Devices exposing to radiation; prohibitions; exceptions; penalties

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RS 1277.1 - Devices exposing to radiation; prohibitions; exceptions; penalties

A. In order to protect the people of this state from indiscriminate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful exposure to radiation, the operation or maintenance of any shoe fitting device or machine which uses fluoroscopic, X-ray, or radiation principles shall be unlawful in this state, except where such device or machine is used under the direct supervision of an individual licensed in the use of diagnostic or therapeutic ionizing radiation in this state.

B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both, and each act in violation of this Section shall constitute a separate offense.

Acts 1958, No. 124, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1295 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.


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