Ward (SB 212) Act No. 378
Prior law authorized the use of a firearm fitted with a sound suppressor in hunting outlaw
quadrupeds, nutria, or beaver.
New law retains prior law and expands the authorization to hunt with a firearm fitted with
a sound suppressor to game birds and all wild quadrupeds, which includes outlaw
quadrupeds, nutria, and beaver.
Prior law limited hunting with a sound suppressor to a person authorized to possess such
firearm fitted with a sound suppressor, as evidenced by possession of the federal tax stamp
required by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Prohibited use of a
sound suppressor by any person convicted of a hunting violation class four or greater for five
years after the date of conviction. New law retains prior law.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 56:116.1(B)(3); adds R.S. 56:116.6; repeals R.S. 56:116.1(D)(3))