917.8—Pure grower or pure producer.
(1)
Who produces his or her own product (and is not an employee or officer of a packing business); or
(2)
Who produces and handles his or her own product; Provided, That a pure producer can pack the production of other growers as long as the production packed does not exceed 25 percent of the total production packed for that marketing year by that pure grower's packing facility. Pure grower is synonymous with pure producer.
(b)
The committee may establish, with the approval of the Secretary, rules and regulations for the implementation and operation of this section.