Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
Part VII - Fish and Other Aquatic Life
Chapter 1 - Freshwater Sports and Commercial Fishing
Section VII-102 - Freshwater Shrimp, Commercial Harvest
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. A properly licensed commercial fisherman may take any freshwater shrimp species in freshwater areas of the state, except in those freshwater areas of the state where commercial fishing is prohibited by law.
B. In addition to other legal methods of take as provided for in Title 56, any freshwater shrimp species may be taken with a freshwater shrimp trap.
C. A freshwater shrimp trap shall mean any device completely enclosed with an outside wire mesh not smaller than 1/4 inch, constructed with throats or flues not larger than 1 1/2 inches in diameter at their narrowest point, which is used for the sole purpose of taking freshwater shrimp in accordance with this Section. Other bait species may be taken when legally fishing a "freshwater shrimp trap." No game fish species can be taken while fishing a "freshwater shrimp trap" in accordance with this Section.
D. Violations. No person shall take or possess freshwater shrimp except as authorized by this Section. Any person found to be in violation of any provision of this Section shall be guilty of a Class 2 violation and punished in accordance with the provisions applicable to R.S. 56:32.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:501.
