Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 106 > Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977

• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of North Carolina or his designated agent. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-50.30
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Distribute: means to import, consign, offer for sale, sell, barter, exchange, or to otherwise supply soil additives to any person in this State. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-50.30
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Label: means the display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container of, or accompanying soil additives. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-50.30
• Labeling: means all written, printed, or graphic matter accompanying any soil additive and all advertisements, brochures, posters, television, radio or oral claims used in promoting its sale. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-50.30
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Person: means individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations or other legal entity. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-50.30
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• personal property: shall include moneys, goods, chattels, choses in action and evidences of debt, including all things capable of ownership, not descendable to heirs at law. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Product name: means the designation under which a soil additive is offered for distribution. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-50.30
• property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Registrant: means any person who registers a soil additive  under the provisions of this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-50.30
• Sale: means any transfer of title or possession, or both, exchange or barter of tangible personal property, conditioned or otherwise for a consideration paid or to be paid, and this shall include any of said transactions whereby title or ownership is to pass and shall further mean and include any bailment, loan, lease, rental, or license to use or consume tangible personal property for a consideration paid in which  possession of said property passes to the bailor, borrower, lessee, or licensee. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-50.30
• Sell: means the alienation, exchange, transfer or contract  for such transfer of property for a fixed price in money or its equivalent. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-50.30
• Soil additive: means any substance intended for changing the characteristics of soil or other growth medium for purposes of:

  a. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-50.30

• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3