House Bill No. [insert number] enacts Chapter 69 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, establishing regulations to prevent restaurant reservation fraud. The new law defines key terms, including "food service establishment" and "third-party restaurant reservation platform," and prohibits these platforms from listing or selling reservations for food service establishments unless they have a contractual agreement with the establishment. This aims to protect consumers from unauthorized reservation practices.

The bill also empowers the attorney general to impose civil penalties of up to $1,000 for each violation, with penalties accruing daily for each infraction. Additionally, the attorney general can seek restitution for individuals who paid for reservations through unauthorized platforms, limited to the amount they paid. The funds collected from penalties will be allocated to consumer protection and education initiatives.