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Panel approves small change to hunting license rules to permit mallard hunting on island reserve
Summary
The committee reported HB 164 favorably; the bill moves a reserve boundary to allow mallard hunting of pen-raised ducks on an island in St. Charles Parish, and the Louisiana Wildlife Federation provided informational testimony.
House Bill 164, presented by the committee chair on behalf of Representative Billings, would permit hunting of mallards that are pen-raised on an island in St. Charles Parish by moving the boundary of a reserve so the island falls outside the reserve’s protected area.
The clerk read the bill and staff described it as a limited change that allows hunting of mallard ducks raised on a specific island in St. Charles Parish. The committee offered no questions and moved to report HB 164 favorably. The Louisiana Wildlife Federation submitted an informational card in support.
