HLS 23RS-1982 ENGROSSED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 651 (Substitute for House Bill No. 517 by Representative Illg)
BY REPRESENTATIVE ILLG
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to alcoholic beverage products for
consumption off restaurant premises
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 26:73(C)(1)(c) and 272(C)(1)(c), relative to alcoholic beverage
3 permits; to provide relative to the issuance of a Class "R" restaurant permit by the
4 commissioner for the sale of alcoholic beverages of high and low alcoholic content;
5 to provide relative to the definition of restaurant establishment; to provide relative
6 to the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off of the premises; and to provide
7 for related matters.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 26:73(C)(1)(c) and 272(C)(1)(c) are hereby amended and reenacted
10to read as follows:
11 §73. Restaurant "R" permit; application; fees
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13 C.(1) For purposes of this Section, "restaurant establishment" shall be
14 defined as an establishment:
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16 (c) Which maintains separate sales figures for alcoholic beverages and
17 prepares alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises or prepares alcoholic
18 beverages for consumption off premises with an appropriate lid or cover on the
19 container.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 23RS-1982 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 651
1 §272. Restaurant "R" permit; application; fees
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3 C.(1) For purposes of this Section, "restaurant establishment" shall be
4 defined as an establishment:
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6 (c) Which maintains separate sales figures for alcoholic beverages and
7 prepares alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises or prepares alcoholic
8 beverages for consumption off premises with an appropriate lid or cover on the
9 container.
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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)]
HB 651 Engrossed 2023 Regular Session Illg
Abstract: Adds to the definition of restaurant establishment for alcoholic beverages of high
and low alcoholic content.
Present law provides regulations for holders of Class "R" restaurant permits.
Present law provides for the definition of restaurant establishment.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that an establishment shall maintain separate
sales figures for alcoholic beverages and prepare alcoholic beverages for consumption on
the premises or prepare alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption with an appropriate
lid or cover on the container in order to be defined as a restaurant establishment.
(Amends R.S. 26:73(C)(1)(c) and 272(C)(1)(c))
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