NY Agric & Mkts L § 201-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 17 - Adulteration, Packing, and Branding of Food and Food Products 201-C - Persons Certifying as Kosher; Filing With Department.

§  201-c. Persons certifying as kosher; filing with department. 1. Any   person who certifies any non-prepackaged meat, meat  preparations,  meat   by-products  or poultry as kosher or kosher for Passover, and any person   who certifies any non-prepackaged food or food  products  as  kosher  or   kosher  for  Passover shall file with the department, in accordance with   regulations set by  the  commissioner,  a  statement  of  such  person's   qualifications for providing such certification.2.  No  person  shall  within  this state manufacture, compound, brew,   distill,  produce,  process,  pack,  sell  or   offer   for   sale   any   non-prepackaged  meat,  meat  preparations, meat by-products, poultry or   food or food products that are represented or branded as  kosher  unless   such person has, in accordance with regulations set by the commissioner,   filed with the department the name, address, and telephone number of the   person certifying such food or food product as kosher.3.  Any  food  establishment  or caterer that sells or offers for sale   food or food products prepared on the premises or under its control that   are represented as kosher, shall file  with  the  department  the  name,   address,  and telephone number of the person certifying the food or food   products as kosher. Food establishments and caterers selling or offering   for sale food or food products prepared on the premises or  under  their   control   that   are   represented   as  kosher  shall  post  a  "kosher   certification form" in a location readily visible to the  consumer,  and   shall  also  provide  a  copy of such form to the department. The kosher   certification form shall contain the information and be in the form  set   forth below, in not less than twelve point type:KOSHER CERTIFICATION FORM    Name of Establishment:_______________________________________________   Address:_____________________________________________________________   Name of Individual or Organization Certifying Food as   Kosher:______________________________________________________________   Address & Phone Number of Certifying Individual or   Organization:________________________________________________________   Affiliation & Education of Certifying   Individual or Organization:__________________________________________   The certifying individual or organization visits this establishment:   ___time(s) daily  ___time(s) weekly ___time(s) monthly  ___time(s) yearly   All meat sold or served by this establishment __is   __is not soaked   and salted.   Describe soaking and salting   process:_____________________________________________________________   We ___do  ___do not exclusively sell or serve kosher food.   Establishment selling and serving both kosher and nonkosher food must   complete the following:   We __do  __do not use separate ovens and sinks for kosher and   nonkosher foods. We __do  __do not use separate utensils, refrigerators,   freezers and storage areas for kosher and nonkosher foods. All   utensils and equipment __are  __are not clearly identified as kosher   or nonkosher. Nonkosher products __are  __are not mixed with kosher   products and then sold as kosher.4.  Any  food  establishment  or caterer that sells or offers for sale   food or food products prepared on the premises or  under  their  control   that  are  represented  as  kosher  shall  maintain  a permanently bound   logbook that shall include for  each  inspection  visit  of  the  person   certifying  their  food  or  food  products as kosher, the signature and   printed name of the person performing the inspection and  the  date  and   time  of  arrival  at the establishment. The logbook shall be maintained    for a period of not less than two years after the final entry, and shall   be made available to the department upon request.5. The department is authorized to inspect all food establishments and   caterers  selling or offering for sale food or food products represented   as kosher to ensure compliance with sections two hundred one-a  and  two   hundred  one-b of this article and this section, and the accuracy of any   information supplied in accordance with such sections. The  commissioner   is  authorized  to  promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to   further implement the provisions of sections two hundred one-a  and  two   hundred  one-b  of  this  article and this section. The department shall   develop and maintain a website that makes available to consumers  copies   of  all  forms  and  certification information that are required by this   section.6. Failure to comply with the requirements  of  sections  two  hundred   one-a  and  two  hundred  one-b  of this article and this section or the   failure to conform sales practices to the information  provided  in  the   kosher  certification  form pursuant to this section shall be punishable   by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars for a first   violation; not more than seven  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  for  a   second  violation;  and  not  more than ten thousand dollars for a third   violation and each subsequent violation thereafter.