PUBLIC OYSTER SEED GROUND VESSEL PERMIT APPEALS BOARD TO MEET

Release Date: 07/23/2009

The Public Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit Appeals Board will hold a meeting on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 9 a.m.  The meeting will take place in the second floor conference room at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries' (LDWF) New Orleans' office located in the UNO Advanced Technology Building at 2021 Lakeshore Drive in New Orleans. 

This board was established by Act 922 of the 2008 Regular Legislative Session for the purpose of hearing appeals of vessel permit denials by LDWF.  Act 922 requires that anyone commercially harvesting oysters on the public oyster seed grounds and reservations, except Calcasieu Lake and Sabine Lake, must do so from a vessel holding a Public Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit issued by LDWF.

Agenda items for the meeting of the Public Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit Appeals Board are as follows:

1. Approval of Minutes From June 25, 2009 Meeting
2. Hearing of Deferred Appeals
3. Hearing of New Appeals
4. Set next meeting date
5. Adjourn

For more information, contact Patrick Banks at 225-765-2370 or pbanks@wlf.louisiana.gov.

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