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LA Rev Stat § 51:50 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§50. Expiration and return of licensure; lost licenses

RS 50 - Expiration and return of licensure; lost licenses A. Upon its expiration, voluntary surrender prior to expiration, or lapse of extension granted pursuant to R.S. 51:49(B)(2), each license issued pursuant to this Part shall be returned to the consumer protection section. Such section shall cancel the license, endorse the date of delivery and cancellation on the license, and place the cancelled license on file. B. If a license issued pursuant to this Part has been lost or destroyed, a licensee shall file an affidavit with the consumer protection section. Such affidavit shall describe the license with sufficient particularity to identify the license and licensee and shall specify such loss or destruction. The consumer protection section, upon proof of such loss or destruction, may accept such affidavit in lieu of the return of a license required by Subsection A of this Section. Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:51 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§51. Holding of deposit

RS 51 - Holding of deposit  A. The deposit made by an applicant for licensure pursuant to R.S. 51:47(D) shall be held by the consumer protection section for a period of sixty days from the date of delivery of a returned license or from the date of acceptance of an affidavit in lieu of return. B. While in the hands of the consumer protection section, such deposit shall be subject to attachment or execution in behalf of creditors or consumers whose claim may arise in connection with business done pursuant to the license for which such deposit was made. The consumer protection section may also be held to answer as garnishee under process of foreign attachment in any civil action brought against the licensee. However, no such payment may be made or garnished from the deposit of a licensee until the expiration of the sixty-day period specified in Subsection A of this Section.  C. While in the hands of the consumer protection section, such deposit shall also be subject to the payment of any fine or penalty imposed on the licensee for violation of any provision of this Part. However, such payment shall be made only if the clerk of the court imposing such fine or penalty notifies the section of the name of the licensee and the amount of the fine or penalty during the period in which the deposit is in the hands of the consumer protection section.  D. After satisfying all claims made upon a licensee's deposit, the consumer protection section shall return the deposit, or such portion of the deposit as remains in its hands to the licensee or as directed by the licensee.  E. Upon the failure of the licensee to return the license or an affidavit in lieu of such return within three hundred sixty-five calendar days from the expiration of the license, the deposit shall revert to the Unclaimed Property Division of the Department of the Treasury in the name of the licensee and the consumer protection section of the Department of Justice.  F. While in the hands of the Unclaimed Property Division of the Department of the Treasury, the deposit shall be subject to the provisions of Subsections A through D of this Section. The deposit shall be released by the Department of Treasury to the licensee only upon verification by the Department of Justice that the licensee has complied with R.S. 51:50 and Subsection A of this Section.  G. Any deposit remaining in the consumer protection section which was received more than three hundred sixty-five calendar days prior to July 1, 2018, shall revert to the unclaimed property division of the Department of the Treasury in the name of the licensee and the consumer protection section. The provisions of Subsections E and F of this Section shall apply to such deposit.  Acts 1995, No. 669, §1; Acts 2018, No. 374, §1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 439, §2, eff. July 1, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 51:52 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§52. Violations; penalties; unfair trade practice

RS 52 - Violations; penalties; unfair trade practice A. The consumer protection section may impose a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five hundred dollars for each offense on any person who violates R.S. 51:44 or any other provision of this Part. Each day for which the violation occurs shall be deemed a separate offense. B. Any person who violates R.S. 51:44 or any other provision of this Part shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both. C. Violation of any provision of this Part shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice for purposes of the Unfair Trade and Consumer Protection Law, R.S. 51:1405 et seq. D. No criminal or civil penalty prescribed in this Part shall apply to any act of a publisher, owner, agent, or employee of a newspaper, periodical, or radio or television station in publishing or otherwise disseminating any advertisement unless such person has actual knowledge of the false, misleading, or deceptive character of the advertisement. Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:53 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§53. False advertising; penalty

RS 53 - False advertising; penalty A. Any person who advertises, represents, or holds out any sale of goods to be a going-out-of-business sale, and applies for an initial license, or an initial license and a supplemental license, pursuant to this Part, shall be deemed guilty of false advertising if the person continues to operate his business after the expiration date of the going-out-of-business sale license held. B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both. Acts 1995, No. 470, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:61 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§61. Definitions

