Montana Code 80-11-1001. Definitions
80-11-1001. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
Terms Used In Montana Code 80-11-1001
- Committee: means the Montana pulse crop committee provided for in 2-15-3007. See Montana Code 80-11-1001
- 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 provided for in 2-15-3001. See Montana Code 80-11-1001
- 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 a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Producer: means a person or landowner who is personally engaged in growing or producing pulse crops, a tenant of the landowner who is personally engaged in growing or producing pulse crops, or both the landowner and the tenant jointly. See Montana Code 80-11-1001
- Pulse crops: means dry peas, lentils, chickpeas, and fava beans. See Montana Code 80-11-1001
(1)”Committee” means the Montana pulse crop committee provided for in 2-15-3007.
(2)”Department” means the department of agriculture provided for in 2-15-3001.
(3)”Net receipts” means the net weight multiplied by the price paid to the producer.
(4)”Producer” means a person or landowner who is personally engaged in growing or producing pulse crops, a tenant of the landowner who is personally engaged in growing or producing pulse crops, or both the landowner and the tenant jointly. The term includes a person, partnership, association, corporation, cooperative, trust, sharecropper, and all other business units, devices, and arrangements.
(5)”Pulse crops” means dry peas, lentils, chickpeas, and fava beans.