Table of Contents
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 7
Subchapter C. Hunter Safety Program 9
§311. Hunter Safety Education 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 G. Wild Louisiana 17
§323. Wild Louisiana Stamp and Print Program 17
§325. Wild Louisiana Stamp Artist Agreement 19
Subchapter H. Electronic Licenses Issuance 19
§327. Recreational Electronic Licensing 19
Subchapter I. Special Licenses and License Fee Waivers 20
§329. Outdoor Press Licenses 20
§331. Special Disability Fishing and Hunting Licenses 21
§333. Charitable Organizations, Youth Groups and Schools; Fee Waivers 21
§335. Conferences; Fee Waivers 21
§337. Special Permits: Publicly-Operated Residential Psychiatric Facilities 21
Subchapter J. Placing of Advertising or Sponsorship Signs on Department Assets 22
§339. Advertising or Sponsorship Signs on Department Assets 22
Chapter 5. Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board 23
§501. Bylaws 23
§503. Meetings 23
§505. Election of Officers and Appointments 23
§507. Duties of the Chairman 23
§509. Duties of the Vice-Chairman 23
§511. Duties of Secretary-Treasurer 24
§513. Board Committees 24
§515. Order of Business 24
§517. Rules of Order 24
§519. Amendment of Bylaws 24
§520. Election 25
§521. Disqualification 25
Chapter 7. Louisiana Wild Seafood Certification Program 25
§701. Declaration of Policy, Purposes, and Intent 25
§703. Application and Permitting Process 26
§704. Product Registration and Supply Chain Verification 26
§705. Logo Use Guidelines and Standards 27
§707. Operations 28
§709. Monitoring and Enforcement 29
Part III. Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries
Chapter 1. Responsibilities, Duties, and Regulations 31
§101. Nature Trails on Wildlife Management Areas 31
§103. Mineral Operations on the State Wildlife Refuge 31
§105. Road Use Changes 32
§107. Collection of Mayhaw Fruit 32
§109. Trail Rides on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) 32
Chapter 3. Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and
Conservation Areas 33
§301. Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area 33
§305. Lake Bistineau 33
§307. Bundick Lake Dam 34
§309. Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge 34
§310. Marsh Island Wildlife Refuge 35
§316. St. Tammany Wildlife Refuge Mineral Lease 35
§318. Fontainebleau State Park, Hunting Prohibition 36
§323. State Wildlife and Paul J. Rainey Refuges 36
§325. Waddill Wildlife Refuge 37
§329. Spanish Lake State Game and Fishing Preserve 38
§331. Isles Dernieres Barrier Islands Refuge 38
§333. St. Martin-Lafayette Fish and Game Preserve 39
§335. White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area 39
§337. Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge 43
Part V. Wild Quadrupeds and Wild Birds
Chapter 1. Wild Quadrupeds 45
§103. Field Trials on Wildlife Management Areas 45
§105. Pen-Reared Bobwhite Health Certification Procedures 45
§107. Game Breeder's License 45
§111. Rules and Regulations for Participation in the Deer Management Assistance Program 48
§113. Fox/Coyote Hunting Preserve, Purchase and Sale of Live Foxes and Coyotes, Permitting
Year-Round Coyote Trapping 50
§115. Possession of Potentially Dangerous Wild Quadrupeds, Big Exotic Cats, and Non-Human Primates 52
§117. Deer and Elk Importation 56
§119. Cervid Carcass Importation 57
§121. Disposal of Illegal Live Deer and Elk 57
§123. Coastwide Nutria Control Program 57
§125. Control of Nuisance Wild Quadrupeds 58
§126. Outlaw Quadruped, Nutria and Beaver Night Take Permits 59
§127. Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator Program 60
§129. Fur Trapping Seasons 62
