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Title 6 : Agriculture

Chapter 141 : Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing

Subchapter 001 : Northeast Interstate Compact for Dairy Pricing

• § 1802. Definitions

  For the purposes of this compact, and of any supplemental or concurring legislation enacted pursuant thereto, except as may be otherwise required by the context:

  (1) “Commission” means the Commission established by this compact.

  (2) “Compact” means this Interstate Compact.

  (3) “Region” means the territorial limits of the states which are or become parties to this compact.

  (4) “Participating state” means a state which has become a party to this compact by the enactment of concurring legislation.

  (5) “Regulated area” means any area within the region governed by and defined in regulations establishing a compact over-order price or commission marketing order.

  (6) “Pool plant” means any milk plant located in a regulated area.

  (7) “Partially regulated plant” means a milk plant not located in a regulated area but having Class I distribution within such area, or receipts from producers located in such area. Commission regulations may exempt plants having such distribution or receipts in amounts less than the limits defined therein.

  (8) “Compact over-order price” means a minimum price required to be paid to producers for Class I milk established by the Commission in regulations adopted pursuant to sections 1810 and 1811 of this compact, which is above the price established in federal marketing orders or by state farm price regulation in the regulated area. Such price may apply throughout the region or in any part or parts thereof as defined in the regulations of the Commission.

  (9) “Commission marketing order” means regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to sections 1810 and 1811 of this compact in place of a terminated federal marketing order or state dairy regulation. Such order may apply throughout the region or in any part or parts thereof as defined in the regulations of the Commission. Such order may establish minimum prices for any or all classes of milk.

  (10) “Milk” means the lacteal secretion of cows and includes all skim, butterfat, or other constituents obtained from separation or any other process. The term is used in its broadest sense and may be further defined by the Commission for regulatory purposes.

  (11) “Class I milk” means milk disposed of in fluid form or as a fluid milk product, subject to further definition in accordance with the principles expressed in subsection (b) of section 1803 of this compact.

  (12) “State dairy regulation” means any state regulation of dairy prices, and associated assessments, whether by statute, marketing order or otherwise. (Added 1993, No. 57, § 1, eff. June 3, 1993.)