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ACT No. 293
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 888
BY REPRESENTATIVES ST. GERMAIN, BALDONE, AND DOVE AND SENATOR N.
GAUTREAUX
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 56:325.2(A) and 326(E)(1)(a), relative to finfish; to provide for2
identification of certain saltwater finfish; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 56:325.2(A) and 326(E)(1)(a) are hereby amended and reenacted to5
read as follows: 6
§325.2. Saltwater recreational fish; total length7
A. All saltwater finfish, except garfish and swordfish possessed by a8
recreational fisherman, shall have the head and caudal fin intact until set or put on9
shore. Swordfish and sharks possessed by a recreational fisherman shall not be10
skinned until set or put on shore. Tuna shall retain the caudal fin intact until set or11
put on shore and those species of tuna which have minimum size restrictions may12
have the head removed as long as the carcass length without the head exceeds the13
minimum size requirement. All saltwater finfish shall be measured in accordance14
with applicable law. Any garfish caught or possessed by a recreational fisherman in15
the saltwater areas of the state may have the head and caudal fin removed but, until16
the fish is set or put on shore, it shall retain a strip of skin sufficient to clearly17
identify the fish.18
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§326. Size and possession limits; commercial fish20
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E.(1)(a) All saltwater finfish except tuna, garfish, swordfish, and sharks22
possessed by a commercial fisherman shall have the head and caudal fin intact until23
set or put on shore or when sold. Those species of tuna which have minimum size24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 888
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restrictions may have the head removed so long as the carcass length without the1
head exceeds the minimum size requirement. Swordfish and sharks possessed by a2
commercial fisherman shall not be skinned until set or put on shore or when sold.3
No shark fin shall be possessed aboard a vessel unless naturally attached to the4
original shark carcass. A shark may have the head removed so long as the carcass5
length without the head exceeds the legal minimum size requirement, but the shark6
shall have all fins intact and naturally attached, including the caudal fin. All garfish7
caught or possessed by a commercial fisherman in the saltwater areas of the state8
may have the head and caudal fin removed, but shall retain a strip of skin sufficient9
to clearly identify the fish until set or put on shore or when sold. All saltwater10
finfish shall be measured in accordance with applicable law.11
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: