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HB 651 Original 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))