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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ruth B. Balser

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to kosher food signage.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/24/2018

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

1/24/2018

Rachmiel Liberman

 

1/29/2018


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By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Ruth B. Balser, Cynthia Stone Creem and Rachmiel Liberman relative to the revocation of kosher certification.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to kosher food signage.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 156 of chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (f) the following subsection:-

(f ½) If the certification of a person, firm, association or corporation selling food or food products advertised or represented to be kosher, kosher for Passover, pareve or as having been prepared in accordance with Orthodox Jewish religious standards which it has manufactured, distilled, produced, processed or packed is suspended or terminated by the certifying authority, the person, firm, association or corporation shall display a sign on the door or window or anywhere in front of the place of business stating “Kosher Certification Revoked” in a size which will call such fact to the reader's attention or in a size that the attorney general may specify by regulation.