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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-3601" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="36" subtitle_name="Halal Food Products">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Advertisement” has the meaning stated in § 13–101 of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Disclosure statement” means the form provided by the Attorney General for the purpose of disclosing to consumers practices relating to the preparation, handling, and sale of any unpackaged food represented to be halal.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Division” means the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Food” or “food product” means any food, food product, or food preparation, whether:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Raw, solid, or liquid; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Prepared for human consumption.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Food” or “food product” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Any meat, meat product, or meat preparation; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any poultry or poultry product.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Halal” means prepared or processed in accordance with Islamic religious requirements.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Meat” includes any meat product or meat preparation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Represents to the public” means any direct or indirect statement, oral or written, and any letter, word, sign, emblem, insignia, or mark which could reasonably lead a consumer to believe that a representation is being made that the final food product sold to the consumer is halal.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Represents to the public” includes an advertisement.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
