As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:
1. "Council" means the Iowa egg council.
2. "District" means a producer district established by the Iowa poultry association, incorporated. The Iowa poultry association, incorporated shall establish four districts in this state from which egg producers shall be appointed to serve on the Iowa egg council pursuant to this chapter.
3. "Hatchery operator" means any person who operates a hatchery licensed under chapter 168 and who is actively engaged in the business of hatching or selling chickens for commercial purposes.
4. "Market development" means research and educational programs which are directed toward:
a. Better and more efficient production, marketing, and utilization of poultry and poultry products produced for resale.
b. Better methods, including, but not limited to, public relations and other promotion techniques for the maintenance of present markets and for the development of new or larger domestic or foreign markets and for the sale of poultry and poultry products.
c. Prevention, modification or elimination of trade barriers which obstruct the free flow of poultry and poultry products to market.
5. "Poultry and poultry products" means layer-type chicken hens and eggs, including hatching eggs, and their products.
6. "Processor" means the first purchaser of eggs from a producer, or a person who both produces and processes eggs.
7. "Producer" means any person who owns, or contracts for the care of, five hundred or more layer-type chickens, the eggs of which are sold in this state through commercial channels, including, but not limited to, eggs for hatching, which have been produced by the producer's own flock.
8. "Purchaser" means a person who resells eggs purchased from a producer or offers for sale a product produced from such eggs for any purpose.
9. "Qualified financial institution" means a bank, credit union, or savings and loan as defined in section 12C.1.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, § 196A.1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 641; 94 Acts, ch 1146, §39
Further definitions, see § 189.1
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