LAC 76:I.337. Special Permits: Publicly-Operated Residential Psychiatric Facilities

A. In lieu of a license which authorizes a person to take and possess freshwater fish for recreational purposes, the department may issue a Special Residential Facility Fishing Permit for the benefit of persons who reside at publicly-operated residential psychiatric facilities. 1. Special Residential Facility Fishing Permits shall be issued annually and will be exempt from license fees. 2. Anyone fishing under a Special Residential Facility Fishing Permit must do so only on the grounds of the facility. 3. All Special Residential Facility Fishing Permits shall be issued from the Baton Rouge Headquarters location. 4. To qualify for a Special Residential Facility Fishing Permit, the qualifying facility must submit to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries a completed application form for the Special Residential Facility Fishing Permit(s). 5. The permit shall be in the name of the facility, and shall entitle all residential patients of the facility to fish on the grounds of the facility for a period of one year from date of issuance.