La. Admin. Code tit. 76 § VII-103

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

Section VII-103 - Anacoco Lake, Lake Vernon and Anacoco Bayou

A. Whereas, the chairman of the Anacoco-Prairie State Fish and Game Commission has requested commercial nets be prohibited in Lake Vernon, Anacoco Lake, and that portion of Anacoco Bayou between the lakes, all in Vernon Parish; and

B. whereas, fish population samples taken by the district fisheries biologist indicate a very low population of commercial fish; and

C. whereas, it is evident that there are no viable commercial fisheries due to the scarcity of these commercial species.

D. Therefore, be it resolved, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission hereby prohibits the use of fish nets (gill nets, trammel nets, hoop nets, fish seines) in Anacoco Lake, Lake Vernon and that portion of Anacoco Bayou between the two lakes, Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

La. Admin. Code tit. 76, § VII-103

Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 4:57 (February 1978), amended LR 7:356 (July 1981), LR 12:843 (December 1986).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:22.