US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

      Sec. 53-317. Fraudulent sale of kosher meat, meat products and other food. (a) Any person who, with intent to defraud, sells or exposes for sale any meat or meat preparation, whether raw or prepared for human consumption, and falsely represents the same to be kosher, or as having been prepared in accordance with, and of a product or products sanctioned by, the orthodox Hebrew religious requirements; or falsely represents any food product or the contents of any package or container to be so constituted and prepared, by having or permitting to be inscribed thereon the word "kosher" in any language, or otherwise; or sells or exposes for sale in the same place of business both kosher and nonkosher meat or meat preparations, either raw or prepared for human consumption, and fails to indicate on his window signs and all display advertising, in block letters at least four inches in height, "KOSHER AND NONKOSHER MEAT SOLD HERE"; or who exposes for sale in any show window or place of business both kosher and nonkosher meat or meat preparations, either raw or prepared for human consumption, and fails to display over each kind of meat or meat preparation so exposed a sign in block letters at least four inches in height reading "KOSHER MEAT" or "NONKOSHER MEAT", as the case may be; shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.

      (b) Any person who, with intent to defraud, sells or exposes for sale in any restaurant or other place where food products are sold for consumption on the premises, any article of food or food preparation and falsely represents the same to be kosher or as having been prepared in accordance with the orthodox Hebrew religious requirements, either by direct statements, orally or in writing, or by the display of the word "kosher" in English or Hebrew letters, or by the display of any sign or mark in simulation of such word, or by the display of any insignia, six-pointed star, or any mark reasonably calculated to deceive or lead a reasonable person to believe that the food sold is kosher or prepared in accordance with the orthodox Hebrew religious requirements; or who sells or exposes for sale in such restaurant or such other place both kosher and nonkosher food or food preparations for consumption on the premises not prepared in accordance with the Jewish ritual or not sanctioned by the Hebrew orthodox religious requirements and fails to display on his window signs and all display advertising in block letters at least four inches in height, "KOSHER AND NONKOSHER FOOD SERVED HERE", shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.

      (1949 Rev., S. 8618.)

      See Sec. 21a-13 re powers of Commissioner of Consumer Protection concerning kosher food.