RS 61 - Definitions  Whenever used in this Part, "board" refers to the New Orleans Aviation Board, the Board of Commissioners of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, the South Louisiana Port Commission, the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission, the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission, the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission, the Vidalia Port Commission, the Board of Commissioners of the England Economic and Industrial Development District, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, and the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, and in addition, any port commission or port, harbor, and terminal district, the New Orleans Regional Business Park, and any airport with an industrial park or property designated for industrial development.  Amended by Acts 1964, No. 24, §1; Acts 1966, No. 473, §1; Acts 1970, No. 642, §1; Acts 1972, No. 39, §1; Acts 1981, No. 321, §1; Acts 1985, No. 470, §1; Acts 1986, No. 453, §1; Acts 2003, No. 416, §1; Acts 2010, No. 747, §1; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 29, §1, eff. Oct. 28, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 51:62 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§62. Boards authorized to make application for a foreign-trade zone

RS 62 - Boards authorized to make application for a foreign-trade zone  The board may make application to the Secretary of Commerce of the United States for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining foreign-trade zones under 48 Stat. 998 (1934),1 providing for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes.  Amended by Acts 1966, No. 473, §1. 119 U.S.C.A. §81a et seq.
LA Rev Stat § 51:63 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§63. Location of zone; rules and regulations

RS 63 - Location of zone; rules and regulations  The board may select and describe the location of the zone for which application is made, and make such rules and regulations concerning the operation, maintenance, and policing of the zone as may be necessary to comply with the Act of Congress creating foreign trade zones, or as may be necessary to comply with the rules and regulations, made in accordance with the Acts of Congress,1 relating to foreign-trade zones.  Amended by Acts 1966, No. 473, §1. 119 U.S.C.A. §81a et seq.
LA Rev Stat § 51:64 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§64. Buildings or enclosures

RS 64 - Buildings or enclosures  The board may lease the right to do so or may erect, maintain, and operate any structures, buildings, or enclosures as may be necessary or proper for establishing and operating any foreign trade zones or subzones that may be established in the New Orleans International Airport, the South Louisiana Port Commission, the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission, the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission, the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission, the Vidalia Port Commission, the England Economic and Industrial Development District, the Port of New Orleans, the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, or any port commission or port, harbor, and terminal district, the New Orleans Regional Business Park, and any airport commission with an industrial park or property designated for industrial development under and by virtue of 19 U.S.C. 81a et seq.  Amended by Acts 1966, No. 473, §1; Acts 1981, No. 321, §1; Acts 1985, No. 470, §1; Acts 1986, No. 453, §1; Acts 2003, No. 416, §1; Acts 2010, No. 747, §1; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 29, §1, eff. Oct. 28, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 51:65 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§65. Extent of authority of commissioners

RS 65 - Extent of authority of commissioners  The authority granted in this Part to the board confers on the board the right to do all things necessary and proper to carry into effect the establishing, maintaining, and operating of foreign trade zones in the New Orleans International Airport, the South Louisiana Port Commission, the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, the Port of New Orleans, the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission, the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission, the Vidalia Port Commission, the England Economic and Industrial Development District, the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission, the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, or any port commission or port, harbor, and terminal district, the New Orleans Regional Business Park, and any airport with an industrial park or property designated for industrial development, and to comply fully with the provisions of 19 U.S.C. 81a et seq. and all regulations that may be made under it. Further, a board that does not have federally authorized foreign trade zone status may enter into agreement with another board that has federally granted foreign trade zone authority to establish, maintain, or operate a subzone or subzones within the jurisdiction of the board, provided that the agreement shall not limit or affect the powers and authority of either board.  Amended by Acts 1966, No. 473, §1; Acts 1981, No. 321, §1; Acts 1985, No. 470, §1; Acts 1986, No. 453, §1; Acts 2003, No. 416, §1; Acts 2010, No. 747, §1; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 29, §1, eff. Oct. 28, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 51:66 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§66. Port of New Orleans; limitation in use of buildings or enclosures

