US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                  TITLE  37
                             FOOD, DRUGS, AND OIL
                                  CHAPTER 10
                          DISCRIMINATION AND UNFAIR
                          COMPETITION IN BUYING AND
                            SELLING DAIRY PRODUCTS
    37-1003a.  DEFINITIONS. As used in the following sections of this chapter:
    "Distributor" means any person, whether or not such person is a producer
or an association of producers, who purchases or handles market milk, market
cream, or dairy products for resale, including brokers, agents,
copartnerships, cooperative corporation and incorporated and unincorporated
associations. The definition of "distributor" shall not include any of the
following: (1) any retail store which is not engaged in manufacturing,
processing or bottling milk, cream or dairy products; (2) any establishment
where milk, cream, or dairy products are sold only for consumption on the
premises and which is not engaged in manufacturing, processing, or bottling of
milk, cream or dairy products; and (3) any producer who delivers milk or cream
only to a distributor or manufacturer.
    "Manufacturer" means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing
dairy products as said products are herein defined.
    "Producer" means any person who operates a dairy herd or herds producing
milk or cream commercially and whose milk or cream is received or handled by
any distributor or manufacturer. "Producers" includes any association of
producers.
    "Producer-distributor" means any person who is both a producer of milk or
cream and a distributor of milk, cream or dairy products. For the purpose of
this chapter a "producer-distributor" shall be deemed to be a producer in any
transaction involving the delivering of milk or cream produced by him to a
distributor or manufacturer, and shall be deemed to be a distributor in any
transaction involving the sale of milk, cream, or dairy products to a person
who is not a distributor as defined in this section.
    "Retail store" means any person or persons owning or operating a retail
grocery store, restaurant, confectionery, or other similar business where
milk, cream, or dairy products are sold to the general public.
    "Wholesale customer" means any person who buys milk, cream or dairy
products from a distributor or manufacturer for resale to consumers.
    "Consumer" means any person who buys milk, cream or dairy products for
consumption and not for resale.