N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 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.