Louisiana § RS 56:785 - Posting of land; stocking; rules and regulations
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§ RS 56:785. Posting of land; stocking; rules and regulations
The department shall post such wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries with suitable signs located not less than every lineal quarter mile along the boundary lines of the wildlife refuges, wildlife management areas, public hunting grounds, upland game preserves, or wildlife sanctuaries, and shall properly stock the areas. The commission may make rules and regulations for the protection of the wild game and wild animal life within the areas and may properly fence, equip, or maintain the areas for the protection of the wild animal life and game.
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 56:785 ("Posting of land; stocking; rules and regulations") 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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