§ 349-H — Observant consumer protection law

New York § 349-H

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law GBS: General Business
• Art. 22-A: Consumer Protection From Deceptive Acts and Practices

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§ 349-h. Observant consumer protection law. 1. No person selling or\nexposing for sale any mezuzah or tefillin which, to the seller's\nknowledge, does not satisfy orthodox Hebrew ritual requirements shall\nrepresent, by direct or implied oral or written statement, that such\nmezuzah or tefillin is kosher or meets orthodox Hebrew religious\nrequirements.\n 2. No manufacturer, fabricator or importer of mezuzahs or tefillin\nshall sell or transfer for sale any mezuzah or tefillin unless the\nfollowing truthful consumer information is printed legibly upon the\narticle itself, upon its packaging, or upon a label securely attached\nthereto:\n (a) the name and address of the manufacturer, fabricator, or importer;\n (b) in the case of any mezuzah or tefillin that, in the form\nreasonably expected to be sold at retail, is not in accordance with\northodox Hebrew ritual requirements, the word "non-kosher."\n 3. No person selling or exposing for sale any mezuzah or tefillin\nshall sell such article without the accompanying consumer information\nspecified in subdivision two of this section.\n 4. Any sale, transfer for sale, or exposure for sale in violation of\nthe provisions of this section shall be deemed a deceptive practice\nwithin the meaning of section three hundred forty-nine of this chapter,\nand any remedy provided therein shall be available for the enforcement\nof this section.\n 5. (a) "Mezuzah" means the religious article designed to be affixed,\naccording to Jewish law, to the doorposts of rooms in a home, including\nthe parchment or other matter upon which passages from the Bible are\nwritten, and the writing thereon.\n (b) "Tefillin" means the religious article, also known as\n"phylacteries," designed to be worn, according to Jewish law, on the\nupper arm and head during morning prayers, including the parchment or\nother matter upon which passages from the Bible are written, the writing\nthereon, the capsules in which the parchment is contained, and the\nstraps affixed thereto.\n