As used in KRS § 247.6005 to KRS § 247.6035, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture;
(2) “Board” means the State Board of Agriculture;

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 247.6003

  • Board: means the State Board of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 247.010
  • Commissioner: means Commissioner of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 247.010
  • 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.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 247.010
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • 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.
  • Partnership: includes both general and limited partnerships. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) “Corn” means all kinds and varieties of corn, including popcorn, except sweet corn and ornamental corns;
(4) “Bushel” means fifty-six (56) pounds of corn by weight or as otherwise defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA);
(5) “Producer” means every person who produces and markets corn;
(6) “New producer” means a producer who was not engaged in the business of producing corn at the time a referendum was conducted in accordance with the provisions of KRS § 247.6001 to KRS § 247.6035;
(7) “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, or other business entity;
(8) “Marketing year” means from September 1 to August 31 of the following year;
(9) “Purchaser” means any person, public or private corporation, Federal Commodity Credit Corporation, association or partnership buying, accepting for shipment, or otherwise acquiring the property in or to corn from a producer, and shall include a mortgagee, pledgee, lienor, or other person, public or private, having a claim against the producer, when the actual or constructive possession of the corn is taken as part payment or in satisfaction of a mortgage, pledge, lien, or claim; and
(10) “Marketed” means any quantities that are sold, bartered, or for which other items of value are exchanged.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. — Created
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 223, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990.