§ 4602. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC4602]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 77--HONEY RESEARCH, PROMOTION, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION
Sec. 4602. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) The term ``Committee'' means the National Honey Nominations
Committee provided for under section 4606(b) of this title.
(2) The term ``consumer education'' means any action to provide
information on the usage and care of honey or honey products.
(3) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the Department of
Agriculture.
(4) The term ``exporter'' means any person who exports honey or
honey products from the United States.
(5) Handle.--
(A) In general.--The term ``handle'' means to process,
package, sell, transport, purchase, or in any other way place or
cause to be placed in commerce, honey or a honey product.
(B) Inclusion.--The term ``handle'' includes selling
unprocessed honey that will be consumed or used without further
processing or packaging.
(C) Exclusions.--The term ``handle'' does not include--
(i) the transportation of unprocessed honey by a
producer to a handler;
(ii) the transportation by a commercial carrier of
honey, whether processed or unprocessed, for a handler or
producer; or
(iii) the purchase of honey or a honey product by a
consumer or other end-user of the honey or honey product.
(6) The term ``handler'' means any person who handles honey.
(7) The term ``honey'' means the nectar and saccharine
exudations of plants which are gathered, modified, and stored in the
comb by honey bees.
(8) The term ``Honey Board'' means the board provided for under
section 4606(c) of this title.
(9) Honey production.--The term ``honey production'' means all
beekeeping operations related to--
(A) managing honey bee colonies to produce honey;
(B) harvesting honey from the colonies;
(C) extracting honey from the honeycombs; and
(D) preparing honey for sale for further processing.
(10) The term ``honey products'' means products produced, in
whole or part, from honey.
(11) The term ``importer'' means any person who imports honey or
honey products into the United States or acts as an agent, broker,
or consignee for any person or nation that produces honey outside of
the United States for sale in the United States and who is listed in
the import records as the importer of record for such honey or honey
products.
(12) Industry information.--The term ``industry information''
means information or a program that will lead to the development of
new markets, new marketing strategies, or increased efficiency for
the honey industry, or an activity to enhance the image of honey and
honey products and of the honey industry.
(13) The term ``marketing'' means the sale or other disposition
in commerce of honey or honey products.
(14) National honey marketing cooperative.--The term ``national
honey marketing cooperative'' means a cooperative that markets its
products in at least 2 of the following 4 regions of the United
States, as determined by the Secretary:
(A) The Atlantic Coast, including the District of Columbia
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(B) The Mideast.
(C) The Midwest.
(D) The Pacific, including the States of Alaska and Hawaii.
(15) The term ``person'' means any individual, group of
individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or
any other entity.
(16) The term ``producer'' means any person who produces honey
in the United States for sale in commerce.
(17) The term ``producer-packer'' means any person who is both a
producer and handler of honey.
(18) The term ``promotion'' means any action, including paid
advertising, pursuant to this chapter, to present a favorable image
for honey or honey products to the public with the express intent of
improving the competitive position and stimulating sales of honey or
honey products.
(19) Qualified national organization representing handler
interests.--The term ``qualified national organization representing
handler interests'' means an organization that the Secretary
certifies as being eligible to recommend nominations for the
Committee handler, handler-importer, alternate handler, and
alternate handler-importer members of the Honey Board under section
4606(b) of this title.
(20) Qualified national organization representing importer
interests.--The term ``qualified national organization representing
importer interests'' means an organization that the Secretary
certifies as being eligible to recommend nominations for the
Committee importer, handler-importer, alternate importer, and
alternate handler-importer members of the Honey Board under section
4606(b) of this title.
(21) The term ``research'' means any type of research designed
to advance the image, desirability, usage, marketability,
production, or quality of honey or honey products.
(22) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(23) The term ``State'' means any of the several States, the
District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(24) The term ``State association'' means that organization of
beekeepers in a State which is generally recognized as representing
the beekeepers of that State.
(Pub. L. 98-590, Sec. 3, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3116; Pub. L. 101-624,
title XIX, Sec. 1982, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3904; Pub. L. 105-185,
title VI, Sec. 605(b), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 588.)
Amendments
1998--Pars. (1) to (5). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 605(b)(3),
redesignated pars. (14), (12), (19), (18), and (7) as (1) to (5),
respectively. Former pars. (1) to (5) redesignated (7), (10), (22),
(15), and (16), respectively.
Par. (7). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 605(b)(3), redesignated par. (1) as
(7). Former par. (7) redesignated (5).
Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 605(b)(1), added par. (7) and struck out
former par. (7) which read as follows: ``The term `handle' means to
sell, package, or process honey.''
Pars. (8) to (12). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 605(b)(3), redesignated
pars. (15), (20), (2), (8), and (21) as (8) to (12), respectively.
Former pars. (8) to (12) redesignated (11), (17), (18), (21), and (2),
respectively.
Pars. (14) to (18). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 605(b)(3), redesignated
pars. (22), (4), (5), (9), and (10) as (14) to (18), respectively.
Former pars. (14) to (18) redesignated (1), (8), (24), (23), and (4),
respectively.
Pars. (19) to (24). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 605(b)(3), redesignated
pars. (23), (24), (11), (3), (17), and (16) as (19) to (24),
respectively. Former pars. (19) to (24) redesignated (3), (9), (12),
(14), (19), and (20), respectively.
Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 605(b)(2), added pars. (19) to (24).
1990--Par. (8). Pub. L. 101-624, Sec. 1982(1), substituted ``or
acts'' for ``or who acts'', and inserted before period at end ``and who
is listed in the import records as the importer of record for such honey
or honey products''.
Par. (18). Pub. L. 101-624, Sec. 1982(2), added par. (18).
