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Code · Louisiana · Title 51 — Trade and Commerce

RS 51:40

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RS 51:40
§40. False advertising; penalty
A. No person shall advertise, represent, or hold out any sale of goods to be a fire, bankruptcy, or fiduciary sale without having complied with the provisions of this Part.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.
Acts 1986, No. 806, §1; Acts 1995, No. 669, §1.
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