Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 106 > Article 65 - Strawberry Assessment Act

• Association: means the North Carolina Strawberry Association, Inc. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-783
• Commercial production: means the production of strawberries for sale. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-783
• Department: means the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-783
• 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
• month: shall be construed to mean a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• 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
• Strawberry plant seller: means a person who sells strawberry plants to growers for commercial production of strawberries. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-783