§ 429:13-a — Registration

I. The commissioner shall design and implement a voluntary registration program for persons who produce or pack maple sap or maple products for sale.
II. A commercial sugarmaker or maple packer who agrees to voluntarily register for a period of 6 years shall complete a registration form supplied by the commissioner. The information on the form shall be limited to the name of the owner or operator, the farm or business name, the address and phone number of the farm or business, and whether the registrant is a commercial sugarmaker or maple packer.
III. Commercial sugarmakers and maple packers agreeing to voluntarily register shall be placed on a list of voluntary registrants by the commissioner. Use of the voluntary registration list by the department shall be limited to disseminating information relative to the maple industry, conducting surveys on topics that are timely and important to the maple industry, and emergency notification to commercial sugarmakers and maple packers of conditions or practices found to adversely impact the quality of maple products.

Legislative History

2000, 68:3, eff. June 20, 2000.