HLS 20RS-1122 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 728
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT OWEN AND SENATOR HEW ITT
WILDLIFE/MGT AREAS: Relative to the Wild Louisiana Guide License
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 56:1833, relative to the Wild Louisiana Guide License; to
3 increase the maximum allowable fee for the Wild Louisiana Guide License; to repeal
4 the client fee; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 56:1833 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1833. Wild Louisiana Guide License
8 A. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is authorized to adopt
9 rules and regulations to create and govern a licensing program for persons who
10 conduct outings on lands for purposes other than hunting or fishing for which a Wild
11 Louisiana Stamp may be required pursuant to R.S. 56:109(D).
12 B. The commission may establish a Wild Louisiana Guide License and
13 impose a fee for such license that may not exceed one two thousand five hundred
14 dollars annually.
15 C. The commission may require a licensed Wild Louisiana guide to pay to
16 the department a client fee not to exceed two dollars per trip for each person
17 accompanying the guide on such lands. The guide shall not be required to pay the
18 client fee for those persons who possess a valid Louisiana hunting or fishing license
19 or Wild Louisiana Stamp. The commission may require the guide to submit, along
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1 with the payment of the client fees, the names and addresses of persons for which the
2 client fee has been paid.
3 D. Persons accompanying a licensed Wild Louisiana guide for whom the
4 guide is required to pay a client fee pursuant to Subsection C of this Section shall not
5 be required to possess a Wild Louisiana Stamp or possess a hunting or fishing
6 license.
7 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
8signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
9by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
10vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
11effective on the day following such approval.
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 728 Original 2020 Regular Session Robert Owen
Abstract: Increases the maximum allowable fee for the Wild Louisiana Guide License and
repeals the client fee
Present law authorizes the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to create the Wild Louisiana
Guide License for people who conduct outings on department lands for activities other than
hunting and fishing. Establishes a maximum annual fee of $100 for the license. Further
requires that the license guide pay a $2.00 client fee for each person accompanying the guide
on department lands.
Proposed law increases the maximum allowable fee for the Wild Louisiana Guide License
to $2,500 and removes the requirement for the client fee.
(Amends R.S. 56:1833)
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