Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
Part VII - Fish and Other Aquatic Life
Chapter 5 - Oysters
Section VII-533 - Calcasieu Lake Oyster Harvester Permit

A. Any oyster taken from the Calcasieu Lake Public Oyster Area for commercial purposes during the open season shall only be taken by a person legally issued a Calcasieu Lake Oyster Harvester Permit by the department. The permit does not grant any rights to the oyster resource or any rights to harvest oysters from the waters of the state and shall not be sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred. The permit is valid for one calendar year, beginning on January 1 and expiring on December 31 of the same calendar year. The permit may be obtained at any time of the year until November 15 for the current license year. A permit obtained on or after November 15 of the current license year shall be valid for the remainder of the current license year and expires on December 31 of the immediately following license year. This permit is only applicable for commercial harvest. Recreational fishermen may harvest one sack per person per day.

B. Applications. Initial application for the permit shall be made to the department. To be eligible for this permit the applicant must hold current and valid licenses and permits required for the harvest of oysters, including a commercial fisherman license and an oyster harvester license.

C. Operations. Vessels engaged in an activity for which this permit is required must have onboard the vessel the valid original permit and shall show the permit upon demand to a duly authorized agent of the department.

D. Enforcement. The penalties for violation of these commission regulations pertaining to taking, possessing, recording or reporting of landings or selling oysters from Calcasieu Lake shall be as provided for in R.S . 56:435.1.1(E).