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Re:Louisiana Makes It Illegal To Use Cash For Secondhand Sales by pmh on Thursday October 20, 2011 @01:57PM (#3135979)
It's defined in §1861(A)(1) as "Anyone, other than a nonprofit entity, who buys, sells, trades in, or otherwise acquires or disposes of junk or used or secondhand property more frequently than once per month from any other person, other than a nonprofit entity, shall be deemed as being engaged in the business of a secondhand dealer."

The law seems targeted at pawn shops and the like, but is broadly worded enough to apply to some random person buying stuff off of Craigslist.

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Re:Louisiana Makes It Illegal To Use Cash For Secondhand Sales by raganwald on Thursday October 20, 2011 @02:16PM (#3136085)
In the Spring and Autumn, many sports nuts go through a flurry of second-hand sales and purchases. I’m selling a couple of pairs of mountain bike tires right at this moment, so if I were in LA, I would break the law if I accepted cash for a $25 pair of tires.

Nice!

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