§ 56:1 Wildlife and Fisheries Commission established; membership; qualifications; definitions
§ 56:2 Supervision and direction of commission; meetings
§ 56:3 Ownership of wild birds, quadrupeds, fish, aquatic life, water bottoms, oysters, and shellfish
§ 56:4 Authority of Department of Energy and Natural Resources over navigable water bottoms
§ 56:5 General powers and authority
§ 56:6 Special powers and duties; statistics; rules and regulations; reports
§ 56:6.1 Emergency closure of hunting or fishing seasons; rules and regulations; prohibitions; penalties
§ 56:6.2 Advisory committees
§ 56:7 Domicile of commission; service of process; suits; parties
§ 56:7.1 Jesse J. Guidry Center for Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
§ 56:8 Definitions
§ 56:9 Report of violations; criminal prosecution; schedule of fines; citations; ex officio notaries public
§ 56:10 Annual report to governor; estimate of proposed expenditures; particular funds; limitations on purposes for use of monies in particular funds and accounts; warrants; vouchers; surplus funds
§ 56:10.1 Aquatic Plant Control Dedicated Fund Account; creation; uses
§ 56:10.2 Derelict Houseboat Fund Account
§ 56:10.3 Lifetime License Endowment Trust Account
§ 56:11 Bond of director and employees
§ 56:12 Boats and other movable property
§ 56:13 Placing of advertising signs on state-owned property
§ 56:15 Prohibited acts involving interstate commerce
§ 56:16 Intentional concealment, destruction, or deposit of illegal fish, wildlife, or other animals; penalties
§ 56:17 Taking fish for purpose of science and cultivation; permits; propagation of fish
§ 56:18 Trespass on or injury to structures or areas used for scientific experiments
§ 56:19 Exchange of fish hatched at fish hatcheries for fish roe or fish eggs
§ 56:20 Releasing game, fowl, or fish; permission; intrastate restocking; importation; violations
§ 56:21 Stocking waters with fish
§ 56:22 Rules and regulations for protection and preservation of fish
§ 56:23 Penalty for violations
§ 56:24 Contract by commission with private landowners for use of lands for wildlife management areas in consideration for relief from certain taxation
§ 56:25 Fish and wildlife restoration and management projects; assent to federal aid act; duties of commission
§ 56:27 Management and harvesting of fish in private ponds exempt from statutory limitations; permits; exceptions
§ 56:28 Official badges, identification cards, other insignia
§ 56:29 Interference with marks or buoys
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 56 > Chapter 1 > Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
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  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
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  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC