OAR 669-010-0015: Definitions

(1) "Person" means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, or joint stock company. (2) "Commission" means the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission. (3) "Casual Sale" means any sale of Oregon-produced sweet cherries made by the producer direct to any consumer(s), or any sales of fresh cherries, made direct to any retailer(s) in any one season, for an accumulated total of 2000 pounds or less during any one fiscal year. (4) "First Purchaser" means any person who buys sweet cherries from the producer in the first instance, or handler who receives the cherries in the first instance from the producer for resale or processing. (5) "Producer" means a person or other legal entity producing sweet cherries in Oregon for market, whether as a land-owner, landlord, tenant, sharecropper, or otherwise. (6) "Handler" means any producer, processor, distributor, or other person engaged in handling or marketing of or dealing in sweet cherries, whether as owner, agent, employee, broker, or otherwise. (7) Sweet cherries consist of the species Prunes Avium Linn and includes, but is not limited to, such varieties as Royal Annes, Corum, Sam, Black Republican, Van, Bing, Hoskins, Rainier, and Lambert. All sweet cherries grown in Oregon and sold commercially for whatever purpose (either for fresh market or processing) are to be included. (8) "Net Paid for Weight" means the actual weight of all sweet cherries sold, less culls. (9) "Cash Buyer" means any first purchaser who fully pays for any purchase within 30 days.