La. Stat. tit. 26 § 271.3

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 26:271.3 - Class C Permit; definitions
A. For purposes of this Section, "Class C-Package Store" shall be defined as an establishment that meets all of the following:
(1) Operates as a place of business where alcoholic beverages are the principal commodity sold for off-premise consumption.
(2) Does not offer to sell, sell, or otherwise distribute motor fuel at the licensed establishment.
(3) Sells alcoholic beverages, including frozen specialty beverages, in closed containers prepared for transportation and consumption off the premises only.
(4) Has a public habitable floor area of no less than one thousand square feet.
(5) Does not allow any person under the age of eighteen to enter, visit, or loiter in or about the licensed establishment.
(6) Does not employ any person under the age of eighteen.
(7) Operates a package store whereby the primary sales of alcoholic beverages at the location are sales of factory-sealed containers for off-premises consumption. However, the retailer may sell alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption not to exceed twenty percent of the business's annual revenue of alcoholic beverage sales. Such sales shall be subject to audits.
(8) Does not permit the mixing of alcoholic beverages or the sale and/or service of mixed alcoholic beverages on the premises of the licensed establishment; however, the mixing of frozen specialty beverages may be permitted according to rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.
B. The commissioner shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act related to the requirements, qualifications, and conduct of Class C-Package Store licensees.

La. R.S. § 26:271.3

Acts 2006, No. 803, §1; Acts 2021, No. 314, §1.
Amended by Acts 2021, No. 314,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2021.
Acts 2006, No. 803, §1.