Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 17.691 to 17.702, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2. Association; association of producers. "Association" or "association of producers" means an association of producers of agricultural commodities engaged in marketing, bargaining, shipping, or processing an agricultural commodity into agricultural products on behalf of its members who are producers of the agricultural commodity, which has been accredited by the commissioner.
Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
Subd. 4. Producer. "Producer" means any person, who in any one calendar year within the previous two calendar years, produces or causes to be produced any agricultural commodity in quantity beyond the person's own family use, and who is able to transfer, during the calendar year, to a handler or an association a merchantable title to the agricultural commodity or provide management, labor, machinery, facilities, or any other production input, with the assumption of risk, for the production of the agricultural commodity under a written contract.
Subd. 5. Agricultural commodity. "Agricultural commodity" includes all agricultural goods produced under contract for marketing as defined by the commissioner of agriculture. It does not include any commodity sold by a producer to another producer for the other's own exclusive use and not for resale. The kinds, types and subtypes of products to be classed together as an agricultural commodity for the purposes of sections 17.691 to 17.701 shall be determined by the commissioner on the basis of common usage and practice.
Subd. 6. Handler. "Handler" means a person, other than an association, engaged in the business or practice of acquiring agricultural commodities from producers or associations for processing or sale; grading, packaging, handling, storing, or processing agricultural commodities received from producers or associations; contracting or negotiating contracts or other arrangements with or on behalf of producers or associations with respect to the production of any agricultural commodity; or acting as an agent or broker for a handler in the performance of any function or act specified above. It does not include a producer who sells at a retail establishment which the producer owns and operates or who sells at a produce market, agricultural commodities produced by the producer and agricultural commodities produced by another producer subject to value limitation established by the commissioner.
Subd. 7. [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
Subd. 8. Marketing year. "Marketing year" shall mean, generally, any time between the second day of February of the previous calendar year and the first day of February of the subsequent year, unless the commissioner shall determine an alternative time period for a specific agricultural commodity to be designated as its marketing year.
1973 c 736 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 373 s 3-5; 2001 c 161 s 57
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Chapter 17 — Department Of Agriculture
Section 17.01 — Creation Of Department; Commissioner; Deputy.
Section 17.013 — Delegations Of Powers To Deputy Commissioner.
Section 17.03 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 17.035 — Venison Distribution And Reimbursement.
Section 17.039 — Ethical Guidelines For Farm Advocates.
Section 17.04 — Enforcement Of Food Laws.
Section 17.041 — Agricultural Emergency Account; Appropriation.
Section 17.055 — Emerging Farmers.
Section 17.101 — Promotional Activities.
Section 17.1015 — Promotional Expenditures.
Section 17.1016 — Cooperative Grants.
Section 17.1017 — Good Food Access Program.
Section 17.1018 — Good Food Access Program Advisory Committee.
Section 17.102 — Minnesota Grown Label.
Section 17.107 — Farm Equipment Safety And Maintenance Program For Youth.
Section 17.114 — Sustainable Agriculture.
Section 17.116 — Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grants.
Section 17.117 — Agriculture Best Management Practices Loan Program.
Section 17.118 — Livestock Investment Grant Program.
Section 17.1195 — Farm Safety Grant And Outreach Programs.
Section 17.133 — Farm Down Payment Assistance Grants.
Section 17.135 — Farm Disposal Of Solid Waste.
Section 17.345 — Not Determinative For Property Classification.
Section 17.352 — Agricultural Products And Pursuits.
Section 17.353 — Fur Farmer Registration.
Section 17.41 — Grain Defined.
Section 17.445 — Inspections And Services; Fees.
Section 17.452 — Farm-raised Cervidae.
Section 17.457 — Restricted Species.
Section 17.458 — Agroforestry.
Section 17.49 — Aquaculture Program And Promotion.
Section 17.491 — Aquaculture Is Agricultural Pursuit.
Section 17.494 — Aquaculture Permits; Rules.
