The original instrument was prepared by Alan Miller. The following digest, which
does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared by J. W. Wiley.
DIGEST
SB 261 Reengrossed 2016 Regular Session Luneau
Present law authorizes any parish by formal resolution of its governing authority to establish,
maintain, and operate game and fish preserves in the parish.
Proposed law authorizes parish governing authorities to, upon unanimous consent and formal
resolutions establish, maintain, and operate game and fish preserves composed of contiguous lands
or waterbodies shared by two or more adjoining parishes.
Present law authorizes the governing authority of a parish to appoint a commission composed of
citizens and taxpayers of the parish, whose term will be concurrent with that of the governing
authority appointing, who serve without compensation, to be known as the _____________ game
and fish commission.
Proposed law authorizes game and fish commissions established by multiple adjoining parishes
according to proposed law to consist of members appointed by the governing authority of each parish
composed of citizens and taxpayers from those parishes, whose term will be concurrent with that of
the governing authority appointing, who serve without compensation, to be known as the
_____________ game and fish commission. Further requires that each parish have an equal number
of members on that commission, unless some other composition is adopted by formal resolution
approved by all of the each parish governing authorities.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Amends R.S. 56:721 and 722(A))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Revises voting requirement to change composition of commission.