Substances forbidden for preparing rice; penalty

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RS 3677 - Substances forbidden for preparing rice; penalty

No person shall use oil, paraffin, or any other similar substance in the process of cleaning rice or preparing it for market, for the purpose of increasing its weight, transparency, or brilliancy or bettering its appearance in any manner.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, for each offense.

Acts 2009, No. 24, §8E, eff. June 12, 2009.


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