Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 32D > DAIRY TRADE PRACTICES

• Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture. See Minnesota Statutes 32D.01
• controls: has the meaning given in section 394. See Minnesota Statutes 40A.02
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Milk: means the normal lacteal secretion, practically free of colostrum, obtained by the milking of one or more healthy hoofed mammals. See Minnesota Statutes 32D.01
• Minority: means with respect to an individual the period of time during which the individual is a minor. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
• Municipality: means a statutory or home rule charter city or town. See Minnesota Statutes 40A.02
• state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44