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Participate in the Coastwide Nutria Control Program

The Coastwide Nutria Control Program requires that those interested in the program complete an application process before they can become active participants. The steps to becoming a program participant are as follows:

  1. Purchase a Louisiana Trapping License.

    2. (Available wherever hunting, fishing, and trappings licenses are sold. Louisiana trapping regulations are available here.)

  2. Complete the separate Nutria Control Program participant application process.

    3. (Available online here.)

  3. Note that an absolutely critical aspect of the application requires the participant to gain written permission from property owners and land managers whose land will be harvested. (This is essential in order for the program track its success across various regions.)

  4. Valid application, including statements of permission, need to received by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries by October 1, 2002. Mail fully completed applications to:

    Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
    Fur and Refuge Division
    2415 Darnall Road
    New Iberia, LA 70560

    5. Phone: (318) 373-0032
    Fax: (318) 373-0181

  5. Approved participants will be notified in time for the beginning of the 2002-03 nutria trapping season (November 20, 2002 to March 31, 3003).

  6. Participants, or their designees, will be paid $4.00 per fresh or iced in-season, 7-inch tail harvested from the participant's approved area and turned into the various regional collection centers.