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LA Rev Stat § 26:149 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§149. Refilling used containers prohibited; exception

RS 149 - Refilling used containers prohibited; exception  No person shall refill an original container of alcoholic beverages with an alcoholic beverage or have in his possession any original container that has been so refilled, except for three gallon keg type containers of sparkling wine.  Acts 1987, No. 696, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:151 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§151. Permits necessary prior to purchase of alcoholic beverages

RS 151 - Permits necessary prior to purchase of alcoholic beverages  All retail dealers must possess a permit as a condition precedent to purchasing, receiving, or engaging in the business of dealing in alcoholic beverages. An application may be withheld and a solicitor or his wholesaler who sells or delivers alcoholic beverages to the applicant may have their permits suspended or revoked for violation hereof.  Acts 1987, No. 696, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:152 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§152. Forms for default notices and delinquent lists; rules for filing and publication

RS 152 - Forms for default notices and delinquent lists; rules for filing and publication  The commissioner shall prescribe forms for notices of default and for delinquent lists and shall make and publish rules and regulations to govern the filing of such notices and lists and the publication thereof.  Acts 1987, No. 696, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:171 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§171. General penalty

RS 171 - General penalty  Whoever violates any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation of the commissioner, where no other penalty is provided for in this Chapter, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.  Acts 1987, No. 696, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:271 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§271. Permits required; fees

RS 271 - Permits required; fees  A. Before engaging in the business of dealing in malt beverages or beverages of low alcoholic content, all manufacturers, wholesale and retail dealers, and microbrewers shall obtain from the commissioner, according to established rules and regulations, a permit to conduct each separate manufacturing, wholesale, retail, or microbrewery business and shall pay for each permit a fee not to exceed the amounts provided for in the following schedule and in accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act for each year the permit is valid:  (1)(a) Wholesaler dealers of malt beverages containing not more than six percent alcohol by volume – one thousand dollars.  (b) Wholesaler dealers of malt beverages containing more than six percent alcohol by volume. To obtain this permit, the applicant shall hold the permit provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.  (2) Retailers, Class A – There shall be three types of Class A retail permits for beverages of low alcoholic content:  (a) Class A – General which authorizes the retailer to sell for consumption on or off the licensed premises – seventy dollars for each place of business in the state.  (b) Class A-Restaurant – seventy dollars for each establishment in the state.  (c) Class A-Special – thirty dollars for each facility in the state.  (3) Retailers, Class B, which authorizes the retailer to sell in sealed containers prepared for transportation and consumption off the premises or any commercial airline which provisions its aircraft with beverages of low alcoholic content in sealed containers of any size at any airport regularly served by the permittee – seventy dollars.  (4) Retailers, Class C Package Store – seventy dollars.  (5) Microbrewer, which authorizes the holder of a Retailers, Class A permit to engage in the brewing of beer and other malt beverages at a single location in an amount not to exceed twelve thousand five hundred barrels, and which further authorizes the sale at retail of such brewed beverages from that location – one thousand dollars.  (6)(a) In-state manufacturers – one thousand dollars for each establishment in the state.  (b) Out-of-state manufacturers who do not maintain an establishment in the state.  (i) Manufacturers who sell less than ten thousand barrels – two hundred dollars.  (ii) All other out-of-state manufacturers – one thousand dollars.  B. The commissioner may require applicants to provide information that is reasonably necessary for the administration of this Section, and may prepare appropriate forms for such applications.  Acts 1989, No. 781, §1; Acts 1993, No. 111, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 63, §1, eff. July 7, 1994; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 130, §1, eff. July 7, 1994; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 144, §1; Acts 2003, No. 6, §1; Acts 2003, No. 519, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2006, No. 803, §1; Acts 2011, No. 259, §1; Acts 2012, No. 26, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:271.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§271.1. Microbrewery; retail sales on or off premises

RS 271.1 - Microbrewery; retail sales on or off premises  A. Any person who has properly obtained a microbrewer's permit as provided for in R.S. 26:271, shall be authorized to engage in the brewing of beer and other malt beverages in a quantity not to exceed twelve thousand five hundred barrels during the licensed year. The holder of such permit shall also be authorized to sell the manufactured beverages at retail for consumption on or off the licensed premises, if the holder also has been issued a Retailer, Class A permit.  B. The provisions of this Section shall not authorize the holder of a microbrewer's permit to sell the manufactured beverages at wholesale.  C. Beverages produced by a microbrewer shall be taxed in the same manner and at the same rate as beverages produced by other breweries, as provided by law.  Acts 1989, No. 781, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:271.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§271.3. Class C Permit; definitions

