RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 48 (SB 65) 2019 Regular Session Lambert
Prior law required each crab trap to have a minimum of three escape rings and be placed on
the vertical, outside walls flush with the trap floor or baffle, with at least two rings located
in the upper chamber.
New law requires a minimum of two escape rings be located in the upper chamber flush with
the baffle and requires a minimum of one escape ring be located in the lower chamber no
greater than one mesh length from the trap floor.
New law requires all escape rings be located no greater than one mesh length from the
corners, beginning on July 1, 2022.
Effective upon signature of the governor (June 1, 2019).
(Amends R.S. 56:332(K))