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urn: urn:us-la:rs:6:615
citation: "R.S. 6:615"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 6 › Chapter 7-A › Part IV"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 2003, number: 573, section: 1, effective_date: 2003-06-27, role: enactment }
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# Engaging in commerce prohibited

Except as otherwise provided by this Chapter or rules adopted under this Chapter, a trust company may not invest its funds in trade or commerce by buying, selling, or otherwise dealing in goods or by owning or operating a business not part of the trust business, except as necessary to fulfill a fiduciary obligation to a client.