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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 72
BY REPRESENTATIVES LOPINTO, ADAMS, ARMES, ARNOLD, HENRY BURNS,
CARMODY, CHANEY, GREENE, HARRI S, HAVARD, HAZEL, HOLLIS,
HOWARD, IVEY, LORUSSO, PYLANT, STOKES, THOMPSON, AND
WHITNEY AND SENATORS GARY SMI TH AND THOMPSON
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:95.5(C), relative to the possession of a firearm on the2
premises of an alcoholic beverage outlet; to exempt certain law enforcement officers3
from the prohibition; to exempt concealed permit holders from the prohibition as it4
relates to restaurants; to provide relative to the authority of sheriffs or chief law5
enforcement officers to establish policies in this regard; and to provide for related6
matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 14:95.5(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:9
ยง95.5. Possession of firearm on premises of alcoholic beverage outlet10
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C.(1) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the owner or lessee of12
an alcoholic beverage outlet, or to an employee of such owner or lessee, or to a law13
enforcement officer or other person vested with law enforcement authority or listed14
in R.S. 14:95(G) or (H) acting in the performance of his official duties. 15
(2) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a person possessing a16
firearm in accordance with a concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to R.S.17
40:1379.1 or 1379.3 on the premises of an alcoholic beverage outlet which has been18
issued a Class A-Restaurant permit, as defined in Part II of Chapter 1 or Part II of19
Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.20
(3) The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to limit the ability21
of a sheriff or chief law enforcement officer to establish policies within his22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 72
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department or office regarding the carrying of a concealed handgun on the premises1
of an alcoholic beverage outlet by any law enforcement officer under his authority.2
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: