Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:243 – Whoever violates the provisions of this Subpart shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both, for the
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:243
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
Whoever violates the provisions of this Subpart shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both, for the first offense. For each subsequent offense the offender shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.
Possession of any bottles, syphon, fountain, tank, case or box with name, mark, or device, as aforesaid, or parts thereof, by any person engaged in the junk business or in the used or second hand bottle business, or by any person designated in La. Rev. Stat. 51:241, other than the one filing such name, mark or device, without the latter’s written consent, shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of this Subpart. Possession of any bottle, syphon, fountain, tank, case or box, with such name, mark or device or parts thereof by any person, resulting from the purchase of the lawful contents of the bottle, syphon, fountain, tank, case or box, in the usual course of business is not prima facie evidence of a violation of this Subpart.
Where a firm violates the provisions of this Subpart each member shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in this Section and where a corporation violates the provisions of this Subpart each of its officers shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in this Section.