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

§  201-g.  Persons certifying as halal; filing with department. 1. Any   person who certifies any non-prepackaged meat, meat  preparations,  meat   by-products  or  poultry  as  halal,  and  any  person who certifies any   non-prepackaged food or food products  as  halal  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  halal  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 halal.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 halal, shall  file  with  the  department  the  name,   address,  and telephone number of the person certifying the food or food   products as halal. 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 halal shall post a "halal  certification   form"  in  a  location  readily  visible to the consumer, and shall also   provide a copy of such form to the department. The  halal  certification   form  shall  contain the information and be in the form set forth below,   in not less than twelve point type:HALAL CERTIFICATION FORM    Name of Establishment:_______________________________________________   Address:_____________________________________________________________   Name of Individual or Organization Certifying Food as   Halal:______________________________________________________________   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 halal.   Describe halal food preparation   process:_____________________________________________________________   We ___do ___do not exclusively sell or serve halal food.   Establishment selling and serving both halal and non-halal food must   complete the following:   We __do __do not use separate ovens and sinks for halal and   non-halal foods. We __do __do not use separate utensils, refrigerators,   freezers and storage areas for halal and non-halal foods. All utensils   and equipment __are __are not clearly identified as halal and non-halal.   Non-halal products __are __are not mixed with halal products and then   sold as halal.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 halal shall maintain a permanently bound logbook   that shall include for each inspection visit of  the  person  certifying   their  food or food products as halal, 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  halal  to  ensure compliance with sections two hundred one-e and two   hundred one-f 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-e and two   hundred one-f 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-e and two hundred one-f of this article  and  this  section  or  the   failure  to  conform  sales practices to the information provided in the   halal certification form pursuant to this section shall be punishable by   a fine of not more than one thousand dollars for a first violation;  not   more  than  five  thousand  dollars for a second violation; and not more   than ten thousand dollars for a  third  violation  and  each  subsequent   violation thereafter.