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urn: urn:us-la:rs:27:81
citation: "R.S. 27:81"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 27 › Chapter 4 › Part VIII"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1991, number: 753, section: 1, effective_date: 1991-07-18, role: enactment }
  - { year: 1999, number: 1384, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
  - { year: 2001, number: 1222, section: 1, effective_date: 2001-07-02, role: amendment }
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# Issuance of permits to certain persons furnishing services or goods

A. The board shall issue a permit to any person who provides maritime crew, staff, or maritime services, including consulting services involving maritime issues, directly related to the maintenance and operation of a riverboat. The person or, if the person is a corporation or firm, an officer of the corporation or firm furnishing such crew or such maritime services shall possess, as a minimum, credentials equivalent to those required by the United States Coast Guard to be licensed as a master, chief engineer, or pilot. Any person offering to provide maritime crew, staff, or such direct maritime services after October 1, 1999, shall be issued a permit in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection prior to providing such crew, staff, or maritime services to a riverboat.

B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section do not apply to any individual who is an employee of the riverboat licensee for whom such services are performed. Persons required to obtain a permit to provide other services including janitorial, marine architectural, engineering and construction, and dredging shall obtain a permit for such services as otherwise provided for in this Chapter.