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LA Rev Stat § 4:7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§7. Parishes may regulate, restrict, and tax circuses, carnivals, etc.

RS 7 - Parishes may regulate, restrict, and tax circuses, carnivals, etc. A. The governing authorities of the several parishes, the city of New Orleans and all municipalities excepted, may regulate and restrict, and impose a privilege tax on, all circuses, carnivals, shows, theaters, pool and billiard tables, bowling alleys, concerts, fortune tellers, cane or knife racks, gift enterprises, museums, menageries, flying jennies, pistol or shooting galleries, ten pin alleys (without regard to the number of pins used), skating rinks, roller coasters, ferris wheels, bungee jumping devices, other amusement rides and attractions, and other things of like character. B. They may adopt all ordinances which they deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section and may enforce the ordinances by fines of not more than five hundred dollars each, or imprisonments of not more than twelve months each, or both. Nothing in this Section deprives municipalities, under existing laws, of authority to adopt and enforce ordinances on the same subject matter. Acts 1992, No. 244, §1, eff. June 10, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 4:8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§8. Fairs and entertainments of religious and benevolent organizations; permit

RS 8 - Fairs and entertainments of religious and benevolent organizations; permit Upon receiving a written application from any regularly ordained minister, deacon, manager of any church, or president of any religious or benevolent society, expressing the desire to give a fair or other entertainment for the benefit of the church or society, or for other charitable purposes, the justice of the peace of any ward of any parish in which the fair or entertainment is to be held, other than and exclusive of the City of New Orleans, shall furnish the applicant with a written permit to hold the fair or entertainment on the dates for which application is made. No special tax shall be levied or collected from the managers of the fairs or entertainments held under a permit granted as provided in this Section.
LA Rev Stat § 4:9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§9. Corruption of participants or referees in contests; penalty

RS 9 - Corruption of participants or referees in contests; penalty No person shall corruptly give, offer, or promise to any participant in any contest of skill, speed, strength, or endurance, of man or beast, any gift or gratuity whatever with intent thereby to influence the participant to refrain from exerting his full degree of skill, speed, strength, or endurance in the contest. No participant in the contest shall request or accept a gift or gratuity, promise to make a gift, or promise to do an act beneficial to himself, under an agreement or with an understanding that he shall refrain from exerting his full degree of skill, speed, strength, or endurance in the contest. No person shall corruptly give, offer, or promise to any person who is, or will be, an umpire, referee, judge, or official at any such contest, with the intention or understanding that the person will corruptly or dishonestly umpire, referee, judge, or officiate so as to affect or influence the result thereof. No person who is or expects to be an umpire, referee, judge, or official at any such contest shall request or accept a gift or gratuity, or promise to make a gift, or promise to do an act beneficial to himself, under an agreement or with an understanding that he shall corruptly or dishonestly umpire, referee, judge, or officiate. As used in this Section, "participant" includes any person who is selected to do or who expects to take part in the contest. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
LA Rev Stat § 4:10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§10. Game regulations

RS 10 - Game regulations The operator of a game at any fair, carnival, or any other place where games of chance or skill are made available for pay, before and during operation, shall have and keep in a conspicuous place a sign stating the cost of a play and an explanation of how the game is played. The lettering on the sign shall be plain and not less than two inches in height. Signs or placards shall be of permanent material so they can be used from one fair to the next. A game shall be closed until compliance with this requirement occurs. Added by Acts 1981, No. 918, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 4:10.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§10.1. Capital prize to be awarded

RS 10.1 - Capital prize to be awarded Prizes shall be left to the discretion of management; however, capital prize must be given. No operator shall be permitted to display merchandise of any type which is not one of the prizes possible to be won. Each prize shall be marked so that any player may know in advance what is necessary for him to do to win any one of the prizes displayed. No flash display will be permitted. Added by Acts 1981, No. 918, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 4:10.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§10.2. False advertising

RS 10.2 - False advertising False advertising by banner, word-of-mouth, or otherwise is prohibited. Added by Acts 1981, No. 918, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 4:10.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§10.4. Gambling prohibited

