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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in KRS 247.852 to 247.865 unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Board” means the State Board of Agriculture;
(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture;
(3) “Dealer” means a person, organization, or cooperative engaged in the business of buying eggs from producers, either on his own account or as an agent, and selling or transferring eggs by the case to a wholesaler, processor, retailer, or other person;
(4) “Handler” means a dealer, processor, or wholesaler;
(5) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, or association, and shall include any trustee, receiver or similar representative;
(6) “Processor” means a person who operates a plant for the purpose of breaking eggs for freezing or drying;
(7) “Retailer” means any person selling or offering for sale eggs to consumers in this state; and
(8) “Wholesaler” means a person who assembles eggs in case lots and disposes of them in quantities to retailers, or through other distribution channels.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXI. Agriculture and Animals § 247.851.Definitions for KRS 247.852 to 247.865 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxi-agriculture-and-animals/ky-rev-st-sect-247-851/
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