SB 257

2026 Regular Session  ENROLLED
  ACT No. 376
 SENATE BILL NO. 257
 BY SENATOR MYERS
1AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 56:325.4(B)(4), 333(B)(5), and 406(A)(3)(e), relative to fishing
3gear; to provide for commercial fishing gear; to provide for pompano and mullet
4strike nets; to provide for required information for tags issued; to remove certain
5requirements that a tag have the social security number of the holder of the tag; and
6to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8Section 1. R.S. 56:325.4(B)(4), 333(B)(5), and 406(A)(3)(e) are hereby amended and
9 reenacted to read as follows:
10§325.4. Commercial taking of other saltwater finfish; exceptions; mesh size
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12B.(1)  *     *      *
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14(4) Each pompano strike net shall have attached to it a tag issued by the
15department which states the name, and address, and social security number of the
16owner of the net and the permit number of the permit issued to commercially take
17black drum (also known as puppy drum), sheepshead, and flounder. The department
18shall not issue any tag to a person who does not have a social security number.
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20§333. Mullet; saltwater areas
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22B.(1)  *     *      *
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 SB NO. 257  ENROLLED
1(5) Each mullet strike net shall have attached to it a tag issued by the
2department which states the name, and address, and social security number of the
3owner of the net and the permit number of the permit issued to commercially take
4mullet. The department shall not issue any tag to a person who does not have a social
5security number.
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7§406. Use of trammel net, seine, gill net, or webbing prohibited in the waters of
8Breton Islands and Chandeleur Islands; exceptions; penalty
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13(e) Each pompano strike net shall have attached to it a tag issued by the
14department which states the name, and address, and social security number of the
15owner of the net and the permit number of the permit issued to commercially take
16pompano. The department shall not issue any tag to a person who does not have a
17social security number.
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  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
 APPROVED:
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