Section 160-U. Manufacture, distribution and sale of maple syrup and sugar

a. Definitions:
    (1) "Maple sap" means the sap or sweet water obtained by  tapping  the
  maple tree.
    (2)  "Maple  syrup" means syrup made exclusively by the evaporation of
  pure maple sap.
    (3) "Maple sugar" means sugar made exclusively by the  evaporation  of
  pure maple syrup.
    (4)  "Grade"  shall  mean the standards for maple syrup or maple sugar
  promulgated by the commissioner  of  agriculture  and  markets,  as  the
  official grades of maple syrup or maple sugar for the state of New York.
    b.  Every  consumer package of maple syrup offered or exposed for sale
  shall be plainly marked as to the grade.
    c. Advertising. Any person who uses roadside signs within the state or
  who uses  publications  printed  or  distributed  within  the  state  to
  advertise  maple syrup and who quotes a price therein, shall specify the
  grade of the syrup in a plain and conspicuous manner.
    d. The commissioner of agriculture and markets shall promulgate  after
  public  hearing,  rules  and  regulations to carry out the provisions of
  this statute.