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2020 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 17
BY REPRESENTATIVE ECHOLS
FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Requests the commissioner of alcohol and tobacco control
and the La. Dept. of Health to grant no-cost extensions of bar and restaurant and in-
state manufacturer permits
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health and the office of alcohol and
3 tobacco control in the Department of Revenue to grant each bar and restaurant owner
4 and in-state manufacturer a permit extension, at no cost to the owner or
5 manufacturer, for a period equal in duration to the total time that the declared state
6 of public health emergency for COVID-19 is in effect.
7 WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, Governor John Bel Edwards issued Proclamation
8Number 25 JBE 2020 to declare a statewide public health emergency due to the imminent
9threat posed to Louisiana by COVID-19; and
10 WHEREAS, R.S. 40:4(A)(1)(c)(i) provides that, in order to protect the public health,
11the state health officer of the Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules and
12regulations relative to retail food establishments; and
13 WHEREAS, these rules and regulations comprise a segment of the state sanitary
14code, LAC 51:XXIII.101 et seq., and provide that such food establishments include
15restaurants, cafeterias, caterers, delicatessens, bars, lounges, and any other facilities that
16prepare food for individual service or for a group of people; the rules and regulations also
17require certain permits for such establishments; and
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HR NO. 17
1 WHEREAS, R.S. 40:31.37 requires the Louisiana Department of Health to charge
2a fee for each permit issued to a food establishment in accordance with the state sanitary
3code; and
4 WHEREAS, R.S. 26:71 provides that, before engaging in the business of
5manufacturing, supplying, or dealing in alcoholic beverages, all persons shall obtain from
6the commissioner of alcohol and tobacco control a permit to conduct each separate business
7and shall pay the commissioner a fee not to exceed the amounts provided by law; and
8 WHEREAS, R.S. 26:792 authorizes the commissioner of alcohol and tobacco control
9to issue and renew permits required by law for persons engaging in the business of dealing
10in beverages of high and low alcoholic content, provided that no wholesale permit shall be
11issued or renewed without the applicant's first furnishing evidence to the commissioner that
12the bond required under R.S. 26:348 has been secured.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
14Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health
15and the office of alcohol and tobacco control in the Department of Revenue to grant each bar
16and restaurant owner and in-state manufacturer a permit extension, at no cost to the owner
17or manufacturer, for their establishment for a period equal in duration to the total time that
18the declared state of public health emergency for COVID-19 is in effect.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 17 Engrossed 2020 Second Extraordinary Session Echols
Requests the La. Dept. of Health and the office of alcohol and tobacco control in the Dept.
of Revenue to grant each bar and restaurant owner and in-state manufacturer a permit
extension, at no cost to the owner, for a period equal in duration to the total time that the
declared state of public health emergency for COVID-19 is in effect.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to
the original bill:
1. Add in-state manufacturer as a recipient who will be granted a permit extension
at no cost to the owner by the La. Dept. of Health and the office of alcohol and
tobacco control in the Dept. of Revenue.
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