Nhmpa meeting schedule

[maple maniac65]

annual meeting to be held in West Lebanon, Jan, 28th 9:00-3:00

Regional meetings 7pm

Feb 7 Intervale Farm Pancake House, Henniker
Feb 9 Stuart & John's Sugar House, Westmorland
Feb 14 Mt Cube Farm. Orford
Feb 16 Fish & Game Resaerch Building, Lancaster

Tree Tapping ceremony to be announced.

Maple Weekend March 25-25

[tuckermtn]

Bodie- is the NHMPA aware of the potential new law being considered by the NH legilature that deals with maple syrup?

here is a link- http://www.nhliberty.org/bills/view/2012/HB1688

purpose is to exempt NH made syrup and milk from federal regulations.

here is some pasted text:
Regulation of Maple Syrup Produced in New Hampshire

429:20 Prohibitions. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, maple syrup and maple flavored products that are manufactured commercially or privately in New Hampshire and that remain within the state of New Hampshire are not subject to federal law or taxation, or federal regulation under the authority of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. It is declared by the legislature that those items have not traveled in interstate commerce. This section applies only to maple syrup and maple flavored products that are wholly produced in New Hampshire.

429:21 Marketing of Maple Syrup and Maple Flavored Products. Maple syrup or maple flavored products made with maple syrup produced or sold in New Hampshire under this chapter shall have the words “Made in New Hampshire” clearly stamped, inscribed, or otherwise marked on the container of maple syrup or maple flavored product.

429:22 Penalty.

I. Any public servant of the state of New Hampshire as defined in RSA 640:2 that enforces or attempts to enforce an act, order, law, statute, rule, or regulation of the government of the United States upon a container of maple syrup or maple flavored product that is produced commercially or privately in New Hampshire and that remains within the state of New Hampshire as provided in this subdivision shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

II. Any official, agent, or employee of the government of the United States, or employee of a corporation providing services to the government of the United States that enforces or attempts to enforce an act, order, law, statute, rule, or regulation of the government of the United States upon maple syrup or maple flavored products that are produced commercially or privately in New Hampshire and that remains within the state of New Hampshire as provided in that subdivision shall be guilty of a class B felony.

429:23 Applicability. This subdivision shall apply maple syrup and maple flavored products that are manufactured, as defined in this chapter, and retained in New Hampshire after January 1, 2013.

2 Repeal. RSA 429:13, IV(b), relative to federal regulation of maple syrup, is repealed.


Anyone know more about this? Still trying to digest what it means to me....

-Eric

[maple maniac65]

We are aware of this proposed bill and are sitting in on a meeting today with the Dept of Ag. The membership will know more by this Saturday at the annual meeting.

[maple maniac65]

There was a great turnout in Henniker last night for the first regional meeting. Total head count was around 60 members ranging from 25 taps to 9500.
The tree tapping ceromony is being held at Jim Faddens in North Woodstock Thursday March 8th.

[Amber Gold]

Nice job last night.

[gearpump]

The total number of taps for the whole group was 32,720. Not bad for 60 members! Sorry about Rebecca being so loud...she did sleep well in the car on the way home and all thru the night!

Marty

[maple maniac65]

Marty, she has just as much of a right to voice her opinion as any one else at the meetings. I am glad she said what she did even though I did not understand a word of it. it has been awile since I had one that age.