Table of Contents Title 76 Part I. Wildlife and Fisheries ...

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Title 76 WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES

Part I. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder

Chapter 1. Reserved for General Provisions ................................................................................................ 1

Chapter 3. Special Powers and Duties ......................................................................................................... 1

Subchapter A. Seismic Exploration............................................................................................................ 1 ?301. Regulations ....................................................................................................................................... 1

Subchapter B. Enforcement ....................................................................................................................... 5 ?305. Responsibilities and Powers of Enforcement Officers ..................................................................... 5 ?307. Reserve Enforcement Agents ........................................................................................................... 6 ?309. Wildlife Violator Compact ............................................................................................................... 8

Subchapter C. Hunter Safety Program ....................................................................................................... 9 ?312. Hunter Education Program Certification Policy............................................................................... 9

Subchapter D. Wildlife Values................................................................................................................. 10 ?313. Guidelines for Determining Fish and Wildlife Values ................................................................... 10 ?315. Fish and Wildlife Values ................................................................................................................ 11 ?316. Fish and Shellfish Product Form Conversions ............................................................................... 12

Subchapter E. Louisiana Natural Heritage............................................................................................... 14 ?317. Threatened and Endangered Species .............................................................................................. 14 ?318. Natural Areas Dedication and Servitudes....................................................................................... 15

Subchapter F. Confidential Fishery Data................................................................................................. 16 ?319. Confidentiality of Commercial and For-Hire Industry Landing Data ............................................ 16 ?321. Records; Confidentiality................................................................................................................. 17

Subchapter H. Electronic Licenses Issuance ............................................................................................ 17 ?327. Recreational Electronic Licensing.................................................................................................. 17 ?328. Electronic Vessel and Motor Registration and Titling ................................................................... 18

Subchapter I. Special Licenses and License Fee Waivers ...................................................................... 19 ?331. Special Disability Fishing and Hunting Licenses........................................................................... 19 ?333. Charitable Organizations, Youth Groups and Schools; Fee Waivers............................................. 19 ?337. Special Permits: Publicly-Operated Residential Psychiatric Facilities .......................................... 19

Subchapter J. Placing of Advertising or Sponsorship Signs on Department Assets............................... 19 ?339. Advertising or Sponsorship Signs on Department Assets .............................................................. 19

Chapter 5. Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board ................................................................................ 20 ?501. Bylaws ............................................................................................................................................ 20 ?503. Meetings ......................................................................................................................................... 20 ?505. Election of Officers and Appointments .......................................................................................... 21 ?507. Duties of the Chairman................................................................................................................... 21 ?509. Duties of the Vice-Chairman.......................................................................................................... 21 ?511. Duties of Secretary-Treasurer......................................................................................................... 21 ?513. Board Committees .......................................................................................................................... 22 ?515. Order of Business ........................................................................................................................... 22 ?517. Rules of Order ................................................................................................................................ 22

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?519. Amendment of Bylaws ................................................................................................................... 22 ?520. Election........................................................................................................................................... 22 ?521. Disqualification .............................................................................................................................. 22

Chapter 7. Louisiana Wild Seafood Certification Program ....................................................................... 23 ?701. Declaration of Policy, Purposes, and Intent ................................................................................... 23 ?703. Application and Permitting Process ............................................................................................... 23 ?704. Product Registration and Supply Chain Verification ..................................................................... 24 ?705. Logo Use Guidelines and Standards............................................................................................... 25 ?707. Operations....................................................................................................................................... 26 ?709. Monitoring and Enforcement ......................................................................................................... 26

Chapter 9. Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program ...................................................................................... 27 ?901. Program Overview.......................................................................................................................... 27 ?903. Applicant and Program Eligibility.................................................................................................. 27 ?905. Application Process ........................................................................................................................ 28 ?907. Evaluation Criteria Scoring ............................................................................................................ 30 ?909. Grant Recipient Requirements ....................................................................................................... 32

