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LA Rev Stat § 37:1901 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1901. "Transient merchant" and "person" defined

RS 1901 - "Transient merchant" and "person" defined  "Transient merchant" as used in this Part means any person engaging temporarily in a retail or wholesale sale of goods, wares or merchandise, in any place in the State of Louisiana and who, for the purpose of conducting such business, occupies any lot, building, room or structure of any kind. The term shall not be construed to apply to any person selling goods, wares or merchandise of any description, raised, produced, or manufactured by the individual offering them for sale; nor to persons handling vegetables, fruits or perishable farm products at any established city, town or village market; nor to persons operating stores or refreshment stands at resorts or having booths on or adjacent to the property owned or occupied by them; nor to any stands on any fairgrounds; nor to any vendor of soft drinks or refreshments.  "Person" as used in this Part includes any corporation, or partnership, or two or more persons having a joint or common interest.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1902 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1902. License required

RS 1902 - License required  It is unlawful for any person, either as principal or agent, to engage in business as a transient merchant in the State of Louisiana without having first obtained a license in the manner provided in this Part.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1903 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1903. Application; agent for service of process; bond; license fee; disposition of fees

RS 1903 - Application; agent for service of process; bond; license fee; disposition of fees  A person desiring to engage in business as a transient merchant shall make and file with the president of the governing authority of the parish in which he intends doing business a written application stating the applicant's name, residence, and place where he intends doing business and the kind of business. If the applicant is acting as agent for another person, he shall also cause to be filed a power of attorney appointing said president of the governing authority as the agent on whom service of process may be made in any suit commenced against him. The applicant shall, at the same time, deposit the sum of ten thousand dollars, or a surety company bond in a like amount and pay to him the further sum of seventy-five dollars, as a license fee. Whereupon the president of the governing authority shall then issue to the applicant a license as herein provided, if satisfied that the business to be conducted by such merchant is not maintained to cheat or defraud the public. The license shall expire on December thirty-first following the date of issue. All license fees paid pursuant to this Part shall go into the general fund of the parish where paid, except where the business is located within an incorporated municipality, in which case the license fees shall go into the general fund of the municipality.  Acts 1987, No. 901, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1904 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1904. Deposits subject to claims; garnishment proceedings; remittance of balance of cash deposit

RS 1904 - Deposits subject to claims; garnishment proceedings; remittance of balance of cash deposit  Deposits made with such president of the parish governing authority shall be subject to claims of creditors and claims for local license fees on behalf of the city, village or township in all cases where a judgment has been obtained against the transient merchant in any court in this state and the time for appealing such judgment has expired.  In such cases garnishment proceedings may be commenced in such court against the president of the governing authority, who shall thereupon remit to the court any balance of the cash deposit remaining in his hands not exceeding the amount of the judgment, for the purpose of satisfying the same.  Any balance remaining in the hands of the president of the governing authority four months after the expiration of the license shall be remitted to the transient merchant; but if, at such date, the president has received notice of any suit then pending against the transient merchant, the deposit shall not be returned until sixty days after the termination of the suit.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1905 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1905. License void when deposit exhausted; revocation of license; suit to set aside decision

RS 1905 - License void when deposit exhausted; revocation of license; suit to set aside decision  A license shall be void as soon as the deposit made with the president of the parish governing authority as provided in R.S. 37:1903 shall have been exhausted because of garnishment suits authorized in R.S. 37:1904.  The president may revoke any license issued by him, for good cause shown, after giving the licensee reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard, subject to the right of the licensee to bring a suit in the district court of the parish where the license may have been revoked, to set aside the decision of the president, the said suit to be filed within ten calendar days after the decision of the president.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1906 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1906. Prima facie evidence

RS 1906 - Prima facie evidence  Transaction of business as defined in R.S. 37:1901, by any person for a period of less than six months consecutively shall be prima facie evidence that the person was a transient merchant within the intent and meaning of this Part.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1907 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1907. Violations; penalty

