Trip Ticket Requirements
When a licensed commercial fisherman sells or transfers his catch to a
wholesale/retail seafood dealer, he must present his license to the dealer
for license verification and provide the dealer with information necessary to
complete a commercial trip ticket. The dealer must record the sale or transfer on
a three-part LDWF-issued trip ticket form and include the following information:
• The fisherman’s name and license number
• The dealer’s name and license number
• Transaction date
• Gear and vessel used
• Primary location of where the fish were caught
• Duration of the fishing trip
• Species identification
• Quantity and units of each species
• Size and condition of each species
• Unit price of each species
The commercial fisherman and dealer must sign each trip ticket attesting that
the information is correct. The dealer retains one part of the trip ticket, provides
the fisherman with one part, and submits one part to LDWF.
When a commercial fisherman sells his catch under a Fresh Products License,
he must record all information required on the commercial trip ticket form,
recording his fresh products license number in place of the wholesaler/retailer
seafood dealer’s license number. The commercial fisherman must sign each trip
ticket attesting that the information he provided is correct.
On or before the 10th of each month, dealers and fresh products licenseholders
must submit to LDWF all trip tickets from the previous month. Dealers must
also include a signed submission sheet certifying that the submitted trip tickets
represent all of the dealer’s transactions with commercial fishermen for that
month. For more details, go to
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/trip-ticket or call
225.765.2399.
Dealers, fresh products licenseholders, retailers, restaurants, and grocers must
keep records of the following and make them available for inspection by LDWF:
• Quantity and species of seafood products, bait, reptiles, or amphibians you
purchase, date of purchase, and full name and license and/or permit number
of the commercial fisherman/collector, wholesale/retail dealer, or out-ofstate seller from whom you purchase the seafood products, bait, reptiles, or
amphibians
• Quantity and species of seafood products, bait, reptiles, or amphibians you
sell, date of sale, and name and license number of the buyer
• If selling to consumers, quantity and species of seafood products, bait,
reptiles, or amphibians sold, the date you sell it to consumers, and a
statement that you sold it to consumers
If a fisherman must have a special permit to harvest a species, records must
indicate the commercial fisherman’s permit number. If creel limits apply to a
species, records must indicate the number by head count of such species.
Dealers with federal permits must report landings electronically through
approved reporting methods every week. Go to
www.sefsc.noaa.gov/fisheries/
dealers.htm for more information.
Electronic Trip Tickets
Free computerized trip ticket data entry software is also available for wholesale/
retail seafood dealers. This electronic trip ticket program completely replaces the
paper ticket system, electronically collects and sends all information required
by the state, tracks all monies owed and paid to fishermen, tracks deductions,
generates reports, prints checks, and exports data. Dealers must still mail LDWF
a copy of their monthly submission sheet generated by the electronic program
and a completed electronic signature
log by the 10th of each month for the
preceding month. If you’re interested in
using the electronic trip ticket program to
enter and submit trip ticket information,
please contact Claude Petersen at
claude@
bluefindata.com or
225.744.0807.
Trip Tickets
nearly
50%
of annual Gulf of Mexico
shrimp landings
is landed in
Louisiana.
Contact: 225.765.2399
10
77
When a licensed commercial fisherman sells or transfers his catch to a
wholesale/retail seafood dealer, he must present his license to the dealer
for license verification and provide the dealer with information necessary to
complete a commercial trip ticket. The dealer must record the sale or transfer on
a three-part LDWF-issued trip ticket form and include the following information:
• The fisherman’s name and license number
• The dealer’s name and license number
• Transaction date
• Gear and vessel used
• Primary location of where the fish were caught
• Duration of the fishing trip
• Species identification
• Quantity and units of each species
• Size and condition of each species
• Unit price of each species
The commercial fisherman and dealer must sign each trip ticket attesting that
the information is correct. The dealer retains one part of the trip ticket, provides
the fisherman with one part, and submits one part to LDWF.
When a commercial fisherman sells his catch under a Fresh Products License,
he must record all information required on the commercial trip ticket form,
recording his fresh products license number in place of the wholesaler/retailer
seafood dealer’s license number. The commercial fisherman must sign each trip
ticket attesting that the information he provided is correct.
On or before the 10th of each month, dealers and fresh products licenseholders
must submit to LDWF all trip tickets from the previous month. Dealers must
also include a signed submission sheet certifying that the submitted trip tickets
represent all of the dealer’s transactions with commercial fishermen for that
month. For more details, go to
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/trip-ticket or call
225.765.2399.
Dealers, fresh products licenseholders, retailers, restaurants, and grocers must
keep records of the following and make them available for inspection by LDWF:
• Quantity and species of seafood products, bait, reptiles, or amphibians you
purchase, date of purchase, and full name and license and/or permit number
of the commercial fisherman/collector, wholesale/retail dealer, or out-ofstate seller from whom you purchase the seafood products, bait, reptiles, or
amphibians
• Quantity and species of seafood products, bait, reptiles, or amphibians you
sell, date of sale, and name and license number of the buyer
• If selling to consumers, quantity and species of seafood products, bait,
reptiles, or amphibians sold, the date you sell it to consumers, and a
statement that you sold it to consumers
If a fisherman must have a special permit to harvest a species, records must
indicate the commercial fisherman’s permit number. If creel limits apply to a
species, records must indicate the number by head count of such species.
Dealers with federal permits must report landings electronically through
approved reporting methods every week. Go to
www.sefsc.noaa.gov/fisheries/
dealers.htm for more information.
Electronic Trip Tickets
Free computerized trip ticket data entry software is also available for wholesale/
retail seafood dealers. This electronic trip ticket program completely replaces the
paper ticket system, electronically collects and sends all information required
by the state, tracks all monies owed and paid to fishermen, tracks deductions,
generates reports, prints checks, and exports data. Dealers must still mail LDWF
a copy of their monthly submission sheet generated by the electronic program
and a completed electronic signature
log by the 10th of each month for the
preceding month. If you’re interested in
using the electronic trip ticket program to
enter and submit trip ticket information,
please contact Claude Petersen at
claude@
bluefindata.com or
225.744.0807.
Trip Tickets
nearly
50%
of annual Gulf of Mexico
shrimp landings
is landed in
Louisiana.
Contact: 225.765.2399
10
77