Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:305.37

  • commercial farmer: means either of the following:

                (i) A person regularly and occupationally engaged in the commercial production of food, agricultural commodities, or agricultural products for sale. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:301

  • sales tax: shall mean the sales and use tax imposed by the state pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter and Chapter 2-A and 2-B of this Subtitle and the tax imposed by political subdivisions under the constitution or laws of this state authorizing the imposition of a sales and use tax. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:301
  • use: include the donation of food items to a food bank as defined in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:301
  • Use tax: includes the use, the consumption, the distribution, and the storage as herein defined. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:301

            A. The state taxes imposed by La. Rev. Stat. 47:302(A), La. Rev. Stat. 47:321(A), and La. Rev. Stat. 47:331(A) shall not apply to diesel fuel, butane, propane, or other liquefied petroleum gases used or consumed for farm purposes by a commercial farmer as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 47:301(30). The secretary of the Department of Revenue shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the exemptions granted by this Section.

            B. In Rapides Parish:

            (1) The parish school board may by resolution adopted by the board provide an exemption from its sales and use tax as is provided for state sales tax in Subsection A of this Section.

            (2) The governing authority of a municipality may by resolution or ordinance provide an exemption as is provided for state sales tax in Subsection A of this Section from its sales and use tax and all sales and use taxes of political subdivisions levied solely within the territory of the municipality, except school board taxes.

            (3) The governing authority of the parish may by resolution or ordinance provide an exemption as is provided for state sales tax in Subsection A of this Section from its sales and use tax and all sales and use taxes of political subdivisions levied within the territory of the parish and all sales taxes levied both within and without the municipality, except school board taxes.

            Added by Acts 1982, No. 820, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1982, No. 873, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 511, §1; Acts 1985, No. 621, §1, eff. July 1, 1986; H.C.R. No. 55, 1986 R.S.; Acts 1998, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 42, §1; Acts 2017, No. 378, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.

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