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Code · U.S. Code · Title 7 - AGRICULTURE · CHAPTER 10— WAREHOUSES · § 241

§ 241. Definitions

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In this chapter:
(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 chapter.
(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 chapter 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);
(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 chapter, 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.
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 2, as added Pub. L. 106–472, title II, § 201, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2061.)
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  • Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313
  • Pub. L. 106–472, title II, § 201
  • 114 Stat. 2061
  • act of Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313
  • act Feb. 10, 1939, ch. 2
  • 53 Stat. 1
  • act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313
  • 39 Stat. 486
  • Pub. L. 106–472
  • Act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313
  • Pub. L. 106–472, title II, § 202
  • 114 Stat. 2068
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