As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

Terms Used In Virginia Code 3.2-2400

  • Grower: means any person actually engaged in the growing and producing of bright flue-cured tobacco or type 21 dark-fired tobacco. See Virginia Code 3.2-2400
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230

“Grower” means any person actually engaged in the growing and producing of bright flue-cured tobacco or type 21 dark-fired tobacco.

“Handler” means any manufacturer, dealer, processor, or any other business entity that purchases tobacco directly from the grower.

“Warehouse” means any person authorized by law to conduct auction sales of loose-leaf tobacco.

Code 1950, § 3-240; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-319; 1985, c. 448; 2002, c. 57; 2008, c. 860; 2012, cc. 803, 835.