Subpart A - SPORT AND COMMERCIAL FISHING

Section 56:311 - [Repealed]
Section 56:312 - [Repealed]
Section 56:313 - Control of fisheries; duty of commission; duty of the department
Section 56:314 - Confiscation of unlawful tackle
Section 56:315 - Sanctuaries and propagating places; closed zones
Section 56:315.1 - Fish ladders
Section 56:316 - Trespass on areas set aside for propagation of fish
Section 56:317 - Louisiana Catch and Cook Program; preparation of recreational fish or alligator in retail food establishments
Section 56:318 - Taking fish for scientific or educational purposes; permits
Section 56:318.1 - Fishing tournaments; special permits
Section 56:319 - Exotic fish; importation, sale, and possession of certain exotic species prohibited; permit required; penalty
Section 56:319.1 - Control of importation of fish; department's regulatory authority
Section 56:319.2 - Designation and taking of exotic fish
Section 56:320 - Methods of taking freshwater or saltwater fish
Section 56:320.1 - Use and possession of certain gill nets, trammel nets, strike nets, or seines; prohibited
Section 56:320.2 - Federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
Section 56:321 - Elevated trotlines prohibited; civil liability
Section 56:322 - Seines or nets; size of mesh; classification as to salt or fresh water; crawfish traps
Section 56:322.1 - Shad seine; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring
Section 56:322.2 - Shad gill nets; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring
Section 56:323 - Bait; methods of taking
Section 56:324 - Menhaden seines; restrictions
Section 56:325 - Daily take, possession, and size limits; freshwater recreational fish; possession of finfish filets prohibited
Section 56:325.1 - [Effective Until 8/1/2024] Size and possession limits; recreational saltwater finfish; penalties
Section 56:325.1 - [Effective 8/1/2024] Size and possession limits; recreational saltwater finfish; penalties
Section 56:325.2 - Saltwater recreational finfish; total length
Section 56:325.3 - Spotted sea trout commercial taking; annual quota; red drum commercial taking, possession, or landing prohibited
Section 56:325.4 - Commercial taking of other saltwater finfish; exceptions; mesh size
Section 56:325.5 - Commercial menhaden harvest reporting
Section 56:325.6 - Bait gulf menhaden; annual quota after regular closed season
Section 56:326 - Size and possession limits; commercial fish
Section 56:326.1 - Size limits set by commission
Section 56:326.2 - Vessels landing red drum; notice to department; equipment; inspection
Section 56:326.3 - Possession limits; size limits, seasons, quotas, times, and daily take limits, set by commission; penalties
Section 56:326.4 - Staggered and split seasons and quotas
Section 56:326.5 - Bowfin; size limitations; eggs
Section 56:326.6 - Closed season; bowfin
Section 56:327 - Sale or purchase of freshwater or saltwater game fish prohibited; commercial sales and purchases, commercial license required; commercial fingerlings and certified mariculture and aquaculture fish excepted; penalties
Section 56:327.1 - [Repealed]
Section 56:328 - Conducting fishing operations so as not to destroy nests or natural hiding places of young fish; prohibited importation; control and regulation of noxious aquatic plants; permit; penalty
Section 56:329 - Obstruction of streams or lakes by fyke nets or other devices
Section 56:330 - Crawfish harvesters; crawfish traps
Section 56:331 - Crab Task Force
Section 56:331.1 - [Repealed]
Section 56:332 - Crabs; release of immature female crabs and crabs in berry stage; method of taking crabs; time limitations; by-catch; penalties, abandoned crab trap removal program; escape rings
Section 56:332.1 - Eel; methods of taking; licensing; marking; violation
Section 56:333 - Mullet; saltwater areas
Section 56:333.1 - Mullet; freshwater areas
Section 56:333.2 - [Repealed]
Section 56:333.3 - Live mullet; harvest for bait
Section 56:334 - [Repealed]
Section 56:334.1 - [Repealed]
Section 56:334.2 - Freshwater fishing allowed in designated saltwater areas
Section 56:335 - [Repealed]
Section 56:336 - Penalty for violation of sport fishing provisions
Section 56:337 - [Repealed]
Section 56:338 - Registration of vessels; application; misstatements; penalties
Section 56:339 - Transportation of fish to other states; reciprocity
Section 56:340 to 56:344 - [Repealed]
Section 56:345 - [Repealed]
Section 56:346 - [Repealed]
Section 56:347 to 56:353 - [Repealed]
Section 56:354 - [Repealed]
Section 56:355 - Penalty provision
Section 56:356 - [Repealed]