N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-05-01
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4.1-05-01. Definitions
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4.1-05-01. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
1. "Commission" means the North Dakota dairy promotion commission.
2. "Dairy product" means a product for human consumption which is derived from the
processing of milk from a healthy four-legged hooved mammal. The term includes a
milk product normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage.
3. "Dealer" means any person that handles, ships, buys, or sells dairy products, or who
acts as a sales or purchasing agent, broker, or factor of dairy products.
4. "Gross receipts" means the amount paid to a producer for milk or for a product derived
from milk and sold by such producer.
5. "Milk" means the lacteal secretion, practically free of colostrum, obtained by the
complete milking of a healthy hooved mammal, including any member of the order
Cetartiodactyla and including a member of the family:
a. Bovidae, including cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, and yaks;
b. Cervidae, including deer, reindeer, and moose;
c. Equidae, including horses and donkeys; and
d. Camelidae, including llamas, alpacas, and camels.
6. "Processor" means a person that takes delivery of milk or cream and then:
a. Cans, dries, prepares, or packages the milk or cream; or
b. Produces another product from the milk or cream.
7. "Producer" means a person engaged in the production of milk from a four-legged
mammal for commercial use.
As used in this chapter:
1. "Commission" means the North Dakota dairy promotion commission.
2. "Dairy product" means a product for human consumption which is derived from the
processing of milk from a healthy four-legged hooved mammal. The term includes a
milk product normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage.
3. "Dealer" means any person that handles, ships, buys, or sells dairy products, or who
acts as a sales or purchasing agent, broker, or factor of dairy products.
4. "Gross receipts" means the amount paid to a producer for milk or for a product derived
from milk and sold by such producer.
5. "Milk" means the lacteal secretion, practically free of colostrum, obtained by the
complete milking of a healthy hooved mammal, including any member of the order
Cetartiodactyla and including a member of the family:
a. Bovidae, including cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, and yaks;
b. Cervidae, including deer, reindeer, and moose;
c. Equidae, including horses and donkeys; and
d. Camelidae, including llamas, alpacas, and camels.
6. "Processor" means a person that takes delivery of milk or cream and then:
a. Cans, dries, prepares, or packages the milk or cream; or
b. Produces another product from the milk or cream.
7. "Producer" means a person engaged in the production of milk from a four-legged
mammal for commercial use.
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