§103.1. Nonresident licenses; penalties

A. No nonresident shall at any time hunt, take, possess, or cause to be transported by any other person any wild bird or any wild quadruped, unless he is at the time of such act the lawful holder of an effective nonresident license for that purpose issued to him by authority of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.

B.(1) In order to hunt, take, possess, or transport deer or turkey in Louisiana, in addition to a nonresident basic hunting license, a nonresident shall be required to purchase and have on his person a nonresident big game license. In order to hunt, take, possess, or transport waterfowl in Louisiana, in addition to a nonresident basic hunting license, a nonresident shall be required to purchase and have on his person a nonresident duck license. The fee for an annual nonresident duck license shall be twenty-five dollars. In order to hunt, take, possess, or transport turkey in Louisiana, in addition to a nonresident big game hunting license, a nonresident shall be required to purchase and have on his person a nonresident wild turkey license. The fee for an annual nonresident wild turkey license shall be twenty dollars and fifty cents.

(2) In addition to all other licenses required by law, a special primitive firearms license may be authorized to take deer during the special deer hunting season for primitive firearms. A fee may be charged for the issuance of such license as provided in R.S. 56:104(A)(4), and the fees therefrom shall be dedicated to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to be used for the development and study of the deer herds within the state after costs for the administration of the licensing program have been deducted.

C. Violation of this Section shall constitute a class two violation.

Acts 1993, No. 73, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 2000, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. June 26, 2000; Acts 2008, No. 51, §1, eff. June 5, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 100, §1.