Michigan Laws 290.551 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 290.551
- Beans: means Michigan dry, edible beans, except soybeans. See Michigan Laws 290.551
- Commission: means the Michigan bean commission. See Michigan Laws 290.551
- 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.
- Director: means the director of the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 290.551
- Grower: means any business unit, including a family operation, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, or other business organization engaged in the business of producing beans for sale within 1 of the past 3 years. See Michigan Laws 290.551
- 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: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Processor: means a person that cleans and grades, dries, dehydrates, cans, powders, extracts, cooks, or uses in producing or manufacturing a product or article, ships, or otherwise handles beans, including seed. See Michigan Laws 290.551
As used in this act:
(a) “Beans” means Michigan dry, edible beans, except soybeans.
(b) “Commission” means the Michigan bean commission.
(c) “Director” means the director of the department of agriculture and rural development.
(d) “Grower” means any business unit, including a family operation, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, or other business organization engaged in the business of producing beans for sale within 1 of the past 3 years.
(e) “Processor” means a person that cleans and grades, dries, dehydrates, cans, powders, extracts, cooks, or uses in producing or manufacturing a product or article, ships, or otherwise handles beans, including seed.
(f) “Selection members” means the commission members selected and appointed for each district created under section 2 and the processor shipper handler member selected and appointed under section 4(2).
(g) “Sold or shipped for processing” means that beans are loaded by the grower, in bulk or loose in bags or other containers, or packed in any style package, in a car, boat, truck, wagon, or other conveyance to be transported to a processor.