La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1974
Violations; penalty
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 37 — Professions and Occupations · Status: effective
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- La. Rev. Stat. § 37:1974, Violations; penalty, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2721740
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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.