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urn: urn:us-la:rs:26:75
citation: "R.S. 26:75"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 26 › Chapter 1 › Part II"
acts_citations:
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  - { year: 1987, number: 696, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
  - { year: 1995, number: 1081, section: 1, effective_date: 1995-06-29, role: amendment }
  - { year: 2014, number: 835, section: 1, effective_date: 2014-06-23, role: amendment }
  - { year: 2016, number: 637, section: 1, effective_date: 2016-07-01, role: amendment }
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# Operation without permit prohibited

A. No person shall do any act for which a permit is required by this Chapter or by local authorities acting hereunder unless he holds the proper state and local permit. Each day's conduct of business by dealer without such a valid, unsuspended permit constitutes a separate violation of this Chapter.

B. A permit is required of any person who does any act as a dealer.

C.(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beer, wine, or other spirit sampling for the purpose of allowing a consumer to try the taste of a product may be conducted on the premises of a Class A, Class B, Class C, or a Special Event permit holder.

(2) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the conducting of beverage alcohol sampling, which shall allow manufacturers and wholesalers to provide and display a limited amount of point of sales materials.