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§ 201-f. Retail sale of halal food or food products, NY AGRI & MKTS § 201-f

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McKinney's Agriculture and Markets Law § 201-f

§ 201-f. Retail sale of halal food or food products

Effective: August 16, 2005

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1. Any person who sells or offers for sale in the same place of business meat, meat preparations, meat by-
products, poultry or other food or food products that are represented as both halal and non-halal shall
indicate in window signs, in block letters at least four inches in height, “halal and non-halal meat sold here”
or “halal and non-halal food sold here.”

2. All fresh meat, meat preparations, meat by-products and poultry sold or offered for sale at retail as halal
shall be marked on the label when packaged, or by a sign when not packaged, as the case may be. Such
words, when marked on a label or a sign, shall be in letters at least as large as the letters of the words on the
label or sign designating such meat, meat preparations, meat by-products and poultry as halal.

3. Any person who sells or offers for sale as halal, at wholesale or retail, any meat, meat preparations, meat
by-products or poultry shall maintain a record of each purchase from a manufacturer or packer, which shall
include, but not be limited to, a bill of sale, and retain all records with respect to the origin of such meat,
meat preparations, meat by-products or poultry for a period of two years after the sale to which the records
relate, and shall make such records available to the department upon request. Meat, meat preparations,
meat by-products and poultry packed off-premises and labeled as halal by the packer thereof shall be exempt
from the record keeping requirements of this subdivision, provided that the package contains the name and
address of the manufacturer or packer and the name of the person certifying such food or food products
as halal.

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(Added L.2005, c. 529, § 3, eff. Aug. 16, 2005.)

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HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

L.2005, c. 529 legislation

L.2005, c. 529, §§ 1, 2 and 6, provide:  

“§ 1. This act [adding Agriculture and Markets §§ 201-e to 201-h and amending Public Health Law § 2803- 
c] shall be known and may be cited as the ‘halal foods protection act of 2005’.

“§ 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that a significant number of consumers within the 
state seek to purchase food products that are halal, and that many of those consumers do so for reasons
unrelated to religious observance. The legislature further finds that it is essential that consumers be provided
clear and accurate information about the food they are purchasing, and that this goal is furthered by
requiring vendors of food and food products represented as halal to make available to consumers the basis
for that representation.”

“§ 6. This act shall take effect immediately [Aug. 16, 2005]; provided, however, that any packaging, 
advertising, disclosure, recordkeeping and filing provisions required by this act shall be in full force and
effect on the one hundred eightieth day [Feb. 12, 2006] after such effective date; provided further that the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the timely implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on an emergency basis.”

Former Sections

Former § 201-f, relating to kosher meat or poultry, and repealed by L.2004, c. 151, § 3, eff. July 13, 2004, 
was added by L.1982, c. 95, § 1 and amended by L.1987, c. 252, § 1; L.1995, c. 531, § 1.

A prior § 201-f, relating to parve or pareve, was renumbered § 201-h, now repealed, by L.1983, c. 306, § 3.  

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