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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:199. Sports Wagering Purse Supplement Fund; creation

RS 4:199 - Sports Wagering Purse Supplement Fund; creation
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Sports Wagering Purse Supplement Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".
B. Any appropriation by the legislature to the Louisiana State Racing Commission from the fund shall be utilized to supplement purses as provided in this Section.
C. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investments of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
D. Monies in the fund shall only be withdrawn pursuant to an appropriation by the legislature solely to implement the provisions of this Section.
E. Each fiscal year, the commission shall allocate any appropriations received pursuant to R.S. 27:625(G)(4) as follows:
(1) Two-thirds of the funds appropriated to the commission pursuant to this Paragraph shall be allocated and provided to the licensed racing associations in the state which conduct live horse racing on the basis of the proportion of the number of thoroughbred race days each association conducted for the preceding year bears to the total number of thoroughbred race days conducted statewide for the preceding year, and such funds shall be used solely to supplement purses in accordance with a schedule or formula established by the purse committee of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association on Louisiana-bred thoroughbred races.
(2) One-third of the funds appropriated to the commission pursuant to this Paragraph shall be allocated and provided to the licensed racing associations in the state which conduct live horse racing on the basis of the proportion of the number of quarter horse race days each association conducted for the preceding year bears to the total number of quarter horse race days conducted statewide for the preceding year, and such funds shall be used solely to supplement purses in accordance with a schedule or formula established by the purse committee of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association on Louisiana-bred quarter horse races.
Acts 2021, No. 435, §2, eff. June 21, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:202. Louisiana Champions Day; creation; racing program; funding

RS 4:202 - Louisiana Champions Day; creation; racing program; funding
A. Beginning in 1991, and every year thereafter, the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association is hereby authorized to hold a special day of racing devoted solely to Louisiana bred horses to be known as "Louisiana Champions Day". Louisiana Champions Day shall be held in November or December of each year; the date and location of which shall be determined by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association in consultation with the Louisiana Quarterhorse Breeders Association.
B.(1) The racing program on Louisiana Champions Day shall consist of seven races for thoroughbreds and three races for quarterhorses.
(2) The conditions of each race shall be determined by the appropriate breeders association.
C. Louisiana Champions Day purses shall be determined for each race by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association after consultation with the Louisiana Quarterhorse Breeders Association and may be funded as follows:
(1) Purses offered by participating racing associations.
(2) Funds from the appropriate breeders association.
(3) Corporate contributions.
(4) Funds made available pursuant to R.S. 4:203 and any other applicable provision of law.
(5) Any other donations, bequests, or contributions made available for that purpose.
Acts 1990, No. 884, §1; Acts 2022, No. 216, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:203. Louisiana Champions Day Account; funding; use; audit

RS 4:203 - Louisiana Champions Day Account; funding; use; audit
A. All fees from pari-mutuel wagering due pursuant to R.S. 4:161, 161.1, 161.2, 163.1, 166, 166.1, 166.2, 166.3, and 218 from races held on Kentucky Derby Day, Preakness Day, and Belmont Stakes Day shall be paid instead to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association and placed in an interest-bearing account to be known as the "Louisiana Champions Day Account" for use at the next Louisiana Champions Day or for any lawful purpose to enhance the Louisiana horse breeding industry.
B. Monies derived pursuant to this Section may be used for Louisiana Champions Day and shall be over and above those provided for from other sources as provided in R.S. 4:202.
C. The Louisiana Champions Day Account shall be subject at all times to audit by the legislative auditor or by a certified public accountant approved by the legislative auditor, the expenses of such audit to be paid by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association.
Acts 1990, No. 884, §1; Acts 1992, No. 2, §1, eff. April 30, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 335, §1; Acts 1999, No. 481, §1; Acts 2022, No. 216, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:211. Definitions

