STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator STEPHEN M. SWEENEY
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits sale of food and beverage products prepared with liquid nitrogen.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning liquid nitrogen and supplementing Title 24 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A person shall not sell or offer for sale in this State any food or beverage product that is prepared with liquid nitrogen.
b. A person who violates this section shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $250 for the first violation, not less than $500 for the second violation, and not less than $1,000 for the third and each subsequent violation. The civil penalty shall be sued for and collected by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.) in a summary proceeding.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits the sale of food and beverage products prepared with liquid nitrogen, also known as “dragon’s breath.”
Under the bill, a person is prohibited from selling or offering for sale any food or beverage product that is prepared with liquid nitrogen. A person who violates this provision is liable to a civil penalty of not less than $250 for the first violation, not less than $500 for the second violation, and not less than $1,000 for the third and each subsequent violation.
The bill provides that the penalty is to be sued for and collected by the Commissioner of Health pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999.”