7 U.S.C. § 92
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When used in this chapter—
- (a)“Naval stores” means spirits of turpentine and rosin.
- (b)“Spirits of turpentine” includes gum spirits of turpentine and wood turpentine.
- (c)“Gum spirits of turpentine” means spirits of turpentine made from gum (oleoresin) from a living tree.
- (d)“Wood turpentine” includes steam distilled wood turpentine and destructively distilled wood turpentine.
- (e)“Steam distilled wood turpentine” means wood turpentine distilled with steam from the oleoresin within or extracted from the wood.
- (f)“Destructively distilled wood turpentine” means wood turpentine obtained in the destructive distillation of the wood.
- (g)“Rosin” includes gum rosin and wood rosin.
- (h)“Gum rosin” means rosin remaining after the distillation of gum spirits of turpentine.
- (i)“Wood rosin” means rosin remaining after the distillation of steam distilled wood turpentine.
- (j)“Package” means any container of naval stores, and includes barrel, tank, tank car, or other receptacle.
- (k)“Person” includes partnerships, associations, and corporations, as well as individuals.
- (l)The term “commerce” means commerce between any State, Territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof; or between points within the same State, Territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, but through any place outside thereof; or within any Territory or possession or the District of Columbia.