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Dear Mr. Burton:

On behalf of Fire Protection District No. 3 of Beauregard Parish, you have requested the opinion of this office regarding the collection of the service charges the District is authorized to impose and collect in accordance with R.S. 40:1502.2. R.S.40:1502.2(C), the portion of the statute that is pertinent to your inquiry, states with regard to collection of the service charges that:

"The sheriff of Beauregard Parish may use any reasonable means to collect and enforce the collection of such service charges, including any means authorized by law for collection of taxes."

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