§4749.3. Processors and distributors; reporting

            A. Commercial processors and distributors of imported and commingled seafood shall submit a quarterly report to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry that contains the amount of seafood they bought and sold in the previous quarter. An accounting by volume of the species of seafood bought and sold and the country of origin, or when possible, the state of origin for domestic seafood bought and sold, shall be included in the report. The department may also request additional information regarding the product or form in which the seafood was bought and sold and relevant dates or other tracking data. The department shall maintain a database of the information contained in these reports.

            B. The department shall have the authority to implement fines similar to those provided for in R.S. 3:4749.2 for imported and commingled seafood processors and distributors who fail to submit the required information for two or more consecutive quarters.

            Acts 2025, No. 300, §2, eff. June 11, 2025.