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6 V.S.A. § 490
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 32 - Maple Products|§ 490. Labels

§ 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 regulations and shall include:  (1) the name, address, and zip code of the packer; (2) the true name of the product; (3) the grade; and (4) the volume of the contents at 68 degrees Fahrenheit or 20 degrees Celsius.   (b) All other pure maple products. Every shipment, package, or container of maple products other than 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 regulations and shall include:  (1) the name, address, and zip code of the packer; (2) the true name of the product; and (3) the volume of the contents at 68 degrees Fahrenheit or 20 degrees Celsius if the product is a liquid or with the net weight if the product is not a liquid.   (c) Any labeling on bulk or packaged maple syrup which indicates "State of Vermont pure maple syrup," Vermont maple syrup, Vermont syrup, or any other words which imply that the syrup so marked was produced in Vermont shall be used exclusively upon 100 percent maple syrup which is entirely produced within the State of Vermont in compliance with the terms of this chapter and the regulations promulgated hereunder.(d) Any labeling on all other maple products which states or implies that those products were produced in Vermont shall be used exclusively upon 100 percent pure maple products which are entirely produced within the State of Vermont in compliance with the terms of this chapter and the regulations promulgated hereunder. (Added 1981, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
6 V.S.A. § 491
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 32 - Maple Products|§ 491. Adulteration; filtration

§ 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 by artificial means except by simple filtration through cloth or paper, through a filter press, or through food grade diatomaceous earth with a filter press to remove suspended solids. The Secretary may by rule approve other methods of filtration. The Secretary is authorized to approve specific applications of new technologies for time limited experimental usage. (Added 1981, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1985, No. 241 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1997, No. 29, § 1, eff. May 15, 1997; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 492
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 32 - Maple Products|§ 492. Labeling container of maple flavored products

§ 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 9 V.S.A. § 2633(c) for packaging and labeling regulations and shall include the following on the principal display panel:  (1) an accurate and descriptive name; (2) the net quantity contents declaration; and (3) the amount of maple sugar or maple syrup the product contains expressed in percentage of volume if the product is a liquid or a list of the product ingredients in order of decreasing predominance by weight if the product is a solid. The percentage statement or ingredient list shall be in close proximity to the product name.   (b) The same information required in subsection (a) of this section shall be included in any advertisements of the product. When the product is served in any public eating place, the menu shall be conspicuously marked with an accurate and descriptive name and a statement expressing the percentage of maple sugar or maple syrup the product contains.(c) The words "maple," "mapyl," "mapley," or words of similar import shall not appear in any manner on a container, label, menu, or advertisement of maple flavored products, unless:  (1) such words are printed in the statement of contents together with the percentage; (2) such words are a part of the packer's name, provided that the packer's name cannot appear to be a part of the product name; or (3) the words "blend," "sweetened," or "flavored" appear immediately before, after, above or below and in equal prominence to such words.   (d) The term "maple flavored" may only be used when 100 percent of the flavoring material is a pure maple product. If any artificial maple flavor is used, the label shall clearly and conspicuously state "artificial flavor."  (Added 1981, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1985, No. 241 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
6 V.S.A. § 493
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 32 - Maple Products|§ 493. Labeling container of artificial maple flavored products

§ 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 as "artificial maple syrup" or "artificial maple sugar" are declared to be misleading and deceptive and may not be used in the labeling or advertising of any product. Terms such as "artificial maple flavor" or "artificial maple flavor sweetener" may be used to describe a product flavored or sweetened with a substance which attempts to duplicate real maple flavor, providing that words such as "artificial," "flavor," and other modifiers of the word "maple" shall appear in equal prominence to the word "maple" on the label and in all advertising of the product. (Added 1981, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
6 V.S.A. § 493a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 32 - Maple Products|§ 493a. Use of the term "Vermont maple"

§ 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 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
6 V.S.A. § 495
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 32 - Maple Products|§ 495. Advertising

§ 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 telecast within this State that quote a price shall specify the quantity of contents in equal prominence with the stated price.(c) All advertisements of maple syrup or maple products that state or imply that the products were produced in Vermont shall be used exclusively upon maple syrup or maple products produced within the State of Vermont.(d) All advertising of maple flavored products shall be in compliance with the advertising provisions contained in section 492 of this title. All advertising of artificial maple flavored products shall be in compliance with the advertising provisions contained in section 493 of this title. (Added 1981, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
6 V.S.A. § 496
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 32 - Maple Products|§ 496. Regulations; powers

§ 496. Regulations; powers|(a) The Secretary may adopt and enforce all rules and regulations which he or she 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 regulations promulgated hereunder, he or she may embargo the sale, transportation, or use of the product. Within 30 days of the embargo, the Secretary shall cause to be instituted in the Superior Court of the county in which the violator resides, has a place of business, or commits the violation a petition for an order for disposal of the product. Prior to the petition or pending court directions, the Secretary may agree with the owner of the product for its disposal, provided the disposal is not in violation of law. The court shall have power to condemn any maple product sold, stored, held, offered, exposed, or advertised for sale or possessed in violation of this chapter, and may authorize its disposal. (Added 1981, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 497
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 32 - Maple Products|§ 497. Violation

§ 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 or serve in any public eating place, any maple product, maple flavored product, or artificial maple flavored product in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or any embargo or rule promulgated by the Secretary under the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1981, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1985, No. 241 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2003, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
6 V.S.A. § 498
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 32 - Maple Products|§ 498. Penalties

§ 498. Penalties|(a) The Secretary may suspend or revoke the license of a dealer or processor for any violation of this chapter or the regulations 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 $5,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (Added 1981, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2003, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
6 V.S.A. § 499
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 32 - Maple Products|§ 499. Construction

§ 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 exemption therefrom, or any application thereof to any person or circumstance is invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions, exemptions, or applications which can be given effect without the invalid provision, exemption, or application. (Added 1981, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
6 V.S.A. § 551
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 33 - Potatoes|§ 551. Definitions

§ 551. Definitions|(a) The word "persons" as used in this chapter shall include individuals, corporations, companies, societies, and associations. The act, omission, or failure of an officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by a corporation, company, society, or association, within the scope of his or her employment or office, shall also be deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of such corporation, company, society, or association.(b) "Grade" or "grades" shall mean the standards for potatoes established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and those promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets as the official grades on potatoes for Vermont under the authority provided in chapter 21 of this title. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 552
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 33 - Potatoes|§ 552. Application of chapter

§ 552. Application of chapter|The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all shipments, packages, containers, or displays in which potatoes are packed, distributed, sold, offered, or exposed for sale except as herein provided.
6 V.S.A. § 553
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 33 - Potatoes|§ 553. Marking of containers

§ 553. Marking of containers|Every shipment, package, or container containing potatoes which are packed in the State, sold in the State, distributed in the State, offered, or exposed for sale or distribution in the State by any person shall be plainly and conspicuously marked with the name and address of the packer, or the person by whose authority the potatoes are packed or distributed, and the proper grade of the potatoes contained therein. The party possessing the potatoes at any time shall be deemed responsible for the proper marking of the potatoes. On display racks or bins from which potatoes are sold in retail quantities, the proper grade must be plainly and conspicuously shown, but the provision as to markings of name and address or person by whose authority the potatoes were packed shall not apply.
6 V.S.A. § 554
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 33 - Potatoes|§ 554. Exemptions

§ 554. Exemptions|(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a grower from selling potatoes at his or her premises or storage, or delivering potatoes to a central packing house, processing plant, storage, or to a retailer or consumer in quantity of five bushels or less in any calendar day without such marking, except that any potatoes displayed or offered for sale at the roadside must be marked with the proper grade.(b) Properly tagged certified seed potatoes as defined by sections 611-618 of this title are exempted from the provisions of this chapter.
6 V.S.A. § 555
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 33 - Potatoes|§ 555. Advertising

§ 555. Advertising|All newspaper, radio, or display advertising of potatoes in which the price is stated must show or state the grade or grades of potatoes being advertised.
6 V.S.A. § 556
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 33 - Potatoes|§ 556. Enforcement; regulations

§ 556. Enforcement; regulations|The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall diligently enforce all of the provisions of this chapter. He or she, either in person or by a duly authorized representative, shall have free access, ingress, and egress during business hours to any place or any building wherein potatoes are packed, stored, transported, sold, offered, or exposed for sale or for transportation. He or she may also, in person or by duly authorized representative, open any box, barrel, or other container, and examine the contents thereof, and may, upon tendering the market price, take samples therefrom. The Secretary shall make and publish uniform rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 557
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 33 - Potatoes|§ 557. Penalty

§ 557. Penalty|Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than $25.00 nor less than $10.00 for the first offense and not more than $50.00 nor less than $25.00 for each subsequent offense. A person who obstructs or hinders the Secretary or any of his or her assistants in the performance of his or her duties under this chapter shall be fined not more than $50.00 nor less than $10.00. (Amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
6 V.S.A. § 561
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 34 - Hemp|§ 561. Findings; intent

§ 561. Findings; intent|(a) Findings.  (1) Hemp has been continuously cultivated for millennia, is accepted and available in the global marketplace, and has numerous beneficial, practical, and economic uses, including: high-strength fiber, textiles, clothing, biofuel, paper products, protein-rich food containing essential fatty acids and amino acids, biodegradable plastics, resins, nontoxic medicinal and cosmetic products, construction materials, rope, and value-added crafts. (2) The many agricultural and environmental beneficial uses of hemp include: livestock feed and bedding, stream buffering, erosion control, water and soil purification, and weed control. (3) The hemp plant, an annual herbaceous plant with a long slender stem ranging in height from four to 15 feet and a stem diameter of one-quarter to three-quarters of an inch is morphologically distinctive and readily identifiable as an agricultural crop grown for the cultivation and harvesting of its fiber and seed. (4) Hemp cultivation will enable the State of Vermont to accelerate economic growth and job creation, promote environmental stewardship, and expand export market opportunities. (5) Section 10113 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-334 authorizes the growing, cultivation, and marketing of industrial hemp under a U.S. Department of Agriculture approved State program. (6) The federal Agricultural Act of 2014, Pub. L. No. 113-79, Sec. 7606, codified at 7 U.S.C. § 5940, authorized states, subject to certain requirements, to implement agricultural pilot programs for the growing, cultivation, and marketing of industrial hemp, notwithstanding restrictions under the federal Controlled Substances Act. The pilot program was previously set to expire in 2020, but states may now operate a pilot program in 2021. The pilot program and 7 U.S.C. § 5940 are currently scheduled for repeal on January 1, 2022.   (b) Purpose. The intent of this chapter is to establish policy and procedures for growing, processing, testing, and marketing hemp and hemp products in Vermont that comply with federal law so that farmers and other businesses in the Vermont agricultural industry can take advantage of this market opportunity. (Added 2007, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2013, No. 84, § 1; 2017, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2019, No. 44, § 1, eff. May 30, 2019; 2021, No. 47, § 10, eff. June 1, 2021.)
6 V.S.A. § 562
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 34 - Hemp|§ 562. Definitions

§ 562. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Agency" means the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (2)(A) "Grow" means:   (i) planting, cultivating, harvesting, or drying of hemp; and (ii) selling, storing, and transporting hemp grown by a grower.  (B) "Grow" may be used interchangeably with the word "produce."  (3) "Grower" means a person who is registered with the Agency to produce hemp crops. (4) "Hemp products" or "hemp-infused products" means all products with the federally defined tetrahydrocannabinol concentration level for hemp derived from, or made by, processing hemp plants or plant parts, that are prepared in a form available for commercial sale, including cosmetics, personal care products, food intended for animal or human consumption, cloth, cordage, fiber, fuel, paint, paper, construction materials, plastics, and any product containing one or more hemp-derived cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol. (5) "Hemp" or "industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, including the seeds and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, acids, salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with the federally defined tetrahydrocannabinol concentration level of hemp. "Hemp" shall be considered an agricultural commodity. (6) "Process" means the storing, drying, trimming, handling, compounding, or converting of a hemp crop by a processor for a single grower or multiple growers into hemp products or hemp-infused products. "Process" includes transporting, aggregating, or packaging hemp from a single grower or multiple growers. (7) "Processor" means a person who is registered with the Agency to process hemp crops. A retail establishment selling hemp products or hemp-infused products is not a processor. (8) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. (Added 2007, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2013, No. 84, § 1; 2017, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2019, No. 44, § 1, eff. May 30, 2019.)
6 V.S.A. § 563
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 34 - Hemp|§ 563. Hemp; an agricultural product

§ 563. Hemp; an agricultural product|(a) Industrial hemp is an agricultural product that may be grown as a crop produced, possessed, marketed, and commercially traded in Vermont pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and section 10113 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-334.(b) Alternatively, for as long as federal law authorizes continuation of the hemp pilot program pursuant to the federal Agricultural Act of 2014, Pub. L. No. 113-79, Sec. 7606, as codified at 7 U.S.C. § 5940, the Secretary may continue to operate an agricultural pilot program for hemp as authorized by and in compliance with 7 U.S.C. § 5940, as amended, and the provisions of this chapter. Hemp growers and processors shall also then comply with pilot program federal requirements and the provisions of this chapter. If the Secretary operates a hemp pilot program, the program shall not be subject to the terms of Section 10113 of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-334.(c) Notwithstanding any provision of State law to the contrary and notwithstanding the scheduled repeal of 7 U.S.C. § 5940 on January 1, 2022, a person shall not be in violation of the requirements of this chapter if he or she grows or cultivates hemp during the 2021 hemp season or markets hemp grown during the 2021 hemp season in compliance with the terms established by the federal Agricultural Act of 2014.(d) The cultivation of industrial hemp shall be subject to and comply with the required agricultural practices adopted under section 4810 of this title, as amended. (Added 2007, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2013, No. 84, § 1; 2015, No. 64, § 13; 2017, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2019, No. 44, § 1, eff. May 30, 2019; 2021, No. 47, § 10, eff. June 1, 2021.)
6 V.S.A. § 566
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 6 - Agriculture|Chapter 34 - Hemp|§ 566. Rulemaking authority

§ 566. Rulemaking authority|(a) The Secretary may adopt rules to provide for the implementation of this chapter and the Program authorized under this chapter, which may include rules to:  (1) require hemp to be tested during growth for tetrahydrocannabinol levels; (2) authorize or specify the method or methods of testing hemp, including, where appropriate, the ratio of cannabidiol to tetrahydrocannabinol levels or a taxonomic determination using genetic testing; (3) require inspection and supervision of hemp during sowing, growing season, harvest, storage, and processing; (4) require labels or label information for hemp products in order to provide consumers with product content or source information or to conform with federal requirements; (5) establish certification requirements for hemp seed sold or distributed in the State; and (6) require disclosure or labeling of the amount of cannabinoid known to be present in hemp seed sold or distributed in the State.   (b) The Secretary shall adopt rules establishing how the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets will conduct research within the Program for industrial hemp.(c) The Secretary shall adopt rules establishing requirements for the registration of processors of hemp and hemp-infused products. (Added 2007, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2013, No. 84, § 1; 2017, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2019, No. 44, § 1, eff. May 30, 2019; 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 27.)