01-001 C.M.R. ch. 250, § II - DEFINITIONS
A. "Ginseng" means any part of the plant
known as Wild American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius(L).
B. "Cultivated ginseng" means any part of a
ginseng plant that was grown in prepared beds.
C. "Wild ginseng" means ginseng growing,
living or found in a natural state.
D. "Wild simulated ginseng" means cultivated
ginseng grown in a wooded site where wild ginseng is not established.
E. "Dealer" means a person who buys
cultivated, wild and/or wild simulated ginseng for the purpose of resale in a
raw form.
F. "Grower" means a
person who grows cultivated ginseng and/or wild simulated ginseng to
sell.
G. "Foreign ginseng" means
ginseng that is grown outside this state.
H. "Person" means any individual,
partnership, corporation or other business entity.
I. "Department" means the Maine Department of
Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources.
J. "Green ginseng" means a ginseng root from
which the moisture has not been removed by drying.
K. "Grower license" means an annual permit
issued by the Department which enables a person to cultivate ginseng for
sale.
L. "Dealer license" means an
annual permit issued by the Department which enables a person to buy
cultivated, wild and/or wild simulated ginseng for resale.
Notes
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