Louisiana § RS 56:302.10 - Sale of recreational catch
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 56:302.10 — Sale of recreational catch, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 56:302.10. Sale of recreational catch
A. No person shall sell or barter any fish that has been taken recreationally or under the authority of any type of recreational fishing license or with any recreational gear.
B. A violation of this Section shall constitute a class four violation. In addition to the penalties provided in R.S. 56:34, any person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be further penalized as follows:
(1) For the first violation, a person shall forfeit his fishing privileges and shall be barred from participating in any type of recreational fishing for a period of one year from the date of conviction.
(2) For the second violation, a person shall forfeit his fishing privileges and shall be barred from participating in any type of recreational fishing for a period of two years from the date of conviction.
(3) For the third violation, a person shall forfeit his fishing privileges and shall be forever barred from participating in any type of recreational fishing.
C. Any person who, after being barred, participates in a recreational fishing activity during a time of revocation shall be penalized under the provisions of R.S. 56:37(A)(2), upon conviction.
Acts 1995, No. 1316, §2; Acts 2003, No. 325, §1; Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June 1, 2022.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 56:302.10 ("Sale of recreational catch") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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