§836.  Terms defined

As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise:

(1)  "Case" means a standard thirty dozen egg case.

(2)  "Commission" means the Louisiana Egg Commission.

(3)  "Commissioner" means the Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry.

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

(5)  "Distribute" means to ship, bring, or take eggs or egg products into or out of Louisiana or to transfer eggs or egg products in Louisiana from one place to another.

(6)  "Egg products" means shell eggs, whether in cooked, dried, frozen, liquid, or raw form, and any product made from shell eggs, egg whites, egg yolks, or any combination thereof.

(7)  "Eggs" means pullet and hen eggs only.

(8)  "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, company, association, corporation, limited liability company, and any other legal entity or group of persons.

(9)  "Producer" means any person engaged in the business of producing eggs in Louisiana or any person deriving a profit from such a business.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 441, §1; Amended by Acts 1975, No. 212, §1; Acts 2003, No. 523, §1, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8F, eff. June 12, 2009.