Maine Revised Statutes Title 13. Corporations § 1955. Definitions

1. Association of producers. “Association of producers” means any association of producers of agricultural products organized and existing under this subchapter.

2. Board. “Board” means the Maine Agricultural Bargaining Board provided for in this Article.

3. Handler. “Handler” means any person engaged in the business or practice of:

In the case of potatoes, “handler” means a processor as defined under Title 7, section 1012, subsection 14 or a person or company acting as an agent, broker or dealer as defined under Title 7, section 1012, subsections 1, 3 and 5, respectively, for a processor located or licensed in the State and providing more than 100,000 hundredweight of potatoes annually to any one processor.

4. Person. “Person” includes one or more individuals, partnerships, corporations and associations.

5. Producer. “Producer” means a person engaged in the production of agricultural products as a farmer, planter, rancher, poultry farmer, dairy farmer, fruit, vegetable or nut grower, or independent agricultural contractor as specified in section 1774, subsections 6-A and 8-A. If a producer is also a handler, the producer is considered only a handler for the purposes of this Act.

6. Qualified association. “Qualified association” means an association of producers accredited in accordance with section 1957.