§ 37:1974 — Violations; penalty

§1974. Violations; penalty
A. Any licensed operator who violates, neglects, or refuses to comply with any
provision of this Chapter shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor
more than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than
sixty days, or both.
B. For the second offense, his occupational license shall be suspended for a thirty-day period. For a third offense, his occupational license shall be revoked and he shall not
thereafter be permitted to engage in the business of scrap metal recycling in the state of
Louisiana.
C. Any operator convicted of selling stolen goods shall have his occupational 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 operator to show cause
in not less than two nor more than ten days, exclusive of holidays, as to why the
noncomplying operator'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.

Legislative History

Acts 2012, No. 827, §1, eff. June 14, 2012; Acts 2023, No. 151, §1.