Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231.3

  • Adult paraphernalia store: means an establishment that has as a substantial or significant portion of its stock clothing, objects, tools, toys, or any other items distinguished or characterized by their association with sexual activity, including sexual conduct or sexual excitement. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Amusement attraction: means a movie theater, video arcade, or any other building, structure, or place principally devoted to activities providing amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Amusement ride: includes inflatables. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Bar: means a business that holds a Class A-General retail permit and the primary purpose of such business is to serve alcoholic beverages for consumption by guests on the premises and in which the serving of food is only incidental to the consumption of those beverages. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Commercial body art facility: means any location, place, area, or business, whether permanent or temporary, that provides consumers access to personal services workers who for remuneration perform any of the following procedures:

    (a)  Tattooing or inserting pigment under the surface of the skin of a human being, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, to produce an indelible mark or figure visible under the skin. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231

  • Cruise ship: means any commercial ship used for the domestic or international carriage of passengers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • FITAP: means the cash assistance program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Gaming establishment: means a gambling casino and any other establishment which provides gaming activities that are subject to regulation by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Jewelry: means an object or thing consisting of precious stones or precious metals worn as adornment or apparel, including costume jewelry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Liquor store: means any retail establishment that sells exclusively or primarily intoxicating liquor. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Nail salon: means a commercial establishment that provides nail services of any kind including but not limited to trimming, filing, decorating, shaping, sculpting, or in any way caring for the nails and skin of a person's hands or feet together with massaging the hands, arms, legs, and feet. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Psychic: means any person or establishment engaged in the occupation of occult science including a fortune teller, palmist, astrologist, numerologist, clairvoyant, craniologist, phrenologist, card reader, spiritual reader, tea leaf reader, prophet, or advisor who in any manner claims or pretends to tell fortunes or claims or pretends to disclose mental faculties of individuals for any form of compensation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Recipient: means the person who has received assistance under this Title. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
  • Sexually oriented business: means any commercial enterprise that has as its primary business the offering of a service or the sale, rent, or exhibit of devices or any other items intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to the customer. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231

A.  A person who receives FITAP benefits shall not use such benefits in an electronic benefits transfer transaction in any of the following places:

(1)  A liquor store.

(2) A gaming establishment.

(3)  A retail establishment that provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment purposes.

(4)  An adult bookstore.

(5)  An adult paraphernalia store.

(6)  A sexually oriented business.

(7)  A commercial body art facility.

(8)  A nail salon.

(9)  A jewelry store.

(10)  An amusement ride.

(11)  An amusement attraction.

(12)  A bail bonds company.

(13)  A bar.

(14)  A cruise ship.

(15)  A psychic business.

(16)  An establishment where persons under eighteen years of age are not permitted to enter.

B.  A person who receives FITAP benefits shall not use such benefits in any electronic benefits transfer transaction at a retailer for the purchase of any of the following:

(1)  An alcoholic beverage as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 14:93.10.

(2)  A tobacco product as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 14:91.6(B).

(3)  A ticket for a lottery as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 47:9002.

(4)  Jewelry as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 46:231.

C.  The FITAP case of any recipient who violates the provisions of this Section shall be closed in accordance with the following schedule:

(1)  Case closure for a period of twelve months for the first violation.

(2)  Case closure for a period of twenty-four months for the second violation.

(3)  Permanent case closure for the third violation.

D.  A person whose FITAP case is closed pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall have the right to a hearing conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2014, No. 842, §1, eff. June 23, 2014.