Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:337.92 – Definitions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:337.92
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Board: means the Louisiana Uniform Local Sales Tax Board as defined in Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:337.92
- 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.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Party: means each person named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:337.92
- Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization of any character other than the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:337.92
- regulation: means each statement, guide, or requirement for conduct or action of local taxing authorities concerning provisions of sales and use tax law or its administration that is applicable only to such authorities and which is not a "common sales tax law" as defined in Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:337.92
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
As used in this Part:
(1) “Board” means the Louisiana Uniform Local Sales Tax Board as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 47:337.2 that is required to develop rules and regulations pursuant to Chapter 2-D of the Uniform Local Sales Tax Code unless otherwise specified.
(2) “Party” means each person named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party.
(3) “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization of any character other than the board.
(4) “Rule” or “regulation” means each statement, guide, or requirement for conduct or action of local taxing authorities concerning provisions of sales and use tax law or its administration that is applicable only to such authorities and which is not a “common sales tax law” as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 47:337.2, exclusive of those regulating only the internal management of such authorities, which has general applicability and the effect of implementing or interpreting such substantive law or policy, or which prescribes the procedure or practice requirements of such authorities. A rule may be of general applicability provided its form is general and it is capable of being applied to every member of an identifiable class. The term includes the amendment or repeal of an existing rule but does not include declaratory rulings or orders.
(5) “Rulemaking” means the process employed by the board for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule or regulation. The fact that a statement of policy or an interpretation of a statute is made in the decision of a case or in a collector’s decision upon or disposition of a particular matter as applied to a specific set of facts involved does not render the same rule within this definition or constitute specific adoption thereof by the board so as to be required to be adopted in accordance with this Part.
Acts 2004, No. 469, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2017, No. 274, §2, eff. June 16, 2017.