1. (a) “Adulterated” means “adulterated” as defined in RSA 227-J:15, II namely “varying from a standard of composition or quality prescribed by any statute providing criminal penalties for such variance or set by established commercial usage.”
2. (b) “Bartering” means to exchange goods described in the contract which are being deducted from payment for timber being harvested and given a dollar value, or when being provided as a 1:1 exchange for the timber being harvested, is specified in the contract, and clearly describes the timber being harvested in exchange for the goods, such as by species, diameter limit, location, or lump sum.
3. (c) “Buying a forest product” means exchanging money or service to purchase a forest product or bartering for the exchange of a forest product.
4. (d) “Buyer of standing timber” means the person as indicated on the Intent to Cut form PA-7 as the logger/ or forester or person responsible for the harvest, unless a written contract exists which identifies the buyer as the logger, contractor, operator, or other person responsible for remuneration to the landowner.
5. (e) “Exchanging money” means making monetary payment for forest products expressed as a dollar amount or percent of delivered mill price, for each specific forest product per a common timber harvesting unit of measurement such as per thousand board feet, per ton, per cord, or lump sum.
6. (f) “Exchanging service” means work described in the contract which is being deducted from payment for timber being harvested and given a dollar value, or when being provided as a 1:1 exchange for the timber being harvested, is specified in the contract, and clearly describes the timber being harvested in exchange for the work, such as by species, diameter limit, location, or lump sum.
7. (g) “Forest product” means any portion of a tree which will be utilized in its primary form or will be utilized after further processing.
8. (h) “Mislabeled” means “mislabeled” as defined in RSA 227-J:15, II, namely “varying from a standard of truth or disclosure in labeling prescribed by any law providing criminal penalties for such variance or set by established commercial usage.”
9. (i) “Price deduction” means a dollar amount or estimate of costs for services or construction material used to complete the timber harvest and is defined in the contract as a deduction to the price to be paid.
10. (j) “Scale slip” means “scale slip” as defined in RSA 227-J:15, II namely “a written or printed form or combination of forms which provide an accurate, readily understandable record containing the species of wood product, board footage of each individual log when the standard unit of measurement is per thousand board feet, or tonnage or cordage when not sold per thousand board feet, gross scale, defect, net scale, date wood was measured, and the name of the party scaling the wood.”
11. (k) “Time” means the timeframe in which remuneration shall be made, expressed in a specific calendar date or specific timeframe linked to the harvest such as number of weeks after delivery to the mill or yard or a specified number of weeks starting from the date of the first load is delivered to the mill or yard.

12. (l) “Written contract” means a written contract between the landowner or person owning the timber rights, as indicated on the Intent to Cut Wood or Timber form PA-7 as the owner, and the buyer of the standing timber that defines the terms of the contract as follows;

    1. (1) The remuneration for the forest products to be cut,
    2. (2) The time period in which remuneration is to be made; and
    3. (3) The use of the same units of measurement as the scale slip.

Source. #14243, INTERIM, eff 4-23-25; ss by #14452 (formerly Ncr 5303.01), eff 12-6-25, EXPIRES 12-6-35