§6102 Definitions

Summary

Defines the key words used in the mushroom program. It gives simple meanings for terms used later in the law. Commerce means trade across state lines, with other countries, or inside a state. Consumer information means facts and programs that help people decide how to buy, prepare, and use mushrooms. Council means the Mushroom Council created elsewhere in the law. Department means the Department of Agriculture. First handler means a person who gets mushrooms from a producer and prepares or markets them, or who prepares or markets mushrooms they grew. Importer means someone who brings into the United States, on average, more than 500,000 pounds of mushrooms a year. Industry information means materials and programs to find new markets, improve efficiency, and boost the mushroom industry's image. Marketing means selling or otherwise moving mushrooms through any sales channel. Mushrooms means all types of cultivated mushrooms grown or imported for the fresh market, but not those commercially marinated, canned, frozen, cooked, blanched, dried, packed in brine, or otherwise processed as the Secretary may decide. Person means an individual or any business or legal entity. Producer means someone who grows mushrooms, owns or shares ownership and the risk of loss, and produces on average more than 500,000 pounds a year. Promotion means actions the Secretary finds will improve the image or appeal of mushrooms, including paid advertising. Research means studies to improve the image, marketability, production, product development, quality, or nutrition of mushrooms. Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. State and United States include the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.