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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 · Sec. 281

Sec. 281. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 281 DEFINITIONS **[**[7 U.S.C. 1638](/us/usc/t7/s1638)**]** In this subtitle: ####
(1)Covered commodity #####
(A)In general The term “**covered commodity**” means— ######
(i)muscle cuts of lamb and venison; ######
(ii)ground lamb and ground venison; ######
(iii)farm-raised fish; ######
(iv)wild fish; ######
(v)a perishable agricultural commodity; ######
(vi)peanuts; and ######
(vii)meat produced from goats; ######
(viii)chicken, in whole and in part; ######
(ix)ginseng; ######
(x)pecans; and ######
(xi)macadamia nuts. #####
(B)Exclusions The term “**covered commodity**” does not include an item described in subparagraph
(A)if the item is an ingredient in a processed food item. ####
(2)Farm-raised fish The term “**farm-raised fish**” includes— #####
(A)farm-raised shellfish; and #####
(B)fillets, steaks, nuggets, and any other flesh from a farm-raised fish or shellfish. ####
(3)Food service establishment The term “**food service establishment**” means a restaurant, cafeteria, lunch room, food stand, saloon, tavern, bar, lounge, or other similar facility operated as an enterprise engaged in the business of selling food to the public. ####
(4)Lamb The term “**lamb**” means meat, other than mutton, produced from sheep. ####
(5)Perishable agricultural commodity; retailer The terms “**perishable agricultural commodity**” and “**retailer**” have the meanings given the terms in section 1(b) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499a(b)). ####
(6)Secretary The term “**Secretary**” means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Agricultural Marketing Service. ####
(7)Wild fish #####
(A)In general The term “**wild fish**” means naturally-born or hatchery-raised fish and shellfish harvested in the wild. #####
(B)Inclusions The term “**wild fish**” includes a fillet, steak, nugget, and any other flesh from wild fish or shellfish. #####
(C)Exclusions The term “**wild fish**” excludes net-pen aquacultural or other farm-raised fish.
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