This section sets permit rules: permits are generally one-year permits, but the commissioner may issue two-year permits to applicants in good standing, and permits must be displayed publicly.
§276. Personal nature of permits; return of permits; necessity of display; penalties A. The following shall apply to permits issued under this Chapter: (1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, permits are valid for only one year, unless expired, suspended, or revoked. (b) Notwithstanding Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the commissioner may issue permits which are valid for two years to applicants in good standing with the office of alcohol and tobacco control. (c) Prior to issuing any permits valid for more than one year, the commissioner shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide the requirements, qualifications, and conduct which constitutes "good standing" for purposes of qualifying for a two-year permit. (2) The permit is not transferrable, assignable, or heritable. The permit must be returned to the office of alcohol and tobacco control or surrendered to an agent of the commissioner within five days of closure, when the ownership of the business is transferred or the business is terminated. When the ownership of the business is transferred, the new owner shall be allowed to continue to operate using the transferor's permit until a new permit is issued or denied, if the new owner notifies the office of alcohol and tobacco control of the transfer within five days of the transfer and applies for a new alcoholic beverage permit within fifteen days of the transfer of ownership. If the permit holder is a corporation or limited liability company, the permit holder shall notify the office of alcohol and tobacco control of any changes in the officers, directors, managers, shareholders, members, or persons previously qualified to conduct or manage the business within fifteen days of the date of such changes. The notification shall include the suitability documents and information for each new individual required to possess the qualifications of the applicants. However, in the event of the dissolution of a partnership by death, the surviving partner or partners may operate under the partnership permit. The office of alcohol and tobacco control shall be notified of any changes to the licensed business premises which increase or decrease the previously approved licensed business premises prior to any such changes. (3) Receivers and trustees in bankruptcy may operate under the permit of the person succeeded. (4) When the location of a place of business is proposed to be changed, the proposal shall be received and must be approved by the issuing authority before such action is taken. The change of location shall be noted on the permit by the issuing authority and the permit shall be invalid unless the notation is made. (5) The permit, in addition to any other permit required to be displayed, shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises so as to be easily seen and read by the public. No other signs or notices, except those required by state or federal law, shall be required to be displayed by the retail dealer. (6) A partnership may include a surviving spouse not separate in community and that spouse may operate under the partnership permit for the remainder of the term. (7) A partnership, corporation, or any other authorized legal entity recognized under the laws of the state of Louisiana may include a spouse who has a regime of separation of property, pursuant to Civil Code Article 2370, and may include a spouse who owns the interest in the partnership, corporation, or legal entity as that spouse's separate property, pursuant to Civil Code Article 2341 and that spouse may operate under the permit of the partnership, corporation, or other legalentity for the remainder of the term after final conviction of the other spouse for any felony not directly related to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law permit. B. The failure of a retail dealer to publicly display his permits, as required by Paragraph (A)(5) of this Section, shall be grounds for the withholding, suspension, or revocation of the dealer's retail permit. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 173, §1; Acts 1987, No. 696, §1; Acts 1990, No. 60, §1; Acts 1992, No. 493, §1; Acts 1993, No. 417, §1; Acts 1997, No. 778, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1370, §4, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2011, No. 259, §1; Acts 2014, No. 12, §1, eff. May 7, 2014.