§ 3:4749 — Definitions

§4749. Definitions
As used in this Part:
(1) "Commingled" means to cause to blend together, mix, or combine domestic and
imported seafood.
(2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
(3) "Distributor" means a person engaged in the purchasing, storing, shipping, and
selling of seafood.
(4) "Domestic" means raised, harvested, or caught in any of the fifty states of the
United States or its territories and within the federal exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and
landed in the United States.
(5) "Imported" means raised, harvested, or caught outside of the federal exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) or landed in a country other than the United States.
(6) "Processor" means any plant or facility that has been permitted by the Louisiana
Department of Health to clean, shuck, pick, peel, or pack seafood.
(7) "Seafood" means fish and edible crustaceans, excluding domestic catfish, live
crawfish, and live crabs.

Legislative History

Acts 2025, No. 300, §2, eff. June 11, 2025.