§4302 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in this chapter. Secretary is the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Person is any individual or organization. Cut flowers are flowers and decorative foliage used fresh, dried, preserved, or processed, grown in greenhouses or fields. Potted flowering plants are flowering plants grown mainly in pots for indoor decoration. Foliage plants are mostly nonflowering potted plants for indoor decoration. Propagational material is plant parts used to reproduce plants (for example, cuttings, bulbs, seedlings, tissue cultures, rhizomes, and rootstocks) and does not include seeds. Flowers and plants means the four categories above. United States includes the 50 states, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia. Promotion is actions, including paid ads, to improve image or desirability. Research is any study to improve image, desirability, or marketability. Consumer education is giving information on care and handling. Marketing is selling or placing in commerce. Producer is someone who grows these plants in the U.S. to sell. Floraboard is the board created under section 4306. Importer brings these plants into the U.S. or acts for foreign producers. Commodity group is the industry part for cut flowers, potted flowering plants, or foliage plants. Cost of plant material is the actual price a producer pays for propagational material or other flowers and plants used in production, excluding seeds.