HLS 23RS-178 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 570
BY REPRESENTATIVE SEABAUGH
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Establishes a monetary reward for feral hog tails
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 56:292, relative to feral hogs; to provide for management and control of feral
3 hog populations; to establish a monetary reward for feral hog tails; to provide for the
4 authority of the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; to authorize
5 the department to promulgate rules and regulations; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 56:292 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง292. Feral hog control
10 A. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries may offer a bounty of five
11 dollars per feral hog tail collected and brought before the department. Such bounty
12 may be paid to hunters licensed in the state who can present a feral hog tail.
13 B. The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, in
14 accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of
15 this Section. Such rules and regulations shall provide for the eligibility and
16 application of hunters and landowners to enter the program and the planning,
17 administration, management, and monitoring of the program.
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are additions. HLS 23RS-178 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 570
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 570 Original 2023 Regular Session Seabaugh
Abstract: Establishes a bounty to control feral hogs.
Proposed law authorizes the secretary of the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries to establish a
bounty on feral hog tails. Provides a monetary reward for collecting and bringing in the tails
of feral hogs.
Proposed law authorizes the department to promulgate rules and regulations to implement
proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 56:292)
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