Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 80 > Chapter 3 - Produce

• Container: means any package, sack, box, crate, carton, basket, or other object used for the shipping of produce. See Montana Code 80-3-302
• 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.
• Director: means the director of agriculture appointed pursuant to 2-15-3001. See Montana Code 80-3-302
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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.
• 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, firm, association, corporation, partnership, or any other form of business enterprise. See Montana Code 80-3-302
• Produce: means any fruit, vegetable, or other natural product designated by department rule. See Montana Code 80-3-302
• Produce dealer: means a person who engages in a business involving or who as part of a business participates in purchasing, exchanging, negotiating, or soliciting the sale, resale, exchange, or transfer of produce in this state, except vegetative seed potato products intended or used for planting purposes. See Montana Code 80-3-302
• Produce unit: means the standard size container for a given type of produce. See Montana Code 80-3-302
• Retail: means sale of produce to the ultimate consumer. See Montana Code 80-3-302
• Shipping point inspection: means an inspection of produce at the location from which it was shipped. See Montana Code 80-3-302
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Stop sale order: means a written notice to hold produce from sale or movement until a violation has been resolved and the produce is released by the department. See Montana Code 80-3-302