As used in this chapter:

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1.    “Commission” means the North Dakota dairy promotion commission.

2.    “Dairy product” means a product for human consumption which is derived from the processing of milk from a healthy four-legged hooved mammal. The term includes a milk product normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage.

3.    “Dealer” means any person that handles, ships, buys, or sells dairy products, or who acts as a sales or purchasing agent, broker, or factor of dairy products.

4.    “Gross receipts” means the amount paid to a producer for milk or for a product derived from milk and sold by such producer.

5.    “Milk” means the lacteal secretion, practically free of colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of a healthy hooved mammal, including any member of the order Cetartiodactyla and including a member of the family:

a.    Bovidae, including cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, and yaks; b.    Cervidae, including deer, reindeer, and moose; c.    Equidae, including horses and donkeys; and

d.    Camelidae, including llamas, alpacas, and camels.

6.    “Processor” means a person that takes delivery of milk or cream and then:

a.    Cans, dries, prepares, or packages the milk or cream; or b.    Produces another product from the milk or cream.

7.    “Producer” means a person engaged in the production of milk from a four-legged mammal for commercial use.