RS 66 - Port of New Orleans; limitation in use of buildings or enclosures  No structure, building, or enclosure belonging to, or leased, maintained, or operated by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans or others in the foreign trade zone in the Port of New Orleans shall be used for the storing of domestic merchandise or commodities, unless these domestic merchandise or commodities are to be mixed or commingled with merchandise or commodities which are either imported into this country or exported to a foreign country.  However, nothing in this Section shall prohibit domestic merchandise or commodities from being admitted to such foreign trade zone for the purpose of being repacked, sorted, graded, cleaned, scoured, or otherwise processed.
LA Rev Stat § 51:121 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§121. Commerce defined

RS 121 - Commerce defined  Commerce means trade or commerce within the geographic boundaries of this state. Acts 2003, No. 933, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 51:122 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§122. Contracts, combinations and conspiracies in restraint of trade illegal; penalty

RS 122 - Contracts, combinations and conspiracies in restraint of trade illegal; penalty A. Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce in this state is illegal. B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, not more than three years, or both. C. For purposes of this Title, a parent corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or partnership-in-commendam is not capable of conspiring with any subsidiary that it controls, and each such controlled subsidiary is not capable of conspiring with any other wholly owned subsidiary controlled by the same common parent. D. For the purposes of this Part only, an officer or employee of a legal entity is not capable of conspiring with the legal entity or with another officer or employee of the legal entity when they are acting on behalf of the entity. Acts 2003, No. 888, §1; Acts 2012, No. 782, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:123 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§123. Monopolizing trade or commerce prohibited; penalty

RS 123 - Monopolizing trade or commerce prohibited; penalty  No person shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine, or conspire with any other person to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce within this state.  Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, not more than three years, or both.
LA Rev Stat § 51:124 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§124. Competitor, agreements discriminating against; manuals

RS 124 - Competitor, agreements discriminating against; manuals  A. No person, engaged in commerce shall, in the course of such commerce, lease, sell, or contract for the sale of goods, wares, merchandise, machinery, supplies, or other commodities, whether patented or unpatented, for use, consumption, or resale within this state, or fix a price, discount, or rebate on the condition, agreement, or understanding that the purchaser or lessee shall not use or deal in the goods, wares, merchandise, machinery, or other commodities of a competitor of the vendor or lessor, where the effect of the sale, contract for sale, or lease, or the condition, agreement, or understanding is to substantially lessen competition or tends to create a monopoly in any line of commerce.  B. No person engaged in commerce shall, in the course of such commerce in connection with or pursuant to the sale of machines and equipment intended for commercial use, refuse to furnish in connection with and as part of such sales, manuals containing diagrams, instructions and parts lists sufficient to permit the user of the machines and equipment to repair the machines and equipment where such refusal compels the user to obtain repair services from the seller and tends to lessen competition or create a monopoly in any line of commerce. This subsection shall in no manner be applicable to machines and equipment sold for personal use.  C. Definitions. As used in this section:  (1) The term "personal use" shall include any goods, wares, merchandise, machinery, equipment, supplies or other commodities sold primarily for a personal, family or household use.  (2) The term "commercial use" shall include any goods, wares, merchandise, machinery, equipment, supplies, or other commodities sold for the exclusive use in and around an office, plant, factory, store, or any other commercial establishment.  Amended by Acts 1970, No. 669, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 51:125 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§125. Corporations; transactions lessening competition; exceptions

