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LA HB889
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Orgeron
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AI Summary
- Requires the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to establish a bulk tagging process specifically for alternative oyster cultivation operations
- Allows a single bulk tag to represent all oysters on board a vessel during transport between the harvest area and dockside facility
- Bulk tags must include all information required by the Louisiana Department of Health (Office of Public Health) and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- Retains existing law requiring individual tagging for oysters sacked or containerized on board vessels or at dockside for traditional harvesting operations
- Amends R.S. 56:449(C) governing oyster and molluscan species tagging requirements
Legislative Description
Provides relative to bulk tagging of oysters
FISHING/OYSTERS
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
3/9/2026
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources and Environment2/27/2026
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