§4802 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. It lists terms and what each one refers to in plain language. Board — the National Pork Board; consumer information — activities to explain pork’s nutritional benefits and role in a healthy diet; Delegate Body — the National Pork Producers Delegate Body; imported — brought into the United States customs territory or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption; importer — a person who brings pigs or pork into the United States; order — the pork and pork products promotion, research, and consumer information order; person — an individual or any business or organization; porcine animal — a pig raised as a feeder pig, seedstock (breeding stock), or for slaughter; pork — the flesh of a pig; pork product — anything made wholly or partly from pork; producer — someone who raises pigs in the U.S. to sell; promotion — actions (like paid ads) to improve image and sales; research — studies to improve or promote pigs or pork and sharing those results; Secretary — the Secretary of Agriculture; State — each of the 50 States; State association — the State’s single pork producers’ organization recognized by the chief executive or, if none existed on January 1, 1986, an organization representing at least 50 producers who together market at least 10 percent of the State’s pork; to market — to sell or otherwise dispose of pigs, pork, or pork products in commerce.