7 USC § 92 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s92"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 92 - Definitions"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "92"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "NAVAL STORES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1923, ch. 217, § 2, 42 Stat. 1435.)"
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# § 92. Definitions

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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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1923, ch. 217, § 2, 42 Stat. 1435.)