§3282. Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases have the following
meanings:
(1)"Ammunition" means ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or
propellant powder designed for use in any firearm.
(2)"Assign" or "assignment" refers to a covered entity's policy, process, or practice
that labels, links, or otherwise associates a merchant category code with a merchant or a
payment card transaction in a manner that allows the covered entity or any other entity
facilitating or processing the payment card transaction to identify whether a merchant is a
firearm retailer or whether a transaction involves the sale of firearms or ammunition.
(3)"Covered entity" means an entity, or agent of an entity, that establishes a
relationship with a retailer for the purpose
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§3282. Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases have the following
meanings:
(1) "Ammunition" means ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or
propellant powder designed for use in any firearm.
(2) "Assign" or "assignment" refers to a covered entity's policy, process, or practice
that labels, links, or otherwise associates a merchant category code with a merchant or a
payment card transaction in a manner that allows the covered entity or any other entity
facilitating or processing the payment card transaction to identify whether a merchant is a
firearm retailer or whether a transaction involves the sale of firearms or ammunition.
(3) "Covered entity" means an entity, or agent of an entity, that establishes a
relationship with a retailer for the purpose of processing credit, debit, or prepaid transactions.
(4) "Firearm" has the same meaning as in R.S. 40:1781 and includes a firearm
component or accessory.
(5) "Firearm retailer" means any person or entity that is physically located in this
state and is engaged in the lawful selling or trading of firearms, antique firearms, or
ammunition to be used in firearms or antique firearms.
(6) "Government entity" means the state, a political subdivision of the state, or any
court, agency, or instrumentality of the foregoing.
(7) "Merchant category code" means the code, approved by the international
organization for standardization or an equivalent successor organization specifically for
firearm retailers, that is assigned to a retailer based on the types of goods and services offered
to a retailer's customers.
(8) "Payment card" means credit card, charge card, debit card, or any other card that
is issued to a customer and allows the customer to purchase goods or services from a
merchant.
(9) "Payment card network" means an entity, or agent of an entity, that provides the
proprietary services, infrastructure, and software to conduct debit card or credit card
transaction authorizations, clearances, and settlements and that an entity uses to accept as a
form of payment a brand of debit card, credit card, or other device that may be used to carry
out debit or credit transactions.
(10) "Payment card transaction" means any transaction in which a payment card is
accepted as payment.