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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 748
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 56:410.11, relative to the use of certain fishing gear; to regulate the use of2
certain fishing gear on Lake Saint Joseph; to provide for the use of yo-yos and3
trigger devices; to provide conditions, requirements, and penalties; and to provide4
for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 56:410.11 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง410.11. Lake Saint Joseph; yo-yos, trigger devices; use, regulation; penalty8
A. Fishing with the use of yo-yos or trigger devices shall be permitted9
on Lake Saint Joseph from December first through March fifteenth of each year10
under the following conditions: 11
(1) Not more than twenty-four yo-yos or trigger devices shall be allowed12
per boat.13
(2) Each yo-yo or trigger device shall be tagged with the name of the14
owner and the owner's telephone number.15
(3) Yo-yos or trigger devices shall be attached only to a tree or pier. No16
materials shall be nailed to a tree, and no line shall be attached from tree to tree17
for the purpose of attaching a yo-yo or trigger device.18
B. A violation of any of the provisions of this Section shall be a class one19 SB NO. 748 ENROLLED
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violation. Additionally, any yo-yo or trigger device found in violation of this1
Section shall be immediately seized and forfeited to the department.2
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: