Louisiana § RS 33:4789 - Sale of products from Communist countries
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:4789 — Sale of products from Communist countries, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 33:4789. Sale of products from Communist countries
A. The governing authority of the parishes and municipalities of this state are hereby authorized to adopt ordinances to prohibit the sale and offering for sale of products manufactured or produced in any Communist country, any Communist controlled country, or any country which is a satellite of a Communist country, including but not necessarily restricted to products manufactured or produced in any form or manner in the U.S.S.R., Poland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, North Vietnam, Hungary, Cuba, Bulgaria, East Germany, North Korea, and Red China.
B. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to the authority herein granted may include provisions for enforcement of the ordinance, including criminal penalties for the violation thereof which shall consist of a fine not in excess of five thousand dollars or imprisonment for not to exceed two years in the parish jail, or both a fine and imprisonment not exceeding the limits herein stated.
Acts 1963, No. 48, §§1, 2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:4789 cover?
Section RS 33:4789 ("Sale of products from Communist countries") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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