RS 271.3 - Class C Permit; definitions A. For purposes of this Section, "Class C-Package Store" shall be defined as an establishment that meets all of the following: (1) Operates as a place of business where alcoholic beverages are the principal commodity sold for off-premise consumption. (2) Does not offer to sell, sell, or otherwise distribute motor fuel at the licensed establishment. (3) Sells alcoholic beverages, including frozen specialty beverages, in closed containers prepared for transportation and consumption off the premises only. (4) Has a public habitable floor area of no less than one thousand square feet. (5) Does not allow any person under the age of eighteen to enter, visit, or loiter in or about the licensed establishment. (6) Does not employ any person under the age of eighteen. (7) Does not allow the consumption of any alcoholic beverage for any purpose or reason on or about the licensed establishment unless and except as otherwise provided for in this Title. (8) Does not permit the mixing of alcoholic beverages or the sale and/or service of mixed alcoholic beverages on the premises of the licensed establishment; however, the mixing of frozen specialty beverages may be permitted according to rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to Subsection B of this Section. B. The commissioner shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act related to the requirements, qualifications, and conduct of Class C-Package Store licensees. Acts 2006, No. 803, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:271.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§271.4. Package house-Class B permit

RS 271.4 - Package house-Class B permit  Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary and subject to rules promulgated by the commissioner, in addition to the authority to contract with a third-party delivery company or a third-party platform as provided in R.S. 26:308, a permit may be issued to a grocery store enabling the delivery of alcohol as defined in R.S. 26:2 and 241(1)(a) with its own employees or agents for which the retailer is required to file an Internal Revenue Service Form W-2 or 1099. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 26:271(A)(2), the permit fee for the permit issued pursuant to this Section shall be two hundred fifty dollars.  Acts 2019, No. 433, §1, eff. June 22, 2019; Acts 2020, No. 115, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 26:273 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§273. Limitations on the issuance of state permits; exceptions

RS 273 - Limitations on the issuance of state permits; exceptions  A. The commissioner shall not:  (1) Issue a permit for the conduct of a business of dealing in beverages of low alcoholic content in any subdivision of the state wherein that business has been prohibited by a local option election held under the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  (2) Issue a wholesale dealer's permit to a person or his spouse possessing a manufacturer's permit, retail dealer's permit of either Class A or Class B, or a microbrewer's permit. This prohibition does not apply to persons who have held both wholesale dealer's and retail dealer's permits continuously since July 31, 1946.  (3) Issue a retail dealer's permit to a person or his or her spouse possessing a manufacturer's permit or wholesale dealer's permit. This prohibition does not apply to persons who have held both wholesale dealer's and retail dealer's permits continuously since July 31, 1946.  (4) Issue a manufacturer's permit to a person or his or her spouse possessing a wholesale dealer’s permit, a retail dealer's permit, or a microbrewer's permit.  (5) Issue a microbrewer's permit to a person or his or her spouse possessing a manufacturer's permit or a wholesale dealer's permit.  (6) Issue a permit for the conduct of a business of dealing in beverages of low alcoholic content for any applicant who is delinquent in the paying of any sales taxes owed to the state, as indicated by the secretary of the Department of Revenue.  (7) Issue a permit of any class to any donut shop for the sale of alcoholic beverages. For purposes of this Paragraph, "donut shop" shall be defined as an establishment that meets all of the following:  (a) Sells donuts, pastries, or other confections.  (b) Does not operate a fully equipped kitchen used for the preparation of uncooked foods, other than donuts, pastries, or other confections, for service and consumption of such foods on the premises.  (c) Does not prepare and serve uncooked foods, other than donuts, pastries, or other confections, at least five days a week.  B. The terms "person" and "spouse" as used in this Section include an individual, partnership, unincorporated association of individuals, joint stock company, corporation, limited liability company, or any other business venture or any stockholder, partner, member, or participant thereof.  C. Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 62, §2.  Acts 1989, No. 781, §1; Acts 1992, No. 976, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 432, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1081, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2; Acts 2001, No. 1188, §1, eff. June 29, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 519, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2010, No. 155, §1; Acts 2015, No. 62, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 26:274 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§274. Local permits

