§2607.  Penalties

A.  No dealer may possess any marijuana or controlled dangerous substance upon which a tax is imposed by this Part.  In addition to any other criminal penalties, if a dealer possesses any marijuana or controlled dangerous substance upon which the tax has not been paid as evidenced by a stamp such dealer shall be subject to the additional penalties contained in this Part.  

B.  Any dealer violating this Part is subject to a penalty of one hundred percent of the tax in addition to the tax imposed by R.S. 47:2601.  The penalty will be collected as part of the tax.  

C.  In addition to the tax penalty imposed, a dealer distributing or possessing marijuana or controlled dangerous substances without affixing the appropriate stamps is guilty of a crime and, upon conviction, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or receive a penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.  

D.  Nothing in this Part may in any manner provide immunity for a dealer from criminal prosecution pursuant to Louisiana law.  

Acts 1990, No. 90, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.