Disclosure Statement Requirements; Posting of Disclosure Statement

Section 190.40  Disclosure Statement Requirements; Posting of Disclosure Statement a) A dealer shall request from the Department the disclosure statements applicable to the business (see Appendices A-E).  When making a request, the dealer shall identify its business type as (or a combination of) the following: 1)         Slaughterhouse − Cattle, goats, sheep, and lambs (Appendix A); 2)         Slaughterhouse − Poultry (Appendix B); 3)         Distributor (Appendix C) 4)         Retail establishment (Appendix D); and 5) All other establishments that advertise, represent, or hold themselves out as selling, preparing, or maintaining food as halal, including, but not limited to, manufacturers, wholesalers, restaurants, hotels, catering facilities, summer camps, bakeries, delicatessens, licensed health care facilities, freezer dealers, and food plan companies (Appendix E). b)         A dealer shall have copies of the disclosure statements filed with the Department in a public place, readily accessible to customers. c)         A dealer shall post in a conspicuous place the name and address of the distributor or slaughter facility of all meat and poultry products sold on the premises. d) In the event of any change in the practices reported to the Department on the halal disclosure statement, a dealer shall immediately manually amend its posted halal disclosure statement to reflect the change in the posted practices and shall inform the Department in writing and, if applicable, any party to a contract, within 14 calendar days after any change in the stated information.  The Department shall provide the dealer with a new halal disclosure statement form.  The dealer shall complete and return the new halal statement to the Department within 14 calendar days.  A dealer shall have a copy of the amended disclosure statement in a public place, readily accessible to customers.