Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§92 Definitions

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 4— - NAVAL STORES › § 92

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines important words used in this chapter about naval stores, which are the products called spirits of turpentine and rosin. Naval stores — spirits of turpentine and rosin. Spirits of turpentine — gum and wood types. Gum spirits — made from tree gum (oleoresin). Wood turpentine — either steam‑distilled or destructively distilled. Rosin — gum rosin or wood rosin. Gum rosin — left after distilling gum spirits. Wood rosin — left after distilling steam‑distilled wood turpentine. Package — any container (barrel, tank, tank car, etc.). Person — includes businesses and individuals. Commerce — trade that crosses or goes through states, territories, possessions, or the District of Columbia.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §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.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 92

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73