Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 3045
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 3045
- Food: means food intended for human consumption. See
- Manufacturer: means a person who:
- Processed food: means any food other than a raw agricultural commodity and includes any food produced from a raw agricultural commodity that has been subjected to processing such as canning, smoking, pressing, cooking, freezing, dehydration, fermentation, or milling. See
- Raw agricultural commodity: means any food in its raw or natural state, including any fruit or vegetable that is washed, colored, or otherwise treated in its unpeeled natural form prior to marketing. See
- sworn: shall include affirmed. See
§ 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 as required by section 3043 of this title, provided that the retailer, within 30 days of any proposed enforcement action or notice of violation, obtains a sworn statement in accordance with subdivision 3044(2) of this title. (Added 2013, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.)