54:47C-2 - Definitions
54:47C-2. Definitions The following words and phrases, when used in this act, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
"Council" the New Jersey Asparagus Industry Council created by this act.
"Department" the Department of Agriculture of the State of New Jersey.
"State Board" the State Board of Agriculture.
"Distributor of Asparagus" or "Processor" a person who buys asparagus from a grower, or who receives consignments of asparagus from a grower and sells for the grower's account.
"Grower-Distributor" a person who produces asparagus and makes direct sales to out-of-State processors and brokers or to other vendors outside of or within the State.
"Grower" any person who grows asparagus for sale.
"Farmers Market" a farmer-owned or operated market which acts as a sales agent for growers offering asparagus for sale at the market.
"Asparagus" stalks or spears, either bunched or sold loose for either fresh market or processing.
L.1959, c. 18, p. 86, s. 2.