Section 69-35-5 - Definitions

The following terms shall have the following meanings unless context shall provide otherwise:(a) 'State' means the State of Mississippi;(b) 'Milk' means any class of cow's milk produced in the state;(c) 'Dairy products' means products manufactured for human consumption which are derived from the processing of milk and includes fluid milk products;(d) 'Fluid milk products' means those products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage;(e) 'Person' means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative association, or any other entity;(f) 'Producer' means any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use;(g) 'Promotion' means actions such as paid advertising, sales promotion and publicity to advance the image and sales of and demand for dairy products;(h) 'Nutrition education' means those activities intended to broaden the understanding of sound nutritional principle including the role of milk and dairy products in a balanced diet;(i) 'State ADA' means the American Dairy Association of Mississippi;(j) 'Extension service' means the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service;(k) 'Bulk tank unit' means a bulk tank unit as

ced diet;(i) 'State ADA' means the American Dairy Association of Mississippi;(j) 'Extension service' means the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service;(k) 'Bulk tank unit' means a bulk tank unit as defined in accordance with the State Board of Health, Dairy Inspection Division;(l) 'Block voting' means the vote cast by associations approved to be eligible to vote as described in Section 69-35-25;(m) 'Handler' means any person engaged in the business of distributing, marketing, or in any manner handling fluid milk or dairy products, in whole or in part, for consumption;(n) 'National Dairy Board' means the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board established under 7 U.S.C. 4504, as amended;(o) 'Act' shall mean the Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act; and(p) 'Cooperative association' means any cooperative marketing association of producers which is organized under the provisions of the act of Congress of February 18, 1922, known as the 'Capper-Volstead Act.'Laws, 1989, ch. 504, § 3, eff. 4/4/1989.