§130. Feral Hog Trapping 63
§131. Wildlife Rehabilitation Program 63
§133. Film/Entertainment Industry Animal Permit 65
§135. Aerial Feral Hog Control Permits 69
Chapter 3. Wild Birds 72
§301. Falconry 72
§303. Nonresident Preserve Hunting License 79
§305. Hunting Preserve Regulations 79
§309. Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp 1989 Art Competition Rules and Procedures 81
§311. 1989 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp Artist Agreement 82
§313. Guidelines for Production and Marketing Plan―1989 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp and Art Print Program 83
§315. Proposal Content and Format 86
§317. Nonresident Duck Stamp Fee Increase 87
§319. Waterfowl Hunting Zones 87
§321. Bird Dog Training Areas 87
§323. Mourning Dove Hunting Zones 88
Chapter 5. Licenses and License Fees 88
§501. Nonresident Hunting License Fees 88
Chapter 7. Alligators 88
§701. Alligator Regulations 88
Part VII. Fish and Other Aquatic Life
Chapter 1. Freshwater Sport and Commercial Fishing 105
§101. Lake Claiborne 105
§102. Freshwater Shrimp, Commercial Harvest 105
§103. Anacoco Lake, Lake Vernon and Anacoco Bayou 105
§105. Caddo Lake Gear Regulations 105
§106. Poverty Point Reservoir Netting Prohibition 106
§107. Nantachie Lake 106
§108. Promotion of Youth Fishing 106
§109. Toledo Bend Gear Regulations 106
§110. Texas Border Waters Recreational Creel, Size, and Possession Limits 106
§111. D'Arbonne Lake 108
§112. Prohibit the Use and Possession of Gill Nets and Trammel Nets; Prohibit the Taking of
Grass Carp 108
§115. Hybrid Bass 108
§116. Lake Lafourche 108
§117. Channel Catfish Size Limit 109
§119. Prohibition of Netting in Bundick Lake 109
§121. Fish Allowed South of the Saltwater Line 110
§125. Lake Bruin 110
§133. Black Lake and Clear Lake Ban 110
§134. Black Lake, Clear Lake, Prairie Lake, Caddo Lake, Chicot Lake, D'Arbonne Lake, and
Lake St. Joseph 110
§135. Lake Bistineau Netting Prohibition 111
§137. Paddlefish 111
§139. Lacassine Bayou Netting Season 112
§141. Caney Creek Reservoir Netting Prohibition 112
§143. Cross Lake Netting Prohibition 112
§145. Sturgeon 112
§147. Daily Take and Possession Limits for Freshwater Trout 112
§149. Black Bass Regulations¾Daily Take, Size Limits, and Possession Limits 112
§151. Free Recreational Fishing Days 113
§153. Bowfin Minimum Size Regulation 113
§155. Netting Prohibition―Bartholomew Lake 113
§157. Netting Prohibition―Lake Concordia 113
§158. False River, Trammel Nets, Gill Nets and Fish Seines 113
§161. Freshwater Mussel Harvest 114
§163. Lake Providence, Gill Nets and Trammel Nets 116
§165. Black Bass Regulations―Atchafalaya River Basin, Lake Verret, Lake Palourde Complex 116
§169. Black Bass Regulations, Eagle Lake 116
§171. Netting Prohibition―Hardwater Lake 116
§173. Netting Prohibition―Bayou DeSiard 117
§175. Net Ban during Lake Drawdown 117
§179. Black Bass Regulations―John K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir 117
§185. Netting Prohibition―John K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir 117
§187. Crawfish Traps, Exception to State Wide Minimum Mesh Requirements 117
§189. Black Bass Regulations, Lake Fausse Point/Lake Dauterive Complex 117
§193. Freshwater Harvest of Mullet 117
§195. Cypress Lake and Black Bayou Reservoir Netting Prohibition 118
§197. Crappie Regulations―Daily Take 118
§198. Crappie Regulations¾Eagle Lake 118
§199. Designation and Taking of Exotic Fish 118
Chapter 2. General Provisions 119
§201. Commercial Fisherman's Sales Card; Dealer Receipt Form Design and Use 119
§205. Charter Boat Fishing Guide License Landings Report 119
§206. Charter Boat Fishing Guides and Operations¾Liability Insurance Requirements 120
