The terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows:

1. 1. Blueberries

   [PL 1997, c. 511, §4 (RP).]

2. 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).]

3. 1-B. Crew leader "Crew leader" means a person designated by an owner to supervise an organized crew.

   [PL 1989, c. 214, §1 (NEW).]

4. 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).]

5. 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).]

6. 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).]

7. 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).]

8. 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).]

9. 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).]

10. 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).]

11. 5. Transportation permit

    [PL 2023, c. 18, §1 (RP).]

12. 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).]

13. 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).]

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).