54 2017 Louisiana Fishing Regulations
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one and wear it when you’re on the water.
Remember that children 16 years old or younger
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ĮƩĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŽƉĞƌůŝĨĞǀĞƐƚĂŶĚůĞĂĚďLJĞdžĂŵƉůĞďLJ
ǁĞĂƌŝŶŐŽŶĞƚŽŽ͘&ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶŚŽǁƚŽ
ĮŶĚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚůŝĨĞǀĞƐƚŽƌĨŽƌŵŽƌĞďŽĂƟŶŐƐĂĨĞƚLJ
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louisiana.gov.
CONSUMER ALERT: ŚŽŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚWĞƌƐŽŶĂů&ůŽƚĂƟŽŶ
ĞǀŝĐĞ;W&ͿĐĂŶďĞƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůŝĨĞĂŶĚĚĞĂƚŚǁŚĞŶŽŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ͘DĂŬĞ
sure the PFD is U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) approved. A USCG approved PFD will have
an approval number on the label usually on the inside part of the PFD. A PFD that
is not USCG approved is illegal and unsafe. More and more non-approved PFDs are
showing up in the marketplace and are being sold at larger retailers where most
customers assume it is an approved version.
f.
BOATING SAFETY
BOATER EDUCATION
ůůƉĞƌƐŽŶƐďŽƌŶĂŌĞƌ:ĂŶ͘ϭ͕ϭϵϴϰĂƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂE^>ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďŽĂƟŶŐ
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ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐŝŶĂŶLJďŽĂƟŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚŝƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂŐĞŽĨϭϴ͕ĂŶĚŝĨƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ
ƚŽŚĂǀĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĂďŽĂƟŶŐĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚďŽĂƟŶŐƐĂĨĞƚLJĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘
>t&ŽīĞƌƐŽĂƟŶŐůĂƐƐĞƐŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƌĞŐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͕ĨƌĞĞŽĨĐŚĂƌŐĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͘
&ŽƌƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĐĂŶŶŽƚĂƩĞŶĚĂĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵƐĞƫŶŐĂŶŽŶůŝŶĞďŽĂƟŶŐĐůĂƐƐŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝƚŝƐŶŽƚĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĞĚďLJ>t&ĂŶĚĂĨĞĞŝƐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚ͘sŝƐŝƚwww.wlf.louisiana.govĨŽƌ
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE & FISHERIES
LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
TO REPORT MISSING/OVERDUE BOATERS,
REPORT A BOAT CRASH INCIDENT OR
REPORT VIOLATIONS, PLEASE CALL
1-800-442-2511.
LADWF TIPS APP now available from the
Apple Store and Google Play
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LIFE JACKETS SAVE LIVES
WĞƌƐŽŶĂů&ůŽƚĂƟŽŶĞǀŝĐĞƐ;W&ƐͿƐĂǀĞůŝǀĞƐ͘'Ğƚ
one and wear it when you’re on the water.
Remember that children 16 years old or younger
ŵƵƐƚǁĞĂƌĂƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJƐŝnjĞĚĂŶĚĮƩĞĚ͕ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŇŽƚĂƟŽŶĚĞǀŝĐĞĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞh͘^͘ŽĂƐƚ'ƵĂƌĚĂƚ
ĂůůƟŵĞƐǁŚĞŶĂǀĞƐƐĞůŝƐƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJ͘'ĞƚLJŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚ
ĮƩĞĚĨŽƌĂƉƌŽƉĞƌůŝĨĞǀĞƐƚĂŶĚůĞĂĚďLJĞdžĂŵƉůĞďLJ
ǁĞĂƌŝŶŐŽŶĞƚŽŽ͘&ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶŚŽǁƚŽ
ĮŶĚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚůŝĨĞǀĞƐƚŽƌĨŽƌŵŽƌĞďŽĂƟŶŐƐĂĨĞƚLJ
ƟƉƐ͕ǀŝƐŝƚŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ƵƐĐŐďŽĂƟŶŐ͘ŽƌŐor www.wlf.
louisiana.gov.
CONSUMER ALERT: ŚŽŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚWĞƌƐŽŶĂů&ůŽƚĂƟŽŶ
ĞǀŝĐĞ;W&ͿĐĂŶďĞƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶůŝĨĞĂŶĚĚĞĂƚŚǁŚĞŶŽŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ͘DĂŬĞ
sure the PFD is U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) approved. A USCG approved PFD will have
an approval number on the label usually on the inside part of the PFD. A PFD that
is not USCG approved is illegal and unsafe. More and more non-approved PFDs are
showing up in the marketplace and are being sold at larger retailers where most
customers assume it is an approved version.
f.
BOATING SAFETY
BOATER EDUCATION
ůůƉĞƌƐŽŶƐďŽƌŶĂŌĞƌ:ĂŶ͘ϭ͕ϭϵϴϰĂƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂE^>ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďŽĂƟŶŐ
ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĐŽƵƌƐĞƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĂŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚŽǀĞƌϭϬŚŽƌƐĞƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŵƵƐƚĐĂƌƌLJƉƌŽŽĨŽĨƐƵĐŚ
ǁŚĞŶŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĞŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚ͘ŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚŵĂLJďĞŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚŝĨĂŶLJƉĞƌƐŽŶŽŶďŽĂƌĚŽƌ
ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐŝŶĂŶLJďŽĂƟŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚŝƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂŐĞŽĨϭϴ͕ĂŶĚŝĨƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ
ƚŽŚĂǀĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĂďŽĂƟŶŐĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ŚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚďŽĂƟŶŐƐĂĨĞƚLJĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘
>t&ŽīĞƌƐŽĂƟŶŐůĂƐƐĞƐŝŶĞǀĞƌLJƌĞŐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͕ĨƌĞĞŽĨĐŚĂƌŐĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͘
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE & FISHERIES
LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
TO REPORT MISSING/OVERDUE BOATERS,
REPORT A BOAT CRASH INCIDENT OR
REPORT VIOLATIONS, PLEASE CALL
1-800-442-2511.
LADWF TIPS APP now available from the
Apple Store and Google Play
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