N.Y. AGM Law § 201-C — New York Code / Act AGM / Article 17 / Section 201-C
Persons certifying as kosher; filing with department
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§ 201-c. Persons certifying as kosher; filing with department. 1. Any\nperson who certifies any non-prepackaged meat, meat preparations, meat\nby-products or poultry as kosher or kosher for Passover, and any person\nwho certifies any non-prepackaged food or food products as kosher or\nkosher for Passover shall file with the department, in accordance with\nregulations set by the commissioner, a statement of such person's\nqualifications for providing such certification.\n  2. No person shall within this state manufacture, compound, brew,\ndistill, produce, process, pack, sell or offer for sale any\nnon-prepackaged meat, meat preparations, meat by-products, poultry or\nfood or food products that are represented or branded as kosher unless\nsuch person has, in accordance with regulations set by the commissioner,\nfiled with the department the name, address, and telephone number of the\nperson certifying such food or food product as kosher.\n  3. Any food establishment or caterer that sells or offers for sale\nfood or food products prepared on the premises or under its control that\nare represented as kosher, shall file with the department the name,\naddress, and telephone number of the person certifying the food or food\nproducts as kosher. Food establishments and caterers selling or offering\nfor sale food or food products prepared on the premises or under their\ncontrol that are represented as kosher shall post a "kosher\ncertification form" in a location readily visible to the consumer, and\nshall also provide a copy of such form to the department. The kosher\ncertification form shall contain the information and be in the form set\nforth below, in not less than twelve point type:\n                         KOSHER CERTIFICATION FORM\nName of Establishment:_______________________________________________\nAddress:_____________________________________________________________\nName of Individual or Organization Certifying Food as\nKosher:______________________________________________________________\nAddress & Phone Number of Certifying Individual or\nOrganization:________________________________________________________\nAffiliation & Education of Certifying\nIndividual or Organization:__________________________________________\nThe certifying individual or organization visits this establishment:\n___time(s) daily  ___time(s) weekly ___time(s) monthly  ___time(s) yearly\nAll meat sold or served by this establishment __is   __is not soaked\nand salted.\nDescribe soaking and salting\nprocess:_____________________________________________________________\nWe ___do  ___do not exclusively sell or serve kosher food.\nEstablishment selling and serving both kosher and nonkosher food must\ncomplete the following:\nWe __do  __do not use separate ovens and sinks for kosher and\nnonkosher foods. We __do  __do not use separate utensils, refrigerators,\nfreezers and storage areas for kosher and nonkosher foods. All\nutensils and equipment __are  __are not clearly identified as kosher\nor nonkosher. Nonkosher products __are  __are not mixed with kosher\nproducts and then sold as kosher.\n  4. Any food establishment or caterer that sells or offers for sale\nfood or food products prepared on the premises or under their control\nthat are represented as kosher shall maintain a permanently bound\nlogbook that shall include for each inspection visit of the person\ncertifying their food or food products as kosher, the signature and\nprinted name of the person performing the inspection and the date and\ntime of arrival at the establishment. The logbook shall be maintained\nfor a period of not less than two years after the final entry, and shall\nbe made available to the department upon request.\n  5. The department is authorized to inspect all food establishments and\ncaterers selling or offering for sale food or food products represented\nas kosher to ensure compliance with sections two hundred one-a and two\nhundred one-b of this article and this section, and the accuracy of any\ninformation supplied in accordance with such sections. The commissioner\nis authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to\nfurther implement the provisions of sections two hundred one-a and two\nhundred one-b of this article and this section. The department shall\ndevelop and maintain a website that makes available to consumers copies\nof all forms and certification information that are required by this\nsection.\n  6. Failure to comply with the requirements of sections two hundred\none-a and two hundred one-b of this article and this section or the\nfailure to conform sales practices to the information provided in the\nkosher certification form pursuant to this section shall be punishable\nby a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars for a first\nviolation; not more than seven thousand five hundred dollars for a\nsecond violation; and not more than ten thousand dollars for a third\nviolation and each subsequent violation thereafter.\n