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U.S. Code, Title 7, Agriculture
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 4531. Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter—
(1) the term "board" means the board of trustees of the Institute;
(2) the term "Department" means the Department of Agriculture;
(3) the term "dairy products" means manufactured products that are derived from the processing of milk, and includes fluid milk products;
(4) the term "fluid milk products" means those milk products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage;
(5) the term "Fund" means the Dairy Research Trust Fund established by section 4536 of this title;
(6) the term "Institute" means the National Dairy Research Endowment Institute established by section 4532 of this title;
(7) the term "milk" means any class of cow’s milk marketed in the United States;
(8) the term "person" means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other entity;
(9) the term "producer" means any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use;
(10) the term "research" means studies testing the effectiveness of market development and promotion efforts, studies relating to the nutritional value of milk and dairy products, and other related efforts to expand demand for milk and dairy products;
(11) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture unless the context specifies otherwise; and
(12) the term "United States" means the several States and the territories and possessions of the United States, except that for purposes of sections 4532, 4534(a), and 4537 of this title, and paragraph (7) of this section, such term means the forty-eight contiguous States in the continental United States.
(Pub. L. 98–180, title I, § 130, as added Pub. L. 99–198, title I, § 121, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1367.)
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