Louisiana § RS 56:492 - Incidental by-catch
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 56:492 — Incidental by-catch, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 56:492. Incidental by-catch
Any commercial shrimping vessel may retain and any commercial fisherman may sell all southern flounder caught as by-catch on any shrimping trip unless the southern flounder stock is determined by the department to be overfished or undergoing overfishing. After such a determination, the commission may adopt rules or regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to restrict the retention of southern flounder caught as by-catch on any shrimping trip until such time as the department determines the stock has recovered from an overfished or overfishing status.
Acts 1997, No. 1163, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 220, §1; Acts 2021, No. 356, §2, eff. Nov. 15, 2021.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 56:492 cover?
Section RS 56:492 ("Incidental by-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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