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§6402 Definitions

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 93— - PROCESSOR-FUNDED MILK PROMOTION PROGRAM › § 6402

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Sets clear meanings for important words used in this chapter. "Advertising" means promotion that only covers fluid milk products and tries to raise overall demand for them. "Board" means the National Processor Advertising and Promotion Board created under section 6407(b). "Fluid milk product" means what 7 C.F.R. §1000.15 says, including later changes or any rule that replaces it. "Fluid milk processor" means anyone who commercially processes and markets more than 3,000,000 pounds of fluid milk products in consumer packages each month, not counting milk delivered directly to a consumer's home. "Department" and "Secretary" mean the Department of Agriculture and the Secretary of Agriculture. "Research" means market and product research that supports advertising, education, new products, or better production and processing. "United States" means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia, except as sections 6410 through 6412 say otherwise.

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Title 7, §6402

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As used in this chapter:
(1)The term “advertising” means any advertising or promotion program involving only fluid milk products and directed toward increasing the general demand for fluid milk products.
(2)The term “Board” means the National Processor Advertising and Promotion Board established under section 6407(b) of this title.
(3)The term “fluid milk product” has the meaning given the term in—
(A)section 1000.15 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, subject to such amendments as may be made by the Secretary; or
(B)any successor regulation.
(4)The term “fluid milk processor” means any person who processes and markets commercially more than 3,000,000 pounds of fluid milk products in consumer-type packages per month (excluding products delivered directly to the place of residence of a consumer).
(5)The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
(6)The term “research” means market research to support advertising and promotion efforts, including educational activities, research directed to product characteristics, product development, including new products or improved technology in production, manufacturing or processing of milk and the products of milk.
(7)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(8)The term “United States”, except as used in sections 6410 through 6412 of this title, means the 48 contiguous States in the continental United States and the District of Columbia.

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2002—Par. (3). Pub. L. 107–171, § 1506(a), added par. (3) and struck out heading and text of former par. (3). Text read as follows: “The term ‘fluid milk product’— “(A) means any of the following products in fluid or frozen form: milk, skim milk, lowfat milk, milk drinks, buttermilk, filled milk, and milkshake and ice milk mixes containing less than 20 percent total solids, including any such products that are flavored, cultured, modified with added nonfat milk solids, concentrated (if in a consumer-type package), or reconstituted; and “(B) does not include evaporated or condensed milk (plain or sweetened), evaporated or condensed skim milk (plain or sweetened), formulas specially prepared for infant feeding or dietary use that are packaged in hermetically sealed glass or all-metal containers, any product that contains by weight less than 6.5 percent nonfat milk solids, and whey.” Par. (4). Pub. L. 107–171, § 1506(b), substituted “3,000,000 pounds of fluid milk products in consumer-type packages per month (excluding products delivered directly to the place of residence of a consumer)” for “500,000 pounds of fluid milk products in consumer-type packages per month”. 1996—Par. (6). Pub. L. 104–127 amended heading and text of par. (6) generally. Text read as follows: “The term ‘research’— “(A) means market research limited to the support of advertising and promotion efforts, including educational activities; and “(B) does not include research directed to product characteristics such as nutrients; product development including new products; or improved technology in production, manufacturing or processing; or any other efforts not directly applicable to measuring or increasing the effectiveness of advertising activities in expanding sales of fluid milk products.” 1993—Par. (4). Pub. L. 103–72 amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “The term ‘fluid milk processor’ means any person who processes and markets commercially fluid milk products in consumer-type packages.”

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7 U.S.C. § 6402

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73