Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-5-602

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Definitions

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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 240

For the purpose of this act, the following definitions shall

apply:

1. "Charitable organization" means any benevolent,

philanthropic, patriotic, eleemosynary, educational, social, civic,

recreational or religious group or association, or any other person

performing or purporting to perform acts beneficial to the public;

2. "Food" means any raw, cooked, processed, or prepared edible

substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or intended to be used

in whole or in part for human consumption that is apparently fit for

human consumption. Food includes nonperishable food, perishable

food, and wild game;

3. "Gleaner" means a person who gleans an agricultural crop

that has been donated by the owner of the agricultural crop;

4. "Gleans" or "gleaned" means to gather an agricultural crop

leftover after a harvest;

5. "Nonprofit corporation" means a corporation formed for a

purpose not involving pecuniary gain to its shareholders or members,

paying no dividends or other pecuniary remuneration, directly or

indirectly, to its shareholders or members as such, and having no

capital stock;

6. "Nonperishable food" means any food that has been

commercially processed, prepared, and packaged for human consumption

and that is intended to remain fit for human consumption without

refrigeration for a reasonable length of time;

7. "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust,

estate trust, partnership, limited liability company, association,

joint venture, or any other legal or commercial entity. Person does

not include a government, governmental subdivision, agency,

instrumentality, or a public corporation;

8. "Perishable food" means any food that may spoil or otherwise

become unfit for human consumption because of its nature, type, or

physical condition. Perishable food includes all of the following:

a. fresh and processed meats, poultry, fish, dairy

products, or bakery products,

b. eggs in shell, and

c. fresh fruits and vegetables;

9. "State agency" means any office, department, board,

commission, committee, court, school district, board of education,

or other instrumentality of the government of this state existing by

virtue of an act of the Oklahoma Legislature or the Constitution of

this state;

10. "Wild game" means any of the following that are legally

taken under the laws of this state:

a. game animals as defined in Sections 2-116 and 2-145 of

Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

b. game birds as defined in Sections 2-112 and 2-114 of

Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 241

c. game fish as defined in Section 2-115 in Title 29 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

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