RS 4:211 - Definitions
Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them below:
(1) "Audited net profits" means the total commissions retained by an association on pari-mutuel wagers placed at a specific offtrack wagering facility, less breakage, settlements, and taxes applicable to such wagers.
(2) "Eligible applicants" means the primary licensee fulfilling the licensure criteria described in this Part.
(3) "Exotic wagers" or "exotic wagering pools" include all pari-mutuel pools except the win, place, or show pools conducted at each race meeting in this state. Examples of exotic wagering pools in common usage are daily double pools, exacta pools, trifecta pools, twin trifecta pools, pick-six pools, and quinella pools.
(4) "Host entity" means an entity licensed by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to conduct sports wagering in its sports book lounge in accordance with Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; however, it shall not include an entity that is also the holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:353 and provided for in Chapter 7 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(5) "Host track" means the Louisiana track at which the race is run.
(6) "Net commission" means the commission retained by a licensee on pari-mutuel wagers on historical horse races, less breakage, settlements, and taxes applicable to such wagers.
(7) "Offtrack wagering facility" means the licensed and authorized location where offtrack wagers may be accepted.
(8) "Offtrack wagering facility licensee" means an association that has been licensed by the Louisiana State Racing Commission to operate an offtrack wagering facility.
(9) "Pari-mutuel facility" means any pari-mutuel race track conducting race meetings during the 1986-87 racing season and licensed prior to June 30, 1987.
(10) "Parish seat" means the facility, courthouse, meeting hall, etc., at which the parish governing authority meets on a regular basis in an official capacity.
(11) "Primary licensee" means the licensed association conducting the majority of race days at a pari-mutuel facility.
Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 530, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:212. Offtrack wagering; authorization

RS 4:212 - Offtrack wagering; authorization
The Louisiana State Racing Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, is hereby authorized to license offtrack wagering in this state and shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary for the efficient administration of offtrack wagering in this state.
Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:212.1. Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premises

RS 4:212.1 - Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premises
The commission shall require the posting of one or more signs on licensed premises at each point of entry into areas where authorized gaming is conducted, authorized gaming devices are located, or authorized wagering on the results any horse race is conducted to inform patrons of a toll-free telephone number available to provide information and referral services regarding compulsive or problem gambling. Failure by the owner of the licensed premises to post and maintain such a sign or signs shall be cause for the imposition of a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars per day.
Acts 1997, No. 1192, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:215. Offtrack wagering facilities; ownership

RS 4:215 - Offtrack wagering facilities; ownership
A. Only a primary licensee of a pari-mutuel facility may own and operate an offtrack wagering facility in a parish whose parish seat is located less than fifty-five miles from such facility.
B. Offtrack wagering facilities to be located in parishes whose parish seat is less than fifty-five miles from more than one pari-mutuel facility must be jointly owned by those facilities. Such jointly owned facilities shall be subject to the following provisions:
(1) Percentage of ownership shall be inversely proportional to the distance from the pari-mutuel facility to the parish seat of the parish in which the proposed facility is to be located.
(2) A copy of a written agreement between all eligible applicants for licensure of offtrack wagering facilities in a parish must be submitted to the commission with the application for licensure.
(3) If an eligible applicant does not wish to participate in the establishment of offtrack wagering facilities with other eligible applicants, he shall so state in writing within thirty days of receipt of notification, a copy of which shall be included with the application for licensure submitted by any other eligible applicants.
C. Ownership of offtrack wagering facilities in parishes whose parish seat is fifty-five miles or more from any pari-mutuel facility shall be determined by the following procedure:
(1) Any applicant eligible for licensure of an offtrack wagering facility desiring to establish such a facility in a parish covered by this Subsection shall provide written notification of this intent to the commission.
(2) The commission shall notify all other eligible applicants under the provisions of this Part of this intent.
(3) All eligible applicants must respond within thirty days of receipt of this notice of intent if they wish to participate in the joint ownership of an offtrack wagering facility in that parish. Ownership shall be distributed equally among eligible applicants who choose to participate, unless agreed to and contracted otherwise by such eligible applicants. Applicants who fail to respond within thirty days will not be eligible to participate in any offtrack wagering facility in the parish.
(4) All eligible applicants indicating their wish to participate in joint ownership of an offtrack wagering facility must submit a joint application for licensure pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 4:214.
D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to an offtrack wagering facility located in the sports book lounge of a host entity.
Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 2022, No. 530, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:218. Fees authorization

RS 4:218 - Fees authorization
A. The commission may collect a license fee not to exceed one and one-half percent of the total amount wagered at each offtrack wagering facility. This fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Fourteen percent to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association or the Louisiana Quarterhorse Breeders Association for promotion of the appropriate breeding industry and for breeder awards. Distribution shall be in direct proportion to the monies wagered on each breed.
(2) Thirty-three percent to the Louisiana Board of Regents for distribution to public and private institutions of higher education in the state.
(3) Fifty-three percent to the commission to cover administrative costs.
B.(1) The parish governing authority in those parishes where the offtrack wagering facilities are located may impose license fees not to exceed two percent of the total amount wagered at that facility. When a facility is located within the corporation limits of a city, town, or municipality, one-half of the total funds collected pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall be disbursed to the governing authority of that city, town, or municipality.
(2) Allocation of funds under this Subsection shall be based on the status of the site of an offtrack wagering facility at the time that facility is licensed by the Louisiana State Racing Commission. Subsequent annexation by a city, town, or municipality shall not affect allocation.
Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1990, No. 1013, §1, eff. July 26, 1990.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:218.1. Historical horse racing fee authorization

RS 4:218.1 - Historical horse racing fee authorization
The commission shall collect a license fee of one and one-half percent of the total amount wagered at each offtrack wagering facility on historical horse racing. The fee shall be allocated as follows:
(1) Sixty-seven percent to the commission.
(2) Eleven and one-half percent to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association for promotion of the appropriate breeding industry and for breeder awards.
(3) Five percent to the Louisiana Quarterhorse Breeders Association for promotion of the appropriate breeding industry and for breeder awards.
(4) Eight and one-quarter percent to the parish governing authority where the offtrack wagering facility is located. When a facility is located within the corporation limits of a city, town, or municipality, one-half of the total funds allocated pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall be disbursed to the governing authority of that city, town, or municipality.
(5) Eight and one-quarter percent to the sheriff of the parish where the offtrack wagering facility is located. When a facility is located within the corporation limits of a city, town, or municipality, one-half of the total funds allocated pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall be disbursed to the police department of that city, town, or municipality.
Acts 2022, No. 381, §1; Acts 2023, No. 258, §1, eff. June 12, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:219. Uncashed pari-mutuel tickets; limitation of time for presentation; disposition of unclaimed monies

RS 4:219 - Uncashed pari-mutuel tickets; limitation of time for presentation; disposition of unclaimed monies
A. All pari-mutuel tickets purchased at offtrack wagering facilities licensed pursuant to this Part evidencing the right to participate in pari-mutuel pools or the right to a refund must be presented for payment within ninety days after the close of the race meeting of the host track. The failure to present such a ticket within the prescribed time shall constitute a waiver of the right to participate in the pari-mutuel pool or the right to a refund. Thereafter, the holder of such ticket shall have no right to enforce payment thereof.
B. The sum held by any licensee for payment of outstanding winning pari-mutuel tickets and for refunding the price of pari-mutuel tickets shall be retained by such licensee for such purpose until the expiration of ninety days after the close of the race meeting of the host track.
C. After such time, any unclaimed monies shall be disposed of as follows. The primary licensee shall retain such sum so that the sum plus that retained under the provisions of R.S. 4:176(B) do not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars per race meeting and the remaining unclaimed monies, if any, shall be remitted to the State General Fund with a report. Such monies are due one hundred days after the close of the race meeting of the host track.
Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1989, No. 587, §1; Acts 1990, No. 556, §1; Acts 1992, No. 391, §1, eff. June 18, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:220. Transmission of wagers

RS 4:220 - Transmission of wagers
All wagers accepted by an offtrack wagering facility shall be transmitted to the host track conducting the race upon which the wager is made, for inclusion in that track's appropriate pari-mutuel pool. Inclusion in such pools is for the purpose of calculating payoffs to bettors and breeders' awards, and the provisions of Part I of this Chapter shall in no way apply.
Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1989, No. 628, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:221. Employees; licensing

RS 4:221 - Employees; licensing
A. All employees of offtrack wagering facilities who are directly involved in its pari-mutuel operation or supervision thereof shall be licensed pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission.
B. All licensees operating offtrack wagering facilities shall employ local residents to the extent that qualified people are available.
C. No license issued under this Section shall be granted for more than one fiscal year, but shall be valid at all offtrack wagering facilities in the state during the period.
D. The commission may grant to, or refuse, suspend, or withdraw the license to, anyone licensed pursuant to this Part and any rules and regulations the commission adopts and upon the payment of a license fee as fixed pursuant to this Part or by the commission. Any license may be revoked by the commission and any person whose license has been revoked shall be ineligible to participate at any offtrack wagering facility or otherwise in racing unless the license shall be returned by the commission with permission to operate thereunder. No license shall be refused to any applicant who is qualified in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the commission; and no license shall be revoked without just cause.
Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1989, No. 628, §2; Acts 1992, No. 281, §1, eff. June 11, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:222. Audit by commission

RS 4:222 - Audit by commission
A. The licensee shall deposit fees on a weekly basis in a designated state depository.
B. The commission shall verify licenses, verify that all fees and monies provided for in this Part are deposited on a weekly basis, and supervise, check, and audit the operation of the offtrack pari-mutuel wagering pools, its conduct, and distribution.
Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1990, No. 561, §1, eff. June 30, 1990.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:223. Production of books, memoranda, or documents; removal of employee; manner of keeping books; witnesses; penalty

RS 4:223 - Production of books, memoranda, or documents; removal of employee; manner of keeping books; witnesses; penalty
A. The commission may:
(1) Compel the production of all books, memoranda, or documents showing the receipts and disbursements of any person licensed to operate an offtrack wagering facility under the provisions of this Part.
(2) At any time require the removal of any employee employed by any licensee in any case where it has reason to believe that the employee has been guilty of any dishonest practice in connection with horse racing, has failed to comply with any condition of the licensee's license, or has violated any rule adopted by the commission.
(3) Require that the books, financial statement, or other statement of any licensee under this Part be kept in a manner provided by the commission.
(4) Visit, investigate, and place auditors and inspectors in the offtrack wagering facility of any such licensee.
(5) Summon witnesses before its meetings, administer oaths to such witnesses, and require testimony on any issue before it.
B. Any person failing to appear before the commission, or failing to produce books, records, and documents ordered, or refusing to testify thereon, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1989, No. 628, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:224. Administrative procedure; review of commission rulings

RS 4:224 - Administrative procedure; review of commission rulings
Except as otherwise provided by this Section, the commission's hearings, practice and procedure, and rule making procedure are as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act. However, in cases made the subject of judicial review, the court may not extend or continue beyond ten days from date of issuance any stay order or temporary restraining order issued by it, except:
(1) upon agreement of counsel for all parties, or
(2) absent such agreement, by order of the court, but only after a contradictory hearing held no later than the tenth day following the issuance of such stay order or temporary restraining order and then only upon a showing by a party that a denial of such extension or continuation would be prejudicial to that party's opportunity to cause the court to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision to be reviewed.
Acts 1989, No. 628, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:225. Commission authority, fines, suspensions, revocations, forfeitures and disciplinary actions

RS 4:225 - Commission authority, fines, suspensions, revocations, forfeitures and disciplinary actions
A. The commission may impose upon any licensee listed in R.S. 4:169 a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars and may suspend a licensee indefinitely, or both. Any commission action taken herein shall be consistent with the provisions of this Part.
B. The commission may impose on any licensed association as defined in R.S. 4:143(1) a fine not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and may suspend a license indefinitely, or both. Any commission action taken herein shall be consistent with the provisions of this Part.
Acts 1989, No. 628, §2; Acts 2014, No. 731, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:226. Grounds for denial or termination of license to operate an offtrack wagering facility

RS 4:226 - Grounds for denial or termination of license to operate an offtrack wagering facility
A. The commission may refuse, suspend, or withdraw licenses granted by it for just cause.
B. Those things constituting just cause are:
(1) Any action by a licensee contrary to the provisions of this Part or an agreement or plan of operation for an offtrack wagering facility located in a sports book lounge.
(2) Corrupt practice.
(3) Intentional falsification and/or intentional misstatement of a material fact in an application to operate an offtrack wagering facility.
(4) Material false statement to the commission.
(5) Continued failure or inability of the licensee to meet its financial obligations connected with fulfillment of the purposes for which its license was issued.
Acts 1989, No. 628, §2; Acts 2022, No. 530, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:227. License fees, commissions, and taxes of this Part in lieu of all other such taxes

