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LA Rev Stat § 40:1781 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1781. Definitions

RS 1781 - Definitions For the purpose of this Part, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section: (1) "Dealer" means any person not a manufacturer or importer engaged in this state in the business of selling any firearm. The term includes wholesalers, pawnbrokers, and other persons dealing in used firearms. (2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety. (3) "Firearm" means a shotgun having a barrel of less than eighteen inches in length; a rifle having a barrel of less than sixteen inches in length; any weapon made from either a rifle or a shotgun if said weapon has been modified to have an overall length of less than twenty-six inches; any other firearm, pistol, revolver, or shotgun from which the serial number or mark of identification has been obliterated, from which a shot is discharged by an explosive, if that weapon is capable of being concealed on the person; or a machine gun, grenade launcher, flame thrower, bazooka, rocket launcher, excluding black powder weapons, or gas grenade; and includes a muffler or silencer for any firearm, whether or not the firearm is included within this definition. Pistols and revolvers and those rifles and shotguns which have not previously been defined in this Paragraph as firearms from which serial numbers or marks of identification have not been obliterated are specifically exempt from this definition. (4) "Importer" means any person who imports or brings into the state any firearm. (5) "Machine gun" means any weapon, including a submachine gun, which shoots or is designed to shoot automatically more than one shot without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. (6) "Manufacturer" means any person who is engaged in this state in the manufacture, assembling, alteration, or repair of any firearm. (7) "Muffler" or "silencer" includes any device for silencing or diminishing the report of any portable weapon such as a rifle, carbine, pistol, revolver, machine gun, submachine gun, shotgun, fowling piece, or other device from which a shot, bullet, or projectile may be discharged by an explosive and is not limited to mufflers and silencers for firearms as defined in this Section. (8) "Transfer" includes the sale, assignment, pledge, lease, loan, gift, or other disposition of any firearm. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 51, §1; Acts 1975, No. 381, §1; Acts 1977, No. 532, §1; Acts 1988, No. 424, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1782 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1782. Exemptions from Part

RS 1782 - Exemptions from Part This Part does not apply to the following persons and things: (1) Sheriffs or equivalent municipal officers in municipalities of over ten thousand, when they are acting in their official capacity. (2) The arms, accoutrements, and equipment of the military and naval forces of the United States or of other officers of the United States authorized by law to possess weapons of any kind. (3) The arms, accoutrements, and equipment of the militia. (4) Any firearm which is unserviceable and which is transferred as a curiosity or ornament.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1783 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1783. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 398, §2.

RS 1783 - Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 398, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1784 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1784. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 398, §2.

RS 1784 - Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 398, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1785 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1785. Possession or dealing in unregistered or illegally transferred weapons

RS 1785 - Possession or dealing in unregistered or illegally transferred weapons No person shall receive, possess, carry, conceal, buy, sell, or transport any firearm which has not been registered or transferred in accordance with Title 18 or Title 26 of the United States Code as applicable. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 316, §11; Acts 2013, No. 398, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1786 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1786. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 398, §2.

RS 1786 - Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 398, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1787 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1787. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 398, §2.

RS 1787 - Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 398, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1788 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1788. Identification with number or other mark; obliteration or alteration of number or mark

RS 1788 - Identification with number or other mark; obliteration or alteration of number or mark  A. Each manufacturer, importer, and dealer in any firearm shall identify it with a number or other identification mark approved by the department and shall mark or stamp or otherwise place the number or mark thereon in a manner approved by the department.  B. No one shall obliterate, remove, change, or alter this number or mark.  Acts 2016, No. 340, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1789 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1789. Records of importers, manufacturers, or dealers

RS 1789 - Records of importers, manufacturers, or dealers Importers, manufacturers, and dealers shall keep such books and records and render such returns in relation to the transactions in firearms specified in this Part as the department requires.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1790 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1790. Rules and regulations; importation of firearms

RS 1790 - Rules and regulations; importation of firearms The department may prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Part. Under regulations prescribed by the department, any firearm may be imported or brought into this state or possessed or transferred when the purpose thereof is shown to be lawful.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1791 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1791. Penalty

RS 1791 - Penalty Upon the first violation of any provision of this Part the penalty shall be a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars and imprisonment with or without hard labor for not less than one nor more than five years. For any subsequent violation of this Part the penalty shall be a fine of not less than two thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars and imprisonment at hard labor for not less than five years nor more than ten years. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 491, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1792 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1792. Possession of unidentifiable firearm; particular penalties; identification of source of firearm

