Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 2 DEFINITIONS **[**[7 U.S.C. 241](/us/usc/t7/s241)**]** In this Act: ####
(1)Agricultural product The term “**agricultural product**” means an agricultural commodity, as determined by the Secretary, including a processed product of an agricultural commodity. ####
(2)Approval The term “**approval**” means the consent provided by the Secretary for a person to engage in an activity authorized by this Act. ####
(3)Department The term “**Department**” means the Department of Agriculture. ####
(4)Electronic document The term “**electronic document**” means a document that is generated, sent, received, or stored by electronic, optical, or similar means, including electronic data interchange, electronic mail, telegram, telex, or telecopy. ####
(5)Electronic receipt The term “**electronic receipt**” means a receipt that is authorized by the Secretary to be issued or transmitted under this Act in the form of an electronic document. ####
(6)Holder The term “**holder**” means a person that has possession in fact or by operation of law of a receipt or any electronic document. ####
(7)Person The term “**person**” means— #####
(A)a person (as defined in section 1 of title 1, United States Code); #####
(B)a State; and #####
(C)a political subdivision of a State. ####
(8)Receipt The term “**receipt**” means a warehouse receipt issued in accordance with this Act, including an electronic receipt. ####
(9)Secretary The term “**Secretary**” means the Secretary of Agriculture. ####
(10)Warehouse The term “**warehouse**” means a structure or other approved storage facility, as determined by the Secretary, in which any agricultural product may be stored or handled for the purposes of interstate or foreign commerce. ####
(11)Warehouse operator The term “**warehouse operator**” means a person that is lawfully engaged in the business of storing or handling agricultural products.
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