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Georgia restaurant shrimp labeling law takes effect July 1

8/20/2026

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Rep. Jesse Petrea (D-GA) sponsored House Bill 117, requiring restaurants to label foreign shrimp.
The law took effect July 1, with enforcement beginning January 2027.
2025 DNA tests found 10 of 47 Savannah-area shrimp samples were American.
Golden Isles testing showed 43 of 44 restaurant shrimp samples were domestic.
Brunswick shrimper John Wallace said net shrimp costs rose from $400 in 1979 to $4,000 today.

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Rep. Jesse Petrea (D-GA) sponsored House Bill 117, requiring restaurants to label foreign shrimp.
The law took effect July 1, with enforcement beginning January 2027.
2025 DNA tests found 10 of 47 Savannah-area shrimp samples were American.
Golden Isles testing showed 43 of 44 restaurant shrimp samples were domestic.
Brunswick shrimper John Wallace said net shrimp costs rose from $400 in 1979 to $4,000 today.