evidence of fraud; inspection and supervision of sale of meat; rules; violation as
misdemeanor.
Sec. 297e.
(1) As used in this section, "kosher" means prepared or processed in accordance with
orthodox Hebrew religious requirements sanctioned by a recognized orthodox rabbinical
council.
(2) A person who, with intent to defraud, sells or exposes for sale any meat or meat
preparations, article of food or food products, and falsely represents the same to be kosher,
whether such meat or meat preparations, article of food or food products are raw or prepared
for human consumption, either by direct statement orally, or in writing, which might
reasonably be calculated to deceive or lead a reasonable man to believe that a representation is
being made that such food is kosher or falsely represents any food products 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 sells or exposes for sale in the same
place of business both kosher and nonkosher meat or meat preparations, or both kosher and
nonkosher food or food products, either raw or prepared for human consumption, and who
fails to indicate on his window signs and all display advertising, in block letters at least 4
inches in height, "kosher and nonkosher meat sold here" or "kosher and nonkosher food sold
here"; or who exposes for sale in any show window or place of business both kosher and
nonkosher meat or meat preparations, or kosher and nonkosher food or food products, either
raw or prepared for human consumption, and who fails to display over each kind of meat or
meat preparation so exposed a sign in block letters at least 4 inches in height reading "kosher
meat" or "nonkosher meat", or "kosher food" or "nonkosher food", or who displays on his
window, door or in his place of business, or in handbills or other printed matter distributed in
or outside of his place of business, words or letters in Hebraic characters other than the word
"kosher", or any sign, emblem, insignia, 6-pointed star, symbol or mark in simulation of same,
without displaying in conjunction therewith in English letters of at least the same size as such
characters, signs, emblems, insignia, symbols or marks, the words "we sell kosher meat and
food only" or "we sell nonkosher meat and food only", or "we sell both kosher and nonkosher
meat and food" is guilty of a misdemeanor. Possession of nonkosher meat and food, in any
place of business advertising the sale of kosher meat and food only, is presumptive evidence
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that the person in possession exposes the same for sale with intent to defraud, in violation of
the provisions of this section.
(3) A person who, with intent to defraud, sells or exposes for sale in any hotel, restaurant or
other place where food products are sold for consumption on or off the premises, any meat or
meat preparations, article of food or food products, and falsely represents the same to be
kosher, whether such meat or meat preparations, article of food or food products be raw or
prepared for human consumption, either by direct statement orally, or in writing, which might
reasonably be calculated to deceive or lead a reasonable man to believe that a representation is
being made that such food is kosher 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 sells or exposes for sale in the same
place of business both kosher and nonkosher meat or meat preparations, or both kosher and
nonkosher food or food products, either raw or prepared for human consumption, and who
fails to indicate on his window signs and all display advertising, in block letters at least 4
inches in height, "kosher and nonkosher food sold here", or who exposes for sale in any show
window or place of business both kosher and nonkosher food or food products, either raw or
prepared for human consumption, and who fails to display over each kind of food or food
preparation so exposed a sign in block letters at least 4 inches in height reading "kosher food"
or "nonkosher food", or who displays on his window, door or in his place of business, or in
handbills or other printed matter distributed in or outside of his place of business, words or
letters in Hebraic characters other than the word "kosher", or any sign, emblem, insignia, 6-
pointed star, symbol or mark in simulation of same, without displaying in conjunction
therewith in English letters of at least the same size as such characters, signs, emblems,
insignia, symbols or marks the words "we sell kosher food only" or "we sell nonkosher food
only", or "we sell both kosher and nonkosher food", is guilty of a misdemeanor. Possession of
nonkosher food, in any place of business advertising the sale of kosher food only, is
presumptive evidence that the person in possession exposes the same for sale with intent to
defraud, in violation of the provisions of this section.
(4) No person shall:
(a) Wilfully mark, stamp, tag, brand, label or in any other way or by any other means of
identification represent or cause to be marked, stamped, tagged, branded, labeled or
represented as kosher food or food products not kosher or not so prepared.
(b) Wilfully remove, deface, obliterate, cover, alter or destroy, or cause to be removed,
defaced, obliterated, covered, altered or destroyed the original slaughterhouse plumba or any
other mark, stamp, tag, brand, label or any other means of identification affixed to foods or
food products to indicate that such foods or food products are kosher.
(c) Knowingly sell, dispose of or have in his possession, for the purpose of resale to any
person as kosher, any food or food products not having affixed thereto the original
slaughterhouse plumba or any other mark, stamp, tag, brand, label or other means of
identification employed to indicate that such food or food products are kosher or any food or
food products to which such plumba, mark, stamp, tag, brand, label or other means of
identification has or have been fraudulently affixed.
(5) The department of agriculture shall investigate, inspect and supervise the sale of meat
and meat preparations and enforce the provisions of this act. The department may promulgate
rules and regulations for the enforcement and administration of this act in accordance with the
provisions of Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.80
of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as
amended, being sections 24.101 to 24.110 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.
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(6) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.§ 750.297eKosher food products; definition; sale; false representation; prohibited acts;
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