Louisiana § RS 14:91.12 - Sale, distribution or making available to minors publications encouraging, advocating, or facilitating the illegal use of controlled dangerous substances
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§ RS 14:91.12. Sale, distribution or making available to minors publications encouraging, advocating, or facilitating the illegal use of controlled dangerous substances
A. No person shall sell, distribute or make available to a person under eighteen years of age any publication which has as its dominant theme articles or a substantial number of advertisements encouraging, advocating, or facilitating the illegal use of any substance classified as a controlled dangerous substance pursuant to Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
B. No employee acting within the course and scope of his employment and who has no proprietary interest in the business shall be guilty of a violation of this Section unless he has actual knowledge of the contents of the publication.
C. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 594, §1; Acts 2014, No. 791, §7.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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