Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:556.8

  • bait: means any substance that is manufactured or processed into a substantially different form than the raw materials and is sold for the purpose of attracting crawfish to traps. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:556.2
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:556.2
  • Distributor: means a Louisiana manufacturer of crawfish bags or a person who brings crawfish bags into Louisiana which were manufactured outside of Louisiana or a person who brings crawfish tail meat into Louisiana or who distributes crawfish tail meat in Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:556.2
  • Quarter: means a calendar quarter more specifically defined as follows:

    (a)  First quarter: January, February, and March. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 3:556.2

A.  Each manufacturer who sells artificial crawfish bait in Louisiana shall register each product with the department.  Each manufacturer shall submit a quarterly report to the department showing the amount of artificial bait sold in Louisiana during that quarter.  The quarterly reports shall be submitted on or before the fifteenth day after each quarter.

B.  Each distributor who sells crawfish bags in Louisiana shall register each type of bag with the department.  Each manufacturer shall submit a quarterly report to the department showing the number of each type of bag sold in Louisiana during that quarter.  The quarterly reports shall be submitted on or before the fifteenth day after each quarter.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 679, §1.  Amended by Acts 1985, No. 492, §1; Acts 1985, No. 330, §1; Acts 1986, No. 547, §1.