§ 20-61-302 - Identification required. - Arkansas Statutes

20-61-302. Identification required.

(a) No catfish product shall be offered for direct retail sale for human consumption by a restaurant or other eating establishment unless the catfish product name is identified on the menu 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", if the catfish product is produced from fresh water, either according to the usual and customary techniques of aquaculture, in or from freshwater lakes, rivers, or streams of a country other than the United States; and

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

(b) (1) Restaurants serving multiple entrees from multiple sources may make a general disclosure of sources upon the menu and shall not be required to disclose the source of each entree. The disclosure shall contain these words: "Upon request of the customer, the origin of each entree will be disclosed".

(2) Upon request of the customer, the specific source shall be disclosed.

(c) As used in this subchapter, "catfish" means the same as defined under the Arkansas Catfish Marketing Act of 1975, 20-61-201 et seq.