RS 1907 - Violations; penalty  Whoever violates the provisions of this Part shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or by both.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1908 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1908. Municipalities, regulation by

RS 1908 - Municipalities, regulation by  Nothing contained in this Part shall interfere with the licensing or regulation of the business regulated herein by any municipality, township, or parish in this state, not inconsistent with the provisions hereof.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1909 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1909. "Mayor of the municipality" substituted for "president of parish governing authority" when business located in municipality

RS 1909 - "Mayor of the municipality" substituted for "president of parish governing authority" when business located in municipality  Whenever any business as herein defined is located or is to be located in any incorporated municipality, then the mayor of such municipality shall have all the power and authority, and be subject to all the duties as hereinabove provided for the president of the parish governing authority, who in such cases, shall be without right or authority to act; also, in such cases the words "mayor of the municipality" shall be substituted for the words "president of the parish governing authority", wherever same occur in this Part.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1920 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1920. Purpose

RS 1920 - Purpose  The purpose of this Part is to protect the public from improper sales techniques by itinerant vendors, and to provide a method of processing warranty claims on merchandise sold by itinerant vendors.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 815, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1921 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1921. Definitions

RS 1921 - Definitions  The following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Itinerant vendor" means any person, partnership, firm or corporation of whatever type, including their agents and employees, who engages in a temporary business in this state exhibiting merchandise to the public for the purpose of selling or offering to sell, or taking orders to sell such merchandise when such vendor does not have a permanent address in this state and does not have a duly appointed agent for service of process in this state.  (2) "Merchandise" shall mean any consumer item that is, or is represented to be, new or not previously owned by a consumer.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 815, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1922 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1922. Agent; bond

RS 1922 - Agent; bond  A. It shall be unlawful for any itinerant vendor to engage in any temporary business without first having complied with the provisions of this Part.  B. Each itinerant vendor shall appoint an agent within this state which agent shall be a resident of this state. The agent shall accept service of process on behalf of the itinerant vendor in any suit filed against the itinerant vendor and shall be responsible for processing any warranty claim on merchandise sold by the itinerant vendor.  C. The name and street address of the agent shall be filed with the secretary of state. In addition, the name and address of the agent shall be furnished in writing to each person purchasing an item from the itinerant vendor along with a written statement that the agent is the proper person to accept service of process in any suit filed against the vendor, and is the proper person to process any warranty claim.  D. Each agent shall post a bond with the secretary of state in the amount of five thousand dollars for each itinerant vendor for which he services as agent. The bond shall be to insure the performance of his duties as provided in this Part and shall remain in effect for a period of two years after the date on which the last sale by the itinerant vendor is made in this state. Said bond shall be available to satisfy judgments rendered against said itinerant vendor.  E. The secretary of state shall collect ten dollars for filing and five dollars for certifying any documents or information provided for in this Part. Added by Acts 1982, No. 815, §1. Acts 1983, No. 235, §3, eff. July 1, 1983.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1923 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1923. Exceptions

RS 1923 - Exceptions  A. This Part shall not apply to sales made at crafts and arts fairs or festivals sponsored by a Louisiana non-profit organization or to sales made at events commonly known as flea markets, stamp shows, coin shows, trade shows, festivals, fairs, or gun shows or to sales of agricultural, seafood, or handcrafted products.  B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, a person renting or leasing space at a wholesale or retail trade show shall present written evidence on the letterhead of the business that he claims to represent, to the manager, director, coordinator, or other appropriate person having responsibility for that specific trade show, of his agency relationship or contract status with such business. Such person shall further agree to comply with the rules governing the types of transactions permitted by such show, including rules prohibiting retail sales at wholesale trade shows.  C. Any itinerant vendor shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section when:  1. He participates in a trade show or other exhibition in which the promoter, manager, coordinator, or other person in authority for such show or exhibition has posted a ten thousand dollar bond with the local governing authority where the merchandise is to be sold; and  2. Such promoter, manager, coordinator, or other person in authority for such show agrees to make every reasonable effort to satisfy complaints by purchasers of merchandise from him.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 815, §1. Acts 1983, No. 571, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1924 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1924. Penalty

RS 1924 - Penalty  Any itinerant vendor convicted of violating the provisions of this Part shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 815, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1961 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1961. Short title

RS 1961 - Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Scrap Metal Recyclers Law". Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1962 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1962. Definitions

RS 1962 - Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following words shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Operator" means any person employed in responsible charge of operating all or any portion of a scrap metal recycling facility. (2) "Railroad track materials" means steel in the form of railroad tracks or in the form of rail, switch components, spikes, angle bars, tie plates, or bolts of the type used in constructing railroads, or any combination of such materials. (3) "Scrap metal" means metal materials which are purchased for resale to be recycled, including but not limited to ferrous materials, catalytic converters, auto hulks, copper, copper wire, copper alloy, bronze, zinc, aluminum other than in the form of cans, stainless steel, nickel alloys, or brass, whether in the form of bars, cable, ingots, rods, tubing, wire, wire scraps, clamps or connectors, railroad track materials, water utility materials, and used building components. The term shall not include precious metals, including but not limited to gold, silver, and platinum. (4) "Scrap metal recycling facility" means any physical entity that has the function of recycling scrap metal. (5) "Used building component" means any object produced or shaped by human workmanship or tools that is an element of structural, architectural, archaeological, historical, ornamental, cultural, utilitarian, decorative, or sentimental significance or interest, which has been and may be used as an adjunct to or component or ornament of any building or structure, regardless of monetary worth, age, size, shape, or condition, that is immovable property, or fixtures or component parts of immovable property of any nature or kind whatsoever. (6) "Water utility materials" shall include but not be limited to water meters, valves, pipes, and fittings. Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1963 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1963. License required; application; bond

RS 1963 - License required; application; bond No person shall do business as a scrap metal recycler in this state without having first obtained the occupational license required by law. Any person desiring a license as a scrap metal recycler shall make application in writing, specifying the street number and house number of the building where the business is to be carried on. He shall also submit with his application a bond in favor of the city or parish, as the case may be, where the business is to be established in the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars with security conditioned for the due observance of all provisions of this Chapter. Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1964 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1964. Exemptions

RS 1964 - Exemptions The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to: (1) Dealers in coins and currency, dealers in antiques, nor to gun and knife shows or other trade and hobby shows. (2) Persons solely engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading in, or otherwise acquiring or disposing of motor vehicles and used parts of motor vehicles, excluding tires and rims, nor wreckers or dismantlers of motor vehicles who are licensed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 32:783 et seq. (3) Private residential sales commonly known as "garage sales" or "yard sales" as long as such sales take place at a residential address. (4) Any bona fide charity possessing a valid exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. (5) The operations of a company that has received a permit, registration, or other authorization from the Department of Environmental Quality for the collection, transportation, treatment, storage, processing of materials to be recycled or reused or disposal of solid waste as defined in R.S. 30:2153. (6) Persons operating as pawnbrokers pursuant to R.S. 37:1785. (7) The purchase of firearms for disposal from a law enforcement agency. (8) The purchase of materials from any manufacturing, industrial, or other commercial vendor that generates the materials as a byproduct or recyclable waste or sells such materials in the ordinary course of its business. Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1965 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1965. Change in location to be noted on license

RS 1965 - Change in location to be noted on license If after issuance and delivery of a license under the provisions of this Chapter any change is made in the location of the place of business designated therein, the business shall not be conducted at the new location or under such license, until the official issuing the license notes the change on the license, and the superintendent of police of the city or the sheriff of the parish in which the scrap metal recycling facility is doing business is notified in writing of the change. Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1966 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1966. Hours of business

