§ 3:4631 — Oyster labeling and packaging; sale of shell stock oysters

Louisiana § 3:4631

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 3: Agriculture and Forestry

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§4631. Oyster labeling and packaging; sale of shell stock oysters
A. Oyster meats may be sold by fluid volume or net drained weight at wholesale or
retail. Oyster meats may also be sold by count at retail but only at the time of final sale.
Prepackaging of oysters being sold by count is prohibited unless the prepackaged item itself
is labeled with the net weight of oyster meat contained in such package.
B. Shell stock oysters shall be sold by volumetric measure, weight, or count. All
oysters sold by volumetric measure, weight, or count shall be market size and wholesome.
C. Oysters removed from the shell shall be labeled clearly by volume or weight.
D. Any person packaging, labeling, or distributing shucked oysters shall follow the
guidelines set forth in the NIST Handbook 130 adopted by the National Conference on
Weights and Measures.
E. Oysters shall be shucked and prepackaged only in facilities which are certified by
the Louisiana Department of Health.
F. This Section shall not apply to those oysters which are shucked in a restaurant for
immediate consumption on the premises.

Legislative History

Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 1995, No. 379, §1; Acts 2004, No. 213, §1; Acts 2014, No. 217, §1.