This weekend is the annual Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday in Louisiana.
Byron Henderson with the Louisiana Department of Revenue says between now and Sunday, purchases of a wide range of hunting supplies are exempt from all state and local sales taxes.
“Firearms, ammunition, specified hunting supplies and that includes archery items, hunting apparel, certain types of knives,” Henderson said.
Henderson says there are certain hunting-related items, though, that are ineligible for the sales tax exemption this weekend.
“Purchases not eligible for the sales tax exemption include hunting dogs, animal feed, off-road vehicles, and vessels such as airboats,” Henderson explained.
Henderson says the sales tax exemption is not intended for business use.
“The sales tax exemption applies to individual consumer purchases only. It doesn’t apply to business or commercial purchases,” Henderson noted.
Louisiana holds the 2nd Amendment Sales Tax Holiday during the first contiguous Friday through Sunday in the month of September every year.