Louisiana Firearms Tax Holiday 09/07 - 09/09

RightHand · Aug 30, 2012

BATON ROUGE -- Hunters and others who love the outdoors will be able to buy shotguns, archery gear, ammunition and other supplies without having to pay the 4 percent state sales tax and all local sales taxes between Sept. 7 and Sept 9, officials at the Department of Revenue said Monday.

The annual Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, first held in 2010, is designed to give hunters and others a cash break when they buy provisions for the upcoming hunting season.

The Legislature in 2009, at the urging of former Sen. Rob Marionneaux of Livonia, passed the law that sets the tax holiday for the first consecutive Friday, Saturday and Sunday of September.

Department of Revenue spokesman Byron Henderson said that the tax breaks will apply to purchases of shotguns, rifles, pistols, revolvers and other handguns; ammo; accessories used for hunting such as animal feed, knives, decoys, range finders, hunting apparel, shoes, bags, binoculars, archery supplies, hunting blinds, treestands, holsters, slings, belts, thermal underwear and face masks used in hunting.

Henderson said that the exemption also applies to the purchase of off-road vehicles -- such as all-terrain vehicles used in hunting -- airboats, and pirogues.

"The exemption does not apply to golf carts, bikes, motorcycles, tractors or motor vehicles that may be legally driven on highways," Henderson said.

The tax break also does not apply to the purchase of hunting animals, not does it apply to businesses that may be engaged in hunting.

The exemption is expected to cost the state a little more than $600,000, but no estimate was available for the loss of local sales taxes.
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Mortimer Adler Moose · Aug 30, 2012

Does this include Moose-guns?

RightHand · Aug 30, 2012

Elephant guns I think so why not moose guns

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