Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:302.10 – A. No person shall sell or barter any fish that has been taken recreationally or under the authority of any type of recreational fishing license or with any recreational gear.
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:302.10
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Fish: as used in this Part , means all fish as defined in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:301
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. No person shall sell or barter any fish that has been taken recreationally or under the authority of any type of recreational fishing license or with any recreational gear.
B. A violation of this Section shall constitute a class four violation. In addition to the penalties provided in La. Rev. Stat. 56:34, any person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be further penalized as follows:
(1) For the first violation, a person shall forfeit his fishing privileges and shall be barred from participating in any type of recreational fishing for a period of one year from the date of conviction.
(2) For the second violation, a person shall forfeit his fishing privileges and shall be barred from participating in any type of recreational fishing for a period of two years from the date of conviction.
(3) For the third violation, a person shall forfeit his fishing privileges and shall be forever barred from participating in any type of recreational fishing.
C. Any person who, after being barred, participates in a recreational fishing activity during a time of revocation shall be penalized under the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 56:37(A)(2), upon conviction.
Acts 1995, No. 1316, §2; Acts 2003, No. 325, §1; Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.