Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:640 – Dealers excepted from penalty in certain cases
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:640
- Cosmetic: includes all substances and preparations intended for cleansing, altering the appearance of, or promoting the attractiveness of a person. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:602
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health and "secretary" means the secretary thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:602
- Device: includes all devices intended for use in diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or beast, or intended to affect the structure of any function of the body. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:602
- Drug: includes all substances and preparations recognized in the official compendium, as herein defined. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:602
- Food: includes all substances and preparations used for or entering into the composition of food, drink, confectionery, chewing gum, or condiment for man or beast. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:602
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
No dealer is subject to the penalties of La. Rev. Stat. 40:639:
(1) For having received any article of food, drug, device, or cosmetic and in good faith sold it as received unless he refuses to furnish on request of an officer or employee duly designated by the department the name and address of the person from whom he purchased or received the article and all documents pertaining to the delivery of the article to him, or
(2) If he established a guaranty or undertaking signed by the person residing in Louisiana from whom he received in good faith the article of food, drug, device, or cosmetic, or advertising copy thereof to the effect that the designated article is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this Part and that the copy is not false. To afford protection, this guaranty or undertaking shall contain the name and address of the person furnishing it. This person shall be amenable to the prosecution and penalties which would attach in due course to the dealer under the provisions of this Part.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 316, §11. Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.