Section 4302 - DefinitionsThe terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows:
1.Blueberries.[1997, c. 511, §4(RP).]
1-A.Grower. "Grower" means a person, firm, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the growing of wild blueberries and that is not a "processor" as defined in subsection 2. [1997, c. 511, §5(AMD).]
1-B.Crew leader. "Crew leader" means a person designated by an owner to supervise an organized crew. [1989, c. 214, §1(NEW).]
1-C.Organized crew. "Organized crew" means a group of people working together under the supervision of a crew leader to harvest, pick, rake, possess or remove wild blueberries from the land of an owner. [1997, c. 511, §6(AMD).]
1-D.Owner. "Owner" includes a landowner or leaseholder of land on which wild blueberries are grown and harvested for profit, or the landowner's or leaseholder's authorized agent, and includes a receiver of wild blueberries grown in Canada and purchased from Canadian sellers. [1997, c. 511, §6(AMD).]
1-E.Permanent record. "Permanent record" means a written record which is kept and maintained for not less than 6 years. [1989, c. 214, §1(NEW).]
1-F.First hauler. "First hauler" means a person, firm, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the transportation of wild blueberries from the field where the berries were harvested. [2007, c. 694, §4(NEW).]
2.Processor. "Processor" means a person, firm, partnership, association or corporation first engaged in the fresh packing, canning, freezing, pressing, grinding, juicing or dehydrating of wild blueberries whether as owner, agent or otherwise. [2013, c. 331, Pt. C, §20(AMD).]
3.Seller. "Seller" means a person, firm, partnership, association or corporation offering unprocessed wild blueberries for sale, either to themselves or to others. [2013, c. 331, Pt. C, §21(AMD).]
4.Shipper. "Shipper" means a person, firm, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the shipping, transporting, storing, selling or otherwise handling of wild blueberries either in processed form or as fresh fruit, whether as owner, agent or otherwise. [1997, c. 511, §8(AMD).]
5.Transportation permit.[2023, c. 18, §1(RP).]
5-A.Unprocessed wild blueberries. "Unprocessed wild blueberries" means wild blueberries that have not been fresh packed, canned, frozen, pressed, ground, juiced or dehydrated. [2013, c. 331, Pt. C, §22(NEW).]
6.Wild blueberries. "Wild blueberries" means all lowbush blueberries grown, purchased, sold or handled for commercial purposes in this State. [1997, c. 511, §10(NEW).]
Amended by 2023, c. 18,§ 1, eff. 4/3/2023.Amended by 2013, c. 331,§§ C-20 to C-22, eff. 10/9/2013.1983, c. 836, § 2 (AMD) . 1989, c. 29, § 1 (AMD) . 1989, c. 214, § 1 (AMD) . 1997, c. 511, §§4-10 (AMD) . 2007, c. 694, § 4 (AMD) .