LAC 76:VII.511. Public Oyster Seed Grounds East of the Mississippi River

A. The public oyster seed grounds east of the Mississippi River are described as that portion of state water bottoms hatched on the map below, except as follows: 1. that portion as described in Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC) 76:VII.531.B. (Oyster Lease Relocation) and more particularly described as that area within the following coordinates (North American Datum 1983): a. South Breton Sound i. 89 degrees 27 minutes 49.74 seconds W 29 degrees 27 minutes 48.91 seconds N; ii. 89 degrees 26 minutes 36.54 seconds W 29 degrees 27 minutes 48.89 seconds N; iii. 89 degrees 26 minutes 36.47 seconds W 29 degrees 26 minutes 38.48 seconds N; iv. 89 degrees 28 minutes 04.69 seconds W 29 degrees 26 minutes 43.66 seconds N; v. 89 degrees 28 minutes 58.49 seconds W 29 degrees 26 minutes 41.69 seconds N. 2. The below described areas, comprising approximately 40,248 acres, shall no longer be designated as a seed ground and shall be set aside for oyster leasing as per provisions of subpart D of Part VII of Louisiana Revised Statues Title 56, upon commencement of the first lottery phase of the oyster moratorium lifting process pursuant to the provisions of Phase Four of Section 2 of Act 595 of the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature: a. North Breton Sound i. 89 degrees 24 minutes 00.000 seconds W 29 degrees 41 minutes 00.468 seconds N; ii. 89 degrees 24 minutes 00.000 seconds W 29 degrees 34 minutes 30.000 seconds N; iii. 89 degrees 27 minutes 56.000 seconds W 29 degrees 34 minutes 30.000 seconds N; iv. 89 degrees 27 minutes 56.000 seconds W 29 degrees 41 minutes 12.400 seconds N; v. following the current public oyster seed ground boundary line and shorelines back to point of beginning. b. Bay Eloi i. 89 degrees 17 minutes 12.190 seconds W 29 degrees 45 minutes 49.160 seconds N; ii. 89 degrees 23 minutes 46.500 seconds W 29 degrees 41 minutes 09.948 seconds N; iii. following the current public oyster seed ground boundary line and shorelines back to point of beginning.