§ 20-61-206 - Labeling. - Arkansas Statutes

20-61-206. Labeling.

(a) No catfish product shall be offered for direct retail sale for human consumption by a processor, distributor, or retailer unless the catfish product name is specifically labeled in the following manner:

(1) "Farm-Raised Catfish", if the product has been specifically produced in fresh water according to the usual and customary techniques of commercial aquaculture;

(2) "River or Lake Catfish", if the product has been produced in any freshwater lake, river, or stream of the state but has not been produced according to the usual and customary techniques of commercial aquaculture;

(3) "Imported Catfish", provided the catfish is produced from freshwater, either according to the usual and customary techniques of aquaculture, or from freshwater lakes, rivers, or streams of a country other than the United States; and

(4) "Ocean Catfish", provided the catfish product is produced from marine or estuarine waters.

(b) Any person selling river or lake catfish exclusively and directly to the consumer may have on his or her premises a sign reasonably visible to the consumer which identifies the product as river or lake catfish, rather than labeling each individual container or package of catfish product, as provided in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Any retailer selling catfish products not wrapped or in a container may comply with this subchapter by placing a sign on the display case or refrigeration unit so that the sign is reasonably visible to the consumer, giving notice that the catfish is either farm-raised catfish, river or lake catfish, imported catfish, or ocean catfish, as the products are defined in subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Any advertising as to any catfish product shall state whether the catfish product is farm-raised catfish, river or lake catfish, imported catfish, or ocean catfish, as defined in subsection (a) of this section.

(e) Subsections (a)-(d) of this section shall not apply to catfish products exported from the United States.

(f) All distributors, processors, or wholesalers of catfish products distributing or selling catfish products shall provide information to each person, firm, or corporation to whom they distribute or sell catfish products for resale as to whether the catfish product is farm-raised catfish, river or lake catfish, imported catfish, or ocean catfish, as these terms are defined in subsection (a) of this section.