Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
Part VII - Fish and Other Aquatic Life
Chapter 7 - Experimental Fisheries Program
Section VII-703 - Pompano Permits
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code VII-703
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Harvest Regulations
1. Possession of a permit
does not exempt the bearer from laws or regulations except for those which may
be specifically exempted by the permit. Violation of a law pertaining to
fishing, which carries a Class 2 penalty or greater shall constitute a
violation of the permit.
2.
Information gained by the department through the issuance of a permit is not
privileged and will be disseminated to the public.
3. When operating under the conditions of a
permit, only pompano can be retained. All other species shall be immediately
returned to waters from which they were caught. No other fish may be in the
possession of the permittee and all fish on board the permitted vessel shall
have the head and caudal fin (tail) intact.
4. The permittee shall have the permit in
possession at all times when using permitted gear or harvesting permitted
specie(s). Permit holder shall be on board permitted vessel when operating
under conditions of permit. No permit is transferable without written
permission from the department secretary.
5. When permitted gear is on board permitted
vessel or in possession of permittee, permittee and vessel are assumed to be
operating under conditions of the permit. No gear other than permitted gear may
be on board or in possession of permittee.
6. Any violation of the conditions of the
permit shall result in the immediate suspension of the permit, and may result
in the permanent revocation of the permit.
7. For permitting purposes, a pompano net
shall be defined as a pompano strike net not exceeding 2,400 feet in length and
not smaller than 2-1/2 inches bar or 5 inches stretched mesh, that is not
anchored or secured to the water bottom and that is actively worked while being
used. A pompano net shall not be constructed of monofilament.
8. The permitted boat used in the program
shall have a distinguishing sign so that it may be identified. The sign shall
have the operator's permit number printed on it in at least 8-inch high letters
on a contrasting background so as to be visible from low flying aircraft or
from any other vessel in the immediate vicinity.
9. Pompano strike nets may be used during the
period from August 1 through October 31 of each year in waters in excess of 7
feet in depth and beyond 2,500 feet from land within the Chandeleur and Breton
Sound area described in
R.S.
56:406(A)(2).
10. No person shall fish under this permit
during the hours after sunset and before sunrise. No person shall fish under
this permit on Saturday or Sunday of any week during the open season, or on
Labor Day.
11. Each pompano strike
net shall have attached to it a tag issued by the department which states the
name, address, and Social Security number of the owner of the net and the
permit number of the permit issued to commercially take pompano. The department
shall not issue any tag to a person who does not have a Social Security
number.
12. The department reserves
the right to observe the operations taking place under the permit at any time
and permittee shall be required to provide food and lodging on the permitted
vessel for an observer at the request of the department.
13. All permittees shall notify the
department prior to leaving port to fish under permitted conditions and
immediately upon returning from permitted trip. The department shall be
notified by calling a designated phone number.
B. Qualification for Permit
1. All permits shall be applied for and/or
granted from January 1 to April 30 of each year from the New Orleans or Baton
Rouge offices. All permits expire December 31 following the date of
issuance.
2. Permits shall not be
issued to any applicant who within three years of the date of his application,
has been convicted or pled guilty to a Class 2 or greater fishery violation, as
defined in the laws pertaining to wildlife and fisheries.
3. Applicants who have been convicted of, or
have pled guilty to, two or more Class 2 or greater fishery violations within
five years of the application date shall not receive a permit.
4. Proof of ownership of the proposed
permitted vessel(s) and proof that all applicable licenses have been applied
for shall be provided at the time of application. Proof of bona fide residency,
as defined in
R.S.
56:8(12), is also required
at this time.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:6(25)(a) and R.S. 56:406A(3).
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