Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:846 – Secretary’s authority to revoke license or permits
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:846
- Dealer: includes every person who manufactures or purchases cigars, cigarettes or smoking tobacco for distribution, sale, use or consumption in the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:842
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The secretary, after notice and opportunity to be heard under regulations to be made by him, shall have jurisdiction, power, and authority to revoke or suspend any existing license or permit of any tobacco dealer and to fine a permittee as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 47:859 and 864 for violation of this law or for willful or persistent violation of regulations made under this law, such fine to be assessed and collected by the secretary as other taxes levied by this Chapter. No new license or permit shall be issued to anyone whose license or permit has been revoked.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 414, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Acts 1984, No. 881, §1; Acts 1986, No. 694, §1, eff. July 8, 1986.