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2023 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 133
BY SENATOR HENSGENS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
FISH/FISHING. Provides for the menhaden fishery. (8/1/23)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 56:324 and 325.5(B), relative to the commercial menhaden
3 fishery; to provide for menhaden fishing; to provide for reporting; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 56:324 and 325.5(B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7 follows:
8 §324. Menhaden seines; restrictions
9 Anyone Any person legally taking menhaden shall not have in their
10 possession more than five percent, by weight, of any species of fish other than
11 menhaden and herring-like species.
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13 §325.5 Commercial menhaden harvest reporting
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15 B. Beginning February 10 1, 2024, the department shall annually report to the
16 Senate Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural
17 Resources and Environment the commercial menhaden harvest from the prior year
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1 based upon the aggregated data from the monthly reports.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jacob K. Wilson.
DIGEST
SB 133 Original 2023 Regular Session Hensgens
Present law provides that for anyone taking menhaden legally, the catch may have up to five
percent by weight of other species of fish.
Proposed law changes "anyone" to "any person".
Present law requires that, beginning February 10, 2024, the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries
must provide an annual menhaden harvest report for the prior year to the Senate Committee
on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Proposed law changes the annual report start date from February 10, 2024, to February 1,
2024.
Effective August 1, 2023.
(Amends R.S. 56:324 and 325.5(B))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.