HLS 24RS-24 ORIGINAL
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 584
BY REPRESENTATIVE KERNER
SEAFOOD: Prohibits the sale of farm-raised shrimp in Louisiana
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 40:5.5.5, relative to the sale of farm-raised shrimp within Louisiana; to
3 prohibit the sale of farm-raised shrimp in Louisiana; to provide exceptions; to
4 provide relative to aquaculture and food safety standards; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:5.5.5 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง5.5.5. Sale of farm-raised shrimp
9 The sale of farm-raised shrimp within the state is prohibited unless it has
10 been found to comply with federal and state food safety standards applicable to
11 aquacultural products.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 584 Original 2024 Regular Session Kerner
Abstract: Prohibits the sale of farm-raised shrimp that do not comply with food safety
standards applicable to domestic aquaculture products.
Proposed law prohibits the sale of farm-raised shrimp unless they are found to have met food
safety standards that apply to aquaculture products.
(Adds R.S. 40:5.5.5)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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