RS 10.4 - Gambling prohibited  Amusement games operated in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 4:10 through 10.6 shall not be construed to be in violation of R.S. 14:90 provided:  (1) The game is conducted in accordance with the explanation of how the game is played as posted on the sign required by R.S. 4:10.  (2) No prize shall be displayed which cannot be won, and all prizes that can be won shall be displayed.  (3) Cash prizes are not awarded and merchandise prizes are not repurchased.  (4) The game is not operated on a build-up or pyramid basis whereby a prize must be returned in order to play another game or be returned to be eligible for a bigger prize, or the requirement that a prize which has been won be forfeited if the next or additional game is lost.  (5) The cost of playing the game is not more than two dollars and the value of any prize that can be won is not more than one hundred dollars.  Acts 1983, No. 438, §1; Acts 1997, No. 734, §1, eff. July 9, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 4:10.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§10.5. Exemptions

RS 10.5 - Exemptions The provisions of R.S. 4:10 through 10.6 shall not apply to games operated by volunteers of churches, educational, charitable, eleemosynary, veteran or senior citizen organizations, or associations and civic or nonprofit organizations or associations. Added by Acts 1981, No. 918, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 4:10.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§10.6. Violations; penalties

RS 10.6 - Violations; penalties  Anyone who intentionally operates, who intentionally hires anyone to operate, or intentionally permits anyone to operate any games of chance or skill as listed in R.S. 4:10.3 or any other game of chance or skill for pay which defrauds or attempts to defraud the player, or who intentionally violates any other provision of R.S. 4:10 through 10.3 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars for each violation. Each day on which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 918, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 4:41 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§41. Amusement tax for relief of public and quasi-public charitable institutions and human service programs

RS 41 - Amusement tax for relief of public and quasi-public charitable institutions and human service programs Any parish or municipality of more than three hundred thousand inhabitants may levy a tax for the purpose of providing funds for public and quasi-public charitable institutions operated by a parish or municipal welfare department, and in the event of a surplus of such funds, to human service programs, as determined by the parish or municipal governing authority, within the respective parish or municipality on any theater, motion picture house, athletic contest, exhibition, pageant, production, demonstration, flower show, concert, musicale, recital, circus, freak show, minstrel show, lecture, address, night club, cabaret, dance, dance-hall, restaurant which provides either floor show, singing, dancing, or dancing facilities to patrons, excursion and sightseeing steamers which receive and discharge passengers in the same parish or municipality, aviation pleasure rides that take on and discharge passengers in the same parish or municipality, scenic railways, flying horses or merry-go-rounds, shooting galleries, and all games of skill and chance, as well as all mechanical devices operated for pleasure or skill where a fee is charged for admission or entrance or for the purpose of playing them, or where there is any charge whatever for them or in connection with them either directly or indirectly, or where admission is had by a season ticket. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 819, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1980.
LA Rev Stat § 4:42 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§42. Amount of tax; collection from patron on admission

RS 42 - Amount of tax; collection from patron on admission The local governing authorities shall not impose any amusement tax that will exceed five percent of the admission on the individual admission ticket, except that where the tax on the individual ticket amounts to any part of one cent, the full one cent shall be charged. The tax shall not be assumed by the seller of the ticket and the seller shall collect the tax from the purchaser of the ticket for remittance to the municipality levying the tax. The terms of the tax may be imposed only after a full schedule is set forth in an ordinance levying the tax, which ordinance shall include reasonable rules and regulations for collection.
LA Rev Stat § 4:43 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§43. Admissions exempt from tax

RS 43 - Admissions exempt from tax No tax shall be levied under this chapter with respect to any admission to any church fair, church card or lotto party, church lecture, church picnic, or any religious festival, all of the proceeds of which inure to the benefit of a religious institution. No such tax shall be levied with respect to any admission to any charitable benefit, the proceeds of which inure exclusively to the benefit of charitable institutions; nor with respect to any admission charged the students or members of the faculty of any school or university which charges an admission fee in connection with the activities of the school or university; nor with respect to any admission of ten cents or less charged children under the age of twelve.
LA Rev Stat § 4:44 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§44. Term "admission" defined

