§ 106-792. Definitions.
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§ 106-792. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1)Association. - The North Carolina Pork Producers Association, Inc., a North Carolina nonprofit corporation.
(2)Buyer. - Any person engaged as
(i)a commission merchant,
(ii)an auction market, or
(iii)a livestock market in the business of receiving porcine animals for sale on commission for or on behalf of a pork producer.
(3)Department. - The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(4)Market. - To sell, slaughter for sale, or otherwise dispose of a porcine animal in commerce.
(5)Person. - An individual, a partnership, a firm, or a corporation.
(6)Porcine animal. - Swine raised for seed stock, market hogs, or slaughter.
(7)Pork producer. - A person who
(i)is a North Carolina resident,
(ii)owns, manages, or has a financial interest in pork production, and
(iii)is actively involved in the production of porcine animals. (1991, c. 605, s. 1; 1997-261, s. 79.)