House Bill 117 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Williams of the 168th, Townsend of the 179th,
DeLoach of the 167th, and Franklin of the 160th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to food service establishments, so as to require notification of foreign imported
shrimp; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
food service establishments, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
<ins>"26-2-378.1.
All food service establishments in this state that serve foreign imported shrimp shall
conspicuously display on their menus a disclosure by each menu item containing shrimp
stating 'FOREIGN IMPORTED,' or on placards visible to the public 'FOREIGN
IMPORTED SHRIMP.' This Code section shall not apply to a food service establishment
operated by a state agency, as such term is defined in Code Section 48-8-14."
</ins> SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.