The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ridge. DIGEST SB 190 Original 2016 Regular Session Barrow Present law provides relative to false advertisements. Proposed law retains present law and adds that no person shall advertise, represent, or hold out that he is selling or will sell any goods, wares, or merchandise unless he is licensed or otherwise authorized by law to sell such goods, wares, or merchandise. Effective August 1, 2016. (Amends R.S. 51:411(D) and (E); adds R.S. 51:411(F))