GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 953

Short Title:  Study Seafood Labeling.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Smith.

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Referred to:  Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House.

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April 8, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON SEAFOOD AND AQUACULTURE TO STUDY THE DESIRABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF REQUIRING SEAFOOD ENTERING THE STATE TO BE LABELED AS TO ITS STATE OR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Joint Legislative Commission on Seafood and Aquaculture shall study the desirability and feasibility of requiring seafood entering the State to be labeled as to its state or country of origin.  The Joint Legislative Commission on Seafood and Aquaculture shall report its findings and recommendations, if any, to the 2000 Regular Session of the 1999 General Assembly.
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.