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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 654
BY SENATOR MORRELL
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 26:71.1(1)(e) and 271.2(1)(e), relative to liquor permits; to2
provide relative to the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage permits to bona fide3
commercial film theaters under certain conditions; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 26:71.1(1)(e) and 271.2(1)(e) are hereby amended and reenacted to6
read as follows:7
§71.1. Class A permit; definitions8
The commissioner shall issue the following four types of Class A retail liquor9
permits:10
(1) Class A-General:11
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(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this13
Paragraph, the commissioner may shall not issue a Class A - General liquor permit14
to any bona fide commercial film theater which had a Class A liquor permit on15
January 1, 1994 unless the bona fide commercial film theater complies with the16
requirements in R.S. 26:73(C)(1)(a), (b), and (c) and alcoholic beverage sales are17
physically segregated from all other concession sales and no one under the age18
of eighteen is allowed to enter the area where such alcoholic beverage sales are19
conducted.20
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§271.2. Class A permit; definitions22
The commissioner shall issue the following four types of Class A retail23
permits for beverages of low alcoholic content:24
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(1) Class A-General:1
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(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this3
Paragraph the commissioner may shall not issue a Class A-General retail permit for4
beverages of low alcoholic content to a bona fide commercial film theater which had5
a retailers, Class A permit for beverages of low alcoholic content on January 1, 19946
unless the bona fide commercial film theater complies with the requirements in7
R.S. 26:272(C)(1)(a), (b), and (c) and alcoholic beverage sales are physically8
segregated from all other concession sales and no one under the age of eighteen9
is allowed to enter the area where such alcoholic beverage sales are conducted.10
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2014; if vetoed by the governor12
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,13
2014, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.14
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: