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ACT No. 412
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1310
BY REPRESENTATIVE RITCHIE
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–The commissioner of alcohol and tobacco control shall18
promulgate rules to issue a single permit for bona fide Louisiana tobacconists. Such19
single permit shall allow any bona fide Louisiana tobacconist to operate as a retail20
tobacco dealer and as a wholesale tobacco dealer. Any fee assessed for such single21
tobacconist permit shall be set at the current rate in effect on August 15, 2010.22
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§932. Definitions24
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(8) "Tobacconist" means a retail dealer any bona fide tobacco retailer1
engaged in receiving bulk smoking tobacco for the purpose of blending such tobacco2
for retail sale at a particular retail outlet where fifty percent or more of the total3
purchases for the preceding twelve months were purchases of tobacco products,4
excluding cigarettes.5
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: