6103 - Definitions.
§ 6103. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Advertisement." Any method used to call public attention to a product for the specific purpose of inducing a desire to purchase that product. The term includes, but is not limited to, signs, displays, radio and television broadcasts, newspapers and periodicals, direct mail and other printed forms. "Brix." A scale used to measure sugar solutions so graduated that its readings at a specified temperature represent percentages by weight of sugar in the solution. "Bulk maple syrup." Maple syrup packed in containers of more than five gallons. "Damaged maple syrup." A maple syrup which has color, appearance, flavor, aroma, edibility or shipping quality which has been adversely affected by contamination of sap or syrup with biological, chemical, buddy or particulate matter. "Dealer," "packer" or "reprocessor." A person who annually purchases, produces or otherwise acquires from another person or persons at least 1,000 gallons of maple syrup for the purposes of packaging for resale or for the purposes of resale in bulk. "Food establishment." Shall have the meaning given to it in the act of July 7, 1994 (P.L.421, No.70), known as the Food Act. "Grade." The standards for maple syrup or maple sugar promulgated through regulations of the department as the official grades of maple syrup or maple sugar for this Commonwealth. "Hydrometer." A floating instrument which measures the specific gravities of liquid solutions and which contains a scale designed to determine the density of maple sap or maple syrup. "Inspector." A person with knowledge of the maple syrup industry designated by the Department of Agriculture to carry out the duties described in this chapter. "Maple products." Maple syrup, maple sugar, maple cream or any other product in which the sugar content is entirely derived from pure maple sap and to which nothing has been added unless allowed under section 6107 (relating to requirements and grades). "Maple sap." The unprocessed liquid derived from the maple tree. "Maple sugar." The solid, crystalline product of maple sap. "Maple syrup." The liquid derived by concentration and heat treatment of maple sap. "Maple syrup confectionery." A product consisting of maple syrup and other food products that does not contain artificial flavors or colors. "Packaged maple syrup." Maple syrup packed in containers of five gallons or less. "Producer." A person who collects maple sap for the production of maple syrup or maple products for sale in retail or wholesale markets.