Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:81 – Issuance of permits to certain persons furnishing services or goods
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:81
- 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.
- licensee: means any person holding or applying for a gaming license to conduct gaming activities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:44
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Riverboat: means one of the following:
(a) A vessel that carries a valid Certificate of Inspection issued by the United States Coast Guard with regard to the carriage of passengers on designated rivers or waterways within or contiguous to the boundaries of the state of Louisiana and for the carriage of a minimum of six hundred passengers and crew. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:44
A. The board shall issue a permit to any person who provides maritime crew, staff, or maritime services, including consulting services involving maritime issues, directly related to the maintenance and operation of a riverboat. The person or, if the person is a corporation or firm, an officer of the corporation or firm furnishing such crew or such maritime services shall possess, as a minimum, credentials equivalent to those required by the United States Coast Guard to be licensed as a master, chief engineer, or pilot. Any person offering to provide maritime crew, staff, or such direct maritime services after October 1, 1999, shall be issued a permit in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection prior to providing such crew, staff, or maritime services to a riverboat.
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section do not apply to any individual who is an employee of the riverboat licensee for whom such services are performed. Persons required to obtain a permit to provide other services including janitorial, marine architectural, engineering and construction, and dredging shall obtain a permit for such services as otherwise provided for in this Chapter.
Acts 1991, No. 753, §1, eff. July 18, 1991. Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 4:540 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1999, No. 1384, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1222, §1, eff. July 2, 2001.