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RSA 143-A:21 · Definitions

143-A:21 Definitions. – In this chapter:

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"Community supported agriculture" or "CSA" means a distribution system in which a farmer distributes produce directly to consumers.

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II.

"Department" means the department of health and human services.

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"Distributor" means a person who purchases wild mushrooms from a harvester and sells to food establishments or direct to the public. Distributor shall not include food establishments.

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"Food establishment" means a food service establishment or retail food store licensed under RSA 143-A, as well as farmers market, farm stand, and CSA.

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"Harvester" means a person who forages for and harvests wild mushrooms for sale to a distributor, food establishment, or to the public.

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VI.

"Identifier" means a person who identifies wild mushrooms collected by a harvester on behalf of a distributor or a food establishment.

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VII.

"Mushroom" means the fleshy, spore-bearing, fruiting body of a fungus.

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VIII.

"Tier 1 mushroom" means a wild mushroom which is easily identified, that has no toxic look-alikes, and which is unlikely to cause illness in humans.

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"Tier 2 mushroom" means a wild mushroom which is difficult to identify, may have toxic look-alikes, or may cause illness in some humans. Source. 2021, 70:1, eff. July 1, 2022.

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Source note

Source. 2021, 70:1, eff. July 1, 2022.

Source history

  • 2021, 70:1, eff. July 1, 2022

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    l increases the homestead food operations threshold from $35,000 to $50,000 in annual gross sales. Entities selling less than the threshold amount are not subject to licensure and inspection requirements under RSA 143-A. The Department of Health and Human Services states that since it does not track homestead food operations by gross sales, it is unable to determine how many establishments would no longer require inspections