GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 303 2016 Regular Session Leopold
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
FISHING/OYSTERS: Requires successful completion of an oyster harvester education
program prior to applying for an oyster harvester license
DIGEST
Present law requires the captain of a vessel harvesting oysters to have obtained an oyster
harvester license. It is an annual license that costs $100 for residents and $400 for
nonresidents.
Proposed law requires that beginning in license year 2017 and thereafter, any person applying
for an oyster harvester license shall have completed the oyster harvester education program
in the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries within the previous three years. Requires the Dept. of
Wildlife and Fisheries to develop an oyster harvester education program for the purpose of
developing professionalism in the oyster harvest industry. Requires the oyster harvester
education program to include training in the La. Shellfish Sanitation Program. Further
requires the oyster harvester education program to include best practices for conservation of
the species.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 56:303.6(D))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to the
engrossed bill
1. Technical changes.
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Prepared by Alan Miller.