§302.10. Sale of recreational catch
A. No person shall sell or barter any fish that has been taken recreationally or under
the authority of any type of recreational fishing license or with any recreational gear.
B. A violation of this Section shall constitute a class four violation. In addition to the
penalties provided in R.S. 56:34, any person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be
further penalized as follows:
(1) For the first violation, a person shall forfeit his fishing privileges and shall be
barred from participating in any type of recreational fishing for a period of one year from the
date of conviction.
(2) For the second violation, a person shall forfeit his fishing privileges and shall be
barred from participating in any type of recreational fishing for a period of two years from
the date of conviction.
(3) For the third violation, a person shall forfeit his fishing privileges and shall be
forever barred from participating in any type of recreational fishing.
C. Any person who, after being barred, participates in a recreational fishing activity
during a time of revocation shall be penalized under the provisions of R.S. 56:37(A)(2), upon
conviction.
Acts 1995, No. 1316, §2; Acts 2003, No. 325, §1; Acts 2021, No. 356, §3, eff. June
1, 2022.