Louisiana § RS 56:3001 - Recreational fishing licenses; fees
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 56:3001 — Recreational fishing licenses; fees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 56:3001. Recreational fishing licenses; fees
A. Resident licenses:
(1) Hook and line license $5.00/year
(allows using a pole, hook and line, without a reel and without using artificial bait, dip nets, landing nets, minnow traps, crab nets, or crab lines)
(2) Basic fishing license $17.00/year
(includes all legal recreational freshwater gear)
(3) Saltwater fishing license $15.00/year
(includes all legal recreational saltwater gear)
(4) Charter three-day saltwater fishing license $12.50
(5) Charter three-day freshwater fishing license $2.50
(6) Charter promotion fee $7.50
B. Nonresident licenses:
(1) Basic fishing license $68.00/year
(includes all legal recreational freshwater gear)
(2) Saltwater fishing license $60.00/year
(includes all legal recreational saltwater gear)
(3) Five-day basic fishing $30.00
(includes all legal freshwater recreational gear)
(4) Five-day saltwater fishing $30.00
(includes all legal saltwater recreational gear)
(5) Charter boat three-day saltwater fishing license $12.50
(6) Charter boat three-day freshwater fishing license $2.50
(7) Charter promotion fee $7.50
Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 229, §1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2024, No. 153, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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