Part III. Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries

Chapter 1. Responsibilities, Duties, and Regulations ................................................................................ 35 ?101. Nature Trails on Wildlife Management Areas ............................................................................... 35 ?103. Mineral Operations on the State Wildlife Refuge .......................................................................... 35 ?105. Road Use Changes.......................................................................................................................... 36 ?107. Collection of Mayhaw Fruit ........................................................................................................... 36 ?109. Trail Rides on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) ................................................................... 36 ?111. Access and Permits ......................................................................................................................... 37 ?113. Prohibited Activities ....................................................................................................................... 37

Chapter 3. Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas .................................................................................................................. 37

?301. Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area .............................................................................. 37 ?305. Lake Bistineau ................................................................................................................................ 38 ?307. Bundick Lake Dam ......................................................................................................................... 38 ?309. Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge........................................................................................................... 38 ?310. Marsh Island Wildlife Refuge ........................................................................................................ 39 ?316. St. Tammany Wildlife Refuge Mineral Lease................................................................................ 40 ?318. Fontainebleau State Park, Hunting Prohibition .............................................................................. 40 ?323. State Wildlife and Paul J. Rainey Refuges ..................................................................................... 40 ?325. Waddill Wildlife Refuge ................................................................................................................ 41 ?329. Spanish Lake State Game and Fishing Preserve ............................................................................ 42 ?331. Isles Dernieres Barrier Islands Refuge ........................................................................................... 42 ?333. St. Martin-Lafayette Fish and Game Preserve ............................................................................... 43 ?335. White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area ...................................................................................... 43 ?337. Elmer's Island Wildlife Refuge ...................................................................................................... 47 ?339. Queen Bess Island Wildlife Refuge ............................................................................................... 48

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Part V. Wild Quadrupeds and Wild Birds

Chapter 1. Wild Quadrupeds ...................................................................................................................... 49 ?103. Field Trials on Wildlife Management Areas .................................................................................. 49 ?105. Pen-Reared Bobwhite Health Certification Procedures ................................................................. 49 ?107. Game Breeder's License ................................................................................................................. 49 ?111. Rules and Regulations for Participation in the Deer Management Assistance Program ............... 52 ?113. Fox/Coyote Hunting Preserve, Purchase and Sale of Live Foxes and Coyotes, Permitting Year-Round Coyote Trapping ........................................................................................................ 54 ?115. Possession of Potentially Dangerous Wild Quadrupeds, Big Exotic Cats, and Non-Human Primates .......................................................................................................................................... 56 ?117. Deer and Elk Importation ............................................................................................................... 60 ?119. Cervid Carcass Importation ............................................................................................................ 61 ?121. Disposal of Illegal Live Deer and Elk ............................................................................................ 61 ?123. Coastwide Nutria Control Program ................................................................................................ 61 ?125. Control of Nuisance Wild Quadrupeds .......................................................................................... 62 ?126. Outlaw Quadruped, Nutria and Beaver Night Take Permits ................................................... 63 ?127. Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator Program................................................................................ 64 ?129. Fur Trapping Seasons ..................................................................................................................... 66 ?130. Feral Hog Trapping ........................................................................................................................ 67 ?131. Wildlife Rehabilitation Program .................................................................................................... 67 ?133. Film/Entertainment Industry Animal Permit .................................................................................. 69 ?135. Aerial Feral Hog Control Permits................................................................................................... 73 ?137. Rules and Regulations for Chronic Wasting Disease Control Areas ............................................. 76

Chapter 3. Wild Birds ................................................................................................................................ 77 ?301. Falconry .......................................................................................................................................... 77 ?305. Hunting Preserve Regulations ........................................................................................................ 84 ?309. Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp 1989 Art Competition Rules and Procedures............. 86 ?311. 1989 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp Artist Agreement ............................................... 87 ?313. Guidelines for Production and Marketing Plan1989 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp and Art Print Program ......................................................................................................... 88 ?315. Proposal Content and Format ......................................................................................................... 91 ?321. Bird Dog Training Areas ................................................................................................................ 92 ?323. Mourning Dove Hunting Zones...................................................................................................... 93

Chapter 7. Alligators .................................................................................................................................. 93 ?701. Alligator Regulations...................................................................................................................... 93

