La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § V-1901

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section V-1901 - Definitions

A. The words and terms defined in R.S. 3:730.2 are applicable to this Chapter.

B. The following words and terms are defined for the purposes of this Chapter.

Container or Package-the receptacle in which strawberries are placed or held for retail sale.

Farm of Origin-the tract of land on which the strawberries in a container were raised.

Handler of Strawberries-a person, except for a producer and an ultimate purchaser, who, for a profit, processes, packs, distributes, markets, or sells strawberries in this state.

Louisiana Grown Strawberries-strawberries that are raised, processed, and packed entirely in Louisiana.

Producer-a person who commercially raises and harvests strawberries for sale.

Ultimate Purchaser-the person or consumer who will eat the strawberries and the last person in the chain of distribution who removes the strawberries from the container and prepares them to be eaten by a consumer. A restaurant shall be considered to be an ultimate purchaser.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § V-1901

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, State Market Commission, LR 17:249 (March 1991), amended by the Office of the Commissioner, LR 37:70 (January 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:730.4.