cuisine trail definition
cuisine trail means an association of producers, that may include a combination of producers, food or agricultural product proces- sors and retailers including, but not limited to, restaurants, that are in close proximity to each other, and that sell in a cooperative manner a complementary variety of unusual, unique, or hard to find fresh farm and food products and foods prepared primarily with such products for on or off premises consumption, including but not limited to, herbs, meats, vegetables, salad materials, wines, cut flowers, mushrooms, or fruits. Such trails may utilize a map, other directional devices, or highway signs to market their products and direct patrons to their places of business. (D) "WINE TRAIL" SHALL MEAN A SERIES OF WINERIES IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER, WHICH MAY BE LINKED BY GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY AND ALIGNMENT OR THEMATIC CONSISTENCY. (E) "FARM BEVERAGE TRAIL" SHALL MEAN AN ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCERS, THAT MAY INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF PRODUCERS AND AGRICULTURAL PROCESSORS THAT ARE IN A CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER, AND THAT SELL IN A COOPERATIVE MANNER BEVERAGES FOR ON OR OFF PREMISES CONSUMPTION, INCLUDING WINE, BEER, CIDER AND DISTILLED LIQUORS. 3. Designation of trails. (a) The department shall designate farm, apple, [and] cuisine, WINE AND FARM BEVERAGE trails to promote greater agricultural marketing and promotional opportunities for agricultural producers AND PROCESSORS located in the areas of such trails. (b) Designations shall take into consideration geographic proximity and alignment, thematic consistency, geographic or historical consisten- cy, density, economic feasibility, and the cooperation of agricultural producers AND PROCESSORS on the trails to be designated. [The department shall designate no more than ten farm trails, ten apple trails, and ten cuisine trails.] Criteria for developing and approving such trails shall include: (i) [that the length of such trail, excluding laterals, is no longer than fifty miles, (ii)] containing a sufficient number of producers to cost-effectively attract patrons to such trail association's participating members, [(iii)] (II) incorporating considerations that maximize patronage of such trail, [(iv)] (III) ensuring that proposed trail routes do not conflict with existing scenic byways designated pursuant to section three hundred forty-nine-dd of the highway law or wine trails designated pursuant to section three hundred forty-three-k of the highway law OR THREE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE-S OF THE HIGHW...
cuisine trail means an association of producers, that may include a combination of producers, food or agricultural product processors and retailers including, but not limited to, restaurants, that are in close proximity to each other, and that sell in a cooperative manner a complementary variety of unusual, unique, or hard to find fresh farm and food products and foods prepared primarily with such products for on or off premises consumption, including but not limited to, herbs, meats, vegetables, salad materials, wines, cut flowers, mushrooms, or fruits. Such trails may utilize a map, other directional devices, or highway signs to market their products and direct patrons to their places of business.