§578.14.  Imported crawfish or shrimp; notice to patrons; penalties

A.  No owner or manager of a restaurant that sells imported crawfish or shrimp shall misrepresent to the public, either verbally, on a menu, or on signs displayed on the premises, that the crawfish or shrimp is domestic.

B.  The district attorney of the district in which the restaurant is located shall have jurisdiction over violations committed under this Section.  The penalties for violations of this Section are as follows:

(1)  Any owner or manager of a restaurant who is guilty of a violation of this Section shall, upon a first offense, be fined fifty dollars.

(2)  Any owner or manager of a restaurant who is guilty of a violation of this Section shall, upon a second offense, be fined two hundred fifty dollars.

(3)  Any owner or manager of a restaurant who is guilty of a violation of this Section shall, upon a third or subsequent offense, be fined five hundred dollars.

Acts 2008, No. 264, §1.