OAR 617-010-0025
Definitions
(1)
“Commission” means the Oregon Dairy Products Commission.(2)
“Federal Order” as used in these regulations means all the terms and conditions of the Federal Milk Marketing Agreement as published in the Federal Register.(3)
“First Purchaser” means any person at any location who buys milk from the producer in the first instance, or handler who received such milk in the first instance from the producer for resale or processing. A producer-distributor as defined in section (8) of this rule may be considered the first purchaser if milk is purchased from another producer.(4)
“Gross Dollar Receipts” means the gross amount that is owed to a producer by the first purchaser for milk he has sold, before deductions of any type or kind are made against or subtracted from the gross amount.(5)
“Handler” means any producer, processor, distributor or other person engaged in the handling or marketing of or dealing in milk or other dairy products, whether as an owner, agent, employee, broker, or otherwise.(6)
“Person” includes (by law) individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships and joint companies.(7)
“Producer” means a person producing within this state, milk for market, or receiving a share thereof as landowner, landlord, tenant, sharecropper, or otherwise.(8)
“Producer-Distributor” means any person or producers defined under ORS 621.055(7), or 583.007(12), or defined under section 1124.12 of the Federal Order, whichever shall apply.
Source:
Rule 617-010-0025 — Definitions, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=617-010-0025.