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ACT No. 256
Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 489
BY REPRESENTATIVE COX
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 26:73(H) and 272(H), relative to certain permits for local historic2
districts; to require the issuance of certain permits by the commissioner and the3
municipal or parish governing authority for the sale of low and high alcohol4
beverages in areas designated as local historic districts; and to provide for related5
matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 26:73(H) and 272(H) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as8
follows: 9
§73. Restaurant "R" permit; application; fees10
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H. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 26:81(B)(1) and (C), 273(A)(1),12
281(B) and (C)(1), 582, and 595, and if all other pertinent qualifications and13
conditions of this Title are satisfied, the commissioner shall issue a Class A Retail14
Liquor Permit A-General Permit or a Class A-Restaurant Permit and a Class "R"15
restaurant permit, and the municipal governing authority or parish governing16
authority shall issue any and all required local permits to serve high alcohol content17
beverages for a restaurant establishment, as defined in Subsection C of this Section,18
or a hotel, if the restaurant or hotel is located within a geographically definable area19
within any municipality which has been designated by the appropriate authority of20
the United States Department of the Interior as a national historic landmark district21
or by the appropriate municipal authority as a local historic district. The For22
restaurant establishments, the provisions of this Subsection shall be applicable only23
to an establishment that grosses sixty percent of its average monthly sales from the24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 489
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retail sale of food or food items that are prepared for service and consumption on the1
premises of the establishment.2
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§272. Restaurant "R" permit; application; fees4
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H. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 26:81(B)(1) and (C), 273(A)(1),6
281(B) and (C)(1), 582, and 595, and if all other pertinent qualifications and7
conditions of this Title are satisfied, the commissioner shall issue a Class A Retail8
Liquor Permit A-General Permit or a Class A-Restaurant Permit and a Class "R"9
restaurant permit, and the municipal governing authority or the parish governing10
authority shall issue any and all required local permits to serve low alcohol content11
beverages for a restaurant establishment, as defined in R.S. 26:73(C), R.S.12
26:272(C)(1), or a hotel, if the restaurant or hotel is located within a geographically13
definable area within any municipality which has been designated by the appropriate14
authority of the United States Department of the Interior as a national historic15
landmark district or by the appropriate municipal authority as a local historic district.16
The For restaurant establishments, the provisions of this Subsection shall be17
applicable only to an establishment that grosses sixty percent of its average monthly18
sales from the retail sale of food or food items that are prepared for service and19
consumption on the premises of the establishment.20
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: