7 U.S.C. § 182 : US Code - Section 182: Definitions

Search 7 U.S.C. § 182 : US Code - Section 182: Definitions

When used in this chapter - 
(1) The term "person" includes individuals, partnerships,
corporations, and associations;
(2) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture;
(3) The term "meat food products" means all products and
byproducts of the slaughtering and meat-packing industry - if
edible;
(4) The term "livestock" means cattle, sheep, swine, horses,
mules, or goats - whether live or dead;
(5) The term "livestock products" means all products and
byproducts (other than meats and meat food products) of the
slaughtering and meat-packing industry derived in whole or in
part from livestock;
(6) The term "poultry" means chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese,
and other domestic fowl;
(7) The term "poultry product" means any product or byproduct
of the business of slaughtering poultry and processing poultry
after slaughter;
(8) The term "poultry grower" means any person engaged in the
business of raising and caring for live poultry for slaughter by
another, whether the poultry is owned by such person or by
another, but not an employee of the owner of such poultry;
(9) The term "poultry growing arrangement" means any growout
contract, marketing agreement, or other arrangement under which a
poultry grower raises and cares for live poultry for delivery, in
accord with another's instructions, for slaughter;
(10) The term "live poultry dealer" means any person engaged in
the business of obtaining live poultry by purchase or under a
poultry growing arrangement for the purpose of either
slaughtering it or selling it for slaughter by another, if
poultry is obtained by such person in commerce, or if poultry
obtained by such person is sold or shipped in commerce, or if
poultry products from poultry obtained by such person are sold or
shipped in commerce; and
(11) 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.
(12) Swine contractor. - The term "swine contractor" means any
person engaged in the business of obtaining swine under a swine
production contract for the purpose of slaughtering the swine or
selling the swine for slaughter, if - 
(A) the swine is obtained by the person in commerce; or
(B) the swine (including products from the swine) obtained by
the person is sold or shipped in commerce.
(13) Swine production contract. - The term "swine production
contract" means any growout contract or other arrangement under
which a swine production contract grower raises and cares for the
swine in accordance with the instructions of another person.
(14) Swine production contract grower. - The term "swine
production contract grower" means any person engaged in the
business of raising and caring for swine in accordance with the
instructions of another person.