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1999 Florida Statutes

523.01  Definitions.--When used in this chapter:

(1)  "Naval stores" means spirits of turpentine and rosin.

(2)  "Spirits of turpentine" includes gum spirits of turpentine and wood turpentine.

(3)  "Gum spirits of turpentine" means spirits of turpentine made from gum (oleoresin) from a living pine tree.

(4)  "Wood turpentine" includes steam-distilled wood turpentine, destructively distilled wood turpentine and sulphate wood turpentine.

(5)  "Steam-distilled wood turpentine" means wood turpentine distilled with steam from the oleoresin within or extracted from the wood.

(6)  "Destructively distilled wood turpentine" means wood turpentine obtained in the destructive distillation of the wood.

(7)  "Sulphate wood turpentine" means wood turpentine obtained from the condensates that are recovered in the sulphate process of cooking woodpulp.

(8)  "Adulterated spirits of turpentine" means the substance that is produced by mixing with or adding to spirits of turpentine any foreign substance which affects its weight, specific gravity, or purity.

(9)  "Adulterated gum spirits of turpentine" means gum spirits of turpentine that has been adulterated or mixed in any proportion with any other foreign substance or adulterants whatever, or with wood turpentine.

(10)  "Adulterated wood turpentine" means wood turpentine that has been adulterated or mixed in any proportion with any other foreign substance or adulterants whatever.

(11)  "Rosin" includes gum rosin and wood rosin.

(12)  "Gum rosin" means rosin remaining after the distillation of gum spirits of turpentine.

(13)  "Wood rosin" means rosin remaining after the distillation of steam-distilled wood turpentine.

(14)  "Barrel" means any container of naval stores and includes package, drum, tank, tank car or other receptacle.

(15)  "Person" includes partnerships, associations and corporations as well as individuals.

History.--s. 1, ch. 20935, 1941.