5.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person other than a grader shall grade maple syrup.

(2) Maple syrup may be graded by the operator or an employee of a registered establishment if the grading is carried out under the supervision of a grader.

6. (1) An application for the registration of a sugar bush establishment, a packing establishment or a maple syrup shipper establishment, or for the renewal or the amendment of an existing registration, shall be made to the Director in a form provided by the Agency, accompanied by the applicable fee prescribed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice, and shall contain the following information:

• (a) the name, address, including the postal code, telephone number and, if any, facsimile number and electronic mail address of the applicant and of the establishment, where they are different from those of the applicant;

• (b) whether it is an application for a new registration or for a renewal or an amendment of an existing registration;

• (c) the existing registration number, if any;

• (d) whether the establishment is owned by an individual, a partnership, a co-operative or a corporation;

• (e) the name under which the establishment operates, where the name is different from that of the applicant;

• (f) the names and titles of all owners, partners, officers and directors of the establishment; and

• (g) whether the establishment is a sugar bush establishment, a packing establishment or a maple syrup shipper establishment.

(2) An application referred to in subsection (1) shall have annexed thereto an outline of a sanitation program for the establishment, indicating

• (a) the person responsible for carrying out the program;

• (b) the equipment and chemical agents available for use to bring about and maintain clean and sanitary conditions; and

• (c) the measures proposed to be taken to ensure clean and sanitary conditions.

6.1 (1) Where an application referred to in subsection 6(1) is made, the establishment shall be registered if the following conditions are met:

• (a) the person who is responsible for the operation of the establishment demonstrates to an inspector that he understands the colour-classification and grading requirements of these Regulations;

• (b) the person who is responsible for the operation of the establishment has at his disposal the equipment necessary to determine the colour and soluble-solids content of maple syrup; and

• (c) the establishment meets the requirements of these Regulations.

(2) Where the conditions set out in subsection (1) are met, the Director shall

• (a) register the establishment by entering the name of the establishment in the register of registered establishments of the Agency and by assigning a registration number to the establishment; and

• (b) issue to the operator of the establishment a certificate of registration.

(3) Subject to sections 6.3 and 6.4, a certificate of registration shall remain in force for a period of 12 months following the date of issuance.

(4) [Repealed, SOR/2000-183, s. 12]