Louisiana § RS 56:404 - Use of seines, nets, or webbing in Bogue Chitto River prohibited; logging and hand grabbing of fish in Bogue Chitto River prohibited; penalty
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§ RS 56:404. Use of seines, nets, or webbing in Bogue Chitto River prohibited; logging and hand grabbing of fish in Bogue Chitto River prohibited; penalty
A. The use of seines, nets, or webbing for the taking of fish in the Bogue Chitto River from where it enters the state in the northern part of Washington Parish to where it empties into Pearl River in the parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, is prohibited.
B. The taking of fish from logs, buckets, barrels, drums, or natural or artificial nesting areas by hand grabbing shall be prohibited in the Bogue Chitto River from where it enters the state in the northern part of Washington Parish to where it empties into Pearl River in the parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana.
C. Violation of any of the provisions of this Section constitutes a class two violation.
Acts 1974, No. 223, §2; Acts 1988, No. 929, §1; Acts 1992, No. 528, §1, eff. June 29, 1992.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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