§3703.  Definitions

As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)  "Applicant" means a person who applies for designation as a certified market participant.

(2)  "Board" means the Agricultural Industry Board established by R.S. 3:3704.

(3)  "Certified market participant" is an applicant approved by the board to participate in a cooperative endeavor authorized under this Chapter.

(4)  "Commissioner" means the Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry.

(5)  "Cooperative endeavor" means a contractual relationship between the state of Louisiana through the board with a person for a public purpose.

(6)  "Ethanol" means an ethyl alcohol which meets all of the following conditions in that it:

(a)  Has a purity of at least ninety-nine percent, determined without regard to any added denaturants.

(b)  Has been denatured in conformity with one of the approved methods set forth by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

(c)  Has been derived from agricultural products.

(d)  Has been produced in the state of Louisiana wholly from fermentation and distillation in the state of Louisiana.

(7)  "Gasohol" means a fuel that contains not more than ninety percent gasoline and at least ten percent ethanol.

(8)  "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity.

Acts 1990, No. 31, §1, eff. June 20, 1990.