§68.2.1. Failure to report unauthorized use of supplemental nutrition assistance program
benefits; penalties
A. Employees of the Louisiana Department of Health, owners, employees and
operators of retailers that accept SNAP benefit access device transactions, and adult
household members of SNAP recipients shall report each instance of known fraud or abuse
of SNAP benefits, or any known unauthorized use of SNAP benefits or a SNAP benefit
access device as defined in R.S. 14:68.2, to the Louisiana Department of Health via the
Public Assistance Fraud Hot-Line as provided for by R.S. 46:114.1.
B. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall be fined not
less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than five thousand dollars.
Acts 2012, No. 677, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2025, No. 478, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.