New York § 156-G - 156-GSeizure of misbranded, mislabeled or misrepresented farm products
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 156-G — 156-GSeizure of misbranded, mislabeled or misrepresented farm products, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 156-G. 156-GSeizure of misbranded, mislabeled or misrepresented farm products
§ 156-g. Seizure of misbranded, mislabeled or misrepresented farm products. Whenever the commissioner or his duly authorized representative shall find that any farm product is misbranded, mislabeled or misrepresented within the meaning of this article, he may seize such product, so that it cannot be sold, offered, exposed or transported for sale, and he may affix to such farm product a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that such product is misbranded, mislabeled or misrepresented, and warning all persons not to remove or dispose of such product by sale or otherwise until such product is branded or labeled properly and permission to dispose of the product has been granted by the commissioner or his duly authorized representative. It shall be a violation of this article for any person to remove or dispose of such product so seized by sale or otherwise without such permission.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 156-G ("156-GSeizure of misbranded, mislabeled or misrepresented farm products") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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