HB 652 — WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Provides for the membership of the the Oyster Task Force

HLSENROLLED 26RS-491 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

652 BY REPRESENTATIVE BRAUD WILDLIFEAN &ACT FISHERIES:To amend and reenact R.S.

Provides for the membership of the the Oyster Task Force AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

to add the Department of Agriculture and Forestry as an entity that receives recommendations from the task forceforcerelative relative to the oyster industryand production;

Of the other two members, one shall be from PageJefferson 1Parish ofand 3one CODING:shall be selected from either Lafourche or Terrebonne Parish.

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652 JeffersonENROLLED Parish(6) and(7) oneTwo shallmembers beappointed selectedbythe fromPlaquemines eitherOyster LafourcheAssociation. or Terrebonne Parish.

(6) (7) Two members appointed bythe Plaquemines Oyster Association.

(8) (9) One member appointed by the Cameron Parish police jury who is a properlylicensed oyster harvesterharvesterwith with documented commercial landings of oysters from Calcasieu Lake, or a properly licensed seafood dealer with documented commercial purchases of oysters from Calcasieu Lake during the current or preceding license year of appointment as per records of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

The members appointed under the provisions of Paragraphs (B)(1) through (4)(5)and(14)(4) (16)(5) ofand this(14)(16)ofthis SectionSectionshallbenonvotingmembers. shallbenonvotingmembers.

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The task force is hereby charged with the responsibility to do the following:

HLS 26RS-491 ENGROSSED HB NO.

652 E.ENROLLED (4) Make recommendations with respect to issues pertaining to the oyster industry and oyster production to the various state agencies charged with responsibilityfordifferingelementsoftheoysterindustryin thisstate,includingthe Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, theDepartmentofConservationandEnergy,theCoastalProtectionandRestoration Authority Board, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the Louisiana Department of Health, the governor's executive assistant for coastal activities, and the legislature.

The* task* force* isSPEAKER herebyOF chargedTHE withHOUSE theOF responsibilityREPRESENTATIVES toPRESIDENT doOF theTHE following:SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

*Page *3 * (4) Make recommendations with respect to issues pertaining to the oyster industry and oyster production to the various state agencies charged with responsibilityfordifferingelementsoftheoysterindustryin thisstate,includingthe Department of Wildlife3 andCODING: Fisheries, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, theDepartmentofConservationandEnergy,theCoastalProtectionandRestoration Authority Board, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the Louisiana Department of Health, the governor's executive assistant for coastal activities, and the legislature.

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[R.S.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 652 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Braud Abstract:

Adds one member appointed by the commissioner of the Dept.

of Agriculture and Forestry to the Oyster Task Force.

Present law provides for the membership of the Oyster Task Force and provides for membership appointments.

ProposedlawaddsonemembertothetaskforceappointedbythecommissioneroftheDept.

of Agriculture and Forestry.

Specifies that the additional member is a nonvoting member.

AddstheDept.ofAgricultureandForestryasanentitythatreceivesrecommendationsfrom the task force pertaining to the oyster industry and production.

(Amends R.S.

56:421(B)(5)-(15), (C), and (E)(4);

Adds R.S.

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