When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (2) COTTON PRODUCER. A person who grows cotton. (3) COTTON BUYER. A person who buys cotton from a producer on a forward contract.
(4) PERSON. An individual, association, partnership, corporation or other private entity.
History: (Acts 1975, No. 1243, §1.)