South Dakota § 38-34-1 - Definitions.
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§ 38-34-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Council," the South Dakota Pulse Crop Council;
(2) "First purchaser," any person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, agent, or broker buying, accepting for sale, or otherwise acquiring pulse crops after harvest from a grower. A grower selling unharvested pulse crops or delivering pulse crops from the farm on which they are produced to storage facilities, packing shed, or processing plant is not a first purchaser;
(3) "Grower," any person who is the legal initial owner of pulse crops harvested from more than ten acres;
(4) "Participating grower," a grower who has not requested a refund from the payment of assessments on pulse crops under this chapter for the current or previous year;
(5) "Pulse crops," lentils, dry peas, chickpeas, and lupines;
(6) "Secretary," the secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Source: SL 2005, ch 214, § 1; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.
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