ENROLLED
ACT No. 220
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 409
BY REPRESENTATIVE FIRMENT
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 56:648(2) and 648.1(introductory paragraph), relative to
3 harassment and disturbance of hunters, trappers, and fishermen; to provide
4 definitions; to expand the state lands and waters on which the prohibition against
5 harassment and disturbance applies; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 56:648(2) and 648.1(introductory paragraph) is hereby amended and
8 reenacted to read as follows:
9 §648. Definitions
10 As used in this Subpart, the following definitions shall apply:
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12 (2) "Process of taking" means any act directed at the lawful taking of a wild
13 animal, including the acts of travel, camping, or other activity occurring in
14 preparation for the taking which occurs on state-managed lands or waters governed
15 by the provisions of R.S. 56:781-R.S. 56:787 or which occurs on private lands or
16 waters with the permission of the owner or his agent.
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1 §648.1. Harassment and disturbance prohibited
2 No person shall engage in any of the following activities on lands or waters
3 managed by the state pursuant to R.S. 56:781 through R.S. 56:787, or upon private
4 lands or waters where a hunter, trapper, or fisherman has been given permission by
5 the owner or his agent to take wild animals:
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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