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New York · Through 2026-09-11

N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 203: Manufacture and sale of imitation maple, birch, walnut or beech sugar and syrup prohibited

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  1. Agriculture & Markets Law
  2. Article 17. Adulteration, Packing, and Branding of Food and Food Products

§ 203. Manufacture and sale of imitation maple, birch, walnut or beech

sugar and syrup prohibited. (a) 1. No person shall manufacture for sale,

keep for sale, or offer or expose for sale, any sugar in imitation or

semblance of maple sugar which is not pure maple sugar, nor any syrup in

imitation or semblance of maple syrup, which is not pure maple syrup,

nor shall any person manufacture, offer or expose for sale any sugar as

and for maple sugar which is not pure maple sugar, nor any syrup as and

for maple syrup which is not pure maple syrup.

2. For the purpose of this article the term "maple sugar" shall be

deemed to mean sugar made from pure maple sap or pure maple syrup, and

the term "maple syrup" shall be deemed to mean syrup made from pure

maple sap.

(b) 1. No person shall manufacture for sale, keep for sale, or offer

or expose for sale, any sugar in imitation or semblance of birch sugar

which is not pure birch sugar, nor any syrup in imitation or semblance

of birch syrup, which is not birch syrup, nor shall any person

manufacture, offer or expose for sale any sugar as and for birch sugar

which is not pure birch sugar, nor any syrup as and for birch syrup

which is not pure birch syrup.

2. For the purpose of this article the term "birch sugar" shall be

deemed to mean sugar made from pure birch sap or pure birch syrup, and

the term "birch syrup" shall be deemed to mean syrup made from pure

birch sap.

(c) 1. No person shall manufacture for sale, keep for sale, or offer

or expose for sale, any sugar in imitation or semblance of walnut sugar

which is not pure walnut sugar, nor any syrup in imitation or semblance

of walnut syrup, which is not pure walnut syrup, nor shall any person

manufacture, offer or expose for sale any sugar as and for walnut sugar

which is not pure walnut sugar, nor any syrup as and for walnut syrup

which is not walnut syrup.

2. For the purpose of this article the term "walnut sugar" shall be

deemed to mean sugar made from pure walnut sap or pure walnut syrup, and

the term "walnut syrup" shall be deemed to mean syrup made from pure

walnut sap.

(d) 1. No person shall manufacture for sale, keep for sale, or offer

or expose for sale, any sugar in imitation or semblance of beech sugar

which is not pure beech sugar, nor any syrup in imitation or semblance

of beech syrup, which is not pure beech syrup, nor shall any person

manufacture, offer or expose for sale any sugar as and for beech sugar

which is not pure beech sugar, nor any syrup as and for beech syrup

which is not pure beech syrup.

2. For the purpose of this article the term "beech sugar" shall be

deemed to mean sugar made from pure beech sap or pure beech syrup, and

the term "beech syrup" shall be deemed to mean syrup made from pure

beech sap.

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