The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Association. - The North Carolina Pork Producers Association, Inc., a North Carolina nonprofit corporation. (2) Buyer. - Any person engaged as (i) a commission merchant, (ii) an auction market, or (iii) a livestock market in the business of receiving porcine animals for sale on commission for or on behalf of a pork producer. (3) Department. - The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (4) Market. - To sell, slaughter for sale, or otherwise dispose of a porcine animal in commerce. (5) Person. - An individual, a partnership, a firm, or a corporation. (6) Porcine animal. - Swine raised for seed stock, market hogs, or slaughter. (7) Pork producer. - A person who (i) is a North Carolina resident, (ii) owns, manages, or has a financial interest in pork production, and (iii) is actively involved in the production of porcine animals.
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