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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102

§2612 Definitions

Title 7 › CHAPTER 58 — POTATO RESEARCH AND PROMOTION › § 2612

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Sets meanings for important words used in the chapter. Secretary — the Secretary of Agriculture; Person — any individual, business, or other organization; Potatoes — all kinds of Irish potatoes grown by producers in the 50 States and those grown abroad and imported into the United States; Handler — anyone (not a carrier moving another person's potatoes) who handles potatoes under a chapter plan or rules; Producer — someone growing five or more acres of potatoes; Promotion — actions by the National Potato Promotion Board to improve potatoes' image and sales, including paid ads; Importer — anyone who brings tablestock, frozen, processed, or seed potatoes into the United States for people to eat.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §2612

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As used in this chapter:
(a)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b)The term “person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity.
(c)The term “potatoes” means all varieties of Irish potatoes grown by producers in the 50 States of the United States, and grown in foreign countries and imported into the United States.
(d)The term “handler” means any person (except a common or contract carrier of potatoes owned by another person) who handles potatoes in a manner specified in a plan issued pursuant to this chapter or in the rules and regulations issued thereunder.
(e)The term “producer” means any person engaged in the growing of five or more acres of potatoes.
(f)The term “promotion” means any action taken by the National Potato Promotion Board, pursuant to this chapter, to present a favorable image for potatoes to the public with the express intent of improving their competitive positions and stimulating sales of potatoes and shall include, but shall not be limited to, paid advertising.
(g)The term “importer” means any person who imports tablestock, frozen, or processed potatoes for ultimate consumption by humans or seed potatoes into the United States.

Legislative History

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Amendments

1990—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1937(1), substituted “50” for “forty-eight contiguous” and inserted before the period at the end “, and grown in foreign countries and imported into the United States”. Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1937(2), added subsec. (g).

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 2612

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102