Louisiana § RS 4:712 - Form of license
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 4:712 — Form of license, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 4:712. Form of license
Each license shall be in such form as shall be prescribed in the rules and regulations promulgated by the office or the municipality or governing body of the parish and shall contain a description of the kind or kinds of game or games of chance authorized to be held, operated, and conducted thereunder, a statement of the name and address of the licensee, of the names and addresses of the member or members of the applicant under whom such game or games of chance will be held, operated, and conducted, of the number of times, or the hours during which such game or games of chance are authorized to be conducted and the place or places where and the date or dates and time or times when such game or games of chance are to be conducted and of the purposes to which the entire net proceeds of such game or games of chance are to be devoted, and any other information which may be required by said rules and regulations to be contained therein. Each license issued for the conduct of any game of chance shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where any game is to be conducted thereunder at all times during the conduct thereof.
Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 4:712 cover?
Section RS 4:712 ("Form of license") 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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