La. Admin. Code tit. 76 § VII-125

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-125 - Lake Bruin

A. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission hereby establishes and permits a special recurring commercial fishing season, allowing the use of certain nets and slat traps, in Lake Bruin, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. The season will commence each year at sunrise on October 1 and close at sunset on the last day of February the following year.

1. Commercial fishing with certain nets and slat traps will be allowed on Lake Bruin only during the above described special season and only by licensed commercial fishermen who must also obtain a Lake Bruin commercial fishing permit from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The permit will be issued at no cost on a seasonal basis and must be renewed for each season. The permittee must also file a report to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries of his catch that is postmarked not later than 15 days after the close of that season. The use of nets in Lake Bruin will be limited to gill and trammel nets greater than or having at least a minimum mesh of 3 1/2-inch bar and 7-inch stretch.

2. Commercial fishing will be allowed only during daylight hours except that gear can remain set overnight but fish captured may be removed during daylight hours only.

3. Failure to comply with the terms of the special permit or of any Louisiana commercial fishing regulations shall result in immediate cancellation of the permit for the remainder of the current season.

4. Failure to submit a timely report for a particular year's commercial fishing season shall result in the denial of a permit for the next year. If a report is eventually received after the deadline period for a particular year, the applicant may get a permit after skipping a year, however, if no report is ever filed, no permit for any subsequent year will be considered.

5. Applicants with a citation(s) pending for three years or less, which is a class 2 fish or game violation(s) or greater shall be denied a permit until such time as the applicant appears before department officials for the purpose of reviewing the citation(s) issued. The secretary, after reviewing the proceedings, may issue or deny the permit.

6. Permits shall not be issued to any applicant who within three years of the date of his/her application, has been convicted or pled guilty to a class 2 fish or game violation or greater, as defined in the laws pertaining to wildlife and fisheries.

7. Applicants convicted of, or pleading guilty to two or more class 2 fish or game violations or greater within five years of the application date shall not receive a permit.

La. Admin. Code tit. 76, § VII-125

Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 13:502 (September 1987), amended LR 18:294 (March 1992), LR 40:548 (March 2014), LR 401946 (10/1/2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance R.S. 56:22, 56:326.3 and R.S. 56:402.