadrupeds taken thereby Every officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this Sub-part shall immediately confiscate and hold for evidence any trap, snare, explosive, gun, or other material evidence found by him placed or set…
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:128 Falconry
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§128. Falconry Rules, regulations, and issuance of permits affecting the sport of falconry within the state shall be as designated and administered by the department and shall at least conform to the minimum federal falconry standards as prescribed by the United States Department…