HLS 18RS-267 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 4
BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP
FISHING/RECREATIONAL: Extends the additional saltwater fishing fee dedicated to the
LACREEL program
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 56:302.1(C)(1)(c), relative to saltwater fishing licenses; to
3 extend the applicability of an additional fee for purchase of a saltwater fishing
4 license; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 56:302.1(C)(1)(c) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7follows:
8 ยง302.1. Annual license; temporary license; fees; saltwater fee; exemptions
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10 C.(1)
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12 (c) Between June 1, 2014, and May 31, 2018 2022, in addition to the fee
13 required by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph for purchase of a saltwater fishing
14 license, there shall be an additional fee of seven dollars and fifty cents to be paid for
15 each license purchased by a resident that shall be credited to the Saltwater Fish
16 Research and Conservation Fund, R.S. 56:10(B)(1)(g).
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are additions. HLS 18RS-267 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 4
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 4 Original 2018 Regular Session Bishop
Abstract: Extends the applicability of the additional fee for a saltwater fishing license.
Present law requires payment of a $5.50 fee for a saltwater fishing license for residents and
$30 for nonresidents. Further requires that from June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2018, an
additional fee of $7.50 be paid for each resident saltwater fishing license issued and
dedicates the revenue from the additional fee to the Saltwater Fish Research and
Conservation Fund which is used solely for the administration and conducting of the
Louisiana Recreational Creel Survey (LACREEL) and the Recreational Offshore Landing
Permit (ROLP) program.
Proposed law extends the applicability date for the additional fee from May 31, 2018 to May
31, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 56:302.1(C)(1)(c))
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