[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 9]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1160.601]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER X--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
                 Orders; Milk) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1160_FLUID MILK PROMOTION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart_Procedure for Conduct of Referenda in Connection with a Fluid 
                          Milk Promotion Order
 
Sec. 1160.601  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart:
    (a) Act means the Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990 (Subtitle H of 
Title XIX of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, 
Pub. L. 101-624, 7 U.S.C. 6401-6417) and any amendments thereto.
    (b) Department means the United States Department of Agriculture.
    (c) Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United 
States or any officer or employee of the Department to whom authority 
has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be 
delegated, to act in the Secretary's stead.
    (d) Administrator means the Administrator of the Agricultural 
Marketing Service, with power to redelegate, or any officer or employee 
of the Department to whom authority has been delegated or may hereafter 
be delegated to act in the Administrator's stead.
    (e) Order means a Fluid Milk Promotion Order, and any amendments 
thereto, authorized by the Act.
    (f) Board means the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board 
established pursuant to the Act.
    (g) Assessment means the monies that are collected and remitted to 
the Board pursuant to the Act.
    (h) Person means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, 
corporation, association, cooperative association or other entity.
    (i) Fluid milk processor means any person who is defined as a fluid 
milk processor under the order, or under the proposed order on which the 
initial referendum is held.
    (j) Referendum agent means the person designated by the Secretary to 
conduct the referendum.
    (k) Representative period means the period designated by the 
Secretary pursuant to Sections 1999N and 1999O of the Act.