Section 17.495 — Appeal Procedures.
Section 17.496 — Quarantine Facility; Rules.
Section 17.497 — Exotic Species Importation; Rules.
Section 17.498 — Rules; Financial Assurance.
Section 17.4981 — General Conditions For Regulation Of Aquatic Farms.
Section 17.4982 — Definitions.
Section 17.4983 — Aquatic Farm Operations.
Section 17.4984 — Aquatic Farm License.
Section 17.4985 — Transportation Of Aquatic Life.
Section 17.4986 — Importation Of Aquatic Life.
Section 17.4987 — Stocking Private Aquatic Life.
Section 17.4988 — License And Inspection Fees.
Section 17.4989 — Fish Sample Collecting.
Section 17.499 — Transportation Or Importation Of Saltwater Aquatic Life; Quarantine Requirement.
Section 17.4991 — Disease Transmission.
Section 17.4994 — Sucker Eggs.
Section 17.4995 — Receipts To The Game And Fish Fund.
Section 17.4996 — White Earth Indian Reservation.
Section 17.4998 — Violations; Penalty.
Section 17.4999 — Storage, Handling, And Disposal Of Fish Manure.
Section 17.51 — Citation; Agricultural Commodities Promotion Act.
Section 17.56 — Council To Formulate And Submit Promotional Order.
Section 17.57 — Additional Powers And Duties Of Council.
Section 17.58 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 17.59 — Fees To Defray Expenses.
Section 17.60 — Compensation And Expenses.
Section 17.61 — Legal Counsel.
Section 17.62 — Council Records.
Section 17.63 — Refund Of Fees.
Section 17.64 — Termination Of Order.
Section 17.66 — Permitted Activities.
Section 17.67 — Penalty For Violations.
Section 17.69 — Nonliability Of State.
Section 17.692 — Declaration Of Policy.
Section 17.694 — Accreditation.
Section 17.695 — Marketing And Bargaining Committee.
Section 17.696 — Unfair Practices Of Handlers And Associations.
Section 17.697 — Informational Exchanges; Dispute Resolution.
Section 17.698 — Factors To Be Considered In Mediation And Arbitration.
Section 17.70 — Violation Procedure.
Section 17.702 — Negotiation Classes Required.
Section 17.710 — Agricultural Production Contracts.
Section 17.80 — State Agricultural Land Preservation And Conservation Policy.
Section 17.82 — Prohibited Agency Action.
Section 17.84 — Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 17.844 — Livestock Production Policy.
Section 17.85 — Laboratory Services.
Section 17.86 — Urban Forest Promotion And Development.
Section 17.861 — Replacement Of Mercury Manometers.
Section 17.91 — Required Language.
Section 17.92 — Recapture Of Capital Investment Required By An Agricultural Contract.
Section 17.93 — Parent Company Responsibility For Contracts Of Subsidiaries.
Section 17.94 — Implied Promise Of Good Faith.
Section 17.941 — Producer's Right To Cancel.
Section 17.942 — Cover Sheet Requirements.
Section 17.943 — Contract Format.
Section 17.944 — Review By Commissioner.
Section 17.9441 — Limits On Remedies.
Section 17.9442 — Applicability Of Contract Requirements.
Section 17.9443 — Waiver Of Contract Provisions Is Void.
Section 17.95 — Department Of Agriculture Ombudsman.
Section 17.97 — Agricultural Input Prepayments.
Section 17.98 — Dairy Marketing Contracts Excepted.
Section 17.982 — Criminal And Administrative Penalties.
Section 17.983 — Administrative Penalties And Enforcement.
Section 17.984 — Investigation.
Section 17.985 — Passing On The Farm Center.
Section 17.986 — Entry Into Farm Animal Facilities.
Section 17.9892 — Definitions.
Section 17.9893 — Certification Instrument.
Section 17.9894 — Certifying Agent License.
Section 17.9895 — Duties Of A Certifying Agent.
Section 17.9896 — Certification Procedures.