RS 4:227 - License fees, commissions, and taxes of this Part in lieu of all other such taxes
The license fees, commissions, and taxes imposed upon an offtrack wagering facility in this Part are in lieu of all other such licenses, sales, excise, and occupational taxes to the state or to any parish, city, town, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof.
Acts 1990, No. 1013, §1, eff. July 26, 1990.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:276. Louisiana compact committee official

RS 4:276 - Louisiana compact committee official
The governor shall appoint one official to represent Louisiana on the compact committee for a term of four years. No official may serve more than three consecutive terms. A vacancy shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term.
Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 149, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:277. Cooperation of departments, agencies, and officers of the state

RS 4:277 - Cooperation of departments, agencies, and officers of the state
All departments, agencies, and officers of the state of Louisiana and its political subdivisions are authorized to cooperate with the compact committee in furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to the compact.
Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 149, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:278. Louisiana State Racing Commission powers preserved

RS 4:278 - Louisiana State Racing Commission powers preserved
Nothing in this Part shall be construed to diminish or limit the powers and responsibilities of the commission established by this Chapter or to invalidate any action of the commission previously taken, including but not limited to any regulation promulgated.
Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 149, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:361. Municipalities and department of police of New Orleans may place matrons or policewomen in dance halls; duties

RS 4:361 - Municipalities and department of police of New Orleans may place matrons or policewomen in dance halls; duties
All municipalities, the city of New Orleans excepted, and in the city of New Orleans the department of police, may place one or more matrons or policewomen in dance halls that are open to the public or that charge for admission or that charge for the privilege of dancing or charge for the services of food where dancing is conducted. These matrons shall see that no lewd, vulgar, or suggestive dances are held, and that the costumes of persons dancing or performing in those places are proper.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:362. Ordinance or resolution

RS 4:362 - Ordinance or resolution
Whenever a municipality or the department of police desires to avail itself of this privilege it shall pass an ordinance or resolution fixing the compensation to be paid to the policewomen or matrons who shall be assigned to the dance halls, cabarets, or places where public dances are held.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:363. Free ingress and egress; payment of charge as compensation

RS 4:363 - Free ingress and egress; payment of charge as compensation
Whenever a municipality or the department of police avails itself of this Chapter and passes an ordinance or resolution in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, the dance hall proprietors shall permit free ingress and egress without cost or compensation on the part of the police matrons or policewomen, and in addition the owners or operators of the dance halls, cabarets, or places where public dancing is held shall pay the municipality or the department of police the sum fixed in the ordinance or resolution as compensation for the policewomen or matrons.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:364. Refusal to comply; punishment

RS 4:364 - Refusal to comply; punishment
Whenever the owner of a dance hall refuses to comply with the provisions of this Chapter, he shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and imprisoned for not less than thirty days, for each violation.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:420. Declaration of purpose

RS 4:420 - Declaration of purpose
A. The legislature hereby recognizes that it is a special privilege afforded to athlete agents to contact student athletes to secure their athletic abilities for professional sports teams. The legislature also feels that with that privilege should come certain duties, obligations, and responsibilities. The legislature hereby enacts the laws of this Chapter to regulate those contacts and to protect young, inexperienced student athletes in this state from unscrupulous athlete agents and other persons who would seek to exploit such athletes, or their institutions or schools, when entering or seeking to enter into an agent contract or professional sport services contract or when obtaining or seeking to obtain employment with a professional sports team.
B. It is the further purpose of the legislature in enacting this Chapter to protect student athletes from contacts with and accepting things of value from athlete agents and other persons in a manner so as to cause such athletes to unintentionally lose their eligibility to compete in interscholastic or intercollegiate athletics.
C. It is the further purpose of the legislature to protect the educational institutions and schools of this state from unscrupulous athlete agents, athletes, and other persons who would cause such institutions to suffer various sanctions as a result of unlawful activities in connection with athletes participating in sports at such institutions and schools.
D. Another purpose of the legislature in enacting this Chapter is to recognize that the relationship between a student athlete and their institution or school is one of contract.
E. Accordingly, the legislature, in enacting the provisions of this Chapter, hereby creates causes of action, rights, and remedies for such institutions and schools to recover for damages caused to the institution or school by any person acting in violation of this Chapter. Such causes of action specifically include but are not limited to the cause of action known as tortious interference with an athlete contract.
Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:422. Registration of agents

