The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services. The keyword,
summary, 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)]
DIGEST
SB 23 Original 2025 Regular Session Lambert
Present law requires wholesale and retail seafood dealers acquiring fish from commercial fisherman
to complete a receipt recording certain information related to the transaction and to provide the
receipt to the fisherman at the time of the transaction.
Proposed law retains present law and requires that the receipt be transmitted to the fisherman within
24 hours of the transaction.
Present law provides that the dealer is responsible for information recorded on receipt, including
dealer's name and license number, fisherman's name, license number and signature, transaction date,
species, quantity and units of each species, size and condition of each species, unit price of each
species, and permit number if required, at the time of the transaction.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that the dealer is responsible for the recorded
information with 24 hours of the transaction.
Effective August 1, 2025.
(Amends R.S. 56:306.5(B))