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MDMR director outlines seafood-labeling bill and lease tax proposals in legislative update
Summary
The MDMR director briefed commissioners on several bills, including a seafood-labeling measure in conference and a lease tax exemption that passed both chambers; public-trust titling language is moving through other bills.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources provided a legislative update at the March 18 commission meeting, reporting progress on a seafood-labeling bill and proposals affecting state bottom leases.
The director told commissioners that House Bill 602, described as a crawfish and seafood labeling bill, is in conference. The director said the bill’s core aim is to require restaurants and suppliers to indicate whether seafood is imported or domestic. "If we…
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