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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 597
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
FISHING/COMMERCIAL: Allows commercial fishing for shad throughout the
Atchafalaya Basin Spillway
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 56:322.2(D)(2), relative to commercial take of shad and2
skipjack; to authorize nighttime taking of shad and skipjack in the Atchafalaya3
Basin; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 56:322.2(D)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง322.2. Shad gill nets; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring7
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D.9
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(2) In Lake Palourde and Lake Verret and those portions of the parishes of11
Iberia, Iberville, and St. Martin located between the guide levees of the Atchafalaya12
Basin, shad and skipjack may be taken after sunset and before sunrise during open13
season. In addition, in Pat's Bay in Iberville Parish from November 1, 2008, through14
June 31, 2010, shad and skipjack may be taken after sunset and before sunrise during15
the open season.16
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HB NO. 597
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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)]
St. Germain HB No. 597
Abstract: Allows nighttime commercial fishing of shad and skipjack in the Atchafalaya
Basin.
Present law allows the nighttime commercial take of shad and skipjack in Lake Verret, Lake
Palourde, and from Nov. 1, 2008, to June 30, 2010, in Pat's Bay in Iberville Parish.
Proposed law allows the nighttime commercial take of shad and skipjack in Lake Verret,
Lake Palourde, and throughout those portions of the parishes of Iberia, Iberville, and St.
Martin located between the guide levees of the Atchafalaya Basin.
(Amends R.S. 56:322.2(D)(2))