{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-56-497.1","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 56:497.1","heading":"Trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license eligibility","body":"A. Any person convicted of commercial or recreational shrimping during the closed season twice within a five-year period shall not be eligible to hold a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license for a period of three years from the date of the second conviction.\nB. Any person convicted of commercial or recreational shrimping during the closed season three or more times during a five-year period shall not be eligible to hold a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly gear license for a period of ten years from the date of the third or subsequent conviction.\nC. Any person who is ineligible to hold a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly net gear license pursuant to the provisions of this Section is prohibited from engaging in commercial or recreational shrimping or being aboard a vessel harvesting or possessing shrimp or possessing a trawl, skimmer, or butterfly net gear unless the vessel is equipped with and employs an approved operating vessel monitoring system which is accessible to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. A violation of this provision shall constitute a class four violation.","path":["TITLE 56. WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=321909","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:03:23Z","sha256":"8a883f6aaa9dcea42ce81376533409a47f42295cdb734540bd92d2d724351179","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-56-497","next":"us-la/rs-56-498"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}