§ 160-u. Manufacture, distribution and sale of maple syrup and sugar.\na. Definitions:\n (1) "Maple sap" means the sap or sweet water obtained by tapping the\nmaple tree.\n (2) "Maple syrup" means syrup made exclusively by the evaporation of\npure maple sap.\n (3) "Maple sugar" means sugar made exclusively by the evaporation of\npure maple syrup.\n (4) "Grade" shall mean the standards for maple syrup or maple sugar\npromulgated by the commissioner of agriculture and markets, as the\nofficial grades of maple syrup or maple sugar for the state of New York.\n b. Every consumer package of maple syrup offered or exposed for sale\nshall be plainly marked as to the grade.\n c. Advertising. Any person who uses roadside signs within the state or\nwho uses publications printed or distributed within the state to\nadvertise maple syrup and who quotes a price therein, shall specify the\ngrade of the syrup in a plain and conspicuous manner.\n d. The commissioner of agriculture and markets shall promulgate after\npublic hearing, rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of\nthis statute.\n
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