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Section 69-1-309 - Designation of country of origin of farm-raised fish or wild fish; notice to distinguish between wild fish and farm-raised fish — Mississippi Law | CourtGPT
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Section 69-1-309 - Designation of country of origin of farm-raised fish or wild fish; notice to distinguish between wild fish and farm-raised fish

(1) A retailer of a covered commodity that is farm-raised fish or wild fish may designate the covered commodity as having a United States country of origin only if: (a) In the case of farm-raised fish, it is hatched, raised, harvested and processed in the United States; or(b) In the case of wild fish, it is: (i) Harvested in waters of the United States, a territory of the United States or a state, including the waters thereof; and(ii) Processed in the United States, a territory of the United States or a state, including the waters thereof.(2) The notice of country of origin for wild fish and farm-raised fish shall distinguish between wild fish and farm-raised fish. Laws, 2009, ch. 321, § 5, eff. 3/16/2009.
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