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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 597
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 56:322.2(A) and (D), to enact R.S. 56:322.2(C)(3), and to repeal2
R.S. 56:322.2(G) and (I), relative to commercial take of shad and skipjack; to3
authorize nighttime taking of shad and skipjack in Iberville Parish and the4
Atchafalaya Basin; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 56:322.2(A) and (D) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.7
56:322.2(C)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
ยง322.2. Shad gill nets; commercial harvest of shad and skipjack herring9
A. A commercial fisherman licensed in accordance with R.S. 56:303 and10
305(B)(4)(f) may take shad and skipjack with a shad gill net in accordance with this11
Section Lake Palourde, Lake Verret, Lac Des Allemands, all of the waterways in12
Iberville Parish, and those portions of the parishes of Iberia, St. Martin, and St. Mary13
located between the guide levees of the Atchafalaya Basin but is specifically not14
authorized to do so in the streams, bayous, canals, and other water bodies connected15
with the specified lakes.16
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(3) Each shad gill net shall be placed at least fifty feet from the tree20
line.21
D.(1) The closed season for commercially harvesting shad and skipjack as22
provided for in this Section shall include the months of July, August, September, and23
October of each year. Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, there24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 597
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shall be no commercial taking of shad or skipjack pursuant to the provisions of this1
Section during the period after sunset and before sunrise nor Shad and skipjack may2
be taken after sunset and before sunrise during open season. However, there shall3
be no commercial taking of shad or skipjack on any Saturday or Sunday.4
(2) In Lake Palourde and Lake Verret, shad and skipjack may be taken after5
sunset and before sunrise during open season. In addition, in Pat's Bay in Iberville6
Parish from November 1, 2008, through June 31, 2010, shad and skipjack may be7
taken after sunset and before sunrise during the open season.8
(3) During the open season, there shall be no daily take or possession limit9
for the commercial harvest of shad and skipjack by properly licensed shad gill net10
commercial fishermen.11
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Section 2. R.S. 56:322.2(G) and (I) are hereby repealed in their entirety.13
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: