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ACT No. 540
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1160
BY REPRESENTATIVE GAROFALO
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 56:305.6, relative to commercial crab fishing; to provide for an2
apprenticeship entry into the fishery; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 56:305.6 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 5
ยง305.6. Moratorium on crab trap gear licenses Commercial crab fishing; apprentice6
license; requirements7
For commercial license year 2005, no person shall be issued a commercial8
crab trap gear license unless that person possessed a valid commercial crab trap gear9
license during any one of the years 2002, 2003, or that portion of 2004 prior to10
November 15, 2004.11
A. The commission shall establish a program to increase and elevate12
professionalism in the commercial crab industry. Such professionalism program13
shall include education in the proper fishing techniques necessary for the health and14
sustainability of the species; proper techniques for the best capture and presentation15
of the crabs for marketability; proper instructions regarding the placement, tending,16
and maintenance of crab traps to reduce potential conflicts with other user groups,17
and may include an apprenticeship program. The professionalism program shall be18
established no later than November 15, 2014, through rules promulgated pursuant19
to the Administrative Procedure Act.20
B. Beginning November 15, 2014, and applicable to license year 2015 and21
thereafter, no person shall be issued a commercial crab trap gear license unless that22
person qualifies under one or both of the following provisions:23 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1160
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(1) The person possessed a valid commercial crab trap gear license during1
any two license years between 2011 and 2014.2
(2) The person has enrolled in and completed the program to increase and3
elevate professionalism in the commercial crab industry established pursuant to the4
provisions of this Section.5
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not6
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature7
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If8
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become9
effective on the day following such approval.10
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: