- A. Prohibits the use of trammel and gill nets in False River, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, except their use will be allowed for the legal harvest of commercial fish during a special recurring trammel and gill netting season to commence each year at sunrise on October 1 and close at sunset on the last day of February the following year. The use of fish seines is prohibited and there is no season.
- B. The trammel and gill nets allowed during the special recurring season shall have a minimum mesh size of 3 1/2” square (7” stretched) or greater.
- C. Commercial fishing will be allowed only during daylight hours except that gear can remain set overnight but fish captured shall be removed during daylight hours only.
- D. Commercial fishing with trammel and gill nets will be allowed on False River Lake only during the open season and only by licensed commercial fishermen.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:22(B).
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 38:1732 (July 2012), amended LR 40:1947 (October 2014).