Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB480: FISH/FISHING: Provides for anchorage in certain waterways with fishing gear restriction. (8/1/26)
Status: Signed into law, June 9, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 56:499.3, relative to butterfly and bottom nets; to provide for the use of butterfly and bottom nets in certain water bodies while the vessel is underway; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 56:499.3, relative to butterfly and bottom nets; to provide for the use of butterfly and bottom nets in certain water bodies while the vessel is underway; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 56:499.3 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §499.3. Butterfly and bottom nets; Oyster Bayou A. In the body of water known as Oyster Bayou, located between Atchafalaya Bay and Terrebonne Bay, and extending one thousand feet outside of the points where Oyster Bayou connects with Fourleague Bay and the Gulf of America, butterfly nets and bottom nets may be used to take shrimp only when suspended from a fishing boat or vessel which is motor propelled and underway. B. Any anchor or weight used to secure in the waterway the net or any object to which it is attached or mounted, including but not limited to any unmanned boat or vessel, floating platform, pontoon, or barge, shall be prohibited. C. Any Additionally, any rope, line, chain, or other device used to connect to the shoreline the net and any object to which it is attached or mounted, including Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and …
Sponsors
- Allain, Robert (R, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective date 8/1/2026.
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 903.
- : Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Received from the House without amendments.
- : Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- : Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
- : Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
- : Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Votes
- House Vote on SB 480, FINAL PASSAGE (#1643) (May 29, 2026): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on SB 480, FINAL PASSAGE (#1096) (May 20, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB480?
- SB480 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): FISH/FISHING: Provides for anchorage in certain waterways with fishing gear restriction. (8/1/26).
- What does SB480 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend and reenact R.S. 56:499.3, relative to butterfly and bottom nets; to provide for the use of butterfly and bottom nets in certain water bodies while the vessel is underway; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of SB480?
- Signed into law as of June 9, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 8/1/2026. (June 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB480?
- Allain, Robert (R, 21).
- Where is the official record for SB480?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SB480
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