Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:301 – Definitions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:301
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fish: as used in this Part , means all fish as defined in Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:301
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. “Fish”, as used in this Part, means all fish as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 56:8, except in no case shall it apply to any quadruped as defined in this Title.
B. Unless specifically provided for otherwise, the term “person”, for any person required to be licensed pursuant to this Part shall mean an individual and shall not include any type of association, corporation, partnership, or other type of legal entity recognized by law.
C. The term “hook and line”, as used in this Part, means any device used for taking fish, consisting of a hook attached to any type of line or wire. This includes but is not limited to trotlines, a rod with or without a reel, a fishing pole, a trolling line, a handline, a bait casting apparatus, a fly casting apparatus, and the device known as a yo-yo.
Acts 1986, No. 904, §1.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 904, §5.