Definitions

As used in this Chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different construction:

(a)Consumer means any person who acquires eggs for consumption in his own household and not for resale.

(b)Container means any box, case, basket, carton, sack, bag or other receptacle containing six eggs or more.

(c)Department means the Department of Agriculture.

(d)Director means the Director of Agriculture.

(e)Eggs means eggs in the shell that are the product of domesticated chickens.

(f)Grade means specifications defining the limit of variation in quality of eggs in such a manner as to differentiate among classes of COL120106 CH. 66 CHICKEN EGG REGULATION eggs, and the letter, number or other symbol by which reference thereto may be made.

(g)Institutional consumer means a restaurant, hotel, boarding house, or any other business, facility, or place in which eggs are prepared or offered as food for use by its patrons, residents, inmates or patients.

(h)Market means sell, offer for sale, give in the channels of commerce, barter, exchange or distribute in any manner.

(i)Person means any individual, producer, firm, partnership, exchange, association, trustee, receiver, corporation or any other entity and any member, officer, employee or agent thereof.

(j)Producer means a person who markets eggs of his own hens’ production.

(k)Retailer means any person who markets eggs to ultimate consumers.

(l)Size-weight class means the size of eggs to be determined by weighing pursuant to standards or classifications for size which are adopted and promulgated by this Chapter.

(m)Standard means specifications of the physical characteristics of any or all of the component parts of individual eggs.