RS 1792 - Possession of unidentifiable firearm; particular penalties; identification of source of firearm A. No person shall intentionally receive, possess, carry, conceal, buy, sell, transfer, or transport any firearm which has been illegally obtained or from which the serial number or individual identifying mark, as required by R.S. 40:1788, has been intentionally obliterated, altered, removed, or concealed. B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any firearm which is an antique or war relic and is inoperable or for which ammunition is no longer manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade, or which was originally manufactured without such a number. C. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, whoever violates the provisions of this Section may be fined not more than one thousand dollars and shall be imprisoned at hard labor for five years without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. D. Prior to sentencing for a conviction under this Section, the defendant shall be given the opportunity to identify the source of the firearm upon which the conviction was based. If the defendant reveals the identity of the source of the weapon and the identity of the source is confirmed by the prosecutor or the court, the defendant shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. E. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent the prosecution of an individual who obtained the firearm by theft, robbery, deception, or by other unlawful means from the lawful owner of the firearm. F. Any illegally obtained firearm or a firearm from which the serial number or identifying mark required by R.S. 40:1788 has been obliterated or altered is hereby declared to be contraband and shall be seized by the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction. If it is determined that a person other than the owner was responsible for removing, altering, or obliterating the serial number or identifying mark, the firearm shall be returned to its lawful owner or may be disposed of according to law but only after a new serial number has been permanently fixed on the firearm. If a new serial number is not so affixed, the firearm shall be destroyed by the law enforcement agency in possession of the firearm. Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 29, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1796 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1796. Preemption of state law

RS 1796 - Preemption of state law  A. No governing authority of a political subdivision shall enact after July 15, 1985, any ordinance or regulation more restrictive than state law concerning in any way the sale, purchase, possession, ownership, transfer, transportation, license, or registration of firearms, ammunition, or components of firearms or ammunition; however, this Section shall not apply to the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees and taxes and permit fees, nor shall it affect the authority of political subdivisions to prohibit the possession of a weapon or firearm in the commercial establishments and public buildings enumerated in R.S. 40:1379.3(N).  B. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a local governing authority in a high-risk area from developing a plan with federally licensed firearms manufacturers, dealers, or importers to secure the inventory of firearms and ammunition of those licensees in order to prevent looting of the licensee's premises during a declared state of emergency or disaster. Such plan shall be renewed on a periodic basis. The information contained in the plan shall be deemed security procedures as defined in R.S. 44:3.1 and shall be released only to the sheriffs of the parishes or police chiefs of municipalities in which the declared state of emergency or disaster exists.  C. For the purposes of this Section:  (1) "Declared emergency or disaster" means an emergency or disaster declared by the governor or parish president pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act.  (2) "High-risk area" means the parishes of Assumption, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Vermilion.  Added by Acts 1985, No. 741, §1, eff. July 17, 1985; Acts 2006, No. 254, §1; Acts 2020, No. 299, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1797 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1797. Law enforcement officers; possession of a firearm in courtroom; prohibition

RS 1797 - Law enforcement officers; possession of a firearm in courtroom; prohibition No state or local law enforcement officer shall carry a firearm, whether concealed or not on his person, into a courtroom while attending any session of state, parish, city, municipal, family, juvenile, drug, or traffic court as a party to a proceeding. Acts 1999, No. 621, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1799 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1799. Preemption of state law; liability of manufacturer, trade association, or dealer of firearms and ammunition

RS 1799 - Preemption of state law; liability of manufacturer, trade association, or dealer of firearms and ammunition A. The governing authority of any political subdivision or local or other governmental authority of the state is precluded and preempted from bringing suit to recover against any firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or dealer for damages for injury, death, or loss or to seek other injunctive relief resulting from or relating to the lawful design, manufacture, marketing, or sale of firearms or ammunition. The authority to bring such actions as may be authorized by law shall be reserved exclusively to the state. B. This Section shall not prohibit the governing authority of a political subdivision or local or other governing authority of the state from bringing an action against a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, or dealer for breach of contract as to firearms or ammunition purchased by the political subdivision or local authority of the state. Acts 1999, No. 291, §1, eff. June 11, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1801 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1801. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 130, §1.

RS 1801 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 130, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1802 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1802. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 130, §1.

RS 1802 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 130, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1803 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1803. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 130, §1.

RS 1803 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 130, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1804 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1804. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 130, §1.

RS 1804 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 130, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1810. Definitions

RS 1810 - Definitions As used in this Part, "armor-piercing bullet" shall mean any bullet, except a shotgun shell or ammunition primarily designed for use in rifles, that: (1) Has a steel inner core or core of equivalent density and hardness, truncated cone, and is designed for use in a pistol or revolver as a body armor or metal piercing bullet; or (2) Has been primarily manufactured or designed, by virtue of its shape, cross-sectional density, or any coating applied thereto, to breach or penetrate body armor when fired from a handgun. Added by Acts 1983, No. 284, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1811 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1811. Prohibitions

RS 1811 - Prohibitions A. No person shall import, manufacture, sell, purchase, possess, or transfer armor-piercing bullets. B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both. Added by Acts 1983, No.284, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1812 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1812. Exemptions

