§4302. Definitions
The terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows:
                                     
                                
              
                  1. 
                                Blueberries. 
                                
                
                [PL 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.
                                     
                                
                [PL 1997, c. 511, §5 (AMD).]
              
                  1-B. 
                                Crew leader. 
                                "Crew leader" means a person designated by an owner to supervise an organized crew.
                                     
                                
                [PL 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.
                                     
                                
                [PL 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.
                                     
                                
                [PL 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.
                                     
                                
                [PL 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.
                                     
                                
                [PL 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.
                                     
                                
                [PL 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.
                                     
                                
                [PL 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.
                                     
                                
                [PL 1997, c. 511, §8 (AMD).]
              
                  5. 
                                Transportation permit. 
                                
                
                [PL 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.
                                     
                                
                [PL 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.
                                     
                                
                [PL 1997, c. 511, §10 (NEW).]
              
                        SECTION HISTORY
                        
            PL 1983, c. 836, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 29, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 214, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 511, §§4-10 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 694, §4 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 331, Pt. C, §§20-22 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 18, §1 (AMD).