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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 202
BY SENATOR MORRISH
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 56:435.1.1(A), relative to oyster harvesting in Calcasieu Lake;2
to remove the time limitation on the issuance of special permits for oyster harvesting3
in Calcasieu Lake; to remove the limitations on the number of special permits issued;4
and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 56:435.1.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง435.1.1. Oyster harvest in Calcasieu Lake8
A.(1) Between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2014, oyster Oyster harvesting in9
Calcasieu Lake shall be prohibited except by special permit issued annually by the10
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries or as authorized by R.S. 56:435.1.1(D)(2)11
Paragraph (D)(2) of this Section. There shall be no more than one hundred twenty-12
six such permits issued each year. Sixty-three of the permits shall be issued only to13
a person who can prove through trip ticket landings that he commercially harvested14
oysters from Calcasieu Lake any time since January 1, 2001. The remaining sixty-15
three permits may be issued to any person. The permits shall be issued on a first-16
come-first-served basis determined by the date the application is received by the17
department. Once one hundred twenty-six permits have been issued, there shall be18
no more issued that year. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to19
delineate the procedures by which the permits shall be issued.20
(2) Such permit shall be in addition to all other licenses and permits required21
for harvesting of oysters. After July 1, 2014, no special permit shall be required to22
harvest oysters in Calcasieu Lake. At all times, such oyster harvesting shall be23
limited to using tongs; , a hand dredge; , a single dredge with mechanical assist that24
has a tooth bar no more than thirty-six inches long; or use of a single scraper with25
mechanical assist and a flat bar length of no more than thirty-six inches is allowed.26
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not1
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature2
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If3
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become4
effective on the day following such approval.5
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: