\n(1) 'Cotton gin' means any cotton gin.\n(2) 'Cotton merchant' means any person who buys cotton from the producer for the purpose of resale, or acts as a broker or agent for the producer in arranging the sale of cotton. It does not include a person who buys cotton for his own use.\n(3) 'Cotton warehouse' means any enclosure in which producer-owned cotton is stored or held for longer than 48 hours. (1999-412, s. 1.)
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