§ 6-506. Unauthorized buying or selling tickets


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  •    (a) Prohibited. -- Unless authorized by a railroad company that maintains offices in the State, a person may not:

       (1) buy, sell, or engage in the business of buying or selling railroad tickets or the unused parts of railroad tickets;

       (2) act as vendor or broker of whole or partly used railroad tickets;

       (3) solicit personally or by sign, advertisement, or otherwise to buy or sell railroad tickets; or

       (4) aid or abet in buying or selling railroad tickets in the State.

    (b) Penalty. -- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $ 100 or both.

    (c) Separate violation. -- Each act of buying or selling railroad tickets is a separate violation.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 460(a); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.