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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 468
BY SENATOR ALLAIN
FISH/FISHING. Provides exceptions for certain saltwater fish used as bait. (8/1/12)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 56:325.2(C), relative to saltwater recreational fish; to provide2
requirements of possession; to provide exceptions for possession; to provide terms3
and conditions; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 56:325.2(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง325.2. Saltwater recreational fish; total length7
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C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to bait species, saltwater9
finfish with no size limits and are not in excess of any daily possession limits10
which have been legally harvested. King or Spanish mackerel may be cut up11
and utilized for bait so long as the carcass is maintained intact with the head12
and tail attached while such parts are in possession aboard a fishing vessel for13
purposes of determining legal size and possession limits. Such carcasses may14
only be discarded when no longer utilizing parts for bait or possessing any parts15
or pieces thereof.16
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by McHenry Lee.
DIGEST
Present law provides requirements for recreational fisherman to keep intact certain body
parts of saltwater recreational fish for purposes of validating length requirements and
identifying species. Present law exempts "bait species".
Proposed law removes exemption for "bait species".
Proposed law provides an exception for saltwater finfish with no size limits and are not in
excess of any daily possession limits which have been legally harvested.
Proposed law provides that king or Spanish mackerel may be used for the purposes of bait
as long as the carcass is maintained intact with head and tail attached while such parts are
in possession about a fishing vessel for purposes of determining legal size and possession
limits. Further provides that such carcasses may only be discarded when no longer utilizing
parts for bait.
Effective August 1, 2012.
(Amends R.S. 56:325.2(C))