§ 391-n. Sale of reptiles; notice. 1. Any person, firm, partnership,\nassociation or corporation who or which sells reptiles at retail shall\ngive written notice to the purchaser of a reptile that reptiles are a\npotential cause of salmonellosis. Such notice shall substantially\ncontain the following language:\n (a) As with many other animals, reptiles carry salmonella bacteria\nwhich can make people sick. To reduce the chance of infection, follow\nthese safe reptile handling steps.\n (b) Always wash your hands thoroughly after you handle your pet\nreptile, its food or anything it has touched.\n (c) Keep your pet reptile in a habitat designed for it.\n (d) Keep your pet reptile and its equipment out of the kitchen or any\narea where food is prepared.\n (e) Keep reptiles out of homes where there are children under one year\nof age or people with weakened immune systems. Children under five\nshould handle reptiles only with adult/parental guidance.\n 2. Every proprietor who or which conducts a business of selling\nreptiles at retail shall conspicuously post a warning poster on premises\nalerting consumers that reptiles are a potential cause of salmonellosis\nand should be handled with care. The warning poster shall be available\nin two sizes, the smaller of which shall be eight and one-half inches by\neleven inches and the larger of which shall be eleven inches by\ntwenty-five and one-half inches. The larger poster shall be utilized for\nposting unless because of limited wall space or store layout the larger\nposter cannot fit in a conspicuous spot near the reptile displays, in\nwhich case the smaller poster may be used. Such poster shall have\nconspicuous lettering and type and shall substantially contain the\nfollowing language:\n (a) As with many other animals, reptiles carry salmonella bacteria\nwhich can make people sick. To reduce the chance of infection, follow\nthese safe reptile handling steps.\n (b) Always wash your hands thoroughly after you handle your pet\nreptile, its food or anything it has touched.\n (c) Keep your pet reptile in a habitat designed for it.\n (d) Keep your pet reptile and its equipment out of the kitchen or any\narea where food is prepared.\n (e) Keep reptiles out of homes where there are children under one year\nof age or people with weakened immune systems. Children under five\nshould handle reptiles only with adult/parental guidance.\n 3. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or\nproprietor who or which violates the provisions of this section shall be\nsubject to a civil penalty not to exceed fifty dollars for each day of\nthe violation, but in no event shall the total amount of such penalties\nexceed five hundred dollars.\n
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