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LA HB857

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Kerner

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands Louisiana's seafood labeling enforcement to cover "commingled" seafood (mixtures of imported and domestic seafood), not just purely imported seafood

  • Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to test seafood and assess civil penalties when commingled seafood is falsely labeled as domestic

  • Clarifies that processors and distributors must provide seafood testing information only upon department request, rather than proactively

  • Amends R.S. 3:4749.2 to close a loophole where mixing imported seafood with domestic seafood could avoid mislabeling penalties

Legislative Description

Provides for labeling of commingled imported and domestic seafood

SEAFOOD

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources and Environment2/27/2026

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