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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY - SEAFOOD - SALES

     

     Introduced By: Representative Arthur J. Corvese

     Date Introduced: April 06, 2016

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     (by request)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 2-25 of the General Laws entitled "The Rhode Island Local

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Agriculture and Seafood Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     2-25-10. Seafood labeling. -- All seafood offered for sale in Rhode Island shall bear a

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label indicating whether it is farm raised or wild. For the purposes of this chapter, seafood means

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all fresh and saltwater fish and shellfish that are fit for human consumption.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY - SEAFOOD - SALES

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     This act would require that all seafood offered for sale in Rhode Island bear a label that

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indicates whether it is farm raised or wild.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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