HLS 15RS-663 ENGROSSED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 306
BY REPRESENTATIVES JACKSON, CHANEY, HOFFMANN, AND HUNTER AND
SENATORS KOSTELKA AND THOMPSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
HUNTING/LICENSES: Provides that a hunting license is not required when hunting
outlaw quadrupeds
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 56:116.1(D)(3), relative to hunting outlaw quadrupeds; to provide for a
3 lifetime license for taking feral hogs; and to provide for related matters.
4Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 56:116.1(D)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง116.1. Wild birds and wild quadrupeds; times and methods of taking; penalties
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8 D.
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10 (3) The commission shall develop a lifetime license for taking feral hogs.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 306 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Jackson
Abstract: Provides that hunting licenses are not required for the taking of outlaw
quadrupeds, nutria, or beaver.
Present law allows taking of outlaw quadrupeds, nutria, and beaver at any time of the year
during daylight hours except by trapping. On private property, between the last day of
February and August 31 each year, outlaw quadrupeds, nutria, and beaver can be taken at
night by the landowner or lessee or agent with written permission and the landowner's
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contact information on his person. The sheriff of the parish where such night hunting on
private property will take place must be notified of the intention to do so within 24 hours
prior to the hunting.
Proposed law requires the commission to develop a lifetime license for taking feral hogs.
(Adds R.S. 56:116.1(D)(3))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources
and Environment to the original bill:
1. Remove provision that removed the requirement of a basic hunting license
or a big game license to hunt outlaw quadrupeds, nutria, or beaver under the
circumstances outlined by present law.
2. Require the commission to develop a lifetime license for taking feral hogs.
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