Title 22, Title 22

Whenever in the judgment of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry such action will promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, the commissioner shall promulgate regulations fixing and establishing for any food or class of food a reasonable …

1. Prohibitions. A person may not: A. Manufacture, sell or deliver, hold or offer for sale any food that is adulterated or misbranded; [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. K, §13 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).] B. Violate paragraph A after having previously violated this subsection; […

A food shall be deemed to be adulterated: 1. Poisonous or deleterious substance. A. If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, such food shall not be considered adult…

A food shall be deemed to be misbranded: 1. False or misleading label. If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; 2. Sale under another name. If it is offered for sale under the name of another food or under a name not permitted by Title 12, section 6112, for produ…

Any poisonous or deleterious substance added to any food, except where such substance is required in the production thereof or cannot be avoided by good manufacturing practice, must be deemed to be unsafe for purposes of the application of section 2156, subsection 1, paragraph B;…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, food, food additives or food products that contain hemp, including cannabidiol derived from hemp, are not considered to be adulterated under this subchapter based solely on the inclusion of hemp or cannabidiol derived from hem…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, food, food additives or food products that contain adult use cannabis are not considered to be adulterated under this subchapter based solely on the inclusion of adult use cannabis. For the purposes of this section, "adult use…

Whenever a duly authorized agent of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry finds or has reason to believe that any food is adulterated, or so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent, within the meaning of this subchapter, the duly authorized agent of the c…

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as requiring the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to report for the institution of proceedings under said subchapter minor violations of said subchapter, whenever the commissioner believes that the public interes…

No person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of freezing, storing or transporting frozen foods shall store or transport such foods within this State unless they are stored or transported under suitable refrigeration which shall insure good keeping qualities and under te…

The Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall, upon application for permit and receipt of such fee as the commissioner considers necessary from any food packer or processor, inspect all operations of the packer or processor for compliance with this subchapter a…

A person, firm, corporation or officer, agent or employee thereof within the State may not transport, receive for transportation, sell or offer for sale or distribution any equine meat or food products thereof or serve, expose or offer for sale or distribution, either in any publ…

The Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the commissioner's duly authorized agent must have free access at all reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse or establishment in which foods are manufactured, processed, packed or held for introduction into commerc…

In addition to the remedies provided, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is authorized to apply to the Superior Court and such court has jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person fro…

A person, firm, corporation or copartnership may not operate a food establishment or a food salvage establishment or act as a salvage broker unless licensed for that purpose by the commissioner. In the case of retail food establishments, licenses issued must be made available at …

1. Application and renewal. Each application for, or renewal of, a license to operate a food establishment must be accompanied by a fee determined by the commissioner in accordance with subsection 5. A. [PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. GGGG, §4 (RP).] B. [PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. GGGG, §4 (RP).…

The commissioner shall, within 30 days following receipt of application for a license to operate a food establishment or a food salvage establishment or to act as a salvage broker, issue the appropriate license if the applicant is in compliance with this chapter and any rules ado…

Any establishment subject to this chapter and chapter 562 shall be required to have only one license and that license shall be issued on the predominate portion of the establishment's business.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the commissioner may issue a license required under section 2167 on the basis of an inspection performed by an inspector who works for and is compensated by the municipality in which the establishment is located, but only if t…

1. Authorization. The department is authorized to impose one or more of the following sanctions when a violation of this chapter, or rules enacted pursuant to this chapter, occurs and the department determines that a sanction is necessary and appropriate to ensure compliance with…

Smoked alewives offered for sale need not be free of viscera prior to processing. A person who sells or offers for sale alewives smoked with the viscera shall post a clearly legible sign at the point of display of the alewives that states, "This product is not fully cooked. Eatin…

Notwithstanding section 2156 and rules adopted under section 2153, a person licensed under this subchapter and offering baked goods for sale at a farmers' market as defined in Title 7, section 415 may display and sell unpackaged baked goods in a manner that allows customers to di…