12-186 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 1 - DEFINITIONS

1. Affiliated person. "Affiliated person" means a person in the same corporate system as a parent or member organization by virtue of common ownership, control, operation or management.

2. Association. "Association" includes an incorporated or unincorporated entity.

3. Economic control. "Economic control" means the legal right, whether through ownership, contract or otherwise, to make or influence decisions regarding the harvesting of trees and disposition in general of forest products on subject land.

4. Forest land. "Forest land" means land used primarily for growth of trees to be harvested for commercial use.

5. Forest landowner. "Forest landowner" means:

A. A person that owns directly or through affiliated persons, or possesses economic control over, more than 400,000 acres in a labor market area, which acreage constitutes more than 30% of the total land area in that labor market area; or

B. An agent or subsidiary of a person described in paragraph A if that agent or subsidiary is involved in contracting or negotiating contracts or other arrangements, written or oral, with forest products harvesters or forest products haulers.

6. Forest products harvester. "Forest products harvester" or "harvester" means a person having a place of business in this State who is engaged in harvesting trees from forest land in the State under a contract or subcontract, directly or indirectly, for a forest landowner.

7. Forest products hauler. "Forest products hauler" or "hauler" means a person having a place of business in this State who is engaged in hauling harvested trees to mills under a contract or subcontract, directly or indirectly, for a forest landowner.

8. Labor market area. "Labor market area" means an area designated as such by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for purposes of implementing a comprehensive labor market information system.

9. Panel. "Panel" means the forestry rate proceedings panel, constituted under the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation pursuant to section 931-B.

10. Person. "Person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships, corporations, limited liability corporations, business organizations and associations.

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12-186 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 1