Hunters will be flocking to sporting good stores and outdoor centers this weekend to take advantage of a “tax-free holiday” as hunting season approaches.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue has announced consumer purchases of guns, 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, which runs Friday, September 6 through Sunday, September 8.
State Senator Stewart Cathey brought the “Second Amendment Holiday” back in 2023 after the tax break was suspended in 2018 out of budget concerns.
The exemption applies statewide to all consumer purchases of firearms and ammunition as well as archery items, clothing and boots typically marketed for wear or use while hunting, game bags, hunting tools, firearm cases, pirogues, range fingers, knives, decoys, tree stands, and miscellaneous gear manufactured and marketed as being primarily for use in hunting.
Items not tax exempt include animals such as hunting dogs, animal feed, off-road vehicles, heavy equipment, and boats.
