Louisiana § RS 40:608.1 - Mislabeling of honey
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:608.1 — Mislabeling of honey, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:608.1. Mislabeling of honey
A. It is unlawful for any person to package any product and label the product as honey or to use the word honey in any prominent location on the label of such product or to sell or offer for sale any product which is labeled as honey or which contains a label with the word honey prominently displayed thereon, unless such product is pure honey manufactured by honeybees.
B. Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars and each such violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 143, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:608.1 ("Mislabeling of honey") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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