La. Admin. Code tit. 76 § VII-106

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section VII-106 - Poverty Point Reservoir Netting Prohibition

A. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission hereby prohibits the use of freshwater trammel and gill nets in Poverty Point Reservoir, Richland Parish, Louisiana, except their use will be allowed for the legal harvest of commercial fish during a special recurring trammel and gill netting season to commence each year at sunrise on October 1 and close at sunset on the last day of February the following year.

1. Commercial fishing with certain nets will be allowed on Poverty Point Reservoir only during the above described special season and only by licensed commercial fishermen. The use of nets in Poverty Point Reservoir will be limited to gill and trammel nets greater than or having at least a minimum mesh size of 3 1/2-inch bar and 7-inch stretch.

2. Commercial fishing will be allowed during daylight hours in designated areas only except that gear can remain set overnight but fish captured shall be removed during daylight hours only.

B. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission hereby prohibits the use of hoop nets, wire nets and fish seines in Poverty Point Reservoir No person shall use or possess any hoop nets, wire nets or fish seines in or on Poverty Point Reservoir Violation of this provision shall be a class 2 violation as specified in R.S. 56:32.

La. Admin. Code tit. 76, § VII-106

Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 31:2569 (October 2005), Amended LR 4390 (1/1/2017).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:22.