Hunters get a tax break during the 2nd Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, Sept. 6-8

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Consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition and a wide range of hunting supplies are exempt from state and local sales tax during the Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, Friday, Sept. 6 through Sunday, Sept. 8.

The sales tax exemption applies to all consumer purchases of:

  • firearms
  • ammunition
  • specified hunting supplies, including archery items, hunting apparel and certain types of knives

Purchases not eligible for the sales tax exemption include:

  • hunting dogs
  • animal feed
  • off-road vehicles and vessels such as airboats

The exemption applies to individual consumer purchases only. It does not apply to business or commercial purchases.


Read Revenue Information Bulletin 24-014 for more information, including special provisions and complete lists of eligible and ineligible purchases.