Part VII. Fish and Other Aquatic Life

Chapter 1. Freshwater Sport and Commercial Fishing ............................................................................ 109 ?101. Lake Claiborne ............................................................................................................................. 109 ?102. Freshwater Shrimp, Commercial Harvest .................................................................................... 109 ?103. Anacoco Lake, Lake Vernon and Anacoco Bayou ...................................................................... 109 ?105. Caddo Lake Gear Regulations...................................................................................................... 109 ?106. Poverty Point Reservoir Netting Prohibition................................................................................ 110 ?107. Nantachie Lake ............................................................................................................................. 110 ?108. Promotion of Youth Fishing ......................................................................................................... 110 ?109. Toledo Bend Gear Regulations .................................................................................................... 110 ?110. Texas Border Waters Recreational Creel, Size, and Possession Limits ....................................... 110

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?111. D'Arbonne Lake............................................................................................................................ 112 ?112. Prohibit the Use and Possession of Gill Nets and Trammel Nets; Prohibit the Taking of

Grass Carp .................................................................................................................................... 112 ?114. Marking System for Gill Nets, Trammel Nets, Hoop Nets, Slat Traps, and Wire Nets............... 112 ?115. Hybrid Bass .................................................................................................................................. 112 ?116. Freshwater Recreational Yo-Yos, Trigger Devices, Trotlines, Limb Lines, Jugs, and all

Passive Fishing Devices Containing a Hook or Hooks ................................................................ 113 ?117. Channel Catfish Size Limit .......................................................................................................... 113 ?119. Prohibition of Netting in Bundick Lake ....................................................................................... 114 ?121. Fish Allowed South of the Saltwater Line ................................................................................... 114 ?125. Lake Bruin .................................................................................................................................... 114 ?133. Black Lake and Clear Lake Ban ................................................................................................... 115 ?135. Lake Bistineau Netting Prohibition .............................................................................................. 115 ?137. Paddlefish ..................................................................................................................................... 115 ?139. Lacassine Bayou Netting Season.................................................................................................. 115 ?141. Caney Creek Reservoir Netting Prohibition ................................................................................. 115 ?143. Cross Lake Netting Prohibition .................................................................................................... 115 ?145. Sturgeon........................................................................................................................................ 116 ?147. Daily Take and Possession Limits for Freshwater Trout ............................................................. 116 ?149. Black Bass RegulationsDaily Take and Size Limits ................................................................ 116 ?151. Free Recreational Fishing Days.................................................................................................... 117 ?153. Bowfin Minimum Size Regulation............................................................................................... 117 ?155. Netting ProhibitionBartholomew Lake .................................................................................... 117 ?157. Netting ProhibitionLake Concordia ......................................................................................... 117 ?158. False River, Trammel Nets, Gill Nets and Fish Seines ................................................................ 117 ?161. Freshwater Mussel Harvest .......................................................................................................... 117 ?163. Lake Providence, Gill Nets and Trammel Nets ............................................................................ 119 ?165. Black Bass RegulationsAtchafalaya River Basin, Lake Verret, Lake Palourde Complex....... 120 ?169. Black Bass Regulations, Eagle Lake ............................................................................................ 120 ?171. Netting ProhibitionHardwater Lake ......................................................................................... 120 ?173. Netting ProhibitionBayou DeSiard........................................................................................... 120 ?175. Net Ban during Lake Drawdown.................................................................................................. 120 ?179. Black Bass RegulationsJohn K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir .............................................. 120 ?185. Netting ProhibitionJohn K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir ..................................................... 120 ?187. Crawfish Traps, Exception to State Wide Minimum Mesh Requirements .................................. 120 ?189. Black Bass Regulations, Lake Fausse Point/Lake Dauterive Complex ....................................... 121 ?193. Freshwater Harvest of Mullet ....................................................................................................... 121 ?195. Cypress Lake and Black Bayou Reservoir Netting Prohibition ................................................... 121 ?197. Crappie RegulationsDaily Take ............................................................................................... 121 ?198. Crappie RegulationsEagle Lake ............................................................................................... 121 ?199. Designation and Taking of Exotic Fish ........................................................................................ 122

Chapter 2. General Provisions.................................................................................................................. 122 ?201. Commercial Fisherman's Sales Card; Dealer Receipt Form Design and Use .............................. 122 ?205. Charter Boat Fishing Guide License Landings Report................................................................. 123 ?206. Charter Boat Fishing Guides and OperationsLiability Insurance Requirements ..................... 124

