6 2017 Louisiana Fishing Regulations
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ABOUT THE LICENSE
ͻ ZĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐĂƌĞǀĂůŝĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚĂƚĞŽĨƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ͕ĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ
ĞĂĐŚ:ƵŶĞϭ͕ĂŶĚĞdžƉŝƌĞ:ƵŶĞϯϬŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐLJĞĂƌ͘
ͻ dŽŽďƚĂŝŶůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐĂƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƌĂƚĞƐ͕ƉƌŽŽĨŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐLJŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘sĂůŝĚĨŽƌŵƐŽĨ/͘͘
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ;ΎNOTE:ǀĂůŝĚ/ŵƵƐƚďĞŚĞůĚĨŽƌϲŵŽŶƚŚƐďĞĨŽƌĞďƵLJŝŶŐůŝĐĞŶƐĞͿ͗
ͻ >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĚƌŝǀĞƌ͛ƐůŝĐĞŶƐĞ
ͻ >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ/ĐĂƌĚ;ŝƐƐƵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨWƵďůŝĐ^ĂĨĞƚLJͿ
ͻ ZĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂů>ŝĐĞŶƐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚǀŝĂŵŽďŝůĞĚĞǀŝĐĞ;ƐŵĂƌƚƉŚŽŶĞ͕ůĂƉƚŽƉ͕ƚĂďůĞƚ͕ĞƚĐ͘ͿǁŝůůŶŽƚƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂůŝĐĞŶƐĞŝŶƚŚĞŵĂŝů͘zŽƵǁŝůůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂƚĞdžƚǁŝƚŚĂƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ
ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĂƚŝŽŶŶƵŵďĞƌ͕ĂŶĚĂŶĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJĂƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĂƚŝŽŶŶƵŵďĞƌĂŶĚĂ
W&ŽĨLJŽƵƌůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞƐĂǀĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŝŶƚĞĚ͘
ͻ ZĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂů>ŝĐĞŶƐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚŽŶůŝŶĞ͕Ăƚwww.wlf.louisiana.govǁŝůůŚĂǀĞ
ƚŚĞŽƉƚŝŽŶƚŽ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĂŶͲ>ŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘dŚĞ Ͳ>ŝĐĞŶƐĞĐĂŶďĞƉƌŝŶƚĞĚƵƐŝŶŐLJŽƵƌŽǁŶ
ƉƌŝŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ƵƐĞ Žƌ ƐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ W& ŽĨ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ
ĚĞǀŝĐĞLJŽƵƚĂŬĞǁŝƚŚLJŽƵ͘dŚŽƐĞĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐǁĂŶƚŝŶŐĂůŝĐĞŶƐĞŽŶĚƵƌĂďůĞ͕ǁĂƚĞƌƉƌŽŽĨ
ƉĂƉĞƌĐĂŶƐƚŝůůǀŝƐŝƚĂŶLJůŝĐĞŶƐĞǀĞŶĚŽƌƐŽƌĐĂůůƚŽůůĨƌĞĞ;ϭͲϴϴϴͲϳϲϱͲϮϲϬϮͿ͘
WHO NEEDS A LICENSE
ŶŐůĞƌƐϭϲLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĂŐĞŽƌŽůĚĞƌǁŚŽƚĂŬĞŽƌƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĨŝƐŚŝŶ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂǁĂƚĞƌƐŵƵƐƚƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĂĨŝƐŚŝŶŐůŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘
WHO DOES NOT NEED A LICENSE
ͻ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂŐĞŽĨϭϲĚŽŶŽƚŶĞĞĚĂĨŝƐŚŝŶŐůŝĐĞŶƐĞ;ϭϱĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌͿ͘
ͻ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐďŽƌŶďĞĨŽƌĞ:ƵŶĞϭ͕ϭϵϰϬǁŚŽŚĂǀĞůŝǀĞĚŝŶ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĨŽƌŽŶĞLJĞĂƌƉƌŝŽƌƚŽ
ĨŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƌĞĞdžĞŵƉƚĨƌŽŵďĂƐŝĐĂŶĚƐĂůƚǁĂƚĞƌůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐďƵƚDh^dŚĂǀĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞŐĞĂƌ
ůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚƌĂǁůƐ͕ĐƌĂďƚƌĂƉƐ͕ƐůĂƚƚƌĂƉƐ͕ŽLJƐƚĞƌƚŽŶŐƐ͕ĐƌĂǁĨŝƐŚƚƌĂƉƐ͕ǁŝƌĞ
ŶĞƚƐ͕ŚŽŽƉŶĞƚƐŽƌĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌůĞŐĂůĨŝƐŚŝŶŐŐĞĂƌ͘
FISHING IN SALTWATER
ǁĂƚĞƌůŝŶĞ͟;ƐĞĞƉĂŐĞϭϲͿĨŽƌƐĂůƚǁĂƚĞƌƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŚĂǀĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĂ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂƐĂůƚǁĂƚĞƌĂŶŐůĞƌ͛ƐůŝĐĞŶƐĞ/E/d/KEdKĂďĂƐŝĐ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĨŝƐŚŝŶŐůŝĐĞŶƐĞyWdƚŚŽƐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞĞdžĞŵƉƚĞĚ͘ůůƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƉƉůLJƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝƐƚĂŬĞŶ͘
Recreational fishing and hunting licenses may be purchased by phone toll-free at
1-888-765-2602, an authorization number for immediate use will be provided and
Licenses will be mailed to each licensee or purchase and E-License online at
www.la.wildlifelicense.com and print using your home printer for immediate use.
Methods of payment are Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express or
E-check. An authorization number for immediate use will be provided. A
convenience fee is assessed. Customers wanting a license on durable, waterproof
paper can still visit any license vendors.
