Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
Part VII - Fish and Other Aquatic Life
Chapter 3 - Saltwater Sport and Commercial Fishery
Section VII-373 - Shrimp Packaging Regulations
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. In accordance with the provisions of R.S. 56:578.10 the following provisions shall establish the standards for packaging of shrimp in, or sold in Louisiana for wholesale and retail sale.
B. Definitions
Gulf of Mexico Packaging-any package or container bearing the words "Gulf of Mexico" or "Gulf USA Shrimp," or that any way represents that the shrimp are a product of the Gulf of Mexico.
Louisiana Packaging-any package or container bearing the word "Louisiana" or "Louisiana Shrimp," or that any way represents the brand name "Louisiana" or that the shrimp is a product of Louisiana.
Shrimp-any fresh or frozen raw shrimp, either, whole, headless, or peeled of the species, white shrimp or "common saltwater shrimp"(Litopenaeus setiferus), also called the "lake shrimp"; the brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus); the pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarum); or the "sea bob" (Xiphopeneus kroyeri), also called "six barbes."
United States Packaging-any package or container bearing the word "United States," or "USA," or "Product of USA," or that any way represents that the shrimp are a product of the United States.
C. No person shall knowingly possess, package, distribute, label, broker, sell, purchase, or cause to be packaged, distributed, labeled, brokered, or sold any shrimp packaged in Louisiana packaging which were not taken, harvested, or landed in Louisiana.
D. No person shall knowingly possess, package, distribute, label, broker, sell, purchase, or cause to be packaged, distributed, labeled, brokered, or sold any shrimp packaged in Gulf of Mexico packaging which were not taken, harvested or landed in the Gulf of Mexico or adjoining states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, or Florida.
E. No person shall knowingly possess, package, distribute, label, broker, sell, purchase, or cause to be packaged, distributed, labeled, brokered, or sold any shrimp packaged in United States packaging which were not taken, harvested, or landed in the United States. Shrimp landed in the United States shall not mean shrimp imported into the United States from any country other than the United States.
F. The penalty for violating any provision of this Section shall constitute a class two violation for each violation. The provisions of this Section shall not supersede any other state or federal requirements for packaging or labeling shrimp.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:578.10.
