Louisiana § RS 56:657 - Revocation of license; appeal
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§ RS 56:657. Revocation of license; appeal
Should any licensee under this Part violate any of the provisions of this Part, or violate any law, rule, or regulation pertaining to game in this state, or should he fail to comply with the provisions of this Part or any other provision by law, rule, or regulation pertaining to game in this state, then, the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hereby empowered to immediately and without notice revoke the license hereunder issued. In the event of a revocation of license by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the licensee to whom such license was issued may appeal within ninety days the action of the secretary to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and he shall be given a hearing before said commission for a determination of his rights, which hearing shall be granted upon application by said licensee within ninety days of receipt by said commission of a written request for such hearing. Such appeal for hearing must set out all grounds for such appeal and, upon failure of the appealing licensee to set out proper grounds for such a hearing in such written request, then, the commission may in its discretion deny such hearing, provided that the appealing licensee is so notified within ninety days from the receipt by the commission of his written request.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 455, §7. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 56:657 ("Revocation of license; appeal") 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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