Texas Agriculture Code 92.002 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 92.002
- 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 Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- 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: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Commercial quantity” means more than 500 pounds.
(2) “Cooperative agreement” means the agreement concerning shipping point inspection service having an October 1, 1931, effective date executed by the department and the United States Department of Agriculture, and all supplementary agreements executed by the department and Texas firms, corporations, or associations organized for that purpose.
(3) “Cooperative financing plan” means a system to finance and collect the expenses of inspection under a cooperative agreement.
(4) “Dealer” means a person who packs or delivers tomatoes in commercial quantities to a transporting agency for shipment.
(5) “Inspection certificate” means the joint federal-state inspection certificate under the cooperative agreement.
(6) “Inspector” means an employee of the department or the United States Department of Agriculture who is authorized to inspect or grade tomatoes or to certify tomatoes for shipment.
(7) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association.