Texas Agriculture Code

§ 101.001 — DEFINITIONS

AG § 101.001Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part D. HANDLING AND MARKETING OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Ch. 101. HANDLING AND MARKETING OF PERISHABLE COMMODITIES

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In this chapter:

(1)"Handle" means buy for resale, sell, offer to sell, process, broker, or ship for the purpose of selling.

(2)"Packer" means a person who prepares or packs perishable commodities for barter, sale, exchange, or shipment.

(3)"Perishable commodity" means fresh produce grown in Texas and generally considered a perishable vegetable or fruit.

(4)"Person" means an individual, partnership, group of persons, corporation, or business unit.

(5)"Producer" means a person who is engaged in the business of growing or producing any perishable commodity.

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Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1251, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.