The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
SB 223 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Owen
Present law provides for the regulation of alcoholic beverages by the Dept. of Revenue, office of
alcohol and tobacco control.
Present law defines "solicitor" as any person who offers for sale or solicits any orders for the sale of
any regulated beverage, other than in a regularly established and licensed place of business in this
state, for delivery or shipment to any point in the state, whether done as owner, agent, or servant.
Present law defines "dealer" as any person who, as a business, manufactures, blends, rectifies,
distills, processes, imports, stores, uses, handles, holds, sells, offers for sale, solicits orders for the
sale of, distributes, delivers, serves, or transports any alcoholic beverage in the state or engages
herein in any business transaction relating to any such beverage.
Proposed law provides that the employee of a dealer is not a solicitor.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 26:2(28))

Statutes affected:
SB223 Original: 26:2(28)
SB223 Engrossed: 26:2(28)
SB223 Enrolled: 26:2(28)
SB223 Act 319: 26:2(28)