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dŚĞ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ůŝƐƚĞĚ ďĞůŽǁ ĂƉƉůLJ ƚŽ Ăůů
ĨƌŽŐƐ͕ ƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌƐ͕ ůŝnjĂƌĚƐ͕ ƐŶĂŬĞƐ͕ ƚƵƌƚůĞƐ
ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ ůů ƌĞƉƚŝůĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ĂŵƉŚŝďŝĂŶƐ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ;ŶŽŶͲ
ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůͿƵƐĞŽŶůLJ͘dŚĞƐĞƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐĚŽ
ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĂůůŝŐĂƚŽƌƐ͘ &Žƌ ĂůůŝŐĂƚŽƌ ƌĞŐƵůĂtions visit www.wlf.louisiana.gov. ůǁĂLJƐ
ĐŚĞĐŬǁŝƚŚĂŶ>t&ŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚKĨĨŝĐĞŝĨ
LJŽƵŚĂǀĞƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƐ͘
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REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
ͻ ZĞŵŽǀĂů ŽĨ ŶĞƐƚŝŶŐ Žƌ ŶĞƐƚͲƚĞŶĚŝŶŐ
ĂŶŝŵĂůƐŝƐƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ͘
ͻ hƐĞŽĨŐĂƐŽůŝŶĞƚŽĨůƵƐŚĂŶŝŵĂůƐĨƌŽŵ
ŚŝĚŝŶŐƉůĂĐĞƐŝƐƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ͘
ͻ EĂƚƵƌĂůĐŽǀĞƌƐƵĐŚĂƐƐƚƵŵƉƐĂŶĚůŽŐƐ
ŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĚĞƐƚƌŽLJĞĚǁŚŝůĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐ
ĨŽƌĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘
ͻ Additional illegal methods of take
are species specific and are grouped
accordingly.
SPECIES YOU CANNOT HARVEST
ͻ dŝŐĞƌƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌ
ͻ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶƌĞĚďĂĐŬĞĚƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌ
ͻ tĞďƐƚĞƌ͛ƐƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌ;WůĞƚŚŽĚŽŶǁĞďƐƚĞƌŝͿ
ͻ DƵĚƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌ;WƐĞƵĚŽƚƌŝƚŽŶŵŽŶƚĂŶƵƐͿ
ͻ ZĞĚƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌ
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dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJ ůŝƐƚĞĚ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚ͕ Žƌ ƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŽĨĨ
ůŝŵŝƚƐĨŽƌƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůƚĂŬĞ͘ŝǀŝůĂŶĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƉĞŶĂůƚŝĞƐŵĂLJĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
ĂƋƵĂƚŝĐ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ /Ĩ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůLJ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ
ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚƵŶŚĂƌŵĞĚŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ͗
ͻ 'ƌĞĞŶƐĞĂƚƵƌƚůĞ;Chelonia mydasͿ
ͻ ,ĂǁŬƐďŝůůƐĞĂƚƵƌƚůĞ;Eretmochelys imbricataͿ
ͻ <ĞŵƉ͛ƐƌŝĚůĞLJƐĞĂƚƵƌƚůĞ;>ĞƉŝĚŽĐŚĞůLJƐŬĞŵƉŝŝͿ
ͻ >ĞĂƚŚĞƌďĂĐŬƐĞĂƚƵƌƚůĞ;Dermochelys coriaceaͿ
ͻ >ŽŐŐĞƌŚĞĂĚƐĞĂƚƵƌƚůĞ;Caretta carettaͿ
ͻ 'ŽƉŚĞƌƚŽƌƚŽŝƐĞ;Gopherus polyphemusͿ
ͻ ZŝŶŐĞĚŵĂƉƚƵƌƚůĞ;Graptemys oculiferaͿ
ͻ ƵƐŬLJŐŽƉŚĞƌĨƌŽŐ;Rana sevosaͿ
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS AND STATE AND FEDERAL REFUGES
tDƐ͕ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƌĞĨƵŐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ƌĞĨƵŐĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ŽƉĞŶ
ƐĞĂƐŽŶƐ͕ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŐĞĂƌ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶƐ͘ &Žƌ ƐƚĂƚĞͲƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞĚ ĂƌĞĂƐ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ tD ĂŶĚ
