2019 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 3 - Agriculture and Forestry
§4631. Oyster labeling and packaging; sale of shell stock oysters
RS 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.
Acts 1992, No. 55, §1; Acts 1995, No. 379, §1; Acts 2004, No. 213, §1; Acts 2014, No. 217, §1.
