Section 29.9401 - DefinitionsAs used in this subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a)Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has heretofore been delegated or may hereafter be delegated to act in his stead.(b)Marketing area means a geographical area within the flue-cured tobacco production area specified by the Secretary each year on the basis of his determination that significant quantities of tobacco produced in such area are ready for marketing.(c)Resale tobacco means any tobacco offered for sale, or sold, by someone other than its producer.(d)Nonauction-purchased tobacco means tobacco purchased at other than a bona fide auction sale, as defined in 7 CFR 29.1(d) , on a designated market, as defined in 7 CFR 29.1(e) .(e)Nonauction-purchased resale tobacco means tobacco being offered for sale, or sold, at auction by a person who purchased it at other than a bona fide auction sale, as defined in 7 CFR 29.1(d) , on a designated market, as defined in 7 CFR 29.1(e) .39 FR 17754, May 20, 1974, as amended at 40 FR 31592, July 28, 1975