RS 4:422 - Registration of agents
A.(1) An athlete agent shall register with the division as provided in this Chapter before the athlete agent may contact an athlete.
(2) An athlete agent must first be certified by the appropriate professional players association or associations in the professional league or leagues for which he is soliciting athletes in order to be registered as an athlete agent in this state.
(3) For the purposes of this Chapter, any document required to be filed with the division shall be deemed filed when it is received either physically or electronically in any office designated by the division for the receipt of such documents.
B.(1) A written application for registration or renewal shall be signed by the applicant, notarized, made to the division on a form prescribed by the division, and shall state:
(a) The name of the applicant and the address of the applicant's principal place of business.
(b) The business or occupation engaged in by the applicant for the five years immediately preceding the date of application.
(c) The names and addresses of three references, including any persons, if any, with whom the applicant has dealt in his capacity as an athlete agent or in the practice of his business or profession, not to exceed three such persons.
(d) The names and addresses of all persons, except bona fide employees on stated salaries, who are financially interested as partners, associates, or profit sharers in the operation of the business of the athlete agent.
(e) The names and addresses of all athletes for whom the athlete agent is providing professional services for compensation at the time of the renewal.
(f) The name and address of the applicant's agent for service of process, including an affidavit accepting such appointment from the applicant's agent for service of process, if not previously filed and on record with the secretary of state.
(2) If the applicant is a corporation, the information required by this Subsection shall be provided by each officer of that corporation. If the applicant is an association or partnership, such information shall be provided by each associate or partner.
C. The registration is valid from July first of one year through June thirtieth of the following year. An initial registration is valid until the first June thirtieth following the date of the registration. Renewal of the registration may be made by the filing of an application for renewal.
D. To produce sufficient revenue to offset the expenses incurred by the division in administering this Chapter, an annual registration fee of one hundred dollars shall be paid.
Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1988, No. 537, §1; Acts 1990, No. 882, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §§1, 2; Acts 1999, No. 342, §2; Acts 2001, No. 1094, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:422.1. Denial of registration; refusal to renew; revocation or suspension; notification; hearing

RS 4:422.1 - Denial of registration; refusal to renew; revocation or suspension; notification; hearing
A. The division may, pursuant to an adjudicatory hearing, refuse to issue or renew a registration upon proof that the applicant has engaged in any one or more of the following activities:
(1) Has made false or misleading statements of a material nature in his application for registration or renewal.
(2) Has ever been convicted of fraud, embezzlement, a felonious theft, or any other crime involving a misappropriation of funds, which could render him unfit in a fiduciary capacity.
(3) Has engaged in conduct which violates or causes an athlete to violate any rule or regulation promulgated by any federation or association.
(4) Has been denied certification by any professional players association.
(5) Has engaged in conduct which has caused an institution or school to be investigated by or sanctioned by any federation or association.
B. The division may, pursuant to an adjudicatory hearing, suspend or revoke a registration upon proof that an athlete agent has engaged in any of the activities enumerated in Subsection A of this Section or for a violation of this Chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this Chapter.
C. Prior to a denial, refusal to renew, suspension, or revocation of registration, the division shall notify the applicant or athlete agent in writing by certified mail of the reasons for denial, refusal to renew, suspension, or revocation and of the date of the hearing. All adjudicatory hearings shall be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:425. On-campus agent interviews

