Section 49-01-01 - DefinitionsIn this title, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Commission" means the public service commission.2. "Commissioner" means one of the members of the public service commission.3. "Public utility" includes any association, person, firm, corporation, limited liability company, or agency engaged or employed in any business enumerated in this title.4. "Rate" means and includes every compensation, charge, fare, toll, rental, and classification, or any of them, demanded, observed, charged, or collected by any public utility for any service, product, or commodity, offered by it to the public, and any rules, regulations, practices, or contracts affecting any such compensation, charge, fare, toll, rental, or classification.