2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 26 — Liquors-alcoholic beverages
RS 26:904 — Registration certificate and permit terms

§904. Registration certificate and permit terms

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, each registration certificate shall be valid for only one year. The commissioner may issue registration certificates which are valid for two years to applicants in good standing with the office of alcohol and tobacco control.

B. To provide for the even distribution of the expiration and renewal of tobacco product certificates, the commissioner may establish by administrative rule a system by which the expiration dates of the registration certificates are staggered throughout the year. Certificates issued may vary in length from six months to twenty-four months. The fee for the registration certificate shall be apportioned to comply with the yearly fee established in this Chapter.

C. Except as provided in Subsection D of this Section, each permit shall be valid for the designated time period unless suspended or revoked. The commissioner may issue permits which are valid for two years to applicants in good standing with the office of alcohol and tobacco control.

D. To provide for the even distribution of the expiration and renewal of tobacco product permits, the commissioner may establish by administrative rule a system by which the expiration dates of the permits are staggered throughout the year. Permits issued may vary in length from six months to twenty-four months. The fee for said permits shall be apportioned to comply with the yearly fee established in this Chapter.

E. Prior to issuing any permits valid for more than one year, the commissioner shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide the requirements, qualifications, and conduct which constitutes "good standing" for purposes of qualifying for a two-year permit.

Acts 1997, No. 1370, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2011, No. 259, §1.