HLS 16RS-529 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 423
BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP
FISHING: Includes reptile and amphibian wholesale/retail dealers in the trip ticket program
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 56:637(B) and (E), relative to reptiles and amphibians; to
3 provide for records required for the transfer or sale of reptiles and amphibians; to
4 provide for the completion and return of commercial receipt forms; and to provide
5 for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 56:637(B) and (E) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
8follows:
9 ยง637. Records
10 * * *
11 B. Such records Records required by this Section shall be maintained for
12 three years and shall be open to inspection by the department.
13 * * *
14 E. Any wholesale/retail dealer who purchases reptiles or amphibians shall
15 give one part of a three-part receipt form to the collector at the time of the sale, shall
16 retain one part, and shall submit one part shall be submitted to the secretary of the
17 department complete a commercial receipt form and return all commercial receipt
18 forms to the department in the same manner as provided in R.S. 56:306.5(B) and
19 306.6.
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HB NO. 423
DIGEST
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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 423 Original 2016 Regular Session Bishop
Abstract: Requires wholesale/retail dealers that purchase reptiles or amphibians to
complete a commercial receipt form and submit all commercial receipt forms to the
department.
Present law requires wholesale/retail seafood dealers purchasing or acquiring seafood
complete a commercial receipt form that requires the following information:
wholesale/retail seafood dealer's name and license number, commercial fisherman's name,
license number and signature, transaction date, species identification, quantity and units of
each species, size and condition of each species, unit price of each species, and permit
number for species requiring a permit to harvest.
Present law requires wholesale/retail seafood dealers return all commercial receipt forms to
the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries on or before the 10
th
of each month. Present law
authorizes the promulgation of rules prescribing the confidentiality of the data submitted and
requires the ability to submit the data electronically.
Present law does not require a licensed wholesale/retail seafood dealer to obtain a license
required by present law on reptiles and amphibians, but does require their compliance with
rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to present law.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law requires any wholesale/retail dealer who purchases reptiles or amphibians to
complete a commercial receipt form and return all commercial receipt forms to the
department in the same manner as provided in present law.
(Amends R.S. 56:637(B) and (E))
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