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dŚĞ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ůŝƐƚĞĚ ďĞůŽǁ ĂƉƉůLJ ƚŽ Ăůů
ĨƌŽŐƐ͕ ƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌƐ͕ ůŝnjĂƌĚƐ͕ ƐŶĂŬĞƐ͕ ƚƵƌƚůĞƐ
ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ ůů ƌĞƉƚŝůĞƐ ĂŶĚ
ĂŵƉŚŝďŝĂŶƐ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ;ŶŽŶͲ
ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůͿƵƐĞŽŶůLJ͘dŚĞƐĞƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐĚŽ
ŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĂůůŝŐĂƚŽƌƐ͘ &Žƌ ĂůůŝŐĂƚŽƌ ƌĞŐƵůĂtions visit www.wlf.louisiana.gov. ůǁĂLJƐ
ĐŚĞĐŬǁŝƚŚĂŶ>t&ŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚKĨĨŝĐĞŝĨ
LJŽƵŚĂǀĞƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶƐ͘
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REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
ͻ ZĞŵŽǀĂů ŽĨ ŶĞƐƚŝŶŐ Žƌ ŶĞƐƚͲƚĞŶĚŝŶŐ
ĂŶŝŵĂůƐŝƐƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ͘
ͻ hƐĞŽĨŐĂƐŽůŝŶĞƚŽĨůƵƐŚĂŶŝŵĂůƐĨƌŽŵ
ŚŝĚŝŶŐƉůĂĐĞƐŝƐƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ͘
ͻ EĂƚƵƌĂůĐŽǀĞƌƐƵĐŚĂƐƐƚƵŵƉƐĂŶĚůŽŐƐ
ŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞĚĞƐƚƌŽLJĞĚǁŚŝůĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐ
ĨŽƌĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘
ͻ Additional illegal methods of take
are species specific and are grouped
accordingly.
SPECIES YOU CANNOT HARVEST
ͻ dŝŐĞƌƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌ
ͻ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶƌĞĚďĂĐŬĞĚƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌ
ͻ tĞďƐƚĞƌ͛ƐƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌ;WůĞƚŚŽĚŽŶǁĞďƐƚĞƌŝͿ
ͻ DƵĚƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌ;WƐĞƵĚŽƚƌŝƚŽŶŵŽŶƚĂŶƵƐͿ
ͻ ZĞĚƐĂůĂŵĂŶĚĞƌ
d,ZdEKZEE'Z^W/^
dŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJ ůŝƐƚĞĚ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚ͕ Žƌ ƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŽĨĨ
ůŝŵŝƚƐĨŽƌƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůƚĂŬĞ͘ŝǀŝůĂŶĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƉĞŶĂůƚŝĞƐŵĂLJĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
ĂƋƵĂƚŝĐ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ /Ĩ ĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůLJ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ
ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚƵŶŚĂƌŵĞĚŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ͗
ͻ 'ƌĞĞŶƐĞĂƚƵƌƚůĞ;Chelonia mydasͿ
ͻ ,ĂǁŬƐďŝůůƐĞĂƚƵƌƚůĞ;Eretmochelys imbricataͿ
ͻ <ĞŵƉ͛ƐƌŝĚůĞLJƐĞĂƚƵƌƚůĞ;>ĞƉŝĚŽĐŚĞůLJƐŬĞŵƉŝŝͿ
ͻ >ĞĂƚŚĞƌďĂĐŬƐĞĂƚƵƌƚůĞ;Dermochelys coriaceaͿ
ͻ >ŽŐŐĞƌŚĞĂĚƐĞĂƚƵƌƚůĞ;Caretta carettaͿ
ͻ 'ŽƉŚĞƌƚŽƌƚŽŝƐĞ;Gopherus polyphemusͿ
ͻ ZŝŶŐĞĚŵĂƉƚƵƌƚůĞ;Graptemys oculiferaͿ
ͻ ƵƐŬLJŐŽƉŚĞƌĨƌŽŐ;Rana sevosaͿ
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS AND STATE AND FEDERAL REFUGES
tDƐ͕ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƌĞĨƵŐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ƌĞĨƵŐĞƐ ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ŽƉĞŶ
ƐĞĂƐŽŶƐ͕ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŐĞĂƌ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶƐ͘ &Žƌ ƐƚĂƚĞͲƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞĚ ĂƌĞĂƐ ƌĞĨĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ tD ĂŶĚ
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