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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 281
BY REPRESENTATIVE GISCLAIR
FISHING/COMMERCIAL: Requires vessel owner information to be included on the
commercial receipt form (trip ticket)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 56:303.7(B), relative to the commercial receipt form; to require2
the commercial fisherman to put the vessel owner's name and vessel license number3
on the commercial receipt form; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 56:303.7(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง303.7. Transport and sale of the catch7
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B. Whenever the holder of a commercial fisherman's license sells or transfers9
possession of his own catch to a wholesale/retail seafood dealer, he shall present the10
license to the dealer for license verification. The commercial fisherman shall11
provide the wholesale/retail seafood dealer with all information, as determined by12
the commission to be necessary to properly manage the fishery resources of the state,13
that is required to complete the commercial receipt form, which shall include but not14
be limited to the fisherman's first and last name, license number, signature, gear15
used, vessel used, the vessel owner's first and last name, the vessel license number,16
primary location of where fish were caught, duration of trip, and permit numbers for17
species requiring a permit to harvest. The commercial fisherman shall sign each18
commercial receipt form attesting that the information provided therein is correct.19
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Gisclair HB No. 281
Abstract: Requires the vessel owner's name and vessel license number to be included on
the commercial receipt form (trip ticket).
Present law requires each commercial fisherman to provide to the wholesale/retail dealer
certain information when selling fish. Such information is to be placed on the commercial
receipt form (trip ticket) and includes the name and license number of the fisherman, gear
used, vessel used, and location where the fish were caught.
Proposed law would further require the vessel owner's name and vessel license number.
(Amends R.S. 56:303.7(B))