RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 293 (HB 86) 2019 Regular Session Terry Brown
Existing law defines "bona fide resident" when purchasing a license for hunting or
recreational fishing activities where such license does not authorize any commercial activity
to mean a person who is a U.S. citizen or resident alien and has resided in this state
continuously during the six months immediately prior to the date on which he applies for any
such license and who has manifested his intent to remain in this state by establishing La. as
his legal domicile. Requires certain documentation of their intent to establish La. as their
legal domicile.
New law includes under the definition of "bona fide resident" for these purposes any person
who served in and was honorably discharged from the U.S. armed forces or a reserve
component of the U.S. armed forces, including the National Guard, and who possesses a La.
driver's license or a special identification card issued by the Dept. of Public Safety and
Corrections in lieu of a driver's license.
Effective Aug. 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 56:8(16)(b))