7 U.S.C. § 2612 : US Code - Section 2612: Definitions

Search 7 U.S.C. § 2612 : US Code - Section 2612: Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(a) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) The term "person" means any individual, partnership,
corporation, association, or other entity.
(c) The term "potatoes" means all varieties of Irish potatoes
grown by producers in the 50 States of the United States, and grown
in foreign countries and imported into the United States.
(d) The term "handler" means any person (except a common or
contract carrier of potatoes owned by another person) who handles
potatoes in a manner specified in a plan issued pursuant to this
chapter or in the rules and regulations issued thereunder.
(e) The term "producer" means any person engaged in the growing
of five or more acres of potatoes.
(f) The term "promotion" means any action taken by the National
Potato Promotion Board, pursuant to this chapter, to present a
favorable image for potatoes to the public with the express intent
of improving their competitive positions and stimulating sales of
potatoes and shall include, but shall not be limited to, paid
advertising.
(g) The term "importer" means any person who imports tablestock,
frozen, or processed potatoes for ultimate consumption by humans or
seed potatoes into the United States.