In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-401

  • Affected commodity: means the specific citrus, fruit or vegetable that is regulated pursuant to article 2 or 4 of this chapter and that is subject to the marketing agreement or order or the proposed marketing agreement or order. See Arizona Laws 3-401
  • Affected person: means a producer or shipper of an affected commodity. See Arizona Laws 3-401
  • agreement: means an agreement that is developed by producers or shippers of the affected commodity and that is entered into by the director pursuant to this article. See Arizona Laws 3-401
  • Associate director: means the associate director of the citrus, fruit and vegetable division of the department. See Arizona Laws 3-401
  • commission: means the marketing commission established under section 3-413. See Arizona Laws 3-401
  • committee: means a marketing committee established by a marketing agreement according to section 3-426. See Arizona Laws 3-401
  • 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.
  • Department: means the Arizona department of agriculture. See Arizona Laws 3-101
  • order: means an order that is developed by producers or shippers of the affected commodity and that is issued by the director pursuant to this article. See Arizona Laws 3-401
  • 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 any individual, firm, corporation, trust, association or partnership. See Arizona Laws 3-401
  • Producer: means a person that has a financial interest in producing or causing citrus, fruit or vegetable commodities to be produced for market in commercial quantities. See Arizona Laws 3-401
  • Shipper: means a person that engages in shipping, transporting, selling or marketing citrus, fruits or vegetables under the shipper's own registered trademark or label or a person that first markets the fruits or vegetables for the producer. See Arizona Laws 3-401

1. "Affected commodity" means the specific citrus, fruit or vegetable that is regulated pursuant to article 2 or 4 of this chapter and that is subject to the marketing agreement or order or the proposed marketing agreement or order.

2. "Affected person" means a producer or shipper of an affected commodity.

3. "Associate director" means the associate director of the citrus, fruit and vegetable division of the department.

4. "Marketing agreement" or "agreement" means an agreement that is developed by producers or shippers of the affected commodity and that is entered into by the director pursuant to this article.

5. "Marketing commission" or "commission" means the marketing commission established under section 3-413.

6. "Marketing committee" or "committee" means a marketing committee established by a marketing agreement according to section 3-426.

7. "Marketing order" or "order" means an order that is developed by producers or shippers of the affected commodity and that is issued by the director pursuant to this article.

8. "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, trust, association or partnership.

9. "Producer" means a person that has a financial interest in producing or causing citrus, fruit or vegetable commodities to be produced for market in commercial quantities.

10. "Shipper" means a person that engages in shipping, transporting, selling or marketing citrus, fruits or vegetables under the shipper’s own registered trademark or label or a person that first markets the fruits or vegetables for the producer.

11. "Volume" means cartons or the equivalent weight of Arizona-grown products marketed in the preceding marketing season.

12. "Written assent" means a signed statement of an affected person consenting to the terms of a marketing order.

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