Selected State Kosher Consumer
Protection Laws |
Selected State Kosher Consumer Protection
Laws
Prepared by Jeff Wice, Assistant Counsel, Office of Speaker Sheldon
Silver (State of New York)
- California: Cal Penal Code sec. 383(b)
- criminal penalties for fraudulent meat product sales
- Connecticut: Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 53-317
- deals with sale and preparation of meat products & restaurants
- Georgia: O.C.G.A. sec. 26-2-332
- prohibits fraudulent sale of kosher foods by a vendor
- regulates kosher kitchens and food services
- Illinois: 305 ILCS 5/5-5/5a
- regulates kosher kitchens and food services
- Massachusetts: Mass. Ann. Laws, ch. 94 sec 156
- regulates kosher food labeling sales
- requires signs in window
- regulates kosher meat product sales
- Michigan: MSA sec. 28.508(5)
- regulates fraudulent representation and sales
- requires proper labeling
- regulates hotels and restaurants
- New York: NY CLS Agr & M sec 201-a
- regulates sale of kosher meat and sale of kosher food products
- Rhode Island: R.I. Gen Laws sec 21-16-1
- establishes violations for deceptive sale of kosher meat
- Pennsylvania: 18 Pa. C.S. sec 4107.1
- establishes violations for deceptive sale of kosher food products
- Washington: Rev. Code Wash. Sec. 69.04.398
- permits production of kosher food products
- Wisconsin: Wis. Sat. Sec 97.56
- regulates sale of kosher food products to consumers to prevent fraudulent sales
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