Seafood Processors Who Mix Domestic, Imported Seafood and Sell It as Local to be Penalized

By Joe Collins

WBRZ-TV 2

Starting Aug. 1, there will be stricter penalties for businesses caught mixing domestic and foreign seafood and selling it as locally sourced.

The law's author, State Representative Timothy Kerner (R-Lafitte), says that the law, signed by Governor Jeff Landry a week ago, will help out the Louisiana seafood industry.

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