34-5-9. Definition of terms related to distressed food.Terms as used in §§34-5-9 to 34-5-18, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, mean:(1)'Department,' the Department of Health;(2)'Person,' an individual, partnership, copartnership, cooperative, firm, company, public or private corporation, or any other legal entity, or their legal representative, agent, or assigns;(3)'Salvage,' the recovery, cleaning, sorting, sanitizing, and otherwise preparing distressed food for possible human use;(4)'Salvage operator,' includes any person who buys, sells, handles, transports, or otherwise deals in distressed food;(5)'Secretary,' the secretary of the Department of Health. Source: SL 1974, ch 241, §1.
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