[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1250.305]

[Page 257]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1250_EGG RESEARCH AND PROMOTION--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart_Egg Research and Promotion Order
 
Sec.  1250.305  Egg producer or producer.

    Egg producer or producer means any person who either:
    (a) Is an egg farmer who acquires and owns laying hens, chicks, and/
or started pullets for the purpose of and is engaged in the production 
of commercial eggs; or
    (b) Is a person who supplied or supplies laying hens, chicks, and/or 
started pullets to an egg farmer for the purpose of producing commercial 
eggs pursuant to an oral or written contractual argeement for the 
production of commercial eggs. Such person is deemed to be the owner of 
such laying hens unless it is established in writing, to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary or the Egg Board, that actual ownership of 
the laying hens is in some other party to the contract. In the event the 
party to an oral contract who supplied or supplies the laying hens 
cannot be readily identified by the Secretary or the Egg Board, the 
person who has immediate possession and control over the laying hens at 
the egg production facility shall be deemed to be the owner of such hens 
unless written notice is provided to the Secretary or the Egg Board, 
signed by the parties to said oral contract, clearly stating that the 
eggs are being produced under a contractual agreement and identifying 
the party (or parties) under said contract who is the owner of the hens.