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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. Anyone acting as an antique dealer without complying with the provisions of this Part shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, or both.
B. For a second offense, the antique dealer's occupational license shall be suspended for a thirty-day period. For a third offense, the antique dealer's retail occupational license shall be revoked, and the dealer shall not thereafter be permitted to engage in the business of an antique dealer in this state.
C. Any antique dealer convicted of selling stolen goods shall have his occupational retail license revoked.
D. The occupational license tax collector is hereby vested with the authority, upon motion in a court of competent jurisdiction, to rule the noncomplying antique dealer to show cause in not less than two nor more than ten days, exclusive of holidays, as to why the noncomplying antique dealer's retail occupational license should not be suspended or revoked as prescribed under this Chapter. This rule may be tried out of term and in chambers and shall be tried with preference and priority. If the rule is made absolute, the order rendered therein shall be considered a judgment in favor of the municipality or parish.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 1881. Failure to comply; penalty - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-37-sect-1881/
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