N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45A-22.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:45A-22.3 - Disclosure statement; posting of disclosure

(a) A dealer selling food represented as halal shall request in writing from the Division the halal disclosure form(s) and halal disclosure statement(s) applicable to its business. When making a request, the dealer shall identify its business practices on a disclosure form statement provided by the Division.

(b) A dealer shall complete and return to the Division within 14 calendar days of receipt the halal disclosure form(s) provided by the Division. A dealer who completes a halal disclosure form shall conform its sales practices to those it set forth on the halal disclosure form that it returns to the Division.

(c) A dealer selling food represented as halal shall complete and post, in a location on its premises readily visible to the consumer, the applicable halal disclosure statement provided by the Division.

(d) In the event of any change in the practices reported to the Division on the halal disclosure form and posted on the halal disclosure statement, a dealer shall immediately manually amend its posted halal disclosure statement to reflect the change in the posted practices and shall inform the Director in writing, and if applicable, any party to a contract, within 14 calendar days of any change in the stated information. The Division shall provide the dealer with a new halal disclosure form and a new halal disclosure statement. The dealer shall complete and return the new halal disclosure form to the Division within 14 calendar days and shall complete and post the new halal disclosure statement.

(e) A person may sell both food represented as halal and food not represented as halal as long as the food is properly identified and the fact is noted on the halal disclosure statement.

(f) A person whose sole representation of halal food is limited to the contents of food which is in properly sealed packages prepared by others who labeled the package halal shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.

(g) In addition to the posted halal disclosure statement required by this section, nursing homes, summer camps, caterers or other dealers who serve prepared food pursuant to a contract shall furnish to the consumer or his or her legal representative a copy of the halal disclosure statement prior to the signing of the contract.

(h) Any individual or entity giving halal supervision to any dealer in New Jersey shall file annually with the Director a document listing the name, address and type of each establishment that is supervised.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45A-22.3

New Rule, R.2005 d.133, effective 5/2/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 3992(a), 37 N.J.R. 1529(b).
Amended by R.2012 d.016, effective 1/17/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1130(a), 44 N.J.R. 166(b).
In the introductory paragraph of (a), substituted "practices on a disclosure form statement provided by the Division." for "type as a (or a combination of the following):"; deleted (a)1 through (a)3; in the introductory paragraph of (c), substituted a period for "as follows:"; deleted (c)1 through (c)4; and added (h).