RS 274 - Local permits  A.(1) Parishes and municipalities may issue and require local permits similar to those issued by the commissioner and may charge and collect fees therefor. No parish or municipality shall require permits of any commercial airline which has been issued a Class B retailer permit.  (2) Parishes and municipalities may issue and require local permits similar to those issued by the commissioner for the delivery of alcoholic beverages by grocery stores, restaurants, and third parties.  B. Parishes and municipalities of less than four hundred thousand shall not charge more than one hundred dollars per year for a wholesale dealer's permit, seventy-five dollars per year for a Class A retail dealer's permit, and sixty dollars per year for a Class B retail dealer's permit. Municipalities with a population of four hundred thousand or more shall not charge more than one hundred thirty-five dollars per year for a wholesale dealer's or Class A retail dealer's permit.  C. When a person obtains the required local wholesaler's permit to engage in business as a wholesaler of beverages of low alcoholic content, he may do business in other municipalities or parishes and these municipalities and parishes shall not impose a tax or license of any nature on him to do business within their territorial limits unless he maintains a regular branch of his wholesale business within their respective limits.  D. No parish or municipality shall require a person to secure a permit as a dealer in beverages of high alcoholic content as a condition precedent to issuing a permit to engage in the business of wholesale or retail dealer in beverages of low alcoholic content.  E. Those jurisdictions requiring a person to obtain a license in order to sell or handle beverage alcohol shall not require such person to obtain a new permit due to his change of employment until the original permit has expired. This provision shall not apply to those persons employed as bartenders.  Acts 1985, No. 319, §1, eff. July 9, 1985; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 1990, No. 168, §1; Acts 1992, No. 951, §1; Acts 2003, No. 6, §1; Acts 2019, No. 433, §1, eff. June 22, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 26:275 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§275. Operation without permit prohibited

RS 275 - Operation without permit prohibited  A. No person shall do any act for which a permit is required by this Chapter or by local authorities acting hereunder unless he holds the proper state and local permits. No local permit shall be necessary unless the local governing authority has adopted an ordinance requiring a local permit. Each day's conduct of business by a wholesaler or retailer without such a valid, unsuspended permit constitutes a separate violation of this Chapter. The provision relative to the doubling of penalties, contained in R.S. 26:521, does not apply to the offense prohibited in this Section.  B.(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beer, wine, or other spirits sampling for the purpose of allowing a consumer to try the taste of a product may be conducted on the premises of a Class A, Class B, Class C, or a Special Event permit holder.  (2) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the conducting of beverage alcohol sampling, which shall allow manufacturers and wholesalers to provide and display a limited amount of point of sales materials.  Amended by Acts 1962, No. 400, §1; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1081, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2014, No. 835, §1, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 637, §1, eff. July 1, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 26:277 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§277. Notice of application for retail dealer's permit

RS 277 - Notice of application for retail dealer's permit A. Prior to making application for a retail dealer's permit, each applicant shall insert an appropriate signed notice similar to the following in a newspaper published in the municipality in which he desires to operate his business or in the newspaper published nearest his place of business, if it is not located in a municipality in which a newspaper is published: "I am applying for a permit to sell alcoholic beverages at retail at the following address: _________ in the Parish of _________." B. The publication of this notice is not required of permittees seeking the renewal of their permits. C. In addition to publishing the notice required by Subsections A and B of this Section, each new applicant shall pay a notice of intent fee in the amount of fifty dollars to the office of alcohol and tobacco control. The office will furnish a "Notice of Intent" poster to each person who pays a notice of intent fee. Except in East Baton Rouge Parish, no other local or state notice of intent fee shall be required or assessed. D. The notice of intent poster shall display, at a minimum, the following information: "NOTICE -- I am applying to the office of alcohol and tobacco control of the state of Louisiana for a permit to sell beverages of low alcoholic content at retail at this location. Interested persons should contact the office of alcohol and tobacco control." The notice of intent poster shall also display the current address and telephone number of the office of alcohol and tobacco control. E. Each notice of intent poster shall be posted conspicuously outside the premises for which application is to be made for no less than fifteen consecutive days prior to the filing of an application for a retailer's permit for the premises. Such display of a notice of intent poster furnished by the office of alcohol and tobacco control shall serve as the only state official public notice required. However, if the application is for premises for which a permit was in effect within the previous six months, the notice of intent poster shall be posted upon the filing of the application and remain posted for at least fifteen days thereafter. F. The surviving spouse of a deceased licensee may, at the time of death, apply for a retail permit for the premises within one year from the date of death without complying with the requirements of this Section. Acts 1986, No. 314, §1; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 1993, No. 131, §1; Acts 1993, No. 169, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1370, §4, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 719, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:279 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§279. Submission of applications; delay

