Louisiana § RS 56:301 - Definitions
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§ RS 56:301. Definitions
A. "Fish", as used in this Part, means all fish as defined in R.S. 56:8, except in no case shall it apply to any quadruped as defined in this Title.
B. Unless specifically provided for otherwise, the term "person", for any person required to be licensed pursuant to this Part shall mean an individual and shall not include any type of association, corporation, partnership, or other type of legal entity recognized by law.
C. The term "hook and line", as used in this Part, means any device used for taking fish, consisting of a hook attached to any type of line or wire. This includes but is not limited to trotlines, a rod with or without a reel, a fishing pole, a trolling line, a handline, a bait casting apparatus, a fly casting apparatus, and the device known as a yo-yo.
Acts 1986, No. 904, §1.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 904, §5.
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