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LICENSING
RECREATIONAL LICENSES
ABOUT THE LICENSE
ͻ ZĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐĂƌĞǀĂůŝĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚĂƚĞŽĨƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ͕ĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ
ĞĂĐŚ:ƵŶĞϭ͕ĂŶĚĞdžƉŝƌĞ:ƵŶĞϯϬŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐLJĞĂƌ͘
ͻ dŽŽďƚĂŝŶůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐĂƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƌĂƚĞƐ͕ƉƌŽŽĨŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐLJŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘sĂůŝĚĨŽƌŵƐŽĨ/͘͘
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ;ΎNOTE:ǀĂůŝĚ/ŵƵƐƚďĞŚĞůĚĨŽƌϲŵŽŶƚŚƐďĞĨŽƌĞďƵLJŝŶŐůŝĐĞŶƐĞͿ͗
ͻ >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĚƌŝǀĞƌ͛ƐůŝĐĞŶƐĞ
ͻ >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ/ĐĂƌĚ;ŝƐƐƵĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨWƵďůŝĐ^ĂĨĞƚLJͿ
ͻ ZĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂů>ŝĐĞŶƐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚǀŝĂŵŽďŝůĞĚĞǀŝĐĞ;ƐŵĂƌƚƉŚŽŶĞ͕ůĂƉƚŽƉ͕ƚĂďůĞƚ͕ĞƚĐ͘ͿǁŝůůŶŽƚƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂůŝĐĞŶƐĞŝŶƚŚĞŵĂŝů͘zŽƵǁŝůůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂƚĞdžƚǁŝƚŚĂƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ
ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĂƚŝŽŶŶƵŵďĞƌ͕ĂŶĚĂŶĞͲŵĂŝůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJĂƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĂƚŝŽŶŶƵŵďĞƌĂŶĚĂ
W&ŽĨLJŽƵƌůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞƐĂǀĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŝŶƚĞĚ͘
ͻ ZĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂů>ŝĐĞŶƐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚŽŶůŝŶĞ͕Ăƚwww.wlf.louisiana.govǁŝůůŚĂǀĞ
ƚŚĞŽƉƚŝŽŶƚŽ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĂŶͲ>ŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘dŚĞ Ͳ>ŝĐĞŶƐĞĐĂŶďĞƉƌŝŶƚĞĚƵƐŝŶŐLJŽƵƌŽǁŶ
ƉƌŝŶƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ƵƐĞ Žƌ ƐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ W& ŽĨ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ
ĚĞǀŝĐĞLJŽƵƚĂŬĞǁŝƚŚLJŽƵ͘dŚŽƐĞĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐǁĂŶƚŝŶŐĂůŝĐĞŶƐĞŽŶĚƵƌĂďůĞ͕ǁĂƚĞƌƉƌŽŽĨ
ƉĂƉĞƌĐĂŶƐƚŝůůǀŝƐŝƚĂŶLJůŝĐĞŶƐĞǀĞŶĚŽƌƐŽƌĐĂůůƚŽůůĨƌĞĞ;ϭͲϴϴϴͲϳϲϱͲϮϲϬϮͿ͘
WHO NEEDS A LICENSE
ŶŐůĞƌƐϭϲLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĂŐĞŽƌŽůĚĞƌǁŚŽƚĂŬĞŽƌƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĨŝƐŚŝŶ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂǁĂƚĞƌƐŵƵƐƚƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĂĨŝƐŚŝŶŐůŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘
WHO DOES NOT NEED A LICENSE
ͻ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĂŐĞŽĨϭϲĚŽŶŽƚŶĞĞĚĂĨŝƐŚŝŶŐůŝĐĞŶƐĞ;ϭϱĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌͿ͘
ͻ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐďŽƌŶďĞĨŽƌĞ:ƵŶĞϭ͕ϭϵϰϬǁŚŽŚĂǀĞůŝǀĞĚŝŶ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĨŽƌŽŶĞLJĞĂƌƉƌŝŽƌƚŽ
ĨŝƐŚŝŶŐĂƌĞĞdžĞŵƉƚĨƌŽŵďĂƐŝĐĂŶĚƐĂůƚǁĂƚĞƌůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐďƵƚDh^dŚĂǀĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞŐĞĂƌ
ůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚƌĂǁůƐ͕ĐƌĂďƚƌĂƉƐ͕ƐůĂƚƚƌĂƉƐ͕ŽLJƐƚĞƌƚŽŶŐƐ͕ĐƌĂǁĨŝƐŚƚƌĂƉƐ͕ǁŝƌĞ
ŶĞƚƐ͕ŚŽŽƉŶĞƚƐŽƌĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌůĞŐĂůĨŝƐŚŝŶŐŐĞĂƌ͘
FISHING IN SALTWATER
ǁĂƚĞƌůŝŶĞ͟;ƐĞĞƉĂŐĞϭϲͿĨŽƌƐĂůƚǁĂƚĞƌƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŚĂǀĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶĂ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂƐĂůƚǁĂƚĞƌĂŶŐůĞƌ͛ƐůŝĐĞŶƐĞ/E/d/KEdKĂďĂƐŝĐ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĨŝƐŚŝŶŐůŝĐĞŶƐĞyWdƚŚŽƐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞĞdžĞŵƉƚĞĚ͘ůůƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐĂƉƉůLJƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝƐƚĂŬĞŶ͘
Recreational fishing and hunting licenses may be purchased by phone toll-free at
1-888-765-2602, an authorization number for immediate use will be provided and
Licenses will be mailed to each licensee or purchase and E-License online at
www.la.wildlifelicense.com and print using your home printer for immediate use.
Methods of payment are Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express or
E-check. An authorization number for immediate use will be provided. A
convenience fee is assessed. Customers wanting a license on durable, waterproof
paper can still visit any license vendors.
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