WAC 16-512-010   Definitions.  Definitions for terms used in this chapter are also found in chapter 15.66 RCW, Washington State Agricultural Commodity Commissions Act. For purposes of the fryers, broilers, and roasters marketing order, the following additional definitions shall apply:

     (1) "Director" means the director of agriculture of the state of Washington or any qualified person or persons designated by the director of agriculture to act for him or her concerning some matter under this chapter;

     (2) "Act" means the Washington State Agricultural Commodity Commissions Act, chapter 15.66 RCW;

     (3) "Person" includes any individual, firm, corporation, limited liability company, trust, association, partnership, society or any other organization of individuals or any unit or agency of local or state government;

     (4) "Producer" means any person who is engaged in the business of producing or causing to be produced for market in commercial quantities fryers as herein defined. "To produce" means to act as a producer;

     (5) "Commercial quantities" shall mean and include one or more pound;

     (6) "Pound" or "affected unit" are synonymous and mean and include each pound unit or any combination of packages making a one-pound unit of fryers;

     (7) "Fryers" means and includes any and all breeds or varieties of chickens under the age of six months marketed for human consumption as fryers, broilers or fryer-roasters;

     (8) "Fryer commission" or "commission" are synonymous and mean the commission established pursuant to the provisions of WAC 16-512-020;

     (9) "Marketing season" or "fiscal year" are synonymous and mean the twelve month period beginning January 1 of any year and ending upon the last day of December, both dates inclusive;

     (10) "Handler" means any person who acts, either as principal, agent, or otherwise, in the processing, selling, marketing, or distributing of fryers that are not produced by the handler. "Handler" does not include a common carrier used to transport an agricultural commodity. "To handle" means to act as a handler;

     (11) "Affected producer" means any producer who is subject to this marketing order;

     (12) "Sale" means a transaction wherein the property in or to fryers is transferred from the producer to a purchaser for consideration. "Sale" shall also include an agreement to acquire such property for a consideration;

     (13) "Affected area" or "area of production" are synonymous and mean and include all of the state of Washington;

     (14) "District" means the geographical divisions of the affected area of fryer production established pursuant to the provisions of WAC 16-512-020 of this order;

     (15) "Affected handler" means any handler of fryers.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.66.030, 15.66.053, 15.66.055. 04-07-128, § 16-512-010, filed 3/22/04, effective 4/22/04; Marketing Order, Article I, effective 4/15/57.]