Minnesota Administrative Rules

1550.3350 TEA.

"Tea" is the tender leaves, leaf buds, and tender internodes of different varieties of thea sinensis L., prepared and cured by recognized methods of manufacture. It conforms in variety and place of production to the name it bears; contains not less than four percent nor more than seven percent of ash; and meets the provisions of the Act of Congress approved March 2, 1897, as amended, regulating the importation and inspection of tea.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 31.10; 31.101

Published Electronically:

September 23, 2013