§727. Approval of rules and regulations; promulgation; penalties
A. Rules and regulations proposed by any game and fish commission shall become
effective only after one of the following occurs:
(1) The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, which has concurrent
jurisdiction and power over the parish preserve, approves and promulgates the rule or
regulation. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated and adopted in accordance with
the Administrative Procedure Act.
(2) If the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission fails to take action on the
proposed rules and regulations within one hundred eighty days after submission by the
commission, the proposed rules shall be deemed to be adopted. The game and fish preserve
commission shall publish the adopted rule or regulation in the Louisiana Register, shall
submit a copy to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on
Natural Resources and Environment. The rule or regulation shall be subject to legislative
review in the same manner as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:966(D).
B. Any person who violates a rule or regulation adopted as provided in this Section
shall be guilty of a class 2 violation.
C. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission shall not be held liable with
regard to any implementation, promulgation, or enforcement of any rules or regulations of
a game and fish commission adopted pursuant to Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section or R.S.
56:722(A)(2).
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Acts 1997, No. 21, §1;
Acts 2017, No. 185, §1.