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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. No license shall be granted for the operation of a secondhand dealer facility which will be situated within three hundred feet or less of any official gaming establishment or designated docking facility of a riverboat licensed to conduct gaming activities or gaming operations pursuant to Chapter 4 or 5 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. As to official gaming establishments, this distance shall be measured as a person walks using the sidewalk from the nearest point of the property line of the official gaming establishment to the nearest point of the dealer's location. As to docking facilities, this distance shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the docking facility to the nearest point of the dealer's location. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to retail jewelry, automobile, furniture, and antique businesses.
B. The subsequent construction, erection, development, or movement of an official gaming establishment or designated docking facility which causes a secondhand dealer facility to be located within the prohibited distance shall not be cause for revocation, withholding, denial, or nonrenewal of a license.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 1861.2. Location of business limited - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-37-sect-1861-2/
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