RS 4:425 - On-campus agent interviews
A. All institutions of higher education located in this state shall sponsor athlete agent interviews on their campuses during the athlete's final year of eligibility to participate in intercollegiate athletics, and a registered athlete agent may interview the athlete to discuss the athlete agent's representation of the athlete in the marketing of the athlete's athletic ability or reputation.
B. All institutions sponsoring athlete agent interviews shall give public notice of those interviews not later than the thirtieth day before the date on which the period in which the interviews may be conducted begins. Institutions shall provide written notice of the time, place, and duration of the athlete agent interview program to those registered athlete agents who have previously furnished the athletic director of such institutions with their addresses.
C. The registered athlete agent shall strictly adhere to the specific rules of each separate institution with regard to the time, place, and duration of the registered athlete agent interviews. The interviews shall be conducted in the final year of eligibility during a period not to exceed thirty consecutive days.
D. When an athletic director and head coach is given notice by an athlete agent of intent to contact an athlete, the athletic director or head coach shall, within seventy-two hours, schedule a meeting with the athlete to explain to the athlete the consequences of such contact for the athlete and for the institution. After such meeting, the athletic director or head coach shall notify the athlete agent in writing that the contact may proceed.
Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1990, No. 882, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:426. Violations; penalties

RS 4:426 - Violations; penalties
A. An athlete agent who violates the provisions of this Chapter is subject, pursuant to an adjudicatory hearing, to:
(1) Forfeiture of any right of repayment of anything of value either received by an athlete as an inducement to enter into any agent contract or received for any other reason.
(2) Payment of a refund of any consideration paid to the athlete agent on an athlete's behalf.
(3) Payment of reasonable attorney fees and court costs incurred by an athlete in suing an athlete agent for violation of this Chapter.
B. Any person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly either files a false sworn complaint or gives false sworn testimony to any person concerning activities covered by this Chapter. This offense, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.
C. Any athlete agent who fails to register as required by R.S. 4:422 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.
D. Any athlete agent who violates any other duty, obligation, or responsibility prescribed by R.S. 4:424 or engages in conduct prohibited by that Section, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment with or without hard labor for up to five years, or both.
E. Any athlete agent who fails to comply with the filing and notice requirements of R.S. 4:423 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1990, No. 882, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1094, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:427. Records to be kept; penalties

RS 4:427 - Records to be kept; penalties
A. An athlete agent shall keep records of travel, entertainment, and other expenses incurred by the athlete agent which adequately describe the:
(1) Nature of the expenditure.
(2) Dollar amount of the expenditure.
(3) Purpose of the expenditure.
(4) Date and place of the expenditure.
(5) Person or persons in whose behalf the expenditure was made.
(6) Records documenting all notifications made to athletic directors or head coaches concerning intended contact with athletes.
(7) Written notification received from athletic directors and head coaches indicating contacts with athletes may proceed.
B. The records required to be kept by this Section shall be retained for not less than five years by the athlete agent.
C.(1) The records provided for in this Section shall be subject to subpoena in case of a criminal investigation of the activities of the athlete agent.
(2) The records provided for in this Section shall be disclosed pursuant to a court order obtained by an athlete who is named in the record, an institution of higher education that is located in this state which is named in the record, and the athletic conference of which the institution is a member, or the federation or association of which the school or institution is a member. Any such disclosure shall be made only to the extent necessary to determine or establish that a violation of this Chapter has occurred.
D. Any person found to be in violation of the recordkeeping requirements of this Section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:430. Attorneys licensed in state

RS 4:430 - Attorneys licensed in state
A. An attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana who acts as an athlete agent in his practice of law shall not be required to pay a registration fee as provided in this Chapter if he is an active member of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
B. The division shall verify with the Louisiana State Bar Association that attorneys registering as athlete agents have paid their annual membership dues and are in good standing with the association.
C. Except as provided in Subsection A of this Section, an attorney acting as an athlete agent shall comply with all duties, obligations, responsibilities, and requirements of this Chapter and shall be subject to all provisions and penalties imposed by this Chapter for athlete agents.
Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:431. Enforcement

