§ 106-451.7. Definitions.
§ 106‑451.7. Definitions.
As used in the Article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the North Carolina Board ofAgriculture.
(2) "Commissioner" means the North CarolinaCommissioner of Agriculture.
(3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm,corporation, association, or two or more people having a joint or commoninterest.
(4) "Producer" means a farmer or grower of cotton.
(5) "Receipt" means a warehouse receipt issuedpursuant to this Article.
(6) "Warehouse" means any building, structure or otherprotected enclosure in which cotton is or may be stored for hire.
(7) "Warehouseman" means a person licensed by NorthCarolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to engage in thebusiness of storing cotton for hire. (1987, c. 840, s. 1; 1997‑261, s. 54.)