Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 56, § 251. Licenses; possession limit for nonresident alligator hunter; deposit as guarantee of payment of severance tax; penalties

(1) Every resident fur trapper, eighteen years of age or older, before commencing the business of trapping furbearing animals, shall secure annually from the department a trapper's license, which shall be furnished upon the payment of forty dollars. Every resident fur trapper under the age of eighteen years, before commencing the business of trapping furbearing animals, shall secure annually from the department a recreational youth hunting license. Every nonresident fur trapper, before commencing the business of trapping furbearing animals, shall secure annually from the department a nonresident trapper's license, which shall be furnished upon the payment of one hundred sixty dollars. Every resident and nonresident fur trapper must at all times have this license in possession while trapping or selling pelts or animals. The secretary of the department is hereby authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with any state with respect to nonresident license fees for the trapping of furbearing animals.

(3) Every resident fur buyer shall, before commencing business, procure annually from the department a resident fur buyer's license, which shall be furnished upon the payment of fifty-five dollars and the filing of an application approved by the department.

(4) Every nonresident fur buyer shall before commencing business procure annually from the department a nonresident fur buyer's license, which shall be furnished upon the payment of two hundred fifteen dollars, and the filing of an application approved by the department. Every resident and nonresident fur buyer must at all times have this license in possession while operating his business.

(5) Every resident fur dealer shall, before commencing business, procure annually from the department a resident fur dealer's license, which shall be furnished upon the payment of four hundred dollars and the filing of an application approved by the department.

(6) Every nonresident fur dealer shall before commencing business procure annually from the department a nonresident fur dealer's license, which shall be furnished upon the payment of eight hundred dollars and the filing of an application approved by the department. Every resident and nonresident dealer must at all times have this license in possession or prominently displayed while operating his business.