RS 44 - Term "admission" defined The term "admission" as used in this Chapter includes the charges made for seats and tables, reserved or otherwise, and other similar accommodations.
LA Rev Stat § 4:45 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§45. Use of proceeds of tax

RS 45 - Use of proceeds of tax Parishes and municipalities shall provide that when collected, the proceeds of the license taxes, less the cost of collection, shall be used by the parish or municipality solely for public and quasi-public charitable institutions operated by a parish or municipal welfare department, and in the event of a surplus of such funds, to human service programs, as determined by the parish or municipal governing authority in the parish or municipality where collected. The funds shall be deposited in the parish or municipal general fund and shall be expended in accordance with this Chapter. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 819, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 1980.
LA Rev Stat § 4:46 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§46. Authority to impose penalties

RS 46 - Authority to impose penalties Parishes and municipalities may impose reasonable penalties for violation of any ordinance authorized by this Chapter.
LA Rev Stat § 4:62 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§62. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, No. 192, §2.

RS 62 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, No. 192, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 4:63 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§63. Duties and authority of secretary of commission

RS 63 - Duties and authority of secretary of commission A. The secretary of the commission or persons he shall appoint and supervise shall keep a full and true record of all its proceedings, receipts, and expenditures; preserve all its books, documents, and records; prepare for service such notices and other papers required of him by the commission; and perform such other duties as the commission may prescribe. The secretary may, under the direction of the commission, issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses with the same effect as if issued by a court of record and may, under the direction of the commission, administer oaths in all matters pertaining to the duties of his office or the administration of the affairs of the commission. Disobedience of such subpoenas or false swearing before the secretary shall carry the same penalties under existing laws as in an action before a district court. The secretary or his duly authorized representative shall also serve as an inspector at the ringside of every contest to see that order is maintained and may eject any offending person and prefer charges against him for violation of any of the terms or provisions of this Chapter or any of the rules and regulations of the commission. B. The secretary or his duly authorized representative shall keep and preserve written minutes of all meetings, and he or his representative shall give notice of all meetings called to all members of the commission within a reasonable time prior to the meetings. C. The secretary or his duly authorized representative shall keep a record of the receipts at professional boxing and wrestling contests or exhibitions. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:64 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§64. Rules and regulations

RS 64 - Rules and regulations The commission may make rules and regulations governing all boxing, mixed technique events, and wrestling contests or exhibitions under its jurisdiction, the sale of tickets at such contests or exhibitions, the promoters of such contests or exhibitions, and the contestants, their seconds and managers in such contests or exhibitions, and all other rules and regulations as the commission, in its discretion, deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. Should any case occur which may not be covered in this Chapter or by the rules and regulations of the commission, it shall be determined by the commission, but only insofar as such determination is consistent with justice, the best interests of boxing, mixed technique event, and wrestling and with the powers and authority granted by this Chapter. A copy of the pertinent rules and regulations of the commission shall be furnished to the contestants or their managers in contests or exhibitions subject to the jurisdiction of the commission. No such contest or exhibition shall be conducted, held, or given except in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission, provided that no such boxing contest or exhibition shall exceed twenty rounds. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:66 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§66. Professional boxing contracts; permits

RS 66 - Professional boxing contracts; permits A. Each club licensed to hold, conduct or give professional boxing contests or exhibitions shall furnish signed contracts to the commission as follows: (1) in the case of main event boxers, six days before the contest or exhibition; and (2) in the case of preliminary boxers, four days before the contest or exhibition. No such licensed promoting club, matchmaker, manager, boxer, or wrestler, may publicly announce or advertise that any bout or exhibition will take place unless such bout or exhibition has been formally approved by the commission. B. Each club affected by the provisions of this chapter shall secure permits from the commission prior to holding any contest or exhibition. The commission shall not grant more than two permits a week to any club, nor shall the commission grant permits to more than one club in the same parish for the same date. C. The commission may revoke permits for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:68 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§68. Reports; payment of tax; counting of tickets; complimentary tickets

