MS SB2914

Prohibits restaurant owners and managers from misrepresenting imported crawfish or shrimp as domestic through verbal statements, menus, or displayed signs.

Allows restaurants to label shrimp or crawfish as U.S.-origin only if farm-raised products are hatched, raised, harvested and processed in the United States, or wild-caught products are harvested in U.S. waters and processed in the United States.

Grants the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and the Attorney General authority to regulate restaurants under this section, with the commissioner required to provide written notice and three days to correct violations before penalties apply.

Establishes escalating fines: up to $1,000 for first offense, up to $2,000 for second offense, and up to $5,000 for subsequent offenses, with option to suspend restaurant license indefinitely until violation is corrected.

Takes effect July 1, 2011.