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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 881
BY REPRESENTATIVES ST. GERMAIN AND DOVE AND SENATOR N.
GAUTREAUX
WILDLIFE/ENFORCEMENT: Provides for consistency in penalties for wildlife or
fisheries violations
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 56:23, relative to penalties for wildlife and fishery violations; to2
provide for penalties for violations of certain wildlife and fishery provisions; and to3
provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 56:23 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง23. Penalty for violations7
Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Part Chapters 1 through 3 and8
5 of this Title for which a penalty has not been otherwise specifically provided shall9
be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or10
imprisoned for not less than thirty days, or both penalized as a class one violation as11
provided in R.S. 56:31 and shall pay all court costs.12
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. 881
Abstract: Provides for violations of wildlife and fisheries provisions without a specified
penalty. HLS 10RS-272 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 881
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Present law provides that violations of any wildlife and fisheries provision where a penalty
has not been specifically provided shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100, or
imprisoned for not less than 30 days, or both.
Proposed law changes such penalty to the penalties of a class one violation plus all court
costs.
Present law provides civil penalties as follows for class one violations:
1st offense $ 50 + all court costs
2nd offense $100
3rd + $200
(Amends R.S. 56:23)