7 USC 7442 – Definitions
In this subchapter (unless the context otherwise requires):
(1) Board
The term “Board” means the National Canola and Rapeseed Board established under section 7444(b) of this title.
(2) Canola; rapeseed
The terms “canola” and “rapeseed” mean any brassica plant grown in the United States for the production of an oilseed, the oil of which is used for a food or nonfood use.
(3) Canola or rapeseed product
The term “canola or rapeseed product” means a product produced, in whole or in part, from canola or rapeseed.
(4) Commerce
The term “commerce” includes interstate, foreign, and intrastate commerce.
(5) Conflict of interest
The term “conflict of interest” means a situation in which a member of the Board has a direct or indirect financial interest in a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, joint venture, or other business entity dealing directly or indirectly with the Board.
(6) Consumer information
The term “consumer information” means information that will assist consumers and other persons in making evaluations and decisions regarding the purchase, preparation, and use of canola, rapeseed, or canola or rapeseed products.
(7) Department
The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
(8) First purchaser
The term “first purchaser” means—
(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), a person who buys or otherwise acquires canola, rapeseed, or canola or rapeseed products produced by a producer; or
(B) the Commodity Credit Corporation, in a case in which canola or rapeseed is forfeited to the Commodity Credit Corporation as collateral for a loan issued under a price support loan program administered by the Commodity Credit Corporation.
(9) Industry information
The term “industry information” means information or a program that will lead to the development of new markets, new marketing strategies, or increased efficiency for the canola and rapeseed industry, or an activity to enhance the image of the canola or rapeseed industry.
(10) Industry member
The term “industry member” means a member of the canola and rapeseed industry who represents—
(A) manufacturers of canola or rapeseed products; or
(B) persons who commercially buy or sell canola or rapeseed.
(11) Marketing
The term “marketing” means the sale or other disposition of canola, rapeseed, or canola or rapeseed products in a channel of commerce.
(12) Order
The term “order” means an order issued under section 7443 of this title.
(13) Person
The term “person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other legal entity.
(14) Producer
The term “producer” means a person engaged in the growing of canola or rapeseed in the United States who owns, or who shares the ownership and risk of loss of, the canola or rapeseed.
(15) Promotion
The term “promotion” means an action, including paid advertising, technical assistance, or a trade servicing activity, to enhance the image or desirability of canola, rapeseed, or canola or rapeseed products in domestic and foreign markets, or an activity designed to communicate to consumers, processors, wholesalers, retailers, government officials, or other persons information relating to the positive attributes of canola, rapeseed, or canola or rapeseed products or the benefits of use or distribution of canola, rapeseed, or canola or rapeseed products.
(16) Research
The term “research” means any type of test, study, or analysis to advance the image, desirability, marketability, production, product development, quality, or functional or nutritional value of canola, rapeseed, or canola or rapeseed products, including research activity designed to identify and analyze barriers to export sales of canola or rapeseed produced in the United States.
(17) Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(18) State
The term “State” means any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(19) United States
The term “United States” means collectively the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Terms Used In 7 USC 7442
- association: when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company or association" in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed. See 1 USC 5
- Board: means the National Canola and Rapeseed Board established under section 7444(b) of this title. See 7 USC 7442
- commerce: includes interstate, foreign, and intrastate commerce. See 7 USC 7442
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See 7 USC 7442
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- marketing: means the sale or other disposition of canola, rapeseed, or canola or rapeseed products in a channel of commerce. See 7 USC 7442
- order: means an order issued under section 7443 of this title. See 7 USC 7442
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other legal entity. See 7 USC 7442
- producer: means a person engaged in the growing of canola or rapeseed in the United States who owns, or who shares the ownership and risk of loss of, the canola or rapeseed. See 7 USC 7442
- research: means any type of test, study, or analysis to advance the image, desirability, marketability, production, product development, quality, or functional or nutritional value of canola, rapeseed, or canola or rapeseed products, including research activity designed to identify and analyze barriers to export sales of canola or rapeseed produced in the United States. See 7 USC 7442
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture. See 7 USC 7442
- United States: means collectively the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See 7 USC 7442