RSA 429:13 · Definitions

429:13 Definitions. – When used in this subdivision:

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I.

"Advertisement" means any method used to call attention to a product which is intended to arouse a desire to purchase that product. It shall include, but is not limited to, signs, displays, radio and television broadcasts, newspapers and periodicals, direct mail, and other printed forms.

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II.

"Bulk honey" means honey packed in containers of more than one gallon; or more than 12 pounds.

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III.

"Bulk maple syrup" means maple syrup packed in containers of more than one gallon. III-a. "Commercial sugarmaker" means a person who collects or purchases maple sap for maple production and sale.

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IV.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner for the New Hampshire department of agriculture, markets, and food or his designee.

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V.

"Department" means the New Hampshire department of agriculture, markets, and food.

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VI.

"Grade" or "grades" means the standards for maple syrup or honey:

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(a)

Established by the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food as the official grades for maple syrup or honey produced in the state of New Hampshire as provided in RSA 426:1;

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(b)

Established by the United States Department of Agriculture; or

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(c)

Established by the laws of some other state if the maple syrup or honey was produced in whole or in part in such other state.

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VII.

"Honey", "liquid or extracted honey", "strained honey" or "pure honey" means the nectar of plants that has been transformed by and is the natural product of the honeybee, either in the honeycomb, or taken from the honeycomb and marketed in a liquid, crystallized or granulated condition. VII-a. "Honey products" means only honey, liquid or extracted honey, strained honey, pure honey, comb honey, chunk honey, cremed honey, or any other product in which the sugar content is entirely derived from pure honey and to which nothing has been added. VII-b. "Maple packer" means a person who purchases and packs or further processes maple syrup for sale.

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VIII.

"Maple products" means only maple syrup, maple sugar, maple cream, or any other product in which the sugar content is entirely derived from pure maple sap and to which nothing has been added.

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IX.

"Maple sap" means the unprocessed liquid derived from the maple tree (Acer).

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X.

[Repealed.]

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XI.

"Maple sugar" means the solid, crystalline product of maple tree sap only.

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XII.

"Maple syrup" means syrup made from pure maple sap and intended for human consumption or for use in the manufacture of maple products.

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XIII.

"Packaged honey" means honey packed in containers of one gallon or less; or 12 pounds or less.

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XIV.

"Packaged maple syrup" means maple syrup packed in containers of one gallon or less.

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XV.

"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative or business trust.

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XVI.

"Produced in New Hampshire" means only that maple syrup or honey or those other maple or honey products which are manufactured in their entirety from pure, unprocessed maple sap or from pure unprocessed honey, as applicable, within the state of New Hampshire pursuant to standards established by this subdivision and the rules adopted hereunder.

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XVII.

"Public eating place" means any person or establishment engaged in the business of preparing and selling food for the general public's consumption on the premises. Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:4, 5. 1997, 136:3, I. 2000, 68:1, 2. 2001, 5:1, 2, eff. June 22, 2001.

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