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P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food
Section 8.1.1
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8.1.1. Definitions: In this Chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise,
(a) “buyer” means a person who buys or receives from a maple grove operator a maple product in large containers for purposes of preparation, conditioning, processing or sale;
(b) “sugar cabin” means a plant where the maple grove operator works at the concentration of maple sap or maple syrup;
(c) “maple grove operator” means a person who operates a maple grove and who makes a maple product either on the premises of the maple grove, or in the rooms of his home, farm buildings or outbuildings;
(d) “maker” means a person other than the maple grove operator who prepares, conditions, processes or packages a maple product to sell it;
(e) “large container” means a maple product packaging or container larger than 5 litres or 5 kg;
(f) “small container” means a maple product packaging or container not larger than 5 litres or 5 kg;
(g) “main surface” means the surface of a container or label on which the name of the product is written and, where applicable, its trade mark or the picture reproducing it;
(h) “maple product” means maple sap, maple syrup or any other product obtained by concentrating maple sap or maple syrup;
(i) “maple sap” means sap coming exclusively from trees of the “Acer” botanic gender;
(j) “maple syrup” means syrup obtained by concentrating maple sap or diluting or dissolving in drinking water a maple product other than maple sap;
(k) “substitute” means any product which, by its external characteristics and use, offers a similarity with a maple product without coming exclusively from maple sap;
(l) “maple sugar” means sugar obtained by concentrating maple sap or maple syrup;
(m) “maple taffy” means taffy obtained by concentrating maple sap or maple syrup.
8.1.1. Definitions: In this Chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise,
(a) “buyer” means a person who buys or receives from a maple grove operator a maple product in large containers for purposes of preparation, conditioning, processing or sale;
(b) “sugar cabin” means a plant where the maple grove operator works at the concentration of maple sap or maple syrup;
(c) “maple grove operator” means a person who operates a maple grove and who makes a maple product either on the premises of the maple grove, or in the rooms of his home, farm buildings or outbuildings;
(d) “maker” means a person other than the maple grove operator who prepares, conditions, processes or packages a maple product to sell it;
(e) “large container” means a maple product packaging or container larger than 5 litres or 5 kg;
(f) “small container” means a maple product packaging or container not larger than 5 litres or 5 kg;
(g) “main surface” means the surface of a container or label on which the name of the product is written and, where applicable, its trade mark or the picture reproducing it;
(h) “maple product” means maple sap, maple syrup or any other product obtained by concentrating maple sap or maple syrup;
(i) “maple sap” means sap coming exclusively from trees of the “Acer” botanic gender;
(j) “maple syrup” means syrup obtained by concentrating maple sap or diluting or dissolving in drinking water a maple product other than maple sap;
(k) “substitute” means any product which, by its external characteristics or use, offers a similarity with a maple product without coming exclusively from maple sap;
(l) “maple sugar” means sugar obtained by concentrating maple sap or maple syrup;
(m) “maple taffy” means taffy obtained by concentrating maple sap or maple syrup.
