2009 California Food and Agricultural Code - Section 52861-52868 :: Article 2. Definitions

52861.  "Board" means the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board.

52862.  "Industry members" means cottonseed oil crushers, handlers
of raw cotton fiber, and cotton ginners or employees thereof.

52863.  "Handlers of raw cotton fiber" or "merchant" means any
person or organization that is primarily engaged in the business of
buying and selling spot cotton or forward contract cotton.

52864.  "Cotton ginning organization" means any person or
organization owning or operating one or more cotton gins.

52865.  "District" means the "San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton
District" which is comprised of all the counties in the San Joaquin
Valley where cotton is produced.

52866.  "Delinter" means any person who, by any means or method,
causes the short fibers to be removed from the seed coat of
cottonseed.

52867.  "Cotton growers" or "growers" means any person in the
district who produces, or causes to be produced, cotton for market.

52868.  "Handlers of whole cottonseed" means any person or
organization that is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or
processing whole cottonseed.