Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
Part III - Game and Fish Preserves and Sanctuaries
Chapter 3 - Particular Game and Fish Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Refuges and Conservation Areas
Section III-325 - Waddill Wildlife Refuge
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-325
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Purpose. Waddill Wildlife Refuge will be actively managed as a wildlife educational and learning area for youth groups, nonconsumptive users, and as a hunter safety and aquatic education training center. The following rules and regulations concerning the management, protection and utilization of this refuge have been adopted by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. Failure to comply with these regulations will subject the individual to citation and/or expulsion from the refuge.
B. General
1. Access to the refuge will only be
allowed through the front entrance bordering Flannery Road. All visitors will
sign the register at the front office. A group of individuals may have a
representative sign for the group by indicating the number in the group.
Individuals less than 16 years of age must be accompanied and supervised by a
person 18 years of age or older.
2.
Vehicles are allowed only in designated areas and must park in provided spaces.
ATVs, trail bikes, horses and mules are strictly prohibited. Restricted areas
will be established for specific activities and visitors will not enter these
areas unless they are part of the specific activity allowing access to that
area.
3. All dogs are prohibited
unless participating in a department-sponsored activity, such as a retriever
demonstration during an educational activity. All dogs running at large are
prohibited; and the owner or handler of said dogs will be held liable for any
personal injury or property damage, and will be subject to criminal
citation.
4. Citizens are cautioned
that by entering the refuge they or their vehicles may be subject to license
checks, inspections and searches. Wildlife officers will have the duty and
right to restrict access to the refuge as necessary.
5. Refuge hours will be set by the Department
of Wildlife and Fisheries (hereinafter "department") and will be posted at the
entrance. All visitors will abide by the posted hours. Educational activities
may be held outside the normal open hours of the refuge by prior arrangement
and permission of the department. All participants of these activities will
confine their use of the refuge to the designated area of the
activity.
6. Hunting, pursuing,
killing, molesting, or intentionally disturbing any type of wildlife is
prohibited, provided that the department may conduct activities necessary to
properly manage wildlife on the area.
7. Camping is prohibited, provided that the
department is authorized to establish and maintain specific camping areas for
use by organized groups under policy established by the department. If areas
are established, they will not be used by the public.
8. Littering is prohibited. Visitors must
remove their litter or place litter in appropriate litter disposal
containers.
9. Damage to or removal
of trees, shrubs, flowers, or wild plants is strictly prohibited.
10. The possession of firearms, bows, liquor
and controlled dangerous substances on the refuge is prohibited; provided,
however, that the department is authorized to construct, maintain and operate
ranges, in which case, shotguns and bows will be permitted under guidelines
developed by the department; and, further provided that the prohibition on the
possession of firearms shall not apply to duly authorized law enforcement
officers.
11. Access to all nature
trails is limited to pedestrians only. No vehicles, ATVs, trail bikes, horses
or mules are allowed. Individuals utilizing the nature trails must remain on
the designated trail. No picnicking is allowed on the trails. All trash must be
disposed of in designated litter containers.
12. Individual groups may submit written
requests to reserve a specific part of the refuge for a special group event.
The remaining unreserved portion of the refuge shall be open to the
public.
13. Violation of any part
of this Section constitutes a Class 2 violation.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:6 et seq., and 56:109.
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