Louisiana HB858 establishes a public records exemption for GPS data on wildlife and aquatic life collected by the Department of Wildlife and.
Louisiana HB858 creates an exemption to the state's public records laws for Global Positioning System (GPS) data collected by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. This data, if disclosed, would reveal the location of individual animals. The bill aims to protect the privacy of wildlife and aquatic life by preventing the public release of such sensitive information. This change adds a new exemption to the existing public records requirements, ensuring that specific GPS data remains confidential.
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