N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 160-u: Manufacture, distribution and sale of maple syrup and sugar

§ 160-u. Manufacture, distribution and sale of maple syrup and sugar.

a. Definitions:

(1) "Maple sap" means the sap or sweet water obtained by tapping the

maple tree.

(2) "Maple syrup" means syrup made exclusively by the evaporation of

pure maple sap.

(3) "Maple sugar" means sugar made exclusively by the evaporation of

pure maple syrup.

(4) "Grade" shall mean the standards for maple syrup or maple sugar

promulgated by the commissioner of agriculture and markets, as the

official grades of maple syrup or maple sugar for the state of New York.

b. Every consumer package of maple syrup offered or exposed for sale

shall be plainly marked as to the grade.

c. Advertising. Any person who uses roadside signs within the state or

who uses publications printed or distributed within the state to

advertise maple syrup and who quotes a price therein, shall specify the

grade of the syrup in a plain and conspicuous manner.

d. The commissioner of agriculture and markets shall promulgate after

public hearing, rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of

this statute.