2008
Regular Session
Catfish Marketing Law; require consumer notice and labeling of country of origin on all foreign and imported catfish.
AN ACT TO AMEND THE "MISSISSIPPI CATFISH MARKETING LAW OF 1975," TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 69-7-602, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 69-7-605, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF ADDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 69-7-607, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR GENERAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS BY RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS OFFERING FOR SALE CATFISH PRODUCTS AS TO THE PRODUCTS' COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TO PROVIDE FOR THE METHOD OF NOTIFICATION BY SUCH ESTABLISHMENTS, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER TO REQUIRE A VERIFIABLE AUDIT OF SUCH BUSINESSES, TO REQUIRE DISTRIBUTORS AND WHOLESALERS TO SUPPLY INFORMATION TO SUCH RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AS TO CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN; TO AMEND SECTION 69-7-608, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER'S RESPONSIBILITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 69-7-609, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REFLECT CHANGES IN THE LABELING REQUIREMENTS, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 69-7-610, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER TO DISCLOSE TO THE PUBLIC THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF BUSINESSES PURCHASING DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN CATFISH FROM WHOLESALERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND PROCESSORS; TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 69-7-612, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE TO INSPECT BUSINESSES ENGAGED IN PROVIDING CATFISH FOR PURPOSES OF TESTING THE PRODUCT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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House Bill 728
HB 728
H
Law
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2008
449
Agriculture
F
../../House_cmtes/AG.xml
Agriculture
F
../../Senate_cmtes/AG.xml
Public Health and Welfare
F
../../Senate_cmtes/PH.xml
Whittington
../../House_authors/Whittington.xml
Bailey
../../House_authors/Bailey.xml
Jones
../../House_authors/Jones.xml
Hines
../../House_authors/Hines.xml
Coleman (29th)
../../House_authors/Coleman_(29th).xml
Aldridge
../../House_authors/Aldridge.xml
Reed
../../House_authors/Reed.xml
Huddleston (15th)
../../House_authors/Huddleston_(15th).xml
Perkins
../../House_authors/Perkins.xml
A
../../code_sections/069/00070605.xml
A
../../code_sections/069/00070607.xml
A
../../code_sections/069/00070608.xml
A
../../code_sections/069/00070609.xml
A
../../code_sections/069/00070610.xml
RP
../../code_sections/069/00070601.xml
RP
../../code_sections/069/00070617.xml
1
02/04 (H) Referred To Agriculture
2
02/19 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3
02/27 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4
02/27 (H) Amended
5
02/27 (H) Passed As Amended
../../../../2008/pdf/votes/house/0510023.pdf
6
03/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
7
03/04 (S) Referred To Agriculture;Public Health and Welfare
8
03/12 (S) DR - TSDPAA: AG To PH
9
03/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
10
03/20 (S) Amended
11
03/20 (S) Passed As Amended
../../../../2008/pdf/votes/senate/0730035.pdf
12
03/25 (S) Returned For Concurrence
13
03/27 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
../../../../2008/pdf/votes/house/0800014.pdf
14
04/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
15
04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
16
04/08 Approved by Governor
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0728SG.pdf
../../../../documents/2008/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0728SG.htm
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0728IN.pdf
../../../../documents/2008/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0728IN.htm
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0728CS.pdf
../../../../documents/2008/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0728CS.htm
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0728PS.pdf
../../../../documents/2008/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0728PS.htm
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0728SG.pdf
../../../../documents/2008/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0728SG.htm
Amendment Report for House Bill No. 728
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB0728.pdf
../../../../../documents/2008/html/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB0728.htm
Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/ham/HB0728_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2008/html/ham/HB0728_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/sam/HB0728_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2008/html/sam/HB0728_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/veto/HB0674.pdf
../../../../documents/2008/html/veto/HB0674.htm