RS 1812 - Exemptions The provisions of this Part shall not apply to: (1) Law enforcement officers and employees acting in the lawful performance of their duties. (2) Law enforcement or other authorized agencies conducting a firearms training course, operating a forensic ballistics laboratory, or specializing in the development of ammunition or explosive ordinance. (3) Department of Corrections officials and employees authorized to carry firearms while engaged in the performance of their official duties. (4) Members of the armed services or reserve forces of the United States or Louisiana National Guard while engaged in the performance of their official duties. (5) Federal officials authorized to carry firearms while engaged in the performance of their official duties. (6) The lawful manufacture, importation, sale, purchase, possession, or transfer of armor-piercing bullets exclusively to or for persons authorized by law to possess such bullets. (7) A bona fide collector licensed by the Department of Public Safety. Added by Acts 1983, No. 284, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1841 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1841. Creation of commission; domicile; membership; terms; officers of commission

RS 1841 - Creation of commission; domicile; membership; terms; officers of commission A. The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission is hereby created. It shall have power to sue and be sued and shall be domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge. The commission shall consist of five members, one of whom shall be the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or his designee, who shall serve as an ex officio member; two members shall be appointed by the governor, and two members shall be appointed by the governor from a list of four names selected in the manner hereinafter provided by a majority vote of the liquefied petroleum gas dealers, as that term is hereinafter defined. In default of such nomination by the liquefied petroleum gas dealers, the governor shall make the appointments. All appointments by the governor shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. B. For the purpose of voting on the selection of the two members of the commission to be appointed by the governor, each liquefied petroleum gas dealer shall be entitled to one vote per permit held, to be cast by the person designated in a duly executed power of attorney from the dealer he represents. The power of attorney shall be filed with the commission and shall remain effective for such purposes until revoked. Any natural person may be selected. The Louisiana Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission shall conduct the selection process. The selection process shall be held thirty days prior to a new gubernatorial inauguration and every four years thereafter, beginning in the year 2000. C.(1) Each of the four members appointed by the governor shall serve a term which shall be concurrent with the term of the governor making the appointment. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or his designee shall serve for a term corresponding with the term of his official appointment. (2) A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. D. The commission shall elect its chairman and vice chairman, and the director hereinafter provided for shall be the secretary of the commission. Acts 1950, No. 63, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 49, §1; Acts 1978, No. 603, §1; Acts 1980, No. 735, §1, eff. July 29, 1980; Acts 1987, No. 552, §1; Acts 1997, No. 98, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1446, §1; Acts 2003, No. 774, §11.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1843 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1843. Compensation of members

RS 1843 - Compensation of members The members of the commission shall receive one hundred twenty-five dollars per diem for each day and an expense allowance in the same amounts as authorized by state general travel regulations for meals, lodging, and mileage for state employees for attendance at meetings of the commission. Acts 1950, No. 63, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 362, §1; Acts 1980, No. 766, §1; Acts 2001, No. 429, §1; Acts 2008, No. 926, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1844 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1844. Meetings

RS 1844 - Meetings The commission shall hold not more than one meeting per month at its domicile and no meeting shall be for longer than is absolutely necessary to transact the business of the commission, provided, however, that the commission may hold three of its monthly meetings at places in the state elsewhere than at its domicile. Acts 1950, No. 63, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1845 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1845. Director; other personnel; salaries

RS 1845 - Director; other personnel; salaries For the enforcement of its rules and regulations and the provisions of this Part, the commission shall appoint a director and such other field inspectors as its work may require, and shall prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. It may appoint such secretarial, stenographic and clerical help as may be required to carry out the duties of the commission and shall fix their salaries. Acts 1950, No. 63, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1846.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1846.1. Powers of investigation; penalties; civil liability

RS 1846.1 - Powers of investigation; penalties; civil liability A. The commission shall have the power to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses, to swear witnesses, to compel the production of books and papers directly connected with any violation of its regulations under investigation, to take testimony under commission, and to punish for contempt as fully as is provided by law for the district courts. B. Each dealer facility subject to the regulation of the commission shall submit to an inspection by a representative of the commission at least once every three years, which inspections may be conducted without prior notice by the commission or its representative. C.(1) No individual shall be subject to a criminal fine or imprisonment under this Chapter as a result of any willful and wrongful acts of a fellow employee or subordinate employee whose willful and wrongful act was carried out without the knowledge of the individual. (2) Whoever is found to be guilty of any of the following acts shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or imprisoned with hard labor for not more than ten years, or both: (a) Willful or knowing violation of a rule or regulation of the commission which endangers human life or health. (b) Failure to properly odorize gas or to verify the presence of odorant as required by this Chapter. D.(1) Anyone violating this Chapter shall also be liable for all damages resulting from any fire or explosion involving that shipment. (2) The liability imposed by this Section may not be delegated by contract or practice to any transporter or subcontractor responsible for the transportation of the liquefied petroleum gas. E.(1) The commission may assess a civil penalty of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars for each violation of this Chapter or the rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of this Chapter. (2) Civil penalties may be assessed only by a ruling of the commission based on an adjudicatory hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. (3) The commission may institute civil proceedings to enforce its rulings in the district court for the parish in which the commission is domiciled or the district court for the parish in which the violation occurred. Acts 1983, No. 377, §1. Acts 1984, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 1984; Acts 1999, No. 584, §1; Acts 2003, No. 275, §1, eff. June 10, 2003.