7 U.S.C. § 6102 : US Code - Section 6102: Definitions

Search 7 U.S.C. § 6102 : US Code - Section 6102: Definitions

As used in this chapter - 
(1) Commerce
The term "commerce" means interstate, foreign, or intrastate
commerce.
(2) Consumer information
The term "consumer information" means information and programs
that will assist consumers and other persons in making
evaluations and decisions regarding the purchase, preparation,
and use of mushrooms.
(3) Council
The term "Council" means the Mushroom Council established under
section 6104(b) of this title.
(4) Department
The term "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
(5) First handler
The term "first handler" means any person, as described in an
order issued under this chapter, who receives or otherwise
acquires mushrooms from a producer and prepares for marketing or
markets such mushrooms, or who prepares for marketing or markets
mushrooms of that person's own production.
(6) Importer
The term "importer" means any person who imports, on average,
over 500,000 pounds of mushrooms annually from outside the United
States.
(7) Industry information
The term "industry information" means information and programs
that are designed to lead to the development of new markets and
marketing strategies, increased efficiency, and activities to
enhance the image of the mushroom industry.
(8) Marketing
The term "marketing" means the sale or other disposition of
mushrooms in any channel of commerce.
(9) Mushrooms
The term "mushrooms" means all varieties of cultivated
mushrooms grown within the United States for the fresh market, or
imported into the United States for the fresh market, that are
marketed, except that such term shall not include mushrooms that
are commercially marinated, canned, frozen, cooked, blanched,
dried, packaged in brine, or otherwise processed, as may be
determined by the Secretary.
(10) Person
The term "person" means any individual, group of individuals,
partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other
legal entity.
(11) Producer
The term "producer" means any person engaged in the production
of mushrooms who owns or who shares the ownership and risk of
loss of such mushrooms and who produces, on average, over 500,000
pounds of mushrooms per year.
(12) Promotion
The term "promotion" means any action determined by the
Secretary to enhance the image or desirability of mushrooms,
including paid advertising.
(13) Research
The term "research" means any type of study to advance the
image, desirability, marketability, production, product
development, quality, or nutritional value of mushrooms.
(14) Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(15) State and United States
The terms "State" and "United States" include the 50 States of
the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico.