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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1310
BY REPRESENTATIVE RITCHIE
SALES/TOBACCO TRADE: Provides with respect to the permitting of tobacconists
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 26:932(8) and to enact R.S. 26:901(18) and 903(6), relative to2
tobacco products; to provide for fees applicable to tobacconists; to provide for3
definitions; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 26:932(8) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 26:901(18) and6
903(6) are hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
§901. Definitions8
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(18) "Tobacconist" means any bona fide tobacco retailer engaged in10
receiving bulk smoking tobacco for the purpose of blending such tobacco for retail11
sale at a particular retail outlet where fifty percent or more of the total purchases for12
the preceding twelve months were purchases of tobacco products, excluding13
cigarettes.14
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§903. Permit fees16
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(6) Tobacconist–$125.00 per year or any portion thereof.18
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§932. Definitions1
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(8) "Tobacconist" means a retail dealer any bona fide tobacco retailer3
engaged in receiving bulk smoking tobacco for the purpose of blending such tobacco4
for retail sale at a particular retail outlet where fifty percent or more of the total5
purchases for the preceding twelve months were purchases of tobacco products,6
excluding cigarettes.7
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Ritchie HB No. 1310
Abstract: Provides for definitions of "tobacconist" and provides for an annual fee of $125
for a tobacconist permit.
Present law defines "tobacconist".
Proposed law (R.S. 26:932) changes the definition of "tobacconist" from "a retail dealer" to
"any bona fide tobacco retailer", and otherwise retains the definition in present law.
Proposed law (R.S. 26:901) adds a definition for "tobacconist" that is consistent with the
amended definition in proposed law (R.S. 26:932).
Proposed law (R.S. 26:903) adds a fee of $125 per year for a tobacconist permit.
(Amends R.S. 26:932(8); Adds R.S. 26:901(18) and 903(6))