HCR 5 — FISHING: Amends Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rules regarding red drum harvest

HLSENROLLED 26RS-1332 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.

5 BY REPRESENTATIVE ORGERON FISHING:A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To enact the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rule, LAC 76:VII.363(A)(4), which provides for red drum harvest;

Amends Departmentof Wildlife and Fisheries rules regarding red drum harvest A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To enact the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rule, LAC 76:VII.363(A)(4), which provides for red drum harvest;

to provide for eligibilityrequirementsfortournaments;toeligibilityrequirementsfortournaments;toprovideforrelatedmatters;andto provideforrelatedmatters;andtodirectdirect the office of the state register to print the amendments in the Louisiana Administrative Code.

and PageWHEREAS, 1there ofare 3several CODING:long-standing and well-established annual fishing tournaments in the state that have traditionally included bull redfish categories;

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5 WHEREAS, there are several long-standing and well-established annual fishing tournaments in the state that have traditionally included bull redfish categories;

and WHEREAS, allowing these tournaments to maintain their traditional bull red categories would help preserve important cultural and recreational activity, and the associatedPage economic1 impactof that2 theseCODING: tournaments bring, without significantly impacting red drum stock recoveryefforts.

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5 ENROLLED associated economic impact that these tournaments bring, without significantly impacting red drum stock recoveryefforts.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE Page 2 of 32 CODING:

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5 DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.

It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.

The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HCR 5 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Orgeron AmendsLAC 76:VII.363(A) to authorize special permitsthatwouldallowthetakingofred drum longer than 27 inches for participants in a fishing tournament or rodeo that meets the following requirements:

(1) The event has been held regularly for five years or more.

(2) The event has historically included a bull red category.

(3) The event is no longer than four days long, once a year.

Directs the La.

Register to print the amendment to LAC 76:VII.363(A) in the La.

Administrative Code.

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