§1501.5. Fire protection districts in the parish of Tangipahoa; authority to levy sales and use tax
A. Fire protection districts in the parish of Tangipahoa are hereby authorized to levy and collect a one-half of one percent sales and use tax within each parish fire protection district pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Section 30 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
B. The proceeds of the tax herein authorized shall be used for maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and obtaining water for fire protection purposes.
C. The sales and use tax so levied shall be imposed by a resolution of the board of commissioners of each district and shall be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and on sales of services in the district, all as defined in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 19501; said tax shall be levied only after approval by a majority of the electors of the district voting in an election conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state of Louisiana.
D. This tax shall be in addition to all other taxes and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as set forth in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 19501.
Acts 2002, No. 82, §1, eff. June 25, 2002; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 12, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
1R.S. 47:301 et seq.
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