7 U.S.C. § 7482 — Definitions

In this subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means the Popcorn Board established under section 7484(b) of this title. (2) “Commerce” means interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce. (3) “Consumer information” means information and programs that help consumers and other people evaluate and make decisions about buying, preparing, and using popcorn. (4) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture. (5) “Industry information” means information or a program that will lead to the development of— (A) new markets, new marketing strategies, or greater efficiency for the popcorn industry; or (B) activities that improve the image of the popcorn industry. (6) “Marketing” means selling or otherwise disposing of unpopped popcorn for human consumption in a channel of commerce, but does not include a sale or disposition to or between processors. (7) “Order” means an order issued under section 7483 of this title. (8) “Person” means an individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other legal entity. (9) “Popcorn” means unpopped popcorn (Zea Mays L) that is— (A) commercially grown; (B) processed in the United States by shelling, cleaning, or drying; and (C) introduced into a channel of commerce. (10) “Process” means shelling, cleaning, drying, and preparing popcorn for the market. It does not include packaging popcorn for the market without also doing another activity listed in this paragraph. (11) “Processor” means a person engaged in preparing unpopped popcorn for the market who owns all or part of the ownership and risk of loss of the popcorn, and who processes and distributes more than 4,000,000 pounds of popcorn in the market each year. (12) “Promotion” means an action, including paid advertising, to improve the image or desirability of popcorn. (13) “Research” means any type of study to advance the image, desirability, marketability, production, product development, quality, or nutritional value of popcorn. (14) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture. (15) “State” means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. (16) “United States” means all of the States. This section does not define any term that it uses but does not list above.