Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 17 > AGROFORESTRY

• Adult: means an individual 18 years of age or older. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's representative. See Minnesota Statutes 17A.03
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• In forma pauperis: In the manner of a pauper. Permission given to a person to sue without payment of court fees on claim of indigence or poverty.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Livestock: means cattle, sheep, swine, horses intended for slaughter, mules, farmed Cervidae, as defined in section 35. See Minnesota Statutes 17A.03
• Livestock dealer: means any person, including a packing company, engaged in the business of buying or selling livestock on a regular basis for the person's own account or for the account of others. See Minnesota Statutes 17A.03
• Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44