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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 670
BY SENATOR LAFLEUR
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 56:302.9(A) and 302.9.1(A), relative to charter boat and charter2
boat fishing guides; to provide for licensing requirements; to provide for proof of3
liability insurance; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 56:302.9(A) and 302.9.1(A) are hereby amended and reenacted to6
read as follows: 7
§302.9. Charter boat fishing guide license; nonresident fee8
A.(1) No person shall act as nor shall he represent himself to be a saltwater9
charter boat fishing guide unless that person has in his name a valid state charter boat10
fishing guide license, a valid captain's license issued by the United States Coast11
Guard, proof of liability insurance, and a valid state recreational fishing license, or12
in lieu of a state recreational fishing license, the person was born prior to June 1,13
1940, or has a valid senior hunting and fishing license issued pursuant to R.S.14
56:302.1(G). In addition, any person acting as a saltwater charter boat fishing guide15
who is in charge of the operation of a vessel shall have his required licenses and16
proof of liability insurance on his person while on the water. It shall not be a17
violation of this Section for a person to represent himself as a charter boat fishing18
guide if that person held a valid license during the previous thirty days but has not19
renewed the license.20
(2) The liability insurance required by this Subsection shall be written21
by an insurance company with at least an A- rating in the latest printing of the22
A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide and in a sufficient amount to protect the public23
as determined by the commission.24
(3) The nonresident charter boat fishing guide license shall be available only25
from the Baton Rouge office of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Such26
licenses shall be issued on a consignment basis, and no agent fees shall apply. A27 SB NO. 670 ENROLLED
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nonresident charter boat fishing guide license shall only be made available only to1
those persons who possess a valid captain's license issued by the United States Coast2
Guard.3
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§302.9.1. Charter boat license; skiff fee; charter fishing trip license5
A. For a charter fishing operation which does not have a charter boat fishing6
guide present, a charter boat license shall be required. Such license shall be for a7
charter fishing operation which consists of a large motorized vessel carrying small8
skiffs attached to it with such skiffs to be used by no more than two people for9
fishing purposes. The main motorized vessel shall be required to carry a charter boat10
license, and proof of liability insurance, and the captain shall have a valid captain's11
license issued by the United States Coast Guard with the license on his person. For12
those vessels which carry up to six skiffs, the license fee shall be one thousand13
dollars per year. For those vessels which carry more than six skiffs, the license fee14
shall be two thousand dollars per year. No main motorized vessel licensed under the15
provisions of this Section shall enter any wildlife management area managed by the16
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The liability insurance required by this17
Subsection shall meet the requirement of R.S. 56:302.9(A)(2).18
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: