1. A. A valid wildlife management area (WMA) access permit or license conveying an equivalent privilege shall be required for use of department-administered lands including wildlife refuges and wildlife management and habitat conservation areas. Persons under eighteen years of age are exempt from this requirement.
2. B. Self-Clearing Permits. A self-clearing permit is required for all activities (hunting, fishing, hiking, bird watching, sightseeing, etc.) on department-administered lands including wildlife refuges, except for the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge and the Marsh Island Wildlife Refuge, and wildlife management and habitat conservation areas. The self-clearing permit will consist of two portions: check in, check out. All persons must either check in/check out electronically through the department WMA/public land self-clearing permit app/Internet Web Portal or obtain a self-clearing permit from an information station. Users may check in one day in advance of use. Users that check in by electronic means are required to possess proof of check in and must check out within 24 hours. If utilizing paper self-clearing permits from an information station, check in portion must be completed and put in a permit box before each day's activity. The check-out portion must be carried by each person while on the properties and must be completed and put in a permit box immediately upon exiting the properties.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:5 and R.S. 56:109.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 48:1590 (June 2022), amended by House Concurrent Resolution No. 3 of the 2023 Regular Session, LR 49:1183 (June 2023).