§ 3.2-5124 Labeling as kosher and halal; penalty
It is unlawful to label any repackaged food or food product or display or offer for sale any unwrapped food or food product that represents the food or food product as kosher or halal without indicating the person or entity authorizing such designation by providing the name or symbol of the authority or providing a phone number or website to access the information. Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
History
This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 392 and 485 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860.
2006, cc. 392, 485, § 3.1-396.1; 2008, c. 860.