RS 68 - Reports; payment of tax; counting of tickets; complimentary tickets Every club licensed and exercising any of the privileges conferred by this chapter or by any rules or regulations of the commission and subject to the payment of the gross receipts tax shall, within twenty-four hours after each contest, submit to the secretary of the commission a written report showing the actual number of tickets sold, the gross receipts therefrom, and the number of press and complimentary tickets. Each shall, within twenty-four hours, pay to the commission the tax levied upon its gross receipts. The secretary of the commission, or a representative delegated by him, shall be present at the counting of the tickets, which shall be placed by the ticket-takers at each door of the building in which the exhibition is being held into a locked box which shall not be opened except in the presence of the secretary or his representative. The number and disbursement of complimentary tickets shall be regulated by the commission, provided, that in no case shall the number of such complimentary tickets exceed three hundred for each performance. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:69 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§69. Failure to make report or remittance; unsatisfactory and false reports

RS 69 - Failure to make report or remittance; unsatisfactory and false reports Whoever fails to make to the commission the report as provided in R.S. 4:68, or fails to make the remittance to the commission in the time limits set forth in R.S. 4:68, forfeits his license and the sum of five hundred dollars to the commission, which shall be recovered by suit filed by the commission. The money shall be remitted to the commission. Whoever makes a report which is unsatisfactory to the commission shall be suspended pending a hearing, at which time the commission may examine under oath its officers, and other witnesses. Should the report prove to be false the license is ipso facto forfeited. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:70 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§70. Physicians and emergency medical personnel

RS 70 - Physicians and emergency medical personnel  A. For each boxing, mixed technique, or professional wrestling event, the promoter shall appoint a physician, determined by the commission to be competent and of good standing, who shall examine each contestant before the contestant enters the ring, and who shall say whether the contestant is in physical condition to participate as advertised. The physician shall be present at the ringside. The physician shall render such advice or service as the commission requests. The fees of the physician for each individual event shall be paid by the club promoting the event and shall be reasonable and customary for the size and location of the event.  B. Each club promoting a boxing, mixed technique, or professional wrestling event shall pay for and obtain the attendance of emergency medical personnel to include no less than two attendants and an ambulance which shall be in attendance throughout each event.  C. Any physician so appointed by the promoter shall be an independent contractor of the commission, not an employee.  Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1; Acts 2018, No. 356, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:71 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§71. Buildings and structures; exceeding seating capacity in sale of tickets or issuance of invitations

RS 71 - Buildings and structures; exceeding seating capacity in sale of tickets or issuance of invitations All buildings or other structures used for the purposes of this chapter shall be properly ventilated and provided with exits and fire escapes conforming with the laws, ordinances, and regulations of the city or parish. No club shall hold, conduct or give a boxing or wrestling contest or exhibition unless a certificate of the safety of the building or other structure has been issued by the city engineer and fire inspector. Any club which sells or causes to be sold more tickets, or gives out more invitations, than the seating capacity of the building, structure, or arena, shall for the first offense be fined three hundred dollars and for a second offense five hundred dollars. The commission shall recover this money in the manner provided for in this chapter. For a second offense the club also forfeits its license. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:72 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§72. Proximity of seats to ring; seating for the commission

RS 72 - Proximity of seats to ring; seating for the commission There shall be no seats, except those provided for the press and timers, physicians, and commissioners, within four feet of the sides of the ring, or within six feet of the corners of the ring, except those approved by the commission. The club shall, without charge, provide seating for the commission as is necessary for the attendance of the commission and those persons necessary to work the event. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:73 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§73. Tickets

RS 73 - Tickets No club shall permit anyone to sell or exchange any ticket for seating reservations for more than the box office price. All press or complimentary tickets shall be marked complimentary on both coupons. The club shall see to the seating of every reserved seat ticket holder in the seat corresponding to the coupon held by the ticket holder. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:74 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§74. Admission of persons under sixteen

RS 74 - Admission of persons under sixteen No person under the age of sixteen shall be admitted to a contest unless accompanied by parent or guardian. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:75 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§75. Sham or fake contests or exhibitions

RS 75 - Sham or fake contests or exhibitions Whoever conducts or is a party to any sham or fake boxing contest or mixed technique event shall forfeit his license and shall not thereafter be entitled to receive any license pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. Such person or persons shall be subject to fines as set forth in R.S. 4:65(C). Participants in a professional wrestling event are exempt from the provisions of this Section. Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.