Chapter 3. Saltwater Sport and Commercial Fishery 121
§301. Lake Charles, Moss Lake and Prien Lake 121
§303. Bayou Judge Perez 121
§305. Closing Grand Isle Waters 121
§306. Cypremort Point State Park―Netting Prohibition 121
§307. Menhaden Season 121
§309. Calcasieu Lake 122
§311. Definition of Menhaden and Herring-Like Species 123
§313. Excessive Killing of Fish 123
§323. Size Limits of King and Spanish Mackerel and Cobia 123
§325. Marking System for Saltwater Gill Nets and Trammel Nets 123
§327. Daily Take and Possession Limits of King and Spanish Mackerel and Cobia 123
§329. Special Bait Dealer's Permit 124
§331. Black Drum Size Limits, Daily Take, Possession Limits, and Quotas 125
§333. Sanctuaries: Calcasieu Lake, Sabine Lake 126
§335. Reef Fish―Harvest Regulations 126
§337. Taking and Possession of Jewfish and Nassau Grouper Prohibited 129
§339. Free Recreational Fishing Days 129
§341. Spotted Seatrout Management Measures 129
§343. Rules for Harvest of Mullet 130
§345. Crab Trap Marking 132
§346. Restriction of Mature and Immature Female Blue Crab Harvest 132
§347. Louisiana Fisheries Forward Program 133
§349. Harvest of Black Drum, Sheepshead, Flounder and Other Saltwater Species using
Pompano Strike Net 135
§351. Commercial Harvest of Southern Flounder 136
§353. Recreational Harvest of Southern Flounder 137
§355. Harvest Regulations―Billfishes 137
§357. Sharks and Sawfishes―Harvest Regulations 138
§359. Prohibited Fish Species, Permit for Scientific or Educational Purposes 140
§361. Tuna—Harvest Regulations 141
§363. Red Drum―Harvest Regulations 141
§365. Shrimp Excise Tax 141
§367. Removal of Abandoned Crab Traps 142
§369. Shrimping Closed Season, Vessel Monitoring System 144
§371. Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Requirements 145
§373. Shrimp Packaging Regulations 146
§374. Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Requirements; Use; Exemptions; Prohibitions 146
§375. Traversing Louisiana Territorial Waters by Mississippi Recreational Anglers 147
§377. Recreational Offshore Landing Permit 148
§379. Tripletail¾Harvest Regulations 148
§381. Louisiana Catch and Cook Program and Permit 148
§383. Possession Limits for Saltwater Recreational Finfish Landed at Port Eads Marina 149
§385. Management Targets for Selected Finfish Species 150
Chapter 4. License and License Fees 150
§403. Traversing Permit 150
§405. Saltwater Commercial Rod and Reel License; Proof of Income 151
§407. Three-Day Basic and Saltwater Nonresident Recreational Fishing License Fees 151
§409. Apprentice Fisherman License 151
§413. Methods of Payment for Commercial Licenses and Oyster Tags 152
§415. Application and Payment for Eligible Commercial Licenses and Permits via the Internet 152
Chapter 5. Oyster 153
§501. Oyster Leases 153
§503. Oyster Lease Rental Rate 155
§505. Oyster Lease Moratorium 155
§507. Public Oyster Seed Ground―Vermilion, East and West Cote Blanche and Atchafalaya
Bays 155
§509. Outside Area Atchafalaya―Vermilion Bay Oyster Seed Ground 156
§511. Public Oyster Seed Grounds East of the Mississippi River 156
§513. Public Oyster Seed Ground Addition―Lake Borgne 157
§515. Oyster Lessee Out-of-State Landing Program 157
§517. Public Oyster Seed Grounds―Portions of Lake Mechant, Lake Tambour, Lake Chien,
Lake Felicity, Deep Lake, and Barataria Bay 159
§519. Establishment of an Oyster Harvest Area Grid System 160
§521. Public Oyster Seed Grounds―Little Lake 160
§523. Oyster Cargo Vessels 161
§525. Commercial Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit 162
§527. Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit Renewal and Re-Issuance 164
