La. Admin. Code tit. 76 § V-129

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-129 - Fur Trapping Seasons

A. Season Dates. The statewide open trapping season for nongame quadrupeds shall open on November 20 and close on March 31. The secretary shall be authorized to close, extend, delay, or reopen the season as biologically justifiable.

B. Bobcat and Otter Tagging Requirements

1. To obtain federal approval to export bobcat and river otter out of the United States, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is required to ensure that only Louisiana trapped river otter and bobcat are tagged with Louisiana export tags. To accomplish this, a special possession tag will be made available to fur buyers, fur dealers and trappers.

2. A blue tag for river otter and a red tag for bobcat must be filled out by the trapper at the time the pelt is sold. The information required includes trapper name, trapper license number, parish caught in and date trapped. No bobcat or river otter pelts shall be purchased from a trapper or be in the possession of a fur buyer without a possession tag until they are submitted to the department in exchange for export tags. Dealers shall not purchase bobcat or river otter pelts without an accompanying possession tag.

3. No bobcat or river otter pelt shall be shipped from the state without an export tag attached. Dealers will obtain export tags for bobcat and river otter by providing the department with one completed possession tag for each pelt to be shipped from the state. It shall be illegal to falsify possession tags or attach Louisiana export tags to out-of-state bobcat and river otter pelts. Once possession tags have been received and counted by department personnel, export tags will be mailed immediately. Trappers shipping bobcat and river otter out-of-state must provide completed possession tags to the department in order to receive export tags.

La. Admin. Code tit. 76, § V-129

Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 33:1882 (September 2007), amended LR 34:1639 (August 2008).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:6(10) and R.S. 56:259(A).