RÉSUMÉ DIGEST ACT 266 (HB 382) 2024 Regular Session Dewitt Prior law allowed basic hunting licenses which did not authorize deer, turkey, bobcat, or migratory waterfowl hunting to be issued over a certain period during the year. New law repeals prior law. Prior law provided for a primitive firearm license that may be authorized to take deer during a special deer hunting season for primitive firearms. New law repeals prior law. Effective August 1, 2024. (Repeals R.S. 56:103(B) and (C)(2))