Chapter 3. Saltwater Sport and Commercial Fishery............................................................................... 124 ?301. Lake Charles, Moss Lake and Prien Lake .................................................................................... 124 ?303. Bayou Judge Perez ....................................................................................................................... 124 ?305. Closing Grand Isle Waters............................................................................................................ 124

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?306. Cypremort Point State ParkNetting Prohibition ....................................................................... 125 ?307. Menhaden Season ......................................................................................................................... 125 ?308. Commercial Menhaden Reporting Requirements ........................................................................ 126 ?309. Calcasieu Lake.............................................................................................................................. 126 ?311. Definition of Menhaden and Herring-Like Species ..................................................................... 127 ?313. Excessive Killing of Fish.............................................................................................................. 127 ?323. Size Limits of King and Spanish Mackerel and Cobia................................................................. 127 ?325. Marking System for Saltwater Gill Nets and Trammel Nets ....................................................... 128 ?327. Daily Take and Possession Limits of King and Spanish Mackerel and Cobia ............................ 128 ?329. Special Bait Dealer's Permit ......................................................................................................... 129 ?331. Black Drum Size Limits, Daily Take, Possession Limits, and Quotas ........................................ 130 ?333. Sanctuaries: Calcasieu Lake, Sabine Lake ................................................................................... 131 ?335. Reef FishHarvest Regulations .................................................................................................. 131 ?337. Taking and Possession of Jewfish and Nassau Grouper Prohibited ............................................. 134 ?339. Free Recreational Fishing Days.................................................................................................... 134 ?341. Spotted Seatrout Management Measures ..................................................................................... 134 ?343. Rules for Harvest of Mullet .......................................................................................................... 136 ?345. Crab Trap Marking ....................................................................................................................... 137 ?346. Restriction of Mature and Immature Female Blue Crab Harvest ................................................. 138 ?347. Louisiana Fisheries Forward Program.......................................................................................... 138 ?349. Harvest of Black Drum, Sheepshead, Flounder and Other Saltwater Species using Pompano

Strike Net...................................................................................................................................... 140 ?351. Commercial Harvest of Southern Flounder.................................................................................. 142 ?353. Recreational Harvest of Southern Flounder ................................................................................. 142 ?355. Harvest RegulationsBillfishes .................................................................................................. 142 ?357. Sharks and SawfishesHarvest Regulations............................................................................... 143 ?359. Prohibited Fish Species, Permit for Scientific or Educational Purposes ...................................... 146 ?361. Tuna--Harvest Regulations ......................................................................................................... 146 ?363. Red DrumHarvest Regulations................................................................................................. 146 ?365. Shrimp Records and Labeling ...................................................................................................... 147 ?367. Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program.......................................................................................... 147 ?369. Shrimping Closed Season, Vessel Monitoring System ................................................................ 149 ?370. Defining Inside and Outside Waters............................................................................................. 149 ?371. Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Requirements ........................................................................ 156 ?373. Shrimp Packaging Regulations..................................................................................................... 158 ?374. Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Requirements; Use; Exemptions; Prohibitions........................... 158 ?375. Traversing Louisiana Territorial Waters by Mississippi Recreational Anglers ........................... 159 ?377. Recreational Offshore Landing Permit......................................................................................... 160 ?379. TripletailHarvest Regulations................................................................................................... 160 ?381. Louisiana Catch and Cook Program and Permit .......................................................................... 160 ?383. Possession Limits for Saltwater Recreational Finfish Landed at Port Eads Marina .................... 161 ?385. Management Targets for Selected Finfish Species ...................................................................... 162 ?387. Recreational Bowfishing Permit................................................................................................... 162

Chapter 4. License and License Fees ....................................................................................................... 162 ?403. Gulf Seafood Traversing and Offloading Permit ......................................................................... 162 ?405. Saltwater Commercial Rod and Reel License; Proof of Income.................................................. 163 ?409. Apprentice Fisherman License ..................................................................................................... 163 ?413. Methods of Payment for Commercial Licenses and Oyster Tags ................................................ 164 ?415. Application and Payment for Eligible Commercial Licenses and Permits via the Internet ......... 164

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