RCW 69.90.020: Sale of "kosher" and "kosher style" food products prohibited if not kosher—Representations

69.90.010 << 69.90.020 >> 69.90.030

PDFRCW 69.90.020

Sale of "kosher" and "kosher style" food products prohibited if not kosher—Representations—Penalty.

(1) No person may knowingly sell or offer for sale any food product represented as "kosher" or "kosher style" when that person knows that the food product is not kosher and when the representation is likely to cause a prospective purchaser to believe that it is kosher. Such a representation can be made orally or in writing, or by display of a sign, mark, insignia, or simulation.

(2) A person violating this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

[ 2003 c 53 s 349; 1985 c 127 s 3.]

NOTES:

Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.