§ 56:313 Control of fisheries; duty of commission; duty of the department
§ 56:314 Confiscation of unlawful tackle
§ 56:315 Sanctuaries and propagating places; closed zones
§ 56:315.1 Fish ladders
§ 56:316 A. No person shall willfully enter into or upon any building or other structure, or any area of land or water, set apart and used by or under authority of the commission for conducti
§ 56:317 A. Notwithstanding any provision of the state Sanitary Code or any other law or regulation to the contrary, it shall be lawful for retail food establishments to receive and prepare a
§ 56:318 Taking fish for scientific or educational purposes; permits
§ 56:318.1 Fishing tournaments; special permits
§ 56:319 Exotic fish; importation, sale, and possession of certain exotic species prohibited; permit required; penalty
§ 56:319.1 Control of importation of fish; department’s regulatory authority
§ 56:319.2 Designation and taking of exotic fish
§ 56:320 A.(1) Freshwater and saltwater recreational fish may be taken by means of rod, fishing pole, hook and line, trolling line, handline, bait casting, fly casting apparatus, crawfish net
§ 56:320.1 Use and possession of certain gill nets, trammel nets, strike nets, or seines; prohibited
§ 56:320.2 Federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
§ 56:321 Elevated trotlines prohibited; civil liability
§ 56:322 Seines or nets; size of mesh; classification as to salt or fresh water; crawfish traps
§ 56:322.1 A. A commercial fisherman licensed in accordance with R.S. 56:303 and 305(B)(6)(b) may take shad, skipjack, and any other freshwater commercial fish of legal size with a shad seine i
§ 56:322.2 A. A commercial fisherman licensed in accordance with R.S. 56:303 and 305(B)(6)(a) may take shad and skipjack with a shad gill net in Lake Palourde, Lake Verret, Lac Des Allemands, a
§ 56:323 Bait; methods of taking
§ 56:324 Menhaden seines; restrictions
§ 56:325 A. No person shall take in any one day more than the following of each species of fish, of the designated size where specified:
§ 56:325.1 A.(1) The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission may set by rule, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, daily take, and possession, and size limits for saltwater finfish ca
§ 56:325.2 A. Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, all saltwater recreational finfish shall have the head and caudal fin intact until set or put on shore. All saltwater recreational fi
§ 56:325.3 A.(1) The commission shall establish a maximum annual quota for the commercial harvest of spotted sea trout taken within Louisiana waters or landed in Louisiana which shall not excee
§ 56:325.4 A. During the 1995-1996 and the 1996-1997 season for taking mullet and the two seasons for taking spotted sea trout as defined in R.S. 56:325.3(C), all other species of saltwater fin
§ 56:325.5 A. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, that require companies taking menhaden by vessels equipped with purse s
§ 56:325.6 A. The Louisiana Legislature finds and declares there is great financial hardship imposed upon Louisiana crawfish, blue crab, and catfish fishermen because of insufficient supplies of bait
§ 56:326 A. The following are the legal size limits on commercial fish. No person shall take or possess these fish under or over the prescribed sizes for commercial purposes. Fish of the pres
§ 56:326.1 Size limits set by commission
§ 56:326.2 Vessels landing red drum; notice to department; equipment; inspection
§ 56:326.3 Subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and specifically R.S. 49:966 and R.S. 56:325.3, the commission may set possession limits, quotas, places, seasons, times, size
§ 56:326.4 Staggered and split seasons and quotas
§ 56:326.5 A. It is the purpose of this Section to promote the conservation and sustained yield management of bowfin (commonly known as choupique, grinnel, grindle, or cypress trout). The legis
§ 56:326.6 Closed season; bowfin
§ 56:327 Sale or purchase of freshwater or saltwater game fish prohibited; commercial sales and purchases, commercial license required; commercial fingerlings and certified mariculture and aquaculture fish excepted; penalties
§ 56:328 Conducting fishing operations so as not to destroy nests or natural hiding places of young fish; prohibited importation; control and regulation of noxious aquatic plants; permit; penalty
§ 56:329 A. No person shall obstruct the free passage of fish in any of the streams, lakes, bayous, or in any body of water, including crevasses, coulees, and canals in marsh and swamp areas
§ 56:330 A. Crawfish harvesters shall be subject to the jurisdiction and rules and regulations of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
§ 56:331 Crab Task Force
§ 56:332 A. Crabs of legal size may be taken using any gear identified in R.S. 56:320(B)(3); however, the taking of crabs by means of trawls in inside waters is permitted only during the open
§ 56:332.1 Eel; methods of taking; licensing; marking; violation
§ 56:333 A. Mullet may be taken commercially in the saltwater areas of the state as described in R.S. 56:322(B) and 333(C). The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission shall adopt rules t
§ 56:333.1 Mullet; freshwater areas
§ 56:333.3 Live mullet; harvest for bait
§ 56:334.2 Freshwater fishing allowed in designated saltwater areas
§ 56:336 Penalty for violation of sport fishing provisions
§ 56:338 Registration of vessels; application; misstatements; penalties
§ 56:339 Transportation of fish to other states; reciprocity
§ 56:355 Penalty provision

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 56 > Chapter 1 > Part VII > Subpart A - Sport and Commercial Fishing

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