RS 1966 - Hours of business An operator shall not enter into any transactions for the purchase of scrap metal before the hour of 7:00 a.m. nor after the hour of 7:00 p.m. except on Saturdays and during the month of December, during which time the hour of 7:00 p.m. shall be extended to 10:00 p.m. Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1967 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1967. Record of scrap metal purchased required; exceptions; retention period; inspections by law enforcement; violations; penalty

RS 1967 - Record of scrap metal purchased required; exceptions; retention period; inspections by law enforcement; violations; penalty A. Every operator shall either keep a register and file reports or electronically maintain data and be capable of readily providing reports, as specified in Subsection B of this Section, in the form prescribed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections which shall contain the following information: (1) The name and address of the residence or place of business of the person required to either keep the register and file reports or electronically maintain the data and generate the requested reports. (2) The date and place of each such purchase. (3) The name and address of the person or persons from whom the material was purchased, including the distinctive number of each person's Louisiana driver's license, driver's license from another state, passport, military identification, or identification issued by a governmental agency or the United States Postal Service. If the person cannot produce any of the above forms of identification at the time of purchase, the purchaser shall not complete the transaction. (4) The motor vehicle license number of the vehicle or conveyance on which such material was delivered. (5) A full description of all such material purchased, including the weight of the material and whether it consists of bars, kegs, cable, ingots, rods, tubing wire, wire scraps, clamps, connectors, or other appurtenances or some combination thereof. (6) A full description of railroad track materials purchased, including the weight and whether it consists of rail, switch components, spikes, angle bars, tie plates, or bolts of the type used to construct railroads or other appurtenances or some combination thereof. B. Each operator shall keep either one copy of such completed form in a separate register or book or maintain the information in electronic format as provided in Subsection A of this Section which shall be kept for a period of three years at his place of business and shall be made available for inspection by any peace officer or law enforcement official at any time during the three-year period. C. Failure to maintain the information or the register or to produce a report requested by any peace officer or law enforcement official as required by this Section shall be prima facie evidence that the person receiving such material described in this Section that is not registered or reported, received it knowing it to be stolen, in violation of R.S. 14:69. Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1968 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1968. Photographic and other records; exceptions

RS 1968 - Photographic and other records; exceptions A. In addition to the information required in R.S. 37:1967, every operator shall be required to obtain a photograph of a person selling or delivering scrap metal to the facility. The quality of such photograph shall be sufficient to readily identify the person depicted. In lieu of the photograph of the person selling or delivering the scrap metal, the operator may obtain either a thumbprint of such person, the quality of which thumbprint shall be sufficient to identify the person, or a photocopy of the person's Louisiana driver's license, driver's license from another state, passport, military identification, or identification issued by a governmental agency or the United States Postal Service. Each photograph, thumbprint, or photocopy, as the case may be, shall be cross-referenced with the ledger entry required by R.S. 37:1967. The photograph, thumbprint, or photocopy shall be preserved for a period of at least a year. Photographs shall be made available to the law enforcement agency within twenty-four hours after the request. B. In addition to the information required in R.S. 37:1967, every operator shall be required to obtain a photograph of all scrap metal purchased. The quality of the photograph shall be sufficient to readily identify each type of scrap metal depicted. The operator shall obtain multiple photographs if necessary to properly record the scrap metal purchased. Each photograph shall be cross-referenced with the ledger entry required by R.S. 37:1967 and shall be preserved for a period of at least one year. Photographs shall be made available to law enforcement within twenty-four hours after a request. Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1969 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1969. Scrap metal; purchase when forbidden

RS 1969 - Scrap metal; purchase when forbidden A. No operator shall willfully or knowingly purchase scrap metal unpaid for by the seller or not owned by the seller. B. No operator shall purchase scrap metal, other than aluminum in the form of cans, from a person under the age of eighteen. Lack of knowledge of age shall not be a defense to a violation of this Subsection. C. No operator shall purchase precious metals. Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012.