| Commercial Fisherman |
$96 |
$620 |
| Senior Commercial Fisherman |
$50 |
— |
| Apprentice |
$37.50 |
$287.50 |
| Reptile and Amphibian Collector |
$75 ($10 for under age 18) |
$420 |
| Vessel (required south of saltwater line) |
$50 for 1st vessel, $35 for 2nd vessel, $20 for 3rd and any subsequent vessel |
$400 |
| Special Bait Dealer Permit |
$110 (plus $1,000 cash bond) |
— |
| Oyster Harvester License (captain only) |
$100 |
$400 |
| Calcasieu Lake Oyster Harvester Permit |
Free |
Free |
| Public Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit |
$50 |
$200 |
| Public Oyster Seed Ground Gear License (single scraper, tongs, by hand) |
$200 |
$800 |
| Out-of-State Oyster Landing Permit |
$100 |
$100 |
| Alternative Oyster Culture Permit (Commercial Fisherman and Oyster Harvester Licenses required) |
$100 application fee; $2 per acre lease fee |
$100 application fee; $2 per acre lease fee |
| Oyster Importation Permit |
Free |
Free |
| Gulf Seafood Traversing and Offloading License |
$75 |
$800 |
| Mullet Permit (captain only) |
$300 |
$1200 |
| Pompano Permit (captain only) |
Free |
Free |
| Shark Permit |
$50 |
$25 |
| Spotted Seatrout Permit |
$150 |
$600 |
| Traversing Permit |
Free |
Free |
| Mussel Harvester Permit (captain only) |
$100 |
$1,000 |
| Butterfly Net (per net) |
$25 |
$100 |
| Crab Trap (any legal number) |
$50 |
$200 |
| Crawfish Trap (any legal number) |
$25 |
$100 |
| Freshwater Shrimp Net |
$25 |
— |
| Mullet Strike Net (per net) |
$275 |
$1,100 |
| Other Freshwater Gear (any legal number; includes cans, buckets, pipes, drums, tires, cast net, dip net, garfish gig, bow and arrow, spear gun, gill net, hoop net, minnow trap, seine, slat trap, set lines (trot, bush, yo-yos, triggers, etc.), trammel net, wire net) |
$50 |
$200 |
| Other Saltwater Gear (includes cans, buckets, pipes, drums, tires, cast net, dip net, flounder/garfish gig, bow and arrow, spear gun, eel pot, hoop net, minnow trap, set lines (trot, bush, yo-yos, triggers, etc.), slat trap) |
$50 |
$200 |
| Oyster Scraper (per scraper) |
$50 |
$400 |
| Oyster Tong (per tong) |
$50 |
$400 |
| Pompano Strike Net (per net) |
$300 |
$1,200 |
| Purse/Menhaden Seine (per seine) |
$2,000 |
$8,000 |
| Rod and Reel (saltwater; any legal number) |
$350 |
$1,400 |
| Shad Gill Net |
$50 |
$200 |
| Shad Seine (freshwater) |
$50 |
$200 |
| Shrimp Gear Fee (one-time annually) |
$10 |
$40 |
| Shrimp Trawl (per trawl) |
$25 |
$100 |
| Skimmer Net (per net) |
$25 |
$100 |
| Wholesale/Retail Seafood Dealer - Business or Vehicle |
$550 |
$2,200 |
| Fresh Products (Commercial Fisherman License required) |
$61 |
$300 |
| Fresh Products - Other (any designated individual) |
$5 |
— |
| Wholesale Out-of-State Crab Shipping (includes retail) |
$240 |
$240 |
| Oyster Cargo Vessel Permit |
$250 |
$1,105 |
| Mussel Buyer's Permit |
$150 |
$600 |
| Reptile and Amphibian Wholesale/Retail Dealer |
$220 |
$880 |
| Nonresident Reptile and Amphibian Wholesale/Retail Dealer (3-day) |
— |
$150 |
| Alligator Parts Dealer (expires June 30) |
$105 |
$105 |
| Alligator Parts Retailer (expires June 30) |
$10 |
$10 |
| Domesticated Aquatic Organism License |
$25 |
$500 |
| Seafood Transport License (must possess a Wholesale/Retail Seafood Dealer or Commercial Fisherman License) |
$83 |
$83 |
| Reptile and Amphibian Transport License |
$65 |
$250 |
| Resident Trapping (under age 15) |
$5 |
— |
| Resident Trapping (age 15 or older) |
$25 |
— |
| Nonresident Trapping |
— |
$200 |
| Fur Buyer |
$55 |
$215 |
| Fur Dealer |
$400 ($500 deposit required) |
$800 ($1,000 deposit required) |
| Commercial Hunting Preserve License (pen-raised birds only) |
$420 |
$420 |
| Game Breeder License |
$100 (plus $50 inspection fee for deer and birds of prey) |
$100 (plus $50 inspection fee for deer and birds of prey) |
| Nongame Quadruped Exhibitor License |
$20 |
$20 |
| Nongame Quadruped Breeder License |
$50 |
$50 |
