§ 482. Enforcement; inspectors (a) The Secretary shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. He or she may appoint one or more inspectors who shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter. (b) The Secretary shall pay any such inspectors their salaries and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from […]
§ 483. License required (a) A dealer or processor who is doing business in this State or who wishes to do business in this State shall first obtain a license to do so from the Secretary. (b) A dealer wishing to be licensed shall apply annually before July 1 to the Secretary for a license […]
§ 484. Records; inspection (a) The Secretary may, by rule, require all licensed dealers or processors to maintain specific records for the purchase and sale of maple products. Those records shall be kept in a full and accurate manner and shall be made available to the Secretary or his or her inspector upon request. The […]
§ 485. Revocation or suspension of licenses; appeals (a) The Secretary may suspend, revoke, or decline to grant a dealer or processor license for cause or for failure of the applicant to provide all information that the Secretary may reasonably request. Before declining to grant a license, or suspending or revoking a license, the Secretary […]
§ 486. Trademark The trademark, “State of Vermont Pure Maple Syrup,” is hereby registered with the Secretary of State and its use shall be restricted to the terms of this chapter. (Added 1981, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 487. Standards (a) Grade standards. The Secretary shall establish by rule grade standards for maple syrup. In establishing grade standards, the Secretary may utilize the color standards and grade designations established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the testing and grading of maple syrup, or develop different color standards and designations. The Secretary […]
§ 488. Sampling, testing, and grading devices; certification (a) The Secretary may procure accurate sampling, testing, and grading devices in a quantity sufficient to meet the anticipated requirements under this chapter. (b) In addition to the mandatory inspection program conducted under this chapter, the Secretary may provide maple syrup inspection certification upon request of a […]
§ 489. Hydrometers (a) Maple syrup hydrometers sold in this State shall be tested, approved, and so marked by the Agency before any are sold, offered, or exposed for sale or distributed by any person. (b) All maple sap hydrometers used in this State for testing the sugar content of maple sap for the purpose […]
§ 490. Labels (a) Maple syrup. Every shipment, package, or container of maple syrup packed, sold, offered, or exposed for sale or distribution by any person shall be plainly marked in accordance with 9 V.S.A. § 2633(c) for packaging and labeling rules and shall include: (1) the name, address, and zip code of the packer; […]
§ 491. Adulteration; filtration (a) No person shall manufacture, package, sell, offer for sale, deliver, or in any way possess any maple product which is adulterated within the meaning of 18 V.S.A. § 4059. (b) Maple syrup which is produced, packaged, handled, or sold in this State shall not be bleached or lightened in color […]
§ 492. Labeling container of maple flavored products (a) Every product or package containing a product made by combining maple sap, maple sugar, or maple syrup with any other sugar or other substance packed, sold, offered, or exposed for sale or distribution by any person in this State shall be plainly marked in accordance with […]
§ 493. Labeling container of artificial maple flavored products It shall be unlawful to use the term “maple syrup” or “maple sugar,” however modified, to describe any product, flavoring, sweetener, or food additive unless the product, flavoring, sweetener, or food additive so described meets the statutory definition of “maple syrup” or “maple sugar.” Terms such […]
§ 493a. Use of the term “Vermont maple” The term “Vermont maple” may be used only to describe any product, flavoring, sweetener, or food additive when the product, flavoring, sweetener, or food additive so described contains “maple products” which are “produced in Vermont” as those terms are defined in this chapter. (Added 2003, No. 148 […]
§ 494. Containers and equipment; rules; manufacturer certification required if plastic resin used (a) Applicability. This section shall apply to all containers and equipment that come into contact with maple sap, maple syrup, or maple products, referred to for the purposes of this section as “maple products,” to all replacement parts of such containers and […]
§ 495. Advertising (a) All advertisements of maple syrup displayed, circulated, broadcast by radio, or telecast within this State that quote a price shall specify the grade and volume of maple syrup in equal prominence with the stated price. (b) All advertisements of maple products and maple flavored products displayed, circulated, broadcast by radio, or […]
§ 496. Rules; powers (a) The Secretary may adopt and enforce all rules that the Secretary deems necessary to enforce this chapter. (b) When the Secretary determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that a maple product is in violation of this chapter or any rules adopted under this chapter, the Secretary may embargo […]
§ 497. Violation A person shall not knowingly or intentionally: (1) produce, package, label, sell; (2) hold, store, transport, offer, expose, or advertise for sale; (3) possess in any premises where maple products, maple flavored products, or artificial maple flavored products, are sold or held, stored, offered, exposed, or advertised for sale; or (4) possess […]
§ 498. Penalties (a) The Secretary may suspend or revoke the license of a dealer or processor for any violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. (b) A person, including licensed dealers or processors, who knowingly or intentionally violates any provision of this chapter, shall be fined not more than […]
§ 499. Construction (a) This chapter shall not be construed to limit in any way the powers of the State Board of Health with regard to the regulation of food and drink and the standards, adulteration, misbranding, and misrepresentation thereof. (b) The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter, any […]
