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urn: urn:us-la:rs:56:291
citation: "R.S. 56:291"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 56 › Chapter 1 › Part V › Subpart C"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 2004, number: 164, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
  - { year: 2024, number: 443, section: 2, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Feeding of wild bears prohibited

No person shall intentionally feed or attempt to feed a wild bear. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to baiting of bears by properly licensed hunters in possession of a bear harvest permit and shall not prohibit legal baiting of deer. The first violation of this Section by any person shall result in the issuance of a warning ticket only. Any subsequent violation by the same person shall be a class two violation. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is authorized to promulgate, under the Administrative Procedure Act, rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this Section.