RS 279 - Submission of applications; delay  All applications for state permits shall be mailed or delivered to the commissioner in Baton Rouge at the state capitol, and all applications for local permits shall be mailed or delivered to the respective local authorities. An applicant shall mail or deliver his applications for state and local permits within twenty-four hours of each other. If he fails to do so, his state application may be withheld and the permits denied. Upon receipt of an application, the commissioner or the local authorities, as the case may be, shall stamp the day, month, and year received, and the commissioner shall verify that the applicant does not owe the state or the political subdivision in which the business is located any delinquent sales taxes, penalties, or interest, excluding items under formal appeal pursuant to applicable statutes. The commissioner and officers or employees specifically so authorized by the commissioner and local authorities may issue the permits immediately after proper investigation but, for a period of thirty-five days after receipt of the application, such permits shall operate on a probationary basis subject to final action on opposition to, or withholding of, the permit as hereinafter provided.  Amended by Acts 1958, No. 186, §1; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 2011, No. 259, §1; Acts 2012, No. 34, §1; Acts 2015, No. 382, §1; Acts 2015, No. 460, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; Acts 2018, No. 449, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:282 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§282. Misstatement or suppression of fact in application

RS 282 - Misstatement or suppression of fact in application  Any misstatement or suppression of fact in an application or accompanying affidavit is a ground for the denial, withholding or suspension of a permit in the manner provided in this Chapter.  Amended by Acts 1968, No. 174, §5; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:283 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§283. Authority of commissioner and local authorities to withhold permits

RS 283 - Authority of commissioner and local authorities to withhold permits  The commissioner with respect to state permits and municipal authorities or parish governing authorities with respect to local permits may withhold the issuance of permits in the manner and under the terms and conditions specified in this Chapter.  Acts 1987, No. 696, §1, Acts 1992, No. 976, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2015, No. 382, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:285 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§285. Renewal of permit

RS 285 - Renewal of permit  A. Except as otherwise provided by law, persons holding permits under this Chapter, whether state or local, shall file applications for renewal thereof for the ensuing year in the manner provided with the commissioner. Anyone filing his renewal application after the date set shall be charged a delinquency penalty of twenty-five percent over and above the regular fee. If a permittee fails to make his application for renewal by the end of the term, his application may be denied and the commissioner may, without notice or hearing, suspend his right to do business. B. Any applicant who makes his application for renewal before the end of the permit period shall continue business under his old permit unless it has been suspended or revoked or the new permit withheld or denied. C. Renewal permits may be withheld or denied on the same grounds and in the same manner as an original permit. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 173, §1; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 2011, No. 259, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:288 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§288. Withholding or denying of permits; causes

RS 288 - Withholding or denying of permits; causes  All causes enumerated in this Chapter as sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of a permit shall also be sufficient cause for the commissioner to withhold or deny a permit.  Acts 1987, No. 696, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 26:289 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Liquors-Alcoholic Beverages|§289. Proper petitioners in action to suspend or revoke permit

RS 289 - Proper petitioners in action to suspend or revoke permit The commissioner, secretary of the Department of Revenue, municipal authorities, parish governing authorities, sheriffs, law enforcing authorities, citizens, and any trade organization consisting of brewers and distributors of beverages of low alcoholic content through its authorized representative have the right to have a permittee cited by the commissioner to show cause why his permit should not be suspended or revoked. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 61, §1; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 1992, No. 976, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 805, §1, eff. June 27, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2.