ENROLLED
ACT No. 653
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 400
BY REPRESENTATIVES RISER, BRYANT, CARRIER, ROBBY CARTER, CHASSION,
FISHER, FREEMAN, GLORIOSO, GREEN, JACKSON, LAFLEUR, OWEN,
SELDERS, VENTRELLA, AND WALTERS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 56:649.7 and 3005, relative to lifetime combination hunting and
3 fishing licenses; to establish resident and nonresident infant lifetime licenses; to
4 establish fees for infant lifetime licenses; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 56:649.7 and 3005 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7 follows:
8 §649.7. Infant combination lifetime hunting and fishing license
9 Beginning January 1, 2025, the department shall make available for persons
10 under the age of three years a combination lifetime hunting and fishing license which
11 shall entitle the licensee to all of the privileges conferred by basic hunting, deer,
12 waterfowl, and turkey hunting licenses; basic fishing, saltwater, crab, and
13 recreational fishing gear licenses; and basic wildlife management area access
14 permits. Until June 1, 2022, the department shall make available for persons from
15 birth to five years old who were born in Louisiana a combination lifetime hunting
16 and fishing license. Any such license purchased prior to June 1, 2022, shall entitle
17 the licensee to all of the privileges of both lifetime hunting and lifetime sports
18 fishing licenses provided in R.S. 56:649.1 and 649.2. After June 1, 2022, the license
19 shall be in lieu of basic hunting, deer, waterfowl, and turkey hunting licenses, basic,
20 saltwater, crab, and recreational fishing gear licenses, and shall permit WMA access.
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1 §3005. Lifetime licenses
2 A. Louisiana resident Resident $500.00
3 (1) Infant (under three years) $500.00
4 (2) Adult (ages three through sixty-four years)$500.00
5 (3) Senior (sixty-five years or older) $100.00
6 B. Nonresident $4,000.00
7 (1) Infant (under three years) $1,000.00
8 (2) Adult (three years and older) $4,000.00
9 C. Youth resident (any resident under the age of eighteen) $500.00
10 D. Senior (any resident sixty five years or older) $100.00
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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