La. Rev. Stat. § 4:80
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Representing contestant or sharing in purse; payment of purse
Official statutory text
A. No referee, club owner, club officer, club, or member of the commission shall represent any contestant or receive from a contestant any share of his purse. Any violation of this rule subjects the violator to forfeiture of his license.
B. Whenever the payment of a purse is in dispute, the commission may withhold all or any portion thereof pending a hearing on the disbursement thereof, or, in its discretion, may order the purse deposited in the registry of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
B. Whenever the payment of a purse is in dispute, the commission may withhold all or any portion thereof pending a hearing on the disbursement thereof, or, in its discretion, may order the purse deposited in the registry of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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