Mississippi § 69-35-5 - Definitions.

§ 69-35-5. Definitions.

The following terms shall have the following meanings unless context shall provide otherwise: “State” means the State of Mississippi; “Milk” means any class of cow’s milk produced in the state; “Dairy products” means products manufactured for human consumption which are derived from the processing of milk and includes fluid milk products; “Fluid milk products” means those products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage; “Person” means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative association, or any other entity; “Producer” means any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use; “Promotion” means actions such as paid advertising, sales promotion and publicity to advance the image and sales of and demand for dairy products; “Nutrition education” means those activities intended to broaden the understanding of sound nutritional principle including the role of milk and dairy products in a balanced diet; “State ADA” means the American Dairy Association of Mississippi; “Extension service” means the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service; “Bulk tank unit” means a bulk tank unit as defined in accordance with the State Board of Health, Dairy Inspection Division; “Block voting” means the vote cast by associations approved to be eligible to vote as described in Section 69-35-25; “Handler” means any person engaged in the business of distributing, marketing, or in any manner handling fluid milk or dairy products, in whole or in part, for consumption; “National Dairy Board” means the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board established under 7 U.S.C. 4504, as amended; “Act” shall mean the Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act; and “Cooperative association” means any cooperative marketing association of producers which is organized under the provisions of the act of Congress of February 18, 1922, known as the “Capper-Volstead Act.”