Louisiana § RS 56:781 - Authorization for creation of wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries
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§ RS 56:781. Authorization for creation of wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries
The wildlife and fisheries commission shall select lands owned or acquired by the state for the establishment of wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries and may properly equip, maintain, and control the wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries for the protection and management of the wild game and wild animal life therein. The department shall properly stock the wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, the public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1981, No. 838, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 56:781 ("Authorization for creation of wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, and wildlife sanctuaries") 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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