RS 125 - Corporations; transactions lessening competition; exceptions  A. No corporation, engaged in commerce, shall acquire, directly or indirectly, the whole or any part of the shares of another corporation, engaged in the same line of commerce, where the effect of the acquisition:  (1) May be to substantially lessen competition between the corporation whose stock is acquired and the corporation making the acquisition;  (2) May be to restrain commerce in any section or community; or  (3) Tends to create a monopoly in any line of commerce.  B. No corporation shall acquire, directly or indirectly, the whole or any part of the shares of two or more corporations, engaged in the same line of commerce, where the effect of the acquisition, or the use of the shares by voting or granting of proxies, or otherwise:  (1) May be to substantially lessen competition between the corporations, or any of them, whose shares are acquired;  (2) May be to restrain commerce in any section or community; or  (3) Tends to create a monopoly of any line of commerce.  C. Nothing in this Section shall:  (1) Prohibit corporations from purchasing shares solely for investment, and not using them by voting or otherwise to bring about, or in attempting to bring about, the substantial lessening of competition;  (2) Prevent a corporation engaged in commerce from causing the formation, holding, owning, and voting shares of subsidiary corporations for the purpose of carrying on their immediate lawful business, or their natural and legitimate branches or extensions, when the effect of the formation is not to substantially lessen competition;  (3) Prohibit any common carrier from aiding in the construction of branches or short lines so located as to become feeders to the lines of the company aiding in the construction, or from acquiring or owning all or any part of the shares of the branch lines;  (4) Prevent any common carrier from acquiring or owning all or any part of the shares of a branch or short line constructed by an independent company where there is no substantial competition between the company owning the branch line and the company owning the main line acquiring the property or an interest therein; nor  (5) Prevent a common carrier from extending any of its lines through the medium of the acquisition of shares, or otherwise, of any other common carrier where there is no substantial competition between the company extending its lines and the company whose shares, property, or interest are acquired.
LA Rev Stat § 51:126 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§126. Corporation's violation attributable to officers, directors and agents responsible; penalty

RS 126 - Corporation's violation attributable to officers, directors and agents responsible; penalty  Whenever a corporation violates any of the penal provisions of this Part the violation shall also be that of the individual officers, directors, or agents of the corporation who authorized, ordered, or did any of the acts constituting in whole or in part a violation.  Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, not more than three years, or both.
LA Rev Stat § 51:127 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§127. Idle manufacturing plants; presumption of violation; receivership; sale or lease

RS 127 - Idle manufacturing plants; presumption of violation; receivership; sale or lease  Whenever in any suit on behalf of the state it appears to the court, by affidavit or otherwise, either in limine or upon trial, that any manufacturing plant has been closed and kept idle for more than one year, it shall be presumed that such manufacturing plant was closed and kept idle for the purpose of violating this Part. The court shall receive and consider any and all evidence, whether by affidavit or otherwise, which may rebut this presumption. In computing the one year period, any plant is idle which has not been operating bona fide.  If the court finds that the facts do not fairly rebut the presumption, it shall issue an order to the owner to sell the plant to bona fide third parties, within a delay fixed by the court, not to exceed six months from the date of the order. If, at the expiration of that time, the plant is not sold, the court shall appoint a receiver to take possession, under bond, and the receiver may sell, lease, or dispose of the plant under the directions of the court, within twelve months of the order appointing him.  No sale or lease shall be made to any individual who has been connected with the management of the plant, or to any corporation or firm composed in whole or in part of such individuals. No corporation shall buy or lease the plant if more than thirty per cent of its stock is held by former stockholders of the offending corporation.  All sales by receivers under this Part shall be made according to the law governing sheriff's sales.
LA Rev Stat § 51:128 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§128. Injunction at suit of state; petition and citation; temporary relief; process as to parties not joined

RS 128 - Injunction at suit of state; petition and citation; temporary relief; process as to parties not joined  The district courts have jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this Part, and the Attorney General or the district attorneys in their respective districts under the direction of the Attorney General or the governor, shall institute proceedings to prevent and restrain violations. Proceedings shall be by way of petition and by citation, setting forth the case and praying that the violations be enjoined, or otherwise prohibited. When the parties complained of have been duly notified of the petition, the court shall proceed, as soon as practicable, to the hearing and determination of the case. Pending such action and before the final decree, the court may at any time issue a temporary restraining order if it is just in the premises. Whenever other parties are required, the court may summon them whether they reside in the parish in which the court is held or not, and the subpoenas may be served in any parish by the sheriff thereof.
LA Rev Stat § 51:129 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 51 - Trade and Commerce|§129. Injunction at suit of private party

RS 129 - Injunction at suit of private party  Any person may sue for and have injunctive relief, in any court having jurisdiction over the parties, against threatened loss or damage by a violation of the provisions of this Part under the rules governing such proceedings.  A preliminary injunction may issue upon a showing that the danger of irreparable loss or damage is immediate and upon execution of proper bonds against damages for an injunction improvidently granted.