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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. In the following described area of Lake Pontchartrain, the waters and the air column above such waters are hereby designated and declared the Lake Pontchartrain State Bird Sanctuary:
(1) From the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, one mile south along the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and one-half mile east and west of the causeway in such area.
(2) From the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, one mile north along the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and one-half mile east and west of the causeway in such area.
B. All species of birds shall be protected within the Lake Pontchartrain State Bird Sanctuary. No person shall catch, kill, injure, pursue, possess, sell, or purchase any species of bird or the eggs or nest of any species of bird within the sanctuary.
C. (1) The department shall administer the sanctuary and shall cause markers to be erected at appropriate intervals around the periphery of the sanctuary to warn all persons against trespassing upon the sanctuary.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section to the contrary the department is authorized to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the governing authority of Jefferson Parish. The intergovernmental agreement shall provide for the transfer of the responsibility for the administration, development, and enhancement of the bird sanctuary affecting the area around the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, as described in this Section, to the parish. The department is authorized to terminate the agreement at such time as the governing authority of Jefferson Parish is either unable or unwilling to continue in its responsibility for the administration of the south Lake Pontchartrain bird sanctuary.
D. Violation of the provisions of this Section constitutes a class two violation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 56, § 803. Lake Pontchartrain State Bird Sanctuary - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-56-sect-803/
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