§529. Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit Appeals Board 164
§531. Oyster Lease Relocation 165
§533. Calcasieu Lake Oyster Harvester Permit 166
§535. Alternative Oyster Culture Permits 166
§537. Establishment of Recreational Reef Sites and Restriction of Oyster Harvest 170
§539. Oyster Harvester Training Program 174
Chapter 7. Experimental Fisheries Program 174
§701. Permits 174
§703. Pompano Permits 175
§705. Permits 176
Chapter 9. Aquaculture 176
§901. Triploid Grass Carp 176
§903. Tilapia 178
§905. Domesticated Aquatic Organisms 181
§907. Game Fish Fingerling Aquaculture¾Rules and Regulations [Formerly LAC 76:VII.159] 182
Chapter 11. Invasive Noxious Aquatic Plants 183
§1101. Invasive Noxious Aquatic Plants 183
Part IX. Natural and Scenic River Systems
Chapter 1. Administration of the Natural and Scenic Rivers and Historic and Scenic Rivers 185
§101. Authority and Purpose 185
§103. Definitions 185
§105. Applicability of These Regulations 186
§107. Duties and Powers of the Administrator 186
§109. Study and Recommendation of Natural and Scenic Rivers 186
§111. Management Plan 187
§113. Planning Considerations 188
§115. Prohibited Activities 188
§117. Permitted Activities 188
§119. Civil Penalties and Enforcement 191
§121. Criminal Penalties and Enforcement 191
§123. Complaints 191
§125. Grants, Donations and Servitudes 191
§127. Severability 191
Part XI. Boating
Chapter 1. Vessel Equipment; Requirements; Penalties 193
§101. Introduction 193
§103. Flotation Devices 193
§105. Fire Extinguishers 194
§107. Flame Arrestors 194
§109. Ventilation 195
§111. Emergency Cut-off Switches 195
Chapter 3. Boating Safety 195
§303. Signage Identifying “No Wake Zone(s)” at Boat Launches Accessible by the Public and Docking Facilities Adjacent to a Boat Launch Accessible by the Public 195
§305. Marine Event Permits 196
§307. Numbering of United States Coast Guard Documented Motorboats 196
§309. Assignment of Hull Identification Numbers to Undocumented Vessels Manufactured in Louisiana 197
Part XIII. Fill Material
Chapter 1. Royalties 199
§101. Dredging 199
Part XV. Reptiles and Amphibians
Chapter 1. Guidelines 201
§101. Recreational and Commercial Harvests; Prohibitions 201
Part XVII. Commercial Fisherman's Assistance Program
Chapter 1. Proof of Income 207
§101. Criteria for Establishing Proof of Income and Procedures 207
Chapter 3. Net Buy-Back Program 207
§301. Criteria for Qualification; Procedures 207
Part XIX. Hunting and WMA Regulations
Chapter 1. Resident Game Hunting Season 211
§101. General 211
§103. Resident Game Birds and Animals 211
§105. Physically Challenged Hunters Permit 214
§107. Experimental Dove Field Leasing Program 219
§111. General and Wildlife Management Area Hunting Rules and Regulations 219
§113. General and WMA Turkey Hunting Regulations 236
§115. Turkey Hunting Areas, Seasons, and Bag Limits 238
§117. Migratory Bird Seasons, Regulations, and Bag Limits 239
Title 76
WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
Part I. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder
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Louisiana Administrative Code April 2018
Title 76, Part I
Chapter 1. Reserved for General Provisions
Chapter 3. Special Powers and Duties
Subchapter A. Seismic Exploration
§301. Regulations
A. Definitions
Cultivation—any human activity the purpose of which is to enhance the production of oysters.
Oyster Area—those areas of coastal Louisiana which are capable of supporting natural or cultivated oyster populations.
Oyster Bed—an oyster reef or a waterbottom on which oysters are actively being cultivated.
Oyster Reef—a discrete, clearly distinguishable structure which: