Colorado § 38-24.5-101 - Definitions.
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§ 38-24.5-101. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Harvester" means any person who gathers in grain or other crops by manual or mechanical threshing, swathing, or picking but shall not include an owner.
(2) "Harvesting" means the manual or mechanical threshing, swathing, cutting, or picking of grain or other crops, including any services rendered and labor performed in connection therewith.
(3) "Owner" means any person, including any guardian or minor, married person, company, firm, association, or corporation, for whose use or benefit the grain or other crops are harvested.
Source: L. 89: Entire article added, p. 1442, § 1, effective July 1.
ANNOTATION
A water well more properly fits within article 24 of title 38 than article 22 of title 38, as article 24 specifically addresses sinking a hole into the earth to obtain a natural resource below it. Article 24 controls, because it has more specific provisions that supplement the general provisions of article 22. Aspen Drilling Co., Inc. v. Hayes, 876 P.2d 86 (Colo. App. 1994).
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