§ 3041. Purpose It is the purpose of this chapter to: (1) Public health and food safety. Establish a system by which persons may make informed decisions regarding the potential health effects of the food they purchase and consume and by which, if they choose, persons may avoid potential health risks of food produced from […]
§ 3042. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Consumer” has the same meaning as in subdivision 2451a(1) of this title. (2) “Enzyme” means a protein that catalyzes chemical reactions of other substances without itself being destroyed or altered upon completion of the reactions. (3) “Food” means food intended for human consumption. (4) “Genetic engineering” […]
§ 3043. Labeling of food produced with genetic engineering (a) Except as set forth in section 3044 of this title, food offered for sale by a retailer after July 1, 2016 shall be labeled as produced entirely or in part from genetic engineering if it is a product: (1) offered for retail sale in Vermont; […]
§ 3044. Exemptions The following foods shall not be subject to the labeling requirements of section 3043 of this title: (1) Food consisting entirely of or derived entirely from an animal that has not itself been produced with genetic engineering, regardless of whether the animal has been fed or injected with any food, drug, or […]
§ 3045. Retailer liability (a) A retailer shall not be liable for the failure to label a processed food as required by section 3043 of this title unless the retailer is the producer or manufacturer of the processed food. (b) A retailer shall not be held liable for failure to label a raw agricultural commodity […]
§ 3046. Severability If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid or in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States or in violation of the Constitution or laws of Vermont, the invalidity or the violation shall not affect other provisions of this section […]
§ 3047. False certification It shall be a violation of this chapter for a person knowingly to provide a false statement under subdivision 3044(2) of this title that a raw agricultural commodity or processed food has not been knowingly or intentionally produced with genetic engineering and has been segregated from and has not been knowingly […]
§ 3048. Penalties; enforcement (a) Any person who violates the requirements of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.00 per day, per product. Calculation of the civil penalty shall not be made or multiplied by the number of individual packages of the same product displayed or offered for […]
