Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Catfish; revise labeling laws.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (S) Referred To Agriculture;Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2 | 02/05 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Stogner
Additional Author: Jordan
Code Sections: A 069-0007-0605, A 069-0007-0607, A 069-0007-0609, A 069-0007-0613
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-7-607, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CATFISH LABELING LAWS AND TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN CATFISH OR OTHER FISH PRODUCTS OFFERED FOR SALE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION BY A PROCESSOR, DISTRIBUTOR OR RETAILER SHALL BE LABELED AS IMPORTED CATFISH OR OTHER FISH INCLUDING THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN; TO AMEND SECTION 69-7-609, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL DISTRIBUTORS, PROCESSORS OR WHOLESALERS OF CATFISH OR OTHER FISH PRODUCTS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSIONER, UPON REQUEST, AND TO EACH RETAILER OR RESTAURANT TO WHOM THEY DISTRIBUTE OR SELL CATFISH OR OTHER FISH PRODUCTS FOR RESALE AS TO WHETHER SUCH CATFISH OR OTHER FISH PRODUCT IS IMPORTED CATFISH OR OTHER FISH INCLUDING THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN; TO AMEND SECTION 69-7-605, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 69-7-613, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 69-7-614, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL PERSONS SELLING CATFISH OR OTHER FISH TO MAINTAIN CERTAIN RECORDS OF THEIR PURCHASES AND SALES OF CATFISH OR OTHER FISH AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE TO INSPECT SUCH RECORDS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE TO OBTAIN SAMPLES OF CATFISH OR OTHER FISH, AT NO COST TO THE DEPARTMENT, TO DETERMINE TRUENESS OF SPECIES THROUGH PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 69-7-616, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS AND TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS TO BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE IN HANDLING COMPLAINTS AND HEARINGS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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