Louisiana § RS 56:635 - Diamondback terrapins; trapping; turtle eggs
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 56:635 — Diamondback terrapins; trapping; turtle eggs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 56:635. Diamondback terrapins; trapping; turtle eggs
A. No person shall take diamondback terrapins by means of traps of any kind, and no person shall take the eggs of any species of turtle, except the red ear (Trachemys Scripta), wherever found.
B. No person shall ship diamondback terrapins out of the state between the fifteenth of April and the fifteenth of June. All diamondback terrapins caught by any means whatsoever during that period shall be immediately returned to the water alive.
Acts 1992, No. 256, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 604, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 56:635 ("Diamondback terrapins; trapping; turtle eggs") 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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