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U.S. Code > Title 7 > Chapter 10 > § 241 - Definitions

  In this chapter:
  (1) Agricultural product
    The term "agricultural product" means an agricultural
  commodity, as determined by the Secretary, including a processed
  product of an agricultural commodity.
  (2) Approval
    The term "approval" means the consent provided by the Secretary
  for a person to engage in an activity authorized by this chapter.
  (3) Department
    The term "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
  (4) Electronic document
    The term "electronic document" means a document that is
  generated, sent, received, or stored by electronic, optical, or
  similar means, including electronic data interchange, electronic
  mail, telegram, telex, or telecopy.
  (5) Electronic receipt
    The term "electronic receipt" means a receipt that is
  authorized by the Secretary to be issued or transmitted under
  this chapter in the form of an electronic document.
  (6) Holder
    The term "holder" means a person that has possession in fact or
  by operation of law of a receipt or any electronic document.
  (7) Person
    The term "person" means - 
      (A) a person (as defined in section 1 of title 1);
      (B) a State; and
      (C) a political subdivision of a State.
  (8) Receipt
    The term "receipt" means a warehouse receipt issued in
  accordance with this chapter, including an electronic receipt.
  (9) Secretary
    The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
  (10) Warehouse
    The term "warehouse" means a structure or other approved
  storage facility, as determined by the Secretary, in which any
  agricultural product may be stored or handled for the purposes of
  interstate or foreign commerce.
  (11) Warehouse operator
    The term "warehouse operator" means a person that is lawfully
  engaged in the business of storing or handling agricultural
  products.

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