Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 19 > Article 2F - Beef Industry Self-Improvement Assessment Program

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. See West Virginia Code 19-2F-2
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Council: means the West Virginia Beef Industry Council. See West Virginia Code 19-2F-2
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• 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: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, fiduciary, or other group of persons acting together whether organized or not. See West Virginia Code 19-2F-2
• Producer: means any person in the business of raising, breeding or growing cattle or calves for beef production. See West Virginia Code 19-2F-2
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10