La. Admin. Code tit. 76 § VII-345
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section VII-345 - Crab Trap MarkingA. Each crab trap shall be marked with a 1/2-inch stainless steel self-locking tag attached to the center of the trap ceiling, or a durable plastic bait-box cover. Said tags shall be supplied by the fishermen and shall have the commercial fisherman's license number (not the commercial gear license) or the recreational crab trap gear license number legibly embossed or engraved thereon.B. For the purposes of R.S. 56:8(28.1) which specifies that a serviceable trap must be "legally marked with a float," each trap shall be attached by a 1/4-inch minimum diameter, non-floating line to a solid float 6 inches minimum diameter, or equivalent. Crab traps attached to a trotline must also have such a float and line attached to at least one end. For the purposes of R.S. 56:332.G, a common float is defined as a 1 gallon or larger all-white plastic bleach bottle.La. Admin. Code tit. 76, § VII-345
Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 18:199 (February 1992), amended LR 26:513 (March 2000).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:8(28.1), R.S. 56:332.D and R.S. 56:332.G.