RS 4:431 - Enforcement
A. Each year the division shall compile a list of athletes, which were signed to a contract by a professional sports team, and shall contact the appropriate players associations to determine which agents have been retained to represent those athletes.
B. In the event that the agents retained by the athletes are not registered in this state, the division shall contact the district attorney where the athlete's school or institution of higher education is located. The district attorney's office shall take appropriate measures to investigate and prosecute any unregistered athlete agents operating in this state.
C. The division shall inform in writing the appropriate players association of any unregistered athlete agent operating in this state.
Acts 1999, No. 302, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:432. Liability for loss of eligibility

RS 4:432 - Liability for loss of eligibility
A. If an athlete loses his eligibility to participate in sports sanctioned by the federation or association of which the school or institution is a member, or if the school or institution is investigated or sanctioned by such federation or association as a result of any violation of the rules of the federation or association of which the school or institution is a member, the school or institution of higher education that such athlete attended shall have a cause of action, specifically including but not limited to an action of tortious interference with a contract, against such athlete, the athlete agent of such athlete, and any other parties connected with the violation.
B. The prevailing party under a cause of action arising under Subsection A of this Section shall also have a right to collect reasonable attorney fees and court costs in addition to any other damages.
Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:433. Unlawful payments; penalties

RS 4:433 - Unlawful payments; penalties
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, it shall be unlawful for any person to make or offer a monetary payment, or anything of value to an athlete or any other person where such offer does any one or both of the following:
(1) Causes the athlete to lose his eligibility to participate in sports sanctioned by the federation or association of which the school or institution is a member.
(2) Causes the institution of higher education or school which the athlete attended or was being recruited to participate in sports contests at the time the payment or thing of value was received, to be investigated or placed on probation, penalized, or otherwise sanctioned by the federation or association of which the school or institution is a member.
B. The athlete and the institution or school shall each have an independent cause of action, specifically including but not limited to a cause of action for tortious interference with an athlete contract against such person for damages, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs.
C. Any person found to be in violation of the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.
Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1094, §§1 and 2; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:443. Definitions

RS 4:443 - Definitions
In this Chapter, unless otherwise indicated, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Biological sex" means a statement of a student's biological sex on the student's official birth certificate which is entered at or near the time of the student's birth.
(2) "Postsecondary education board member" means a person who serves as a board member or officer of a postsecondary education management board.
(3) "Postsecondary education management board" means a board which governs postsecondary educational institutions pursuant to R.S. 17:3351.
(4) "School board" means a school board or school governing authority subject to the provisions of R.S. 17:81 or any nonpublic school governing authority.
(5) "School board member" means a person who serves as a board member or officer for a school board or school governing authority subject to the provisions of R.S. 17:81 or for any nonpublic school governing authority.
(6) "School coach" means a person who is a coach or assistant coach, whether paid or on a volunteer basis, of a school intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic team or sporting event.
(7) "School employee" means a person who is employed by a school, a school board, a postsecondary education management board, or any postsecondary institution under the authority of a postsecondary education management board.
(8) "Schools" means all of the following:
(a) A public elementary or secondary school.
(b) A nonpublic elementary or secondary school that receives state funds.
(c) A public postsecondary educational institution.
(d) A nonpublic postsecondary educational institution that receives state funds.
Acts 2022, No. 283, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:444. Designation of athletic teams

RS 4:444 - Designation of athletic teams
A. Each intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic team or sporting event that is sponsored by a school and that receives state funding shall be expressly designated, based upon biological sex, as only one of the following:
(1) Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, a male, boys, or mens team or event shall be for those students who are biological males.
(2) A female, girls, or womens team or event shall be for those students who are biological females.
(3) A coeducational or mixed team or event shall be open for participation by biological females and biological males.
B. Athletic teams or sporting events designated for females, girls, or women shall not be open to students who are not biologically female.
C. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to restrict the eligibility of any student to participate in any intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic team or sport designated as "male", "mens", or "boys", or designated as "coed" or "mixed".
D. Nothing in this Chapter is intended to prevent any school from implementing or maintaining a coeducational or mixed athletic team or sporting event which is open to both biological males and biological females so long as a female, girls, or womens athletic team or sporting event is not disbanded for the purpose of creating a coeducational or mixed team or event which would thereby result to the detriment of students of the female biological sex.
E. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to apply to an intramural